Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-11
BIC FIRE IS
STILL BURNING.
Two Streams Of Water Continue
pIayln$on It.
DIGGING In CHARRED RUINS
"Newso Estimate OF Losses Considered
To Be as NeBrIy Correct as Can 10
Determined nj This Time.

Late this afternoon two streams Of
water were still playing on the smould-
ering ruins OF the oregon Short Line
building by the firemen who are watch
ing the premises and turning their eff
forts to drenching the seat Of the nu-
merous little Jets Of steam and smoke
which arise from the debris.
From a further inquiry among those
who suffered loss In the disaster 1t Is
ascertained that the estimate put upon
the losses by the "News" last evening
is very nearly correct; in fact some
of the gentlemen seen stated that II
was very conservative summing UP
of the value of the property which was
destroyed.
Early this morning gangs of men
were employed in clearing away the
debris and every man who was willing
to take of his coat and get down 10
work was promptly engaged in clear
ing away the brick and charred wood
work when is piled up In the base
ment. The result was that by noon
there were about seventy men at work.
When seen this morning MI. Doois
stated that It was mis- intention TO put
up another building on the site OF the
old one within the next sixty days, and
that work on the same would be pushed
right along without halt lie e&-
pressed himself as being confident that
the Oregon Short Line general Offices
would not be moved TO Omaha and In
fact limited that he had assurances 10
that effect.
When the various employees OF the
Oregon Short Line OXIDES reported for
work this morning a number OF the
heads Of departments and the clerks
formed themselves into volunteer SAL
wage corps and proceeded 10 delve into
the wrecks with great earnestness. MI
McNitt, of the auditors department.
was conspicuous from the agile man
ner In which he scrambled over the
charred beams and generally mnrred
his beauty and tallor-made clothes
chief Clerk Smith. OF Vice President
Bancroits office, was also very nimbe
and did good work.
Chief Clerk Crltzer OF the engineer
ing department got himself In bad odor
with the crowd which stood on the
SluthGlh anu hhAth iHtD Nht 80
presence OF so many people seemed to
exasperate him, and be, became very
angry and demanded that the firenen
turn the hose on the spectators. II was
now the turn Of the latter to become
aroused and some of them were en-
ceedingly anxious TO measure physical
strength with Mr.. Critzer But as the
firemen did not obey his behest the In
cident was permitted 10 pass without
demonstrative notice.
There are probably ten safes in the
basement. II is thought that the one
which has been doing service In Nj.
Bancroft's room Is all right and that
the mining stocks and other valuable
papers IL contained may be found TO be
all right. Mr.. Smith Manager Ban
croft's clerk. lost mining stocks valued
at several thousand dollars together
with all his private papers. The vault
In which the records OF the engineer
ing department were kept was badly
shattered by the explosion and all that
was recovered was some half dozen
charred books which are only partially
legibe Mr. Bancroft's shot gun minus
the stock and some silverware belong
ing to General Superintendent Calvin
were picked IN In the debris today.
II Is thought the vaults OF the audi
tors office and freight departments
contained documents that will not be
much damaged. II has not been posi-
bic. however 10 force an entrance into
them yet Spencer Clawson believes
that his safe will be found 10 be all
right. The big safes are this afternoon
10 be hauled out by means OF block
and tackle
Chief Devine will late this afternoon
have all the damaged walls razed 20
the ground as they are constant dan
ger to the crowds that throng about
the ruins