The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-16
OGDEDS TERRIBLE Loss.
Public and Private Documents of
Incalculable Value Destroyed.
THE SAFES RECOVERED.
A Fire-prOOf Vault Crushed Through
Three Floors.
The Structure to BE Rebuilt at Once
Christian Peterson of Huntsville
Crashed to Death Under Water
Wheel-Territorial News.

OGDEN, March 15.-0nIy one topic has
been discussed today, the destruction of
the Utah Loan and Trust company build
ing. Watchmen were kept in the build
ing all night, and on several occasions
only their vigilance saved what remained
OF the structure, as the slumbering flames
broke out afresh at different points on the
second floor.
Early this morning the department.
gathered up the apparatus and hose lett
on the ground and the tenants of the
building began the search for what re-
manned of their possessions. 1t was 2
futile search, Tor those whose quarters
had been on any floor above the third, as
only safes were found and these were usu-
ally discovered buried deep in the ruins
on the third or court floors.
One large vault fell from the top story
and went through three floors, finally
landing in a barber shop.
VALUABLE DOCUMENTS LOST.
On the ground floor thousands of docu-
ments, court and private, of untold
value, on file in the various attorneys and
commissioners offices, were destroyed
auG can never be replaced. Their loss
may prove terrible clog to the wheels of
justice when the courts shall commence
to grind again.
The insurance adjusters will arrive to-
morrow night and the work of settling
losses will commence Friday morning.
WILL REBUILD AT ONCE.
Within sixty days the company expects
to have the building rebuilt and ready Tor
occupancy. Jack Hewett, one OF the
firemen who was struck with electricity
fla in haH vT-,l
day he has been in commissions and to-
night is no better. 1t was at first thought
he was uninjured. Lou Mcintosh is still
alive and slowly improving.
THE WESTERN SHOPS.
At their meeting held today the stock
holders OF the old Ogden Iron company
ratified the sale to the Rio Grande West
ern Of sixteen acres of land at the foot OF
Twenty-first street, the site of the dis
mantied smelter. The Rio Grande West
ern viii build shops, roundhouses and
trackage On The tract and work will COM
mence as soon as the weather clears.
The Veteran Firemen's association will
have the annual concert and ball in Boyle
hall tomorrow evening.
A DENVER DOCTOR ARRESTED.
DR.. F. Deuscherger of Denver was ar
rested at the Union depot last night upon
MS aIIlNal OuS SaSb over lnS OA1OH
Pacific. Chief of Detectives Howe OF
Denver will arrive in the city tomorrow
night for the prisoner. who is meanwhile
confined in the city Jail.
Deuscherger is charged with passing
fraudulent checks. He is a small young
man and claims to be a specialist.
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Christian Peterson of Huntsville was
crushed to death on Tuesday under the
power wheel of his sawmill in Ogden
valley. On Monday he visited the mill,
and must have slipped into the race,
which was filed with ice, and been car
ried by the swift current under the wheel
He was found there yesterday morning by
q party of searchers from Huntsville.
THE STANDARD STRIKE.
The affairs of the Standard have assumed
more favorable aspect and the full force
OF printers are at work. Thus far the
union has made nc open war, beyond
publishing a four-page paper called
IgD0gTdphicdl Truths and laboring with
some of the labor unions.
Frank j. Cannon will return tomorrow
night from Washington, where he has
been for nearly two months.