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

rhs baldwin Hotel. on the Sp'"N'
A, Nh, and Powell streets. Is In
4 -, and seems to be doomed to de-
\ .,.,i,s The mrs, alarm was turned
ma M, aud since then a gen
4 Al alarm has been sounded. The hre
4 81, 10 onvelop the entire building
4 Inc danes are bursting through
4 foof In various places. showers OF
I ~. are being scattered over build
In the vicinity and only the alb
=. II wind Will prevent a DISASTROUS
.sarratlon. extending over several
ia Tho hotel IL owned by Million
Les. J. Baldwin and cost with l's FUR
,,aes nearly fi.bo0OO0. I, IL ~ brick.
Il he Interior construction IL wood
ga hlgh mansard roof with tower on
..sf Afforded fuel for flames
TARTED IN THE THEATER
n, nrs Il supposed TO have started
ne BALDWIN Theatcr. which l. In the
,a building. she flames extended rap
IL .0Nards the roof and burst through
,si5Nf OF upper stories. The guests
W, panic stricken. and many jumped
nam windows and number Of them
ti,s been taken 10 the receiving hos.
gsl bu. thus far no fatalities have
10 reported. The IRE IL stiil spread
.s ,hs height Of the building making
rntuli or the fircmen to do effective
~ boz cNilnguirhlng the flames. The
i.rHnr Immediately adjoining u Of
l-ik and 10 10 hoped u will be- saved.
mr. afc many chsmbermalds sm-
ysd Ia the hotel. nearly all " whom
40 w the top iloor. whore the nrc II
ming nsfcsst Fears are entertained
aii some Of them have been burned 20
Si,h The fr,men are making efforts
Z ftsch them with ladders. but ~ far
r.hlus success. II IN scarcely possible
nii ne danes will be eNgingllshsd
rihoui luss VI life. a. they appear 10 be
nitrflrr downward, completely gut
ia ihs building In their progress.
The Baldwin HOie. In only second 60
b. Palace among the great caravan
nfs u The Ci.y and IN furnished In
| ..selH i,ys. The nrst nOnr II partly
ofgvtid " stores and the basemen, by
ilihltahli cafe. The Baldwin Thea
A c. la lldlng place Of amusement
90 - rlt.hr coast The plny Secret
s1nlf. Tf1iucrd by WIN. Gillette and
~ Easirfn company, was played There
| llf' rfhi and 10 vas some time after
4 ~ lfilmlncr that the IRE broke out.
AT ne scenery and property OF the
| 30 az doubtless lost.
smoke Wa ffy seen issuing from
D. ulf u the hotel by several young
pa Hll we're standing ~ the sidewalk
s'n Powell Atfret. They RUSHED ln.u
~ f't VI III hotel and win the ala
Il = %. htliwln hotel employees went
.hN.gh iht corridors giving the alarm.
~ lluta was full OF guests. IL being "A
guar stopping place of racing men
al ..hff Strangers who are now visit
~ lhn rlA In large numbers. Most OF
~ Hople ln the building are believed
hi'r escaped. while the roof was Ia
llnfs man was seen cndeavOrinE To-
1alf tf0m an upper window. attired
~ ln hla night shirt. To those below
W street De- seemed TO fall back
sailf lnil The raging namss. as he sud
thl dl,Apr'ared His Identity IL I'M
IOWA Thls" connected with the hotel
~ 'phNlhesd that several OF their cm-
ilfs nave prflHhed In the Names, but
JUS 10 The frrai excitement prevail.
lk ihe names ~ those who are missing
up. he ascertalned. one man,
n,A Morris, was taken 10 the recelv.
.s hospital having been injured In his
s.linpi 10 escape.
'Ar whole Interior OF the hotel and
AsNl are Tow a raging furnace, IN
N hlid proper everything above the
Aia hoof Il certainly a total l,ss. u
pc possible 10 nave some ~ the
hthh fr itum the stores on TN
-.Al N'pr and possibly a portion OF
H.. uln!1aie and fixtures 81 the build
Ih"l'ati Il OF Ieople crowd ths
.,a ~ iif vicinity. aud tho gueatH
fstHt'ishnitni are nisk,s frantic
,N get their personal property
m .'. ~ FafgTy. The entire city h
~ pl, .s - the IRE, which l. one Of
~, So ever known here. At pres
M, Hll'irs that the loss, win be In
Nlshbnfh1ld OF 81 900. 600.
kLoNplKER PERIsHHs.
,.lsi'-fhe Mr. Morris mken TO The
iNhE hospital from the Baldwin
81 Z dnd. He recently returned
I'm u.s k,ondlke and was not well
AZ gu ~ nv atty. Mr.. ". -. Noon,
h. Leai, Mas carried 10 the receive
a.. h.,llAh, having Hpriined his ankle
~ sul'uined numerous bruises in
'phs from the window. The patrol
s,n his Just been called 10 bring
:. n'I u'in reported TO beaebiher a -id
IN aS-hg condition. TO the hospi-
~ We a, m. he Ellis street wall OF
ulltl appears to be sNuylng slight
u.Nard and fenrs are entertained
~. VIII fall II the flames are not
keIgn under control. As the street
Nv N,uW enc and the wull very lof-
az. rul would man much dam
al ~ she unlden Eagle lodging house
~. '.lleh West hotel and other buiid-
eplNalie the Baldwin.
"A, Powell street arr ghe Column
al 'R1rsfef ~. AIMS building, una sew
"'h * houHea, whlCh are alsl In
80 Ihe corner on which the h0-
y, aNHs u one ~ the business centers
vtn guy ana the street car tuffic
81, interrupted for the CRATER por-
me day, The Biolyin hotel
p,,, ana minnged by Stone a o0m-
so VINO recently refurnished Il at
So expense. The building Il under
] 49, pr Worigaged by l,s owner, ".
sn6 tlNln Tor seycIal hundred ;iSous
A.. N.lais' The Stores on the ground
are as f0lloNu;
unnst a company. oGgars; Wen
O,,..p Ahf gefl.s' furnishings; j, ],
Cio,hi company, hats; Baldwin
onS.hs hpnsei scherber a company,
ME- BALDWIN Jewfory co; naifwin
ran'fy establishment, Gmnt q eom.
granh ,rnaiNriey; Bacignlupl phono-
IN Ky ll1is' and Bogan's Grltto ls
ash,o,,i.henl, ON the first door n a
'sSsauiaHi and grLl goom.