Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-10
A Number Of firemen Caught Under
Failing Walls: Four Of Them
Killed.
lNorHgn FIRE ALMOST SINFUL
TAnEousLy.
People Jump from the Windows; The
Loss will Reach Three Quarters
Of n Million.
An Explosion mud firc whereby
Many Lives are Lost.

Buonc iNpnf company NJ SOU NnlH
morning thCro came the sound Of
terrific explosion from Bsmhcrger,
Strong 4 Co.'a building, four stories
high, In an instant flames broke out
from every floor aud shot out through
the roof Tho fire mus, have been
sniOuldprlng for several hours In the
cellar, aud, when each OF the four
ftorlea had been illlcd with heated air
and smoke, the explosion followed.
The following firms were burned
outs Bambcrger, Strong IL Co., bosis
and shoer, lOss sl.5,0Op, insurance
100000; Bliss, Wilson & Co., FURNISH
ing gUous ami notions, loss Sln, 900, In.
furance ei1,O 900, Weller, Voolfolk 4
payue, boots aud shoea, loss $780, 900,
infnraucn unknown; Johanboeke &
Rons, hats, loss $4,000, insurance s15,
ono. IL was with gront diliiculty that
the nrcmon prevented the flames from
Spreading further. A number NJ poo
PIE were sleeping IN the upper rooms
Of the buiiding, but all escaped. Ono
fireman ia missing aud he may have
been crushed by the falling walls.
I.aterinfofmitloD shows that q NUM-
brr NJ hfoniuu we're caught unier the
falling wall Of liambcfgor Strong *
Co.. builiing. FlFo Chief Hughes aud
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-Four dead nromcn lay under tho walls
and four others wcfo badly hurt. Tho
dead ury: william Moore, william
Davis, sam Baker and Tony schlicut
ANOTHER FArAL FIRE.
ATS O'Clock another fatal fire. was
raging az Il. A. Mem & Co.'s whole
snle candy aud fancy grocery house, a
square, above the Boone Paper COM
pauy'a building.
Tic origin Of the lire Is myHlery.
Fody gitit wofc nj worl. on tie fourth
n1uf, ami all were uDt nhie 10 escape.
The bodies " six girls nave already
been taken out, burned almost beyond
Identification. G.. Y. Mem, a brother
Of The senior member Of The firm, ~
Huppoard tn have been burned 10 death,
and tho iifemau think that at least five
other gifts viii be found as soon as n
thorough search "a made.
Tie Ire cutoff escape by the stair
way leading from the fourth floor
where the girls were az work. Many
jumped from the windows % the sec.
ond story projection aud escaped with
broken limbs aud bruised bodit.
Others got out unhurt. with it, forces
weakened aud demornliged 10y the ac-
ciupnt OF tho early morning Ere, the
department was called TO the Disaster
at the candy factory. To add 10 the
casualties and confusion, MoIor Chief
Hughes Of the fire department was 80
badly hurt In the accident early In tue
morning that he may not recover. He
and Henry Wcnth.tfOrd, tho chieps
assistant, while going 10 tho fire, were
run into hy the Salvage corps wagon
mud their buggy smashed. Both were
trnmpled by horsea, hut the Injuries OF
Weaiheriofd were not NJ bad ~ those
OF the chief. A number Of other fire.
men were badly Injured at the candy
shop fire. In the face Of these disas.
tcrs the ilremen stood bpvely 10 their
work, and within another half hour
the flames were under control. With
IN this time half score Of lives were
sacrificed.
The fire l. supposed 10 have arisen
from one Of the candy furnaces, which
possibly exploded. The flames COM.
municatcd with big stock OF Chrlst-
mas fireworks. Tho first explosion
atnong the fireworks scattered fire.
brands all over tho store. The sky.
light fell In and the entire stock was
nercely blazing almost Immediately.
The bodies oil the girls were removed
rs s0On M possible to the nearest under.
taking establishments. Two Of the
girls have just been identified as Mary
Walsh aud Amelia Dickey.
Great confusion exlsts. Main street,
where the principal traffic OF the city
goes on, Is blOckaded aud business IL
almost nj n standstill.
The loss on Menn 4 Co.'s building
and stock Is placed at S75, 900, and the
total loss will he nearly three-quarters
Off million. The flames were stopped
ut George w. Wicks & Co.'s cotton
house.
The Cork OF searohlug for the bodies
IN the buildings destroyed by Ere this
morning was still going on AT mid
night. The missing fremen are now
believed TO be- In the ruins Of the Boone
Paper 60 npapy building, wedyed he
tween huge piief Of paper that filled Il
cellar.
The bodies recovered at Mem Il
Co.'s nre those OF. Lulu Klein, Carrie
Luokhardt, Barbara Bell, Amanda
nickey, VIM, Hulsemelrc, Charles
KlnnreI f,Ia,, Lin p.Fher