Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-23

parass,,nce style. 1t was sls sories
bt,,h ,5ith tupngard ROOF ana with a
principal dome ie2 feet In helghi.
The hytel occupied the lot at the
rore formed by the intersection OF
Market and Powell streets bNtehulhE
about 200 feet on Market, 500 ieet On
Powell. and 900 feet on E.s srsse'
.ns.r I.he s..reet floor Of iiie immense
building was occupied by the hotel Of
n.rs. bar room and numerous stofes.
In the basement was an elabofately
ffted cafe. a.
n. ], baldwin stated this morning
that h. carried 100000 insurance. but
he could not remember In what com
A. $50 a. m. me Market street side
seemed D. be crumbing. warning
was soundcd nrti the crowds together
with tho empioyca Of the Emporium.
watching The fre from the side wulk'
scattered. A few moments hrer a
stream WIS turned on the Gu mney on
The annex. topping II over the hill-
Ing uf the chimney caused me Ieullh-
ing portion OF the NTH floor TO give way
ara N c,me AVN wNh crain. The
entire front and Center OF fhe hot1 wall
settled and the fremcn working at the
engines stationed opposite ihe ctHt
wing, deserted their position. expecting
ghs mass ~ fan In ,nolr direction. but
the wall eagged only twu or three Tel
ana remained stationary. The ehlef
Of the IRE department has Issued or
ders 20 HE men TO ilke every preeiu-
tAln. The nfe II stu ealing the base
vi che west end Of the hy,ci md only
fal Iron work supports u. When 10
falls. the dome. wiicth for many years
has ls,sn A landmark. Will be destroyed.
In this dome was Eorcd many relics Of
the BALDWIN thoa'sr.
The Baldwin theatcr wuA completely
demolished by the falllng - ne hfn
moor. The entire effects of tn Srvfci
Service. which was ming an engage.
ment at ihag ,heater. were cuarely
dssitnyed. Nothing whatever WIS saved.
The scenery and stage settings were
very valuable. A great deal OF ieNUlry
and money belonging W mctni'ers uf
the company was lost. In addition the
contracts were burned.
Tho wull ON ne norih side thllH
street, appears TO be strong. but the
west wall, which appears TO be veiv
weak. leans coward the Interior.
The Columbia thcater ana Easements
OF pncea OF business opposite the
BALDWIN were damaged hy water to an
extern " 81. 900.
T.. j. BALDWIN. owner o. ne hotel j.
prosiraied and unahr 20 ten much
about his affairs. lie rtys he VIII not
he able 20 estimate his loss Tor several
ttya. N. W. Lake. manager % the
haisi. barely mafaEed TO get OH WIN
HE wife and child. he says there were
800 guests IN the hotel. -.
pr. Freeman of che Gay COMFY Island
company, escaped. but lost 800 In
cash aud an Of his papers
J. H. Mccunc u Boston. occupied
rsSsn 20. On tho frst floor ~ the hotel.
a
escaped without much trouble.
James u. Mckee uf Cincinnati. occu-
pied room 22s on the third nDor. lie
had a hard time getting out OF the
hotel. owing 20 the smoke which nllcd
the corrldnrA
Mrs. Sharp. wealthy LADY fom New
York. escaped from the burning buid-
ing by sliding down a stand plpc on
she Market y.rct frNsnt. Shc fell part
of She distance Andwaa badly bruised.
Harry Frpiich. a Chicago bookmak.r.
ciambsrcd down the fre escape from
the second 60 the iirst floor There bis
Iron ladder came 10 an end. Fearful
iesl the hrcmen should not roach him.
he dropped TO the rrcst below aud for
tunaicly MANAGED b. escape uninjurcd.
Jack Purdy. the well knnwn c0mmss-
non agent. who had a room sn the nfth
floor. u missing. hut " II stated that
he has was seen on the street after the
nfc broke out
A number Of prominent bookpik.rs
are as present guests 81 the hotel.
Many Of them carried large amounts Of
jewelry with them. and Il Il thought
the gems have been lost In the general
sffort ~ escape with their hves.
Other guests Of The hotel were W, ".
Sink. Sr.. and wife. AMI W. n, Sink.
Jr. Colonel Henry kowalrky, she at
torney. and WIN. pnkertnn. the de-
tectve. were also guests Of the hotel
L1otcra were on the scene ana began
20 make away with what they could Of
the effects carried from ihc hotel. Men
were Observed a. the corner of o'Far-
NIL ana Mason streets carrying q
trunk AMI other similar luggage which
had been left on the Sidewalk. Iollce-
man o'keefo called upon them % halt
and they refused ~ Do ~ until the ON.
Ger fired twO shots from his revolver.
Then they dropped thslr burden and
made their escape.
some Of the raid~in's Quest.