The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-15

Tracy block. This building, three stories
high. was soon destroyed. simultaneously
with the catching fire in the Tracy block it
caught in the blocks on the east, the
Newell block and Fay building, and they
were totally destroyed. The Ayers block,
occupied above the ground floor as
sleeping rooms and the Seneca house, which
is adjoined on the north by a three story
block double front, were full of guests, all
of which got away safely before the flames
reached them.
The ravages Of the flames were stopped
by the north wall between this block and
the Mansion house. The upper floor of the
Newell block was occupied as fats by five
or six families. Little, if any property
was saved from these floors. The Fay &
Golden building, brown stone front on
the east of the Kaufman block, was occu-
pied on the ground floor by tie
Syracuse Harness Supply company
and the Black Diamond Steel
company. The upper floors were occupied
by printing establishment and individual
dwelling rooms. The alleyway stopped the
progress Of the flames at this point. The
United States hotel is on the southeast cor
ner of West F'ayette and Franklin streets,
run by j. Wealth. On the south of the
United States hotel the fire was stopped by
brick building adjoining.
The Montgomery street fire was practl-
cally under control at II a. N. The walls
of the Montgomery flats have fallen ana all
danger to St. Paul's cathedral and the
Grand opera house block has passed. The
Canoee house stables are still burning, but
the fire has not got into the Candee house.
! The Vanderbilt house is scorched some
| what, but otherwise Is all right.
I The Cook block was soon on fire, and the
| flames communicated TO the Journal build
| ing adjoining il. BY 8 O'clock the west
! wall OF the Cook block fell on to the JOurnGl
| building, crushing through three floors
/ down to the press room. Soon the flames
| licked up the Journal building, and tbs
| fOur-story structure, with IT'S contents anC
valuable plant, was IN ruins. in the mean
time the flames were working fiercely east
ward and the magnificent Montgomery
! flats, extending from Railroad street. t;
! Fayette, were burned.
! BY 9 o'clock it seemed as though tht
whole city would burn up. The wind blew
| like hurricane, carrying flames, sparks
ashes and smoke far and wide. The Myer:
| block was In the greatest danger, and it
was only by the superhurnan efforts OF the
fremen that it was saved. AdioiniE:
Montgomery on F'ayette street was tht
! Candee house and barns. Canoee removed
his horses, but none too soon, and before
long the entire area from the Vanderbilt
house was burning like furnace. Seyera
| firemen had narrow escapes from falling
walls. The wires were source OF DANCE
and annoyance and hindered the progress
of the tiremen.
The local fire department was aided by
couple of steamers OF the New York Cen
trail railroad company which were located
just west OF the Vanderbilt house. Whel
the second fire broke out assistance wa
called for from Utica, Oswego and othe
places. One company of Oswego, with
hose company, arrived about 1870, havinl
made the run in thirty five minutes. tn
VI ica steamers with the nose company ar
rived soon after, and both did good work.
The fire is under control at 80 D. ou
the department is still hard at work put
ting out the last of it, The total loss is es
tinated at over g, 000,0 600, and the insur
ance will not cover half that amount.
The aggregate Of losses is estimated a
81 100000, with an insurance of at leas
two thirds. The Journal opened an Ofhc
in Warren street and printed their pape
in the Courier Office this afternoon. Anon
the losers were L. P. Hogan, block HE
& LEIGHTON, cigars; NJ. p. Walsh, hard
ware; Syracuse Furnace company, Chrys
81 Sehl, Justin hubert. cigars; John Z
. Link. liquors; United States hotel, Va
Ren5a alaer, block; Seneca house, F'a
block, Syracuse Supply company. Tn
| heaviest loss was on the Montgomery fat!
, aggregating 5000 the tenants lose Sd
900 more. The Journal company 10:
$50, GOO.