Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-12

=, ,ha number OF the Home laga-
z,,o NJ New York following the
great fire and explosion in the Tar
rant drug store in New York Guy
that was witnessed from tourth
story window Of the Cosmopolitan
IA hotel BY the editor Of this paper IN
october last, appeared an article
...,,,od "How a Big News Story is
covered" It is a vivid description Oh
Now York newspaper office, presum-
a,ly the sun at the time OF the great
arc and explosion. The writer Georse
Barry Mallon, is member OF the S'ah
of that paper After describing 'he
,e,surelv and inadequate manner IN
which the newspapers of Paris covered
,at great charity bazaar fire, ana ten
inc something about the work oil the
CITY editor and the interior arrange
ments Of the office, Mr. Mallon takes UP
the story of the day;
The city editors telephone bell rang
and the police headquarters man re-
norted that first and second fire alarms
had been sent In from Box g. when Is
at the corner OF Murray street ana
Broadway. This is neighborhood oil
big buildings, and second alarms are
ring for lres which only demand a
single ALARM up town. The clatter ana
clamor of a dozen fire engines ans halI
as many hook and ladder trucks could
be heard plainly as the city editor runs
up the receiver, AS he glanced out of
his window the first explosion occurred,
and he could see the black smoke shoot
Ing up farther west than Broadway
This was followed quickly ny second
explosion. The newspaper building was
shaken to its foundations. From the
office windows It looked as II volcano
might have poked It's nose through the
western side Of Manhattan Island and
gone into action. 1t was obviously a
"blg story" The first reporter on whom
the city editors eyes lighted was sent
flying, with a fire badge, to locate the
fire and telephone the Office at once.
He happened to be one OF the younger
men. As he hurried across the city
Han plaza, lodging here and there the
pieces Of charred wood which were tall-
Ing. he knew that more experienced
men would write most of this story. lie
noticed q men running for cover with
blood pouring down his cheek from a
wound. AZ Broadway he saw half
dozen people who had been Injured In
the stampede or by falling fragments.
A policeman half way down Murray
street warned him back When the re-
porter showed his fire badge he said
ian right. go ahead" The police fire
lines had not been formed yet ana the
few patrolmen In the neighborhood
were doing their best to drive the
spectators from the danger zone, The
reporter saw, al a glance. the extent OF
the ruins and after n few quick ques
lions of the nearest policeman he tele
phoned the city editor, Nearly whole
block at Murray and Greenwich streets
Is In ruins" he said, "and everything
bround here is In chaotic condition.
Perhaps l50 to 200 people have been
hlllcu anu to many iAJNlNN' ibhN %
drug store blew up"
ITO what police stations will the re-
ports go?"
Leonard and Church street stations
probably The wounded are being TAX
I'm to all the down town hospitals"
"Then ] want you TO go TO the Church
street station" said the city editor
"and pay particular attention to all re-
ports of missing people. Get their
names and addresses
Within two minutes the police head
quarters man telephones 20 the city
,ditor that a fifth alarm had been sent
In, and that all the ambulances In the
lower part OF the city had been sum
noned to the fire, The chief of police
had ordered TO the fire lines the resery-
ss from all the stations south Of Twen-
ty-third street. Chemicals In Tar
rants drug store had caused the ex-
plosions, according to the first police
bulletin. SO many people had been in
jured that even the police surgeons had
been summoned. The police wires were
hled with The messages sent out from
headquarters
The city editors Of the evening pa