The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-21

The ruins from the fire at Bingham
are still smouldering, and the brush
wood on the hill sides is blazing SO
| that the country all around is dotted
with bonfires, but fortunately the dam
ger of any more of the camp catching
| is almost past The citizens are, how
ever, keeping guard, and whenever
any spot shows Indications of burst
ing into flame water is Immediately
applied.
Besides the buildings, merchandise
and furniture which were consumed,
quite good deal of money in various
| forms fell a prey to the devouring
element. Postmaster Quinn, who also
carries on the business of a jeWeler
! lost about S400 in the form of gold
watches and trinketS which were fused
into bullion by the heat.
r. D. Mcdonald had $40 in gold and
silver coin, which was also turned into
| bullion, and a Chinaman who had $500
! in greenbackS mourns the loss of his
pile. Mrs. Gavin lost $50, and $50 in
coin belonging to Mrs. Newman also
/ fell into the rapacious NAV of the fire
1iend.
All old lady named Mrs. Dixon had
| eighteen English soyereigns carefully
slowed away in a little satchel, which
she carried away from her burning
cottage, but in the excitement of the
moment handed it to d boy, who says
he left it on the hillside, and it has not
yet been recovered.
For a conflagration of the extent
which this one was, few casualties oc-
CURED, the worst happening to
Frenchman named Samuel Carmel,
who was very severely hurt and will
be brought to Salt Lake for treatment
in the hospital
Many Heroic Workers.
There were many heroic workers in
fighting the flames. Among the most
valiant was Jack Bryant, who stood
! on the burning gable end OF a house
throwing water on the flames around
until his clothing repeatedly caught
fire, and he had to be deluged with
! water again and again to prevent his
cremation. AS it was, his breast and
the upper part of his body was badly
scorched.
Another of the valiants was j. II.
Dahlen, who stood up at his post of
voluntary duty until his clothing was
burnt off. Sam Lee also did veteran
service and was largely instrumental
in saving the southern part of town.
The enterprising people of Bingham,
although they have suffered a great
disaster, and the major portion of the
loss, amounting to about $500 000 is
uncovered by insurance, are not giving
way to despair, but with characteristic
western push several have already
started rebuilding and some have &C
tually started business again in tenn
no -.
scraping up the ashes and earth and
panning out their gold dust and bull
lion which was melted in the conf1a-
grafton.
The origin of the fire is TO a great
extent a mystery. 1t started in the
livery stable in a hay pile, supposedly
by some person throwing into it a
lighted cirarette.
The people who were rendered home
less are being taken care of by their
more fortunate neighbors and all now
have at least a temporary shelter.
Bingham asked no help from Salt Lake
and her neighboring towns, but if she
had it would have been at once freely
and heartily extended.
Mr.. Andrew Gebhart, of the Idaho
Bakery, this city, as soon as he learned
of the state of affairs at Bingham at
once sent unsolicited to the camp do
nation of 100 loaves to feed the hungry.
The act was a graceful and considerate
one and was appreciated by the Bing-
ham people.
Insurance Not Heavy.
The insurance carried on the build
ings of the burned district and
their contents was not heavy compared
with the extent of the loss. While the
list could not be completed yesterday
it is estimated that the lines written
would aggregate over $4,000, probably
something like 100000. OF this the
agency of W. e. Smedley & Co. carried
$4,000, Heber J. Grant & Co. $1,000,
Hugh Anderson 81, 200 and Whittemore
& Cooke $1,000 while Harris & Wilson
and Ferris each held policies on the
destroyed structures. Then, again, it
is reported that one of those second
class companies of the east, which are
habitual failures, some time ago wrote
several large lines in the burned sec
ton of the camp and the property
owners holding his paper are not likely
to recover anything on their policies.
1t is anticipated that several adjust
ers will go out to the scene of the con-
Migration within the next two days.
Both Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Morrison
are here on the ground and it is pos
sible that they will be among the num-
Der. Inasmuch as the ruins are still
burning it will be impossible for the
adjusters to make any searching per-
sonal examinations for a few days.