The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-27
distance, prevented possible accidents
by contact with the wires.
CARRIES HIS OWN.

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CARRIES HIS OWN.
Mr. Wanamaker carries his own in
surance. When it was feared that his
establishment would also be doomed
500 of the employees were organized
into brigades and under Mr.. Wanna
makers personal direction they began
I preparing for the worst. The fire was
confined TO the roof and tower, how
ever, because of the courag eouS work
| of the firemen.
John A. Felt. who was employed at
Wins. Dartz & Magee's carpet store,
LII Market street, a half block from
the scene of the fire, dropped dead this
morning. While the flames were rag
ing near by the work of carrying out
goods was started and it was while as
sisting in that work that Felt dropped
dead. The excitement is believed to
have caused his death.
In the midst of the excitement and
While the engines were nearly all en-
gagged at these great CONGREGATIONS,
two alarms came from other sections of
the cit-. One at 10:u5 o'clock came
from Ninth and Arch, and the other,
at 11:25 o'clock, came from Front and
Callowhill streets. Both these fires,
happily, were eXtinguished with Slight
damage.
JUST IN TINE.
Mrs. Sarah Hall, janitress of the
building No. 1872 Filbert street, which
was in the burning block. occupied the
fourth story back room with her two
children, Mary, aged 10 years and
Adam, aged H. All were asleep when
the fire started, and were rescued just
in time to save their lives.
The two firemen who were injured
by the falling walls while engaged
in fighting the fire from Filbert street
were William j. German, aged 80
years, assistant foreman of Engine
company l and Frank Hopper, sc years
of age, a horseman. German was Sc
verely injured about the head and
burned on the neck by flying embers
and Hopper was struck on the back by
falling bricks and had his shoulder
confused. Several other firemen were
overcome by the smoke and still others
were affected by the intense cold, and
had to be taken to hospitals for treat
ment.
PRINCIPLE LOSSES.
The principal losses are as follows:
Hirsch & Bros, umbrellas; Hanscom
Bros, grocers, and a. w. bennett. res
taurant. 1909 and 1917 Market strees,
buildings total loss; loss on buildings
and contents 100000. The loss to the
three tenants and on the building is
fully covered by insurance.
No. 1917 Market street. owned by
Henry c. Lea and occupied by Blum
Bros, cloak manufacturers, loss on
building and contents $4,000; fully
covered by insurance.
The Dunlap building 1906 and 1910
Filbert street, owned by John Wanna
maker. loss on building $4,000; insur-
ance $35 coo. The building was occu-
pied by numerous tenants, the princi-
pal losers, among whom are the Dun
lap Printing company, whose loss is
covered by insurance of SOS, 600: the |
Wilbur Printing company, loss covered !
by an insurance of $4,000: the Collins |
Carriage company, loss $4,000, fully |
covered by insurance
John Wanamaker'S stores, Thirteenth |
and Market streets 800, 900 loss mostly !
by water; covered by private insur-
ance.
The Joseph Harrison, jr., estate owns |
Nos. 1901, 1903, 1905, 1907 and 1927 Mar
het street, the rear of No. 1927 and |
1929 Market street the rear of Nos. % /
and q North Jupiter street, and Nos. !
), s, 10, II, IA, 16, Is and 20 North |
street. Most of these were
small buildings and were badly gut
ted, but the loss was pretty well COW
cred by insurance. These buildings
n a small line of business and most
If them carried lines of insurance near
y sufficient to cover their losses.
The losses were distributed among
so many that only an approximate idea
If the total loss could be gathered, but
he greater part is covered by insur-
ince.
The total loss will probably not ex-
iced 81, 900, 600