Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-03
AN EXPENSIVE FIRE.
SGO,t-AleFbGCh Building Burnsd Last
Night.
SEVERAL FIREMEN ARE INJURED.
Miss Smi h Rescued frDm The Burning
Building-No Fatal Acci.
dents.

Enst Temple street was destroyed by
fire last night. The loss is estimated
at $780, 200, partly covered by insur'
ance.
Several members OF the 1re depart.
ment met with painful. accidents,
though none are necessarily fatal. a
narrow escape from death also &C.
CURED, when Miss Smith was rescued
from the burning building by Assistant
Chief Donovan ana Electrician Vail.
The alarm was cent In by Telephone
from n. G. Smith's drug store nj IL
O'Clock. 1t was stated that the fire
was somewhere between First and
Second South streets, and the firemeD
the location OF the fire. The iiremen
made u good run, considering the
slippery condition of the streets, bat
the ive hau gained such beauway
that their Efforts to extingulsh the
blsze ana save the building were not
successful.
rhe alarm OF fire was turned in TO
tho department shortly before ii
o'clock last night. The fire WAS then
confined to the rear OF George NJ.
Scott &c Goa. store, but from that time
on 1t spread very rapidly, and when
the FIRE department arrived on the
scene 1t had assumed such proportions
that the streams OF water poured into
the building had little effect on the
raging fiames. The slippery condition
Of the streets prevented the firemen
from travelling as fast us they other.
wise would have done, which fact,
together with the difficulty OF getting
an alarm into the department, per
mitle1 the fire to get Rood start. The
fie was by this time burning In the
Auerbsc Gu portion Of the building aa
well aB the Scott section.
From the first 1t was seen that the
whole building was doomed, ami the
efforts OF the firemen were directed to
prevent the flames fran spreading to
adjoining buildings. For nearly an
hour after the fire started tins flames
were confibed to the interior, anu then
they broke through the iron roofing,
ami shot skyward, lighting up the
immediate neighborhood. The iron
roof served to restrain the flames 10
some extent.
The hose wagon wss the first on the
seems, and Yves followed by the rest
Of the department from station No.
l.. Effective service was Ten.
dered by Chief of Police Paul and
two rsliefs OF otllcers, VINO rugged q
FIRE line anu kept back the crowds
that pressed forward in their eagernoss
to see the fire. Ii was announced that
there was quantity OF powder In the
building, ana this had the effect OF
clearing the vicinity OF spectators,
who retire. some distance giving the
firemen opportunity to conduc. the
work without molestati0D.
Tho nre, which appeals TO have
started near the center VI the building,
had extended in botn directions and
the entire building by this time was Ia
flames, having passed from the wood.
work Ia the halls to tho roof. The
aerial truck wRe then wheeled In posi-.
ton ana an effort was made to hoist
1t, bat 1t was found to be too far from
the building tobe OF any use. The object
was to pOu the wateron the root anu lot
II run down onto the fire, and the next
thing was 10 carry hose tU toe top by
means OF scaling ladders. Hose reel
No. 2 was taken 10 Second South
strt OF, and line OF hose carried over
the buildings and turned on the rear
OF the structure, while another line
was carried over Joslin & Psrk's store,
from where stream Was thrown over
into the flames. Two strenms were
still being played on the front OF the
building, and as the water was found
to be getting low, the engine was cent
for. BY hsli-past one O'Clock the entire
building WAS gntteo, anu everything
was either burned or rendered worth.
less by water and smoke.
There was a narrow escape from
death in connection with the fire Last
night. When the fire WIS burning
fercely the Screams OF woman were
heard, anu soon the form OF Miss A.
@. Smith was observed on the top OF
the burning building. Miss Smith,
VINO is music teacher, occupied
rooms on the upper door. She was
awakened from sleep by the Sitting
smoke and rushed IN the nall and to
the stairway, but finding escape 10
that direction cut oil by the fire, Sue
assembled "a ladder through skyiight
USED by Photographer Madison, and
appeared on the roof. Sne was first seen
on the northern side of the building
near the street, waving some OF her
clothing which she had hurrieuly
uicked up us she left her room. A fesl.
log Of horror swept over the crowd
which had boen attracted to the scene,
as the chances for her escape from
death looked very Ominous. 1t was
seen that II she was not rescued soon
she would either jump from the build.
ing or be overcome by the intense
heat, as she was already enveloped Ia
Bmokr, anu the fire was issuing forth
from the root behind ner.
A cheer from the crowns arose when
Assistant Chief Donovan anu kleoiTi-
eian CHARLES It. Vail begsn to put into
execution plan OF rescue. They first
asceL ded to tao root OF the Noble
Mercantile compapy's store and from
thero to the thfee-story building
adjoining the burning strucluIe.
They had reached this point by
means OF a ladder, which they drew
ap after them, aud placing 1t against
| tue 5cott-Auerbach builiing, DOno-
van ascended amid the smoke anu in
short time emerged with miss Smith,
whom he carefully carried down the
shaking ladder. Many cheers wee
aiyeu during the descent to the
| ground, and Miss Smith was then
| taken into n store. anu Drs. PeDIose,
| Beer anu Baldwin gave her proper al
| IGNITION. Sue was completely Frustrated
by the shock, and its thought she viii
| bs soro time In recovering entifeIy.