The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-03
A QUARTER OF
A MILLION BLAZE
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Devlne went inside the hallway and
came back. He didn't see her.
Meanwhile great volumes of dense
black smoke were pouring from the
windows and over the roof of the
doomed building. The cries ceased
and men looked aghast at each other
as they said. She has been suffocated
with the smoke"
But no. On sudden there appeared
on the northern parapet of the build
ing, her form outlined against the
lame and rudy smoke, the woman,
waving garment to attract attention.
Behind her roared the cracking flame.
eager for their prey; before her death
smiled as he invited her TO leap from
the top to the next building.
What a wonderful thin- common
impulse is. AS though of one mind
that crowd shouted, Don't jump: help
is coming; don't jump She heard
the sitting smoke, which was now roll
ing in clouds over and about her,
waved her signal of distress; a distress
which only a mortal can fear who
stands face to face with the end Of
life in its most awful form.
Again swelled that mighty shouc,
Don't jump
Then there were cries of, "A ladder;
get a ladder The truck was brought
Charlie Vail met with the accident
which nearly sent him to the Great
Beyond
1t seemed an age almost, but by and
by ladder was seen reared from the
bank building to the top of the wall.
UP its rounds went Donovan. The
sight of that big white helmet of his
was better than view of the glories
of the hereafter.
The mont nm feaIipoS Of tba crowd
broke forth in one prolonged cheer, as
they saw him mount the parapet
Don't be afraid. lady" said the big
assistant chief, you are all right now:
Just put your arms around my neck and
I'll carry you down.
Down the ladder they came and again
the crowd cheered. Oh. but it was re-
lief for all Men cried for joy at the
rescue.
Turning his burden over to other hands,
IN moment more Donovan was back
with his men fighting the flames.
Miss Smith was taken into Marks CT
gar gar store, where she received attention.
The poor woman was suffering greatly
from the shock and for a time could not
talk coherently. After while she par
TALLY recovered her senses and said she
the roof. She was awakened by cries
of fire and when she got her clothing,
what little she could get, on, the room be-
gan to fill with smoke.
Net Sno knew she was OH Iue TOOt
She cried till the smoke and the sight
of the roaring, hungry flames Daralyzed
her voice and all she could do was to
swing her signal. She heard no sound of
the voices from the street below, and
thought she was unnoticed.
NO one will know, she exclaimed, the
relief l felt when the brave fireman came
up the ladder and told me to come on. l
and Miss Smith was taken by friends
to the Wasatch block and cared for.
She will doubtless be i'll for some time,
the result of nervous prostration, as she
is delicate woman at best.
THE CASUALTIES.
Poor Charlie Vail. the electrician, met
with a serious accident during the early
ing made to hoist the ladder on that
pretty truck which works so we'll on
parade. and Charlie had gone up to cut
the wires. He came in contact with
live wire and fell, striking his head on
the curb. cutting a frightful cash over
the right eye, extending from the eye
brow upward distance of two inches,
rendering him insensible. Kind hands car
Drs. Penrose and Belle administered tenn
porary relief. He was sad sight; that
vigorous man, who but a few moments
before was so brave and handsome as
he lay there battling for life. the vital
spark struggling to be released. After
attending to his wants in the best man
ner possible the ambulance was sum
moned and he was taken to St. Marks
hospital. At a late hour this morning he
was suffering from shock. but the ply
sicians say he Will recover. In addi-
tion to the conclusion caused by the
fall, his right arm was severely burned by
the electric current.
Henry Wagner, the sign man, was the
victim of a serious accident an hour or
so after Electrician Vail was hurt. Mr..
Wagner was assisting the fire laddieS in
front n a hysilflinQ a q
from the second story and struck him to
the ground. The blow rendered him I'M
conscious. but after being taken off to
Hills drug store, and attended to by
couple of physicians. he recovered. The
only mark was a cut on his right hand
and q few bruises on the head. After
rallying sufficiently he was taken home in
Il carriage.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The firms occupying the building on the
wholesale and retail hardware; Galloway,
Hook & Co., wholesale and retail queens
ware. and A. r. Derge, books and sta
tionery. These houses carried a stock
Co., $50. 900; Galloway, Hoock & Co., $1,000;
A. r. Derge. $4,000; total, $3.50 900. This
stock was insured in companies repre-
scented by Smedley and Hugh Anderson
in amounts estimated from the best in
formation as follows: George NJ. Scott
& Co. $50 600: Galloway. Hook & Co..
SIS, 900; \. r. Derge. S17.500; toltal $4,000.
On the Auerbach portion of the building
the companies represented by Adolph
Jacobs have $37, 500. On the Scott building
Hugh Anderson carried the greater part,
something like $4,000.
Scott & Co are fortunate in this they
on Monday after discussion
as to whether it would not be best to re-
duce the amount.
On the upper floors were several offices
and small firms. MatSon Bros, photog-
raphers, on the fourth, sustained a total
loss of everything. including valuable in
struments and negatives. Drs. keysor and
Hewett. dentists, are damaged greatly
The Alliance Office is q heavy loser. In
addition all the roomers in the building
lose more or less. Engineer Moffat loses
all his instruments and valuable notes
Charlie Stevenson had plenty of valuable
material in the line of plats OF mining
surveys burned. AS a matter of fact IT
will not be known until today what the
exact total will be-
The Scott-Aurbach building was oullt
in 1889 and was owned jointly by George
NJ Scott and the estate of Fred Auer-
bach. 1t was a fine structure and an
ornament to the city. That 1t should
have been permitted to burn is lament
able.
Sparks.
TIE firm of George NJ. Scott & Co. is
one of the oldest in the city. 1t was es-
tahlished in 1871 by Scott q Durham, but
later on became corporation, with