Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-15
A DISASTROUS BLAZE
The Morrison Merrill Lumbf YaFt
Visited by Fire.
BELIEVED 10 ne rScESurARlsu.
The Loss Estimated at From s35, OUC
10 $iO,OOO.-Only $4,000
lusuraucp.

Tho most destructive con1agfatlon
OF the kind that ever visited this
Territory burst forth with Terrible fury
shortly aitcr . O'Clock this morning In
the lumber and building matcri, yard
" Morri.on, Morrill, * Co., II, No. 81
north laird West street.
The origin Of the Ere further than
that 1t was undoubtedly the work Of au
'uccndinry b, completely throudcd IA
mystery. AtaO'clucE everything 20
inr ns could be- seen was perfectly
quiet about the yard. tnn remarkably
short space OF limo thereafter two rows
Of lumber twenty lcot high with numei.
Gus Intervening piles OF building
material, extending completely across
the ulycg from cust g. w,s., were in
scethiug, suffering sea o. iiimes the
tongues OF which slo, high into the
night air. dispoliing darkn,s, aud
rendering It ns light aa dby Tor bloyks
around.
The ire bells rang out loud and long
nuu steam whistles uluw their shtlii,
march anu hOruiying ulasts until tho
people IN all arts of tue city rushed
ioll moil from their beds to ascertain
! the CAUSE ui tnU disturbance. 500 the
| four streets surrounding the block on
which the IRE was rapidly destroying
/ tens Of thousands ~ dOliurs' worth VI
valuable properly were filled with
people wuiie hundreds OF persons
rushed wildly on all approaching tu4r.
uuuhiares until the crowd was b.. sIrnt
mOt u waH rniy with the Efca,est sli1.
Guilty tuAt .0cgmOtiuu could be- carried
ON.
a News reporter was among the
iirrt uu the ground anu wituesruu tho
/ operations Of ,hc fire mend nluHst from
/ thu cUmmvuccmenl. Foe time it
I Appeared thaf every uuutc on the
| block WAS doomed, nd doubtless tho
most Of them wuuid have teen ue.
I HtiOyUl hHd the wiuI uvcn blowing,
tut fortunately TIE air was perfectly
! quiet.
It's thought aud sn.d 10y some that
/ the IRE ufigi uHtvA In T. buru somewhat
Goo she wcst Of the 1nhge. OthvfH uvubfc
that this be- merely "a matt1r uf cuulrc
lure and that uhmts were seen snult
lug up simultaneously Ia ~ least
uczen different place., and tuu
they spread towards elch otnc
wan hghtnipp-iike velocity unit
: ,heir fotms wctr emerged In ~
. immense sheet Ut lame. During vi
progress Oi the ire mere wan the grtal
pHi tEcitrEiont among the Tusidont- o
the uiJrg anu they devoted thrir caur'
vuUr.tvs u preventing the uevUufirl
element from reaching thclr homes.
the Wcst side department md q
pOrlilu OF the main brigade were pres,
rnt from tho earliest moment they
we're Hbleand fought the fire 10 the
best NJ thsig ABILITY.
10 was nearly luon before the lire
was comI lct"ly oNuUguished. AZ to
! Iu origin Alr. Gunfge l.. Bennett, fore.
man o. the yaru, HuI tua NEWS TO-
| porter this afternoon.
! 81 was g.urpiug iu my room over the
| Ulllyc when | Wac AZ, used ny the fInr
| Of the lImga, which were ghUutlls
/ high into turRr uu the north side Of
/ the buiiIiuguuUul Is .r-l iuvt HNuy 1
l Jumped cut OF uol ami Iusltd
! down stairs aus trlrpuouri fur the
| ucIRrlmuut which showed zap in good
| time. / then hurried back upstairs 30
/ drr-suuI when / came out again tho
whole yard was II ulasv."
"Whofc, M your opinion, did tho
| fire starts anu hsW2" asked the re-
/ porter.
al believe 10 started In the barn near
| the uillcv aud / am quite certain ~ was
/ Eet on IRE"
All the b ok. md book accounts wore
saved. The loss Is estimated ~ II ~
S8j, 900 10 $4,000 with Insurance rs
| follow;
/ n. T., Windsor and company with the
Royal Exchange. 90, ..s.,.. .sss.rss 3 100
sprlEuu sharp with ttf Peoples lu.
hurlurr company .,s..ss.. ....s....ssut llNl
Moore Thomas WITH Underwater lu.
HufuuHu company s.s..., s...,..a.. ..,s 300
Chs. lIuA with Glenn FALLS Insurance
company .ssta4ss.sss HH1slH.ss ssHs .ssssss -Il
huuuuIluu hud = Atlas and Nhs
inhAl tt.r.ss. tstss,,s ssssss'ssssss.t.t.r I'D
's's't,s,,,s.s.ss -Nl
IolAI,ts s's'' ''''''''ssss s's'ssssssssaH fl+NH
The work Of adjusting the losses viii
commence In few days.