The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-20
BIG BLAZE IN
OGDEN BUILDING
Woman is Rescued by Means
of a Ladder.
ESCAPE OF TWO MEN
FROM SUFFOCATION
Property is Damaged to the.
Amount of 81 5000.
(snecia1 to &c 1913


Ogden, April IA disastrous fire oc-
CURED tonight about midnight. The
losses viii approximate $4,000 and
there were two or three people who
narrowly escaped suffocation.
The fire was in the Peery building.
located on the north side Of Twenty
fourth street. about midway between
Washington and Grant avenues. It is
supposed to have been of incendialy
origin, as several months ago three at
temDts were made in one night TO set
this building on fire.
The fire tonight was first discovered
IN pile Of boxes placed against the
rear wall The structure was entirely
frame and burned rapidly. The FIRE
spread from the shed in the rear to the
rooms in the second story and then
swept forward. The rear rooms on the
second floor were occupied by. Mrs. Nc
Dermont as living rooms
Discover the Fire
She, with her two sons, Dave and
Fred, and Frank Magic. were sitting at
! the tasle, having Just returned from
the theaIre. They discovered The rear
l-of the building in flames and white
Dave McDermott ran TO turn IN au
alarm, the other three tried to save
some valuable papers and other prop
Mrs. MeDermott vas overcome by
smoke and tainted. The two boys lift
ed her to the front window after a lad
| der had been placed there by the fire
| dep3r tment and Assistant Chief Hewitt
carried her down to safety. She soon
revived after getting into the open air.
/ fred MeDermott and Frank Nagle
We're almost overcome by smoke. but
were able TO slide down the ladder.
Nagle received a bad cut on the band
While getting out OF the broken win
dow
The Office Of DR.. Carnahan comprised
two OF the front rooms up stairs and
were completely gutted by fire and
drenched with water.
The store rooms on the ground floor
were occupied as a millinery store by
MIS-. Weber. Her stock was damaged
by the smoke. fire and water, about
two-thirds OF il being totally destroyed.
| carried about $1,000 insurance.
Damage to Pianos.
The other ground floor store room
was occupied by Van Walters music
store, which contained a stock Of pianos
and other musical goods. His place was
completely flooded with water and the
stock ruined. His stock was WeH in
suFed. but not to its fun value
An estimate of the various losses was
about as follows;
van WATERS -.--.--....''- ..--- -S9'VV9
/ weber .----.+..--.-----.- ..--..---.-- o,VVV
McDermott OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 500
! Carnanan ..:..-.........-...... $50
D. H. -Peerys ...............-...... 1000
!. The building was insured and Dr.
/ Canadian carried $500 insurance on his
! library and Office fixtures
The fire had gained good Roadway
when the fire department arrived, but
4 five streams OF water were soon play
( ing upon it. The department was i'm
1 peded in its work by live wires and
! several electrical displays were pro-
I duced while they were raising the lad
/ der TO rescue the -AIcDermott family.
I A portion of the stock of Mrs Weber
4 was rescued and removed to a building
! across the street. The alarm went in
at u:20 and the FIRE was entirely ex-
( tinguished at l.