Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-24
A BIG MERCUR FIRE.
Tho hilID5 Camp Again Visited b.
q Disastrous BIaza.
HARD rrenr 80 s,yr TIE fowA.
llalc, Originated IN senior Bros,
Restaurant from Coil oil Stove
1T Four This Morning.

spe .aI ll iHo Nrvs.
MIEuuH, June .i.-Uah'. oelebtat.
ed go. miUinE camp has again been
visited by a disastrous blszs. That It
was not wiped from tho face o; the
earth Is due entirely to the hotolsm
and bard work OF some Of our citizens.
The IRE started A. O'Clock
this morning In Senior Bros
restaurant rom coal OIL stove.
Tue building, like all the rest 10 the
city, was frame enc, anu soon tho
ilhme., famed ny eth canyon
Do gtzs, we're ealing their way east and
west Tho residents rolled from their
beds gni gnihrrci @ inu streets ia the
gtcattst rxcitemont-mnny being too
excited 10 lend assistance. But cool
headed men went to work with de-
termination ~ save the city. They
wot' lri by James Hogan, James
Higbman aud Charles Berry, AMI
aH tnuy climbed ON % burning
buildings g. get positions Of
vantage, they ON several occasions,
with others we're ON tue point Of losing
their live. ~ u wa, tho haif, beard
auu eyebrows OF a number were singei
while their fsctb auI hands were DaI-
~ burned.
Tue fire swcpi from thp Senior res.
tgutaut 90 the N!raua bakery, Silver
Club saloon, Rev York restaurant,
MulIu's tailor shop. Woodruff Bros.
store and d number u other buildings.
some OF these were partially covered
by iusu tuc", while others were with.
uut protection. Tue l0ss IL about
5000.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
About O'Clock tlis morning n fire
occurred ~ MgtCuf, when would have
wiped Out tho tDvu but for the excel.
lonCr Of tho new fire service anu de-
pIUmsut. A. II was the loss II heavy
~ fortunately nearly all covered by
insurance.
Tho IRE staried In Senior Bros. res
tautaut ruu burned each way ~ the
hufcur Drug cImpany's store on tue
uofth anu Iho Mefout Mercury on tue
south. An Approximate estimate OF
the loss anu Insurance u ~ iollOws:
IhI.. Carter, general merchandise,
| loss about $1,000; insuranco a., QUO IA
! the PaWpiN Oi HArtlOri, SyNa o.
OF G0thuubufg. American Of PhilsIel-
pbih hud BRUSH America.
l.. T.. HofnOuUkic, VINO owned the
building IA which Carter was located,
Hustaius ioss Of abOul $500, fully GOV.
cred ny Insurance IN tue Home ~
New York aud tue PbnaiK Of Brook
Ign,
J.. W. Yates, who was next door
south anu who owned the building
nuu contents VI tue SidebOafd saloon,
hsd "a loss VI about 5000, covered by
5000 policy IN the American Central.
JuIgr H.. u, shOubfiuge, VINO owned
thu adjoining building, which was
worth about $3.50, had Insurance. "
tho amount oil 500 In the ORIENT Of
hstUofi. The tenants. WIggius and
company, VINO conducted tne Silver
CIuu saiUIu, hag no insurance anu
lust ablu. ijll IN stock aud furniture.
Senior bgOlhOrt' TestButunt,iu winch
the IRE originated, lost about 5000,
with $500 policy In the American
CUn,ral 100 81. L1uIs,
tuatl,s SuyUJ!t, who occupied the
bnlnlCH Of tue building, which was
owned byW. 1. Higgins, lOst about $500.
with Insurance ui $500 Ia the AaCnen
"a H'AAANNNH a Nv aNNW \ NAh ANnhAhA ahh
ttuinrHr) was uninHurul as was y
I'm VI taiigr auOp adjoining.
woodruff BfOs., VINO own the build
Ing IN which tue owners conducted y
general book stationery business, lost
auUu. $500 on building aud cOntsuts-
Insured IN tho ENaa, MaIgebufg Aud
Pfl'sian National. Nearly all Of the
Insurance. was carried ny the firm Of
WinusJr and Hudson, who have
branch Office In tho town.
Mr. WluuHlT leaves IN the morning
% look altar the interests Of their
companies. The people Of Mercur aTs
10 be- congratulated that the iiTs stopped
where II uid anu that they hAu tho
good sense some little time since 10
put Ia hyIrants and hose by private
subscription. Had II not been for this
protection the entire town would un-
JOuDtoIly nave gone up Ia flAmss.