The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-18
Murray WAS THREATENED
WITH DESTRUCTION BY FIRE
Several Buildings Destroyed and Heroic Work
Saved the Town.
panic Stricken Citizens Called Upon Salt Lake for Aid
Total Loss is About $4,000.

/ was estimated at about $4,000. The
total on the hotel building. which was
owned by Daniel 3. Jones. was placed
at S.. 000 It is protected by only s. 600
insurance in the Hanover company of
New York, represented by Cannon &
Cannon of this city. The furnishings
o1 the hotel. which were owned by John
Schroeder, were valued at $4,000, and
were practically a total loss. Mr..
Schroeder ordered $3.50 insurance poll
cy on the goods last Monday, but did
no. know until after the fire that it
had been made out, and he was agree
ably surprised to find that he was pro-
tected to that extent. He had just
bought 800 worth of furniture yester-
day from DinwOOdey of this city, but
fortunately had not gotten it in the
house before the fire.
William Cannegeiter, the proprietor.
Of the National bakery, which was on
the first floor of the hotel estimated his
loss at $4,000. A good portion Of the fix
lures of his place We're saved, but were
badly damaged He was protected by
$1,000 insurance in the New Zealand
Insurance company.
Mrs. SusSana Felimen. the owner of
the frame residence which was burned
to the ground estimated her loss at
S1,O00- This was protected by $3.50 in
surance. j. II. : alton, the occupant
Of Mrs Fellmen'S house. saved nearly
all his goods and he suffered a loss of
only about 800.
A. r. CahOOn, whose house was badly
damaged about the roof and scOrched,
estimated his loss at $500. This is COW
cred by $500 insure nee in the Home
Fire Insurance company of New York
The boarders at the hotel all lost more
or less Of their clothes, which viii
amount 10 several hundred dollars, but
the exact amount could not be es-
timated.
Incidents Of the Fire.
A lively incident of the fire was an
encounter bteween Assistant Chief Nc
Carthey of the fire department and
George GTanter. a livery stable man of
Murray, that came near resulting in
the arrest of the fire chief. Granter
who thought he knew how to handle
( hose, attempted to tell the chief how
to dc il. ard, as Mccartney claims
called him bad names when he refused
/ TO pay attention. Then Mccartney
gave the livery man a blow that sent
him TO the ground for a ten-secOnd
count. Deputy Sheriff Moss stepped
I up and wanted TO arrest Chief McGar-
( they. but the chief told him he had
4 better not until the ere was over, and
K the matter was dropped.
/ During the progress of the fire Law
/ renee Johnson. a sheepherder, was
! overcome by the heat while working
4 on the roof of CahoOn's house, and had
B..
under the care Of DIT. Jones He lost a
{ purse containing $50 while being lifted
/ from the roof and was unable to find it.
/ q. w. ButterwOrth, a street car mo-
tOrman, fell from the roof of CahOOn's
house while fighting the fire and was
/ considerably bruised, but not seriously
/ hut
Thieves at Work
( While the attention Of the crowd was
/ distracted by excitement a trio of ne
grOes were busily engaged helping
/ themselves and stole considerable val
liable stuff. One of the men was
caught attempting TO get away with
his shirt front full of canned goods on
a bicycle that belonged to some one
else. A trunk, two valises. d gold
/ watch and SO in cash, which latter
belonged to a. =. Cahoon. were miss
ing when their owners Strengthened up
| their goods Deputy Sheriff Moss was
on hand, but failed to get the thieves.