Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-25
Seventh East and Seventh South
Visited by Fire,
MOST MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
Total Loss VIII In all Probability
Reach s1,200- Contents OF
Store Insured.

At Slj this morning, the Lloyd drue
store, on the corner Of Seventh East and
Seventh South streets. was discovered
developed in flames. Before the fire de-
partnent could reach the scene, the
damage to The building and contents
reached 81 1000, and the total loss by fire
and water viii probably reach $1,000.
The cause Of the fire is unknown, but
as many loose matches We're lying about
In the small room where the blaze orig
mated, IL is believed that mice ignited
the matches which soon set fire 10 the
oily floor The roof OF the building,
which IL two story frame affair was
burned Off but the wall and partitions
were damaged but slightly A telephone
alarm was sent IN and the apparatus
from statilu No. 4 responded rapidly
The building is owned jointly by Dr.
Mlllir0n and Charles Baldwin. Dr.
Mlilr0n has his office and apartments
In the building and the Lloyd drug
company Occupys the front portion OF
the ground door Fortunately, the per-
sons who occupied the upper apart
ments are out OF town, and no one was
injured But had they been sleeping in
the building. IL is more than likely that
someone would have been burned 20
death before they could have escaped
from the burning building.
The fire started In The storeroom OF
the drug store and burned quickly up
TO the roof When Asst Chief Wood
arrived the whole place was mass OF
flames Streams OF water were quickly
turned into them but IL was fully three
hours before the fire was eXtinguished
Chief Wood said that one strange fea-
ture about the fire was that no one in
the neghborhood knew anything about
Il. He said when he reached the scene
there was not a soul 10 be seen, The
fire burned so rapidly though, Il is more
than probable Eat the residents knew
nothing about until the apparatus
arrived. The building was insured, but
for what amount could not be learned,
The contents OF the drug store were in
sured for 1000 in a company represent
ed by Ensign and Elder. Practically
all the furniture In the upper part Of
the house was destroyed. The damage
done 10 the drugs was caused by water
and Is only slight,
OTHER FIRES.
All Saturday night ana all day yes
terday, a fierce fire ragged In City Creek
canyon north Of the city sweeping ev-
o~ything before II. II Is estimated
Il all of four miles la stripped clean
vegetation and a few hysterical per-
SONS feared that the fire would get
down into The northern part Of the city,
Az one time the high line tank was IN
4 a. ,fst, l,t4
200 feet OF the same. Supt Hines with
u force Of good men fought the blaze
all day, and IL was getting into the
night when il was finally eXtin-
guished, o. ra'ltr driven out Of the
canyon.
"A near rs can be learned the fire
was STATED BY some careless campers
about Z O'Clock Saturday evening, and
Il had all Right "a burn before anything
was Done 10 staInp II out Supt Hines
started a svgtnauc fight with his
men and succeeded IN gaining control
Of the haines last evening. He saia
that no particular damage was done
t. the city property
a barn belonging TO A. NJ Cannon,
at No. Folsom avenue. caught fire in
some mysterious manner last night
about S o'clock but little damage was
done.
An clecttir motor IN the butcher shop
n Y. J Nipper on East Temple street
burned out last evening, causing a lit
tie blaze auG much excitement The
apparatus from ~ put out the blaze.
Tho damage Is rs o d az Sl00.
Word reaches this city Of the destruc-
ion By fire OF the home Of w. a. Green,
Saturday, az the mouth OF Big Cotton
wood canyon. The loss IS reported as
with llttle or no Insurance.