Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-10
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
?. A. SorrsOD, The Secondhand
Dealer The Victim.
LOSS ESTIMATED Al $4,000.
Mrs. Dow's Lodging House Suffers serl'
ously From water and smoke
Flrem,n DO Good Work.

TheI. X. l.. secondhand store al 80
east Second south street was the scene
II what proved to be a very DISASTROUS
Ore, which was discovered by pass L
By. about 10 O'Clock last night An
alarm was quickly turned IN to the
Gre department and the boys we're 'ooh
on the scene usiug every effort TO SUIT
due the flames, which were accom-
panied BY binding and sullooa'ln}
smoke.
Despite tho disadvantage to which
the men were subjected, they fought
their way into the burning building
with heroic perseverance, although
great damage to the stock OF furniture,
carpets anu household good', was dohe
by water, before the n ines were eA'
tipeuished. The establishment oil
which MI p. A. 5orenson is the pro-
prielor, was ore Of the most extensive
concerns Of iis kind IN this city, and II
is estimated that his stock OF goods
would aggregate 10 value about sl2,OOO'
of which the Approximate loss VIII De
nearly ten thousand.
The flre was mainly confined TO lne
basemopt where II had OF glnaleu
som, what mysterious y, but tome
d.maye wac done 10 tue tifst Moor ~
The ,tfeams Of water which were turned
In from the front anu rear. Inc
hn,c,'n, shop of Rang and Mayefe,tiIu-
at.1 next door. was altO damaged 10
an ,Ktrnt. The upper looms o. tue
buildtpg were occupied by a Mfs. DOW
AS logging house, anu whlle tho
flames diI not fraon them, the louglng
nuattmeuts suffered materially rom
he water which literally soaked the
building. III,
A NEWS reporter visited the bulli-
4, a. tpuav. and the scene which uTt-
sented Itself proved beyond n doubt
tbat N had been In reality disastrous
fire, aud one In which the ht' men heu
done good work. The hfsl Nor OF Tue
aloro hsd been burned out, ptsolpl!h''
inR goous Of al desolpllons 10 the
fiSor below, awhile Mfs. D1w's house,
IN which was valuable furniture, oaf-
prts and curtains, had undergone
severe dfencning aud had taken on an
aroma which denoted the unqualified
presence OF smoke.
A talk with MI. HoruuHon revealed
the TACT that he was Insured for ~, 200.
or this 81 600 Ia with Windsor & Hud-
son: Al. 500 with Harris a Wilson, and
II Zoo with +. r.. MoGurfiu. Had |
snoWn what know now" said he,
~ would have had double the inhur'
ance."
"Do You thlak II was the work Of an
lneeudiary?O inteTpoeed the reporter.
mo, 1 do not, don't think | had
any enemies, and Pm sure my friends
Wouldn't do IT,
Nit, AoTenson has n large stock OF
goods ia a warehouse on West Temple
1tfset. and Il Ia quite likely that he
will resume business before long. His
toss IL quite severe and one whlch has
aiken Yeats Of hard work 10 accumu-
late, but says he. 81 think III DO able
% pay my debts"
Mrs. Dow could not say what her
lots would be bui stated that her apart.
mente contained o., 900 worth OF turni.
tufe, etc., aud that shs carried iusuT-
anos to the tune OF sl,2JJ, IN the
Williamsburg City, represented
locally by Heber ]. Grant q Go. The
building IL owned by J. h. Stout OF
the Titan National bank, anu IL Injured
Tor $40, 900, Young & Young carrying
u, BOO anu Jennings & Game 81, $40.
The Vigilance OF the fifumun Ia pro-
leciing the wooden columns, which
tuppott tue building. from burning,
bnowed that tney were acquainted
with their business, ~, had me col.
umua been allowed 10 burn, the al per
Il iOTs OF tbs building might have been
added to the piles OF burned debris on
the door below.
Fir,man McCariy did such heroic
service nj the tirB that ho 10 now la n
very weak anu exhausted condition.
HIS eytsight was somewhat affected
by the smoke In when he stood light
lug the flames until forced to retire
from cheer exhaustion. The store.
room was ~ closely packed with goods
that very little room was lett for tue
nremen 10 work In, hnd there was
such u small space NJ tho back VI tbs
building an 10 render speedy extin'
gushing OF the IRE impfAolicable.
Chlst Deviue Intends to call for the
passage Of An ordinance which viii
al