The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-27
Especial to The Herald.)

MI. 1ledSdHt, July zo.-1He principal
business block of the beautiful little
city of Mt. Pleasant lies today heap
of smouldering ashes-the result of
three hours Of raging fire.
At 1:SO o'clock this morning the toll
ing of the fire bell and the excited
shouts of men aroused the community
from a peaceful slumDer to gaze upon
such a scene as has never been wit
messed in this city before. In few
moments after the first stroke of the
fire bell sent its changing warning of
danger through the midnight air, Main
street for several blocks either way
from the doomed district was crowded
with men, women and children, rush
ing to and fro, endeavoring in some
manner to assist in saving property or
in putting check on the fearful fire
fiend.
The danger in all its fearful posi-
bilities was realized from the begin
ming, and nothing was anticipated but
that the entire block, and possibly ad-
joining ones. would be destroyed. I'm
derStanding this, the first thought was
TO save all the property from the flames
that could be removed from the build
ings that were in the fires path.
The fire spread from the c. e. Hamp
buildings with fearful rapidity. how
ever. and a comparatively small
amount was saved, Notwithstanding
the efforts of the reScuerS were of the
most heroic nature.
The fire department was on the scene
of action in a very short time after the
alarm, and, assisted by the quickly
formed bucket brigades. rendered val
liable assistance in checking the prog
of ha oh ha
fire worked with heroic and grim de-
termination, and similar circumstances
never saw greater eXertion put forth.
And finally, after the destruction of the
greater portion of the block, the efforts
of these fire fighters were rewarded
with the saving of four buildings in the
row from destruction, the Consolidated
Furniture company, Ash & Co.'S hard
ware store and the bank building on
the east, and the Peel residence on the
west.
The Pyramid office was exposed di-
rectly to the flames on the east also. but
was saved. 1t is almost a miracle how
these five buildings were saved, as the
wall of the last building burned on the
west was within eight feet of the furni-
ture store. Fortunately there was not
breath of air stirring; if there had
been strong breeze the entire street
1t is supposed that the fire originated
in the barber shop mentioned above
through a candle left burning by an
occupant of a rear room, who had re-
tired. The blaze was in this vicinity
when first discovered.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The different parties suffering losses
by the flames have made rough esti-
. &c l,.af,- for
The Herald, but, of course, they are not
exact statements, as they were made in
the excitement and rush this morning.
The estimates, with amounts of inSur-
ance carried. are as follows:
Kofford & Johonson, merchants, store
building. $1,000; merchandise, $4,000;
insurance, $1,000.
Nielson-Olsen company, merchants,
merchandise, $4,000; insurance. $4,000.
600; insurance, $4,000.
New York Cash Store, merchandise,
SO, 500; insurance, 1000.
Maiben & Aldrich, druggists, stock of
drugs, $4,000; insurance, 81, 500.
NJ c. Knoll, baker. $500; no insur-
ance.
A. Lundberg. dentist and jewelers.
tools and dwelling house, $1,000; no in
surance.
M IT, tNoipH, UuilulHSS, S1,UOO, lilSuT-
ance, $1,000.
DIR. S. H. Allen of Provo, building
used as drug store, $1,000; no insur-
ance.
Postoffice, all fixtures of the office de-
stroyed, $500; stamps, $500.
c. f. Hampshire, barber shop fix
lures, $500; no insurance.
Consolidated Furniture company,
goods destroyed and damaged, $500; in
sured.
Ash & Co.. hardware store, damaged
goods, $500.
Masonic, Odd Fellows, A. o. U. W.
and Woodmen of the World lodge para
phernalia and lodge room fixtures, $500;
insurance, $3.50.
Dr. H. P. Morrey. office fixtures and
professional instruments, $500; no in
surance.
DR.. McGougan, tools and fixtures,
$500; no insurance.
]. C. Barton, barber tools, $500; no
insurance.
Hiram Hansen, shoemaker, SIS; no
insurance.
r. Anderson, damage to office fix
lures, 500; no Insurance.
Carl Knoll, shoemaker, SIS; no in
surance.