The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-19
THE BLAZE ON SUNDAY.
Forty Thousand Dollars Go
Up In Smoke.
TIE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
A List of ahe Sufferers and the
Amount OF the Insurance-The
Wrecked Buildings.


ated no little excitement at the time the
alarm was given, for the reason that it
was located in part of the city at
had always been looked upon Is an ex-
ceedingIy good place TO start blaze,
which wCuld sweep Main Street for
block at least, to say nothing of the
danger OF spreading to the rickety tene-
ments that abound between the main
thoroughfare and the classic precincts
OF Commercial Street. That it's career
was checked as soon as it was, however
is cause for congratulation. There
are two stories afoat as to the exact
spot where
THE BLAZE ORIGINATED
some locating it near fence in the
rear of Esston's restaurant. Others,
however, who were in the rear of the
restaurant at the time the alarm was
given, say the fire was first seen at the
barn-a temporary wooden concern,
with q tin roof-of Howard 81 Davis,
the grocers, who also had considerable
hay pied up short distance away.
Ihe existence OF this barn and the hay
there bad been the cause of numerous
complaints to the city authorities. but,
as several of the victims of the fire said
Yesterday, without having the least
effect. 1t may be stated here that
those who had made complaint of the
danger TO which they were exposed.
Were not over jubilant yesterday. The
barn and hay were soon seized by the
flames, and it was but a short time be-
fore they spread north 20 the rear of the
Mirror saloon and Easton' 8 restaurant.
Here they
BURNED FIERCELY FOB TIME,
licking up in few minutes the fences
and outhouses, badly scorching the rear
of the saloon, and resulting in the entire
destruction of thu, two-story brick,
erected by Coffee: john. and which was
the property of Mr.. Easton. In the
meantime everything possible had been
removed from Prise 81 Needham's
saloon, the restaurant and HarteD-
STEMS barber shop. The latter two
Jared well, scarcely anything being
broken. Easton, however, was not so for
tunate. and when s. 90 by a HERALD re-
porter yesterday, said he had scarcely
whole dish in the place. His loss he
estimates at So 600; while his insurance
is out 200. Price g. Needham are out
about $3.50 worth of different articles
stored in the rear Of theiy place of
business. The rear of the plumbing
shop of ]. w. Farrell & Co., was also
slightly damaged. Mr.. Farrell places
his loss at 81 900. and is covered by
Howard IS Davis were the
next to suffer, the rear Of the building
being almost
A TOTAL. WRECK.
The damage to their stock will pro-
badly reach $1,000. They were fnlly
insured. 1t was from this point south,
however in the rear of the Sells &
Burton building and Barratt's Furniture
store that the greatest damage was done,
and the sight disclosed after the smoke
had cleared Was one of almost ubts1 de-
III oraliZatioD. In the rear of this build
ing were located the Offices of Mr.. Nc
8ntyre, secretary of the Natural Mineral
Water Company Brown & BROOKS, cd
gineers, William, Stewart, assayer,
Mackie & Buscha, engineers, Martin
Rerkness aud others. These suffered
greatly. Mr.. Mcintyre. however, sue
eeeded in saving q, portion of his Office
furniture and valuable papers and
books, and says his loss will not exceed
$500; Brown & BROOKS are at least
81 90 out; Mackie e. Buscbe, 5000 prob
ably; Mr.. Hardness, $780,. while Mr..
Stewart will not escape under $500 In
the front of the uIding, the ofHce and
furniture OF Mrs Conklin was
damaged probably 5000, and Mr..
Smediev escaped with, nominal loss.
A. l.. Williams. of the d. & Il. 6. Coal
Office, estimates that he is out and in
jured about 300. There was no insur-
snce to speak of, on any of these. The
building belonging to-Sells u Burton, is
injured at least couple OF thousand.
Bsrratt Bros, however, are
THE GREATEST SUFFERERS.
Their loss will not, as near as can be
estimated, fall short of $4,000, on this
there was an insurance OF: $1,000 only,
and this was held by Smedley, as were
nearly all the other amounts. The
BUILDING in which the Bar7atts did BUSH
ness Is, or was, TIE property OF Auer-
bach The loss of the building is placed
at $500; it was insured for 81 800.
Asked as to whssher be would rebuild
this year, yesterday, Mr. s. II. Auss-
bach said be thought not-he
had now on his bands all
the building he could attend to during
the present season. Mr.. Chris. Diehl,
the barber suffered loss of about $500
He is fully insured.
IN addition to this, there were several
MINOR losses. 1t was impossible yes
terday, and will ba for several days to
come, to gea an exact account of the
losses sustained. The 6gures above,
which are reeapitulated below, are as
nearly correct as is possible at the
presents
THE LOSSES.
Barratt Bros. ..........-......... $4,000
Easton. ........-. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Price & Needhem Observation-Disclosures. $50
Farrell. Observation-Disclosures. LOCO
Howard & Davis, stock. .............. s0eO
stable. ............ 1000
Natural Mineral Water Co. .. 800
Brown & Brooks. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Msckie & Busche. Observation-Disclosures. 500
Harkness. Observation-Disclosures. leo
Stewart. 200
Conklin, Observation-Disclosures. 200
Williams. 200