Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-19
YESTERDAYS GREAT FIRE,
DiHROOdey'S Furniture Store and
Stock Destroyed.
IL INEFFICIENT MANAGEMENT
Brings ihe Lo,> Up To Abont $780,
0g0.-Not Even 4 Chair Saved,

Of SliJ Lake City. There have been
/ fires more difficult TO handle. De-
: Cau=e Of the more Intricate plan Of
the baild:ngs. There have been
occasions when more disastrous
results were promised at the out
set, out 10y tie efficient work Of the
fire department were averted. There
have also been instances where the
water supply was less adequate,
tut this deficiency has been made
good 10y the judicious use Of the
available fluid, ana the prompt re-
moyni Of whatever property could be
taken out o. the burning building.
Blu. this occurrence has connected
with IL events that have never be-
fore been known 10 transsire at a
fire in this city. Prominent among
these. and one that stands out in
strong contrast to the record OF pre-
. viCus CONGREGATIONS, Is the utter in
grmueteuey aui lack Of anything
akin 30 proper management.
It was q few minutes after one
O'Clock yesterday afternoon when
thu discovery vss matte that flame
had >is-,,d IN the rear room on the
GEst fi1or Of Henry Deuwoodey's
large furniture store on First South
street. The alarm was given.
and messengers started for the
fire department HEADQUARTERS.
q block and a half away. 4 tgle-
phone message, however, took the
news promptly 10 tine fire DEPART
Wyui, and aftsra tiEae t.l- ALARM: was
-ouuuel- ia q hjtie while several
t-ciueEs, with the hose cart. an
Eea0ud, and shortly afterwards u,ore
yl tle apparatus arriyei. From the
time the alarm was sounded twenty
i've minutes elapsed before = stream
%. water was tuT.Csi on the flames.
Up 10 t.'!s time the fire was con-
lueI 70 the rear room mentioned, 10
TIE TUom above it, 10 the elevator
snail an, possibly, TO the cellar in
the back part Of the building. III
was apparent 10 men oi judgment
and experience ;h5t the attack on
the ilGmes should he made from the /
font ly going through the store
and lighting the fire 10 the hack.
This would have checked the spread
ilto the front Of the store. and
Nauii have given the best opportu-
bi.y H. send a soliu syesm OF water
INTO tue heart q the flames. \
stream was turned on in the alley.
ana was having it. elect. when a
surprise Was sprung ly the order TO
break iE no the hack and get ~ the
fire There. * protest was ulaGc. but
% was Pc. needed. u it was under
7,so-. Tie if-e was then AL i'm the
r.sI ."T- az lie hullliGg, -uL could Z
nave ueyG ll size. iCr e time 10 least.
% Tc----- there. Bat the 1
iisssaE, t.r back was opened 4
i+r7s was q vast change.
70 was as IL . powerful blast I
had been Suddenly ,uIeG into an .
immense furnace. Tine fierce draft Z
created drove the isaules toward the /
front ci 'he uU!aiug, ami i'm q b.icg I
sIs-s oi time the Levnurin- ele-
mrut was making EaV!i headway in I
each az iEe stories. Costly Gran. I
e'.es, ga-g upholstered goods and /
furniture were quickly wrapped in |
the folds 20 the destroyer.
The gryat blum .es had bcpunls.e.
There MAS absolutely TO h1Te 10
save Tie builling---e flames were
beyond human control, amt
change "t operations would
have awaited Eut Halle. The
arvICn wvrs i-ft back Lv
The intense heat and remained ont
~!le. >puIIlus water into the flames.
t'i'lch apparently were unaffected.
eA-e.t rs Indicated by the Kissing
.,'la splitting of tee steam that was .
formed. From The street. streams
a; water were tu.agI CA, bIt J. was
a.i i01 late
NgNtto tire failure 20 g uiruutat
the IRE in n ggmm0u sgg-e way.
"as Tue procedure that had tie .
elect ~ allowing ait the
goods &c rgEn. There were hun-
ur.r.s willing ~ aid a clrrving
"H, 'he furniture au8 vluahle
stock Tea. was a,g8iusH.p. ia. The
police -uMaiuei - prevent this.
Not . nsar' Who could have done
any good was allowed 90 20 fr.
-Etu tHg tuukkgelrT was no. uer-
Mi.-e'i o. enter Co. save the books and 4
.aI-Is- auFlayi- and men uxgeri-
eurel at fires were turned aside.
and not e Iaf.I we IuE forth to ..,-,.
property. Ii-is probably Was due 70
ignorance ra-ucI than deliberate in
IGNITION. To absolutely shut out en-
j.. yes AMI Interested TaTties was a
...'ry ai'er .yt vt-tCI lay with very
Se5.gUsrc-uit~.
Tie members II tie fnu brigade
vs. f6et Lari; iherc can he no
Question al.ag-. Tine usi or;uue l.
ta.E had nos q chief who was
.T.su'. H.-i7.cling their efforts -
YAK .....r ilH-r wauli NOT bc vain.
lac police probably lid ~ well as
Trey Cp4ii. AMI some conducted I
themselves in a commentaries man
Lyr. Others, and those who attract
81 most attention. were 80 excited .
that t.ey did mot appear 10 he able
@ exercise any Judgment. The ex-
u;riiion ~ authority lacked 10y force
would have been taken % he the
leading feature, but that il could be
seen that they lad '.iust their
heads, 'aui sldly needed cool iudg-
meut In tECiE control.
After 10 was seen what
policy W-s 20 be pursued. there
was nothing LEFT uut 90 watch
the llge. burn. Nj. f-lleIIeek.
%. tEe gas works. tined TO gel inside
O. take out tine meter, but lac was
shat cut M most summary man
le-. Mr.. DiuWo0Gyy was away.
and MS son H. vi. DinWuolvy. was
st Wurs doing what little lac was per
% tied 90. 4lr. Jos. 4. Jennings.
fiF. biuwogirl : sJu-iu-law. inter
.zsiv4 himself and tried 10 have
some II The furniture saved. Fail
Ing iL tlis, he expressed his dis
gslyral ui the COURSE which
HH- been Gig.,el. Then Nl8iDr
Stanton, instead Of ATTENDING Z
.o Lis business rs chief en-
slly-T ~ the ii.c department..
ca-tei Mr.. Jennings aud Inquired
Z hc hal made derr1gatory state
n-uts concerning him. The reply ,
80, yes. Major Stanton then struck
,ir. Jennings a blow Ola the nose.
,Eg Interference o. other rartie-
Icven-el further assault. 1ir.
.enuinss made complaint 20 the
.ity marshal, and IL was promised
i.at Stanton would be arrested. lie
vas notified - appear at the police
curl this morning, iut the officials
here had filed no complaint against
im.
Mayor scott was at the c0nilagra-
'1u INST OF the time, ana after his
.Eival did good service in directing
MEASURES Tor the preservation II
l!iain-- on which the burning
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