Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-26

al Feb gs.-This city was to-
'.nla1 with the most destructive e
'n history. About liSo I'M"
. ~ o.nss we're discovered in the
lia y George rs',I Jonee's grocery in the
as,ng on Fourth street. between
walnut. An hour later there
4 !. ~ s,plo.ion supposed TO come rom
H. h storage, and the names mes soon aom,
a. ebot up through the rooi
I'l .,,..tory stone front building
| rom that time on FOR ss's ,c,,
y. Are was beyond control me
," \, was totally DESTROYED In
r., ,se offices Of the U. $. Express
4 Y, ~ tho Adams Express company
! q. RI ,.staunnt, owned by Maynard
George Jcffee's grocery John
4 49,. restaurant. Empson's con-
a.,',p Henry strauss cigar store,
'. .sa oalces Of the Pike Theater
.. Ty IN the first floor the Plke
Y, aa' auditorium and green rooms
y MN offices on the second moor
0lhel w w, oalces on the third,
T. \" and dfth doors The season ,.
4 \ bnildlng adjoining the fike
49, an The west, at the corner OF
. a,,s .y "a Vine. was badly damaged,
g. mIldlng adjoining the PIKE 9ulla-
!. the east, owned by the l.. h.
.js,p estate. and occupied by the
s.rt Ozark company, publishers ana
ms Brothers. jewellers on the nrs'
|, and others in the upper stories, stories.
,oially destroyed The Fosdlck
|sms cast Of the Robert clark com
\ n and Duhme Brothers, and occ1-
nv ,be Norfolk 4 Western rail-
and Smith & Sons, and the en-
|. N l''T Trast company, on the first
Y" ,,d very many Offices on the
sgs doors. were damaged
\ bont stone wall OF the Pike
| 5os and those Of adjoining struc"
\. owned by Robert Clark d CO.,
ne Duhme Brothers iewelry store
Me- season Good bulldings,wlth-
N tha heat and did not fall Inc
|, walls OF these structures, however
|,b srs Of brick, gave way with INC
|ng fooys. .,
fs Are swept across the alley known
'pksr street and burned the large
Ishlns house Of the American BOOK
rany al the corner Of Baker street,
oltsr property along Baker street,
IA great damage TO the telephone 4
IlnR 80 that an phones In the city
4 N on for some lime, All the
N, IN the Burnet House on Vine
n iust across the street from the
,,Aone building. were called out OF
\ rooms as were those 0f the Glib
ne Emery and the Stag hotels,
ith were in close proximity of the
The Kankakee building, which Is
Nrally across the street from the
Ben Coed building and pike Opera |
De, and is occupied by the Western
,n the Associated Press, the Biz
u and other Offices, was threatened, |
ell the wires Of the Western Union |
hours were in danger but disloca- |
vas barred although It had a mar
escape It was not untn after day |
{ that the Gre was got under con-
and the danger Of a general con- |
lail0n was believed to be over
d Is known that about 20 people |
10 the Pike building there were |
iEi reports that several lives had |
lost but none Of these reports
; been confirmed There were many |
VB escapes Nighwatchman John |
ana Matt Ganets0n and Harry |
lardson doorkeefer, saved six lives
.hiedng the building and forcing |
I way through the smoke and res !
3 lodsers Five men were asleep |
rear room Of the Pike building
laey were rescued by having their
broken In. They were John W. c.
Ger All escaped IN their night !