The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-14

a desperate effort to get the b1azo
there under control, and it looked aS
II they would succeed at one time hut
the cotton stored in the west end TO-
n1ted and in less time than il takes -
tell 1t, it seemed that everything was
on fire
Chief Devine saw the hopeIessness ~
the situation and withdrew one line ~
hose, leaving one to protect adjoining
property, and directed It to the Faif
lumber yard, where the fire had al
ready got start.
The department was reinforced to lis
full fighting quota, but with the STIFF
breeze blowing from the northwest he
fore any effective work was done the
stOrehOuSe to the south of the mattress
factory was doomed.
The burning lumber piles made
nasty fire of it, but within an hour II
was pretty well under control The
fence factory and machinery in the
Felt yard, together with a large GUAM
tity of lath fence just made. went I'd
in smoke. The lot was valued at
about $500.
A large pile of fence posts near BY
was also consumed with a carload of
lath and other piles of lumber. The
lath pile made the worst fire outside Of
the mattress factory. 1t was the most
stubborn of any and took the firemea
a long time to extinguish it.
Several residences narrowly escaped.
The home of Mrs. NJ. E. Irvine caught
from the flying sparks in the air. The
lady was at home all alone. but frienas
came to her assistance and by throw
ing water on the roof saved the build
ing.
The house of NJ L. Lindholm caught
in the same manner, and was saved in
the same way
The Losses.
The mattress factory buildings and
machinery were bought in at an as
signee's sale in 1894 by Cannon & Grant
for $500, who afterward turned Il over
TO lions Savings bank for the same
price. The bank sold machinery 10 the
amount of $3.50, of which about 81 600
was bought by the Utah Bedding <
Manufacturing company, cutting the
cost OF the property down 10 about
$3.50. The bank carried insurance 10
the amount of $1,000 with H. J. Grant
& Co
George F. Felt. the lumber dealer.
had his losses covered by insurance.
He estimates his loss at about 81
and carries an $500 policy in the Pal
atine Insurance company of England,
and 81, $50 in the WilliamSburgh City Of
Brooklyn, New York
The manufacturing company was or
gained about three and a half years
ago by NJ StOCkman and J. r. Ballan-
tyne, who came from Colorado. They
were the principal stockholders. conse-
quently the heaviest losers. Mr.. Stock
man estimates the cOmpany'S loss. in
Guiding goods on hand and machinery,
at about $4,000, which is only about
half covered by insurance, or nearly
81, 600.
Mr.. Ballantyne went UP to Ogden
yesterday morning to sell goods, and
was away when his property was de-
EssAl Es1 4aEef p isF& 70 g 5s'SEE4sgsi1
lantyne had built up a nice business
since they came here. and were get
ting pretty we'll onto velvet when this
disaster came to them.
Incidents at the Fire.
The wind was blowing in a south
eaSterly direction, and when the nra
started was rather brisk. II carried
fire brands down as far as the SaL1
Palace fence and Manager Peters and
a corps of employees had an effort all
to themselves checking the progress OF
the flames. Many people in town be
ieved it was the palace burning. but
besides scorching the fence to some
extent no damage was done in that
quarter.
Two years ago in October the mat
tress factory was almost burned OUT
and Manager StOckman- has taken care
to have his stock well insured ever
since. But some months ago pollcy
for $1,000. written in the Phoenix IN
surance company by W. 5. Giesy. e1-
pired. Mr. StOckman renewed It only
three days ago. 1t was the only IacL
connected with the fire that brought
a smile to his detected cOUntenahce,
but he remarked then that ne Wlshed
he had taken twice the amount
The work of the volunteers was
praiseWorthy Chief Hilton and
number of policemen and deputy shel
ifs assisted in handling the hose, anu
they were needed too, as I'VE INES
were run up, the entire apparatus y
ing called into service for the first q y
in a long while. Two alarms were sent
in the FIRST being al .05