Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-17
Was Built Thirty Years Ago at
Great Expense,
THE UPPER STORIES RUINED
Fire Caused BY Detective Flue -
Faithful Work 81 Fire Ladies'
aud Other CITIZENS.

The beautiful residence Of Mrs Fran
els Walker No. 422 south East Temple
street. was wen nigh destroyed by fire
yesterday afternoon. Miss Schoppe
passed the house about $3.50 and per-
celyed occasional puffs Of smoke letting
up from the root. and at once notified
the people who were in the house. Miss
Hattie Thatcher who was in the sit
ting room sewing with Mrs S. +.
Walker. Miss Nellie Walker and Mrs.
Eccles, ran out and saw that the house
was on fire She cried to Mrs. Eccles
70 ring for the fire department at once,
which was done. The department re-
sponded with alacrty but the fames
had found their way among dry rafters
and their hungry tongues soon made
SAD havoc OF that section Of the house.
During the delay the flames swept TO
the north side Of the roof, becoming
more destructive all the time The FIRE
ladies assembled 20 the roof, also went
INTO the Interior coming In such close
proximity 10 the flames that they We're
FORCED 20 step 20 the windows every few
moments 90 catch a breath uf afr. In
the meantime scores of citizens. among
them some Of the most prominent in
the city. were doing AN IN their power
10 rescue the most valuable articles
from the flames Some OF the mex
perlenced, however, were so grOtesQue
I'm their movements and had such
unique ideas as TO what should be taken
and how 90 take 10, that the onlookers
were more than once provoked into
laughter. Among the ladies whose
GOODNESS and courage proved 20 be Of
great value were Mrs. NJ n. Walker
and Mrs. Fred Walker, the latter per-
sonally saving all the cut glass, and
refusing 10 abandon the work until she
was literally compelled 90 do so. Ale
most everything downstairs was saved.
but very few things up stairs Max
smith and Harry Hague went up stairs
and seized an armful Of articles and
IN returning part OF the ceiling fell
upon Smith, doing him no particular
HARM except running his suit
When the word fret passed up the
street that one Of the Walker residences
was on fire. people sWarmed 20 the
scene from all directions, and the crowd
became so dense that the work VI the
iremon and the useful salvage men,
was materially hIndered. one OF the
most trying positions was up In the
cupola, where the flames were doing
much damage. and the heat was 80 in
tense that the small coterie OF men who
were az work there. had 90 make their
way 10 the open afr every moment else
they would have perlshed
IL is thought that q defective fue was
the cause Of the fire, and what makes
that theory seem plausible ls the fact
that the fire broke out Immediately
above the point where the iiue Is defect
i've. Throughout the entire FIRE and
while the water was pouring all over IL.
the fire IN the kitchen stove burned on,
Although a definite estimate cannot
be made It Is thought that the loss
amounts 90 fully $500 while the In
surance amounts 20 $l2500.
Sharp Walker son OF the late s. +.
Walker stated that he could make no /
estimate OF the loss. but he did not |
think the Insurance would cover II. The |
Insurance Is by the following COM |
panies Milwaukee Mechanics COM |
pany d. +. Walker Jr, agent $1,000. /
National OF Hartford, represented By |
the Union Insurance agency. $4,000. 1
Home oi New York. McGurrin q Co.. 1
agents $500.
The house was built thirty years ago. /
at cost OF $40 000 IL was a handsome. /
roomT convenient home. and the own /
ers were reluctant 20 tear Il down 10 /
erect a more modern house IN rs stead. /
but Mr. Walker states. that Il Is now .
quite probable that a modern dwelling /
VIII be put mp on the premises.
The lawn and flowers about the house
We're literally tramped into the earth
and IL viii De long time before they
again present as attractive an appear
lnce as they ala before the fire. Mr..
Walker commends the hremen very /
highly for their efficient and faithful
services.