Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-27
Account of the Fire ON the Lake
Saturday Afternoon
WAS CAUSED BY GASOLINE.
Became lighted while cook Was Pre-
pairing DinDer--CapL kestler aud
crew slave Narrow Escape,

Just before going TO press on saiur-
day the News" received a special from
salu,if announcing the fact that the
"Galluping Tiger wos on nrt out on
the laEe, tW 10 could not be uscer-
ta,ucd Whetbe. there We're any persons
on board or not The boat was engaged
On the search Tor ih body OF Roy Lar
Kin ana was IN charge of Capt Charles
kestler WHO was accompanied by WI
liam CART, q cook, ana Edmu ld George
"a tailor The story gues tnat the boat
had been nchorcd near toe north pont
Of Antelope island and that one Of the
party was on shore searching for the
body Of the drowned boy One OF the
0thers NaS preparing dinner, In soma
inexrllRble way the gasoline In the
stove took fire and the burning oil
spread over the deck and finally reach
ed the gasoline tank containing the
supply Of Oh FOR the engine.
An explosion eusued and the burng
oil flowed all over the deck
The COOK barely escaped being enyel-
oped In the flames, II took but few
moments for the fire 10 spread In every
direction aud then to add TO the danger
q squall sprang up making the sltua-
tlon an exceedingly dangerous one for
those on board
Capt Kestler ana the cook were
forced to leave the launch and TO brave
the storm In small skin In the face
OF the storm they made FOR The shore,
which II took them nearly two hours
70 reach They Were then II miles
from the nearest ranch and without
food or water and the prospect before
them was anything but pleasant
The fire had been seen however, by
Capt Davis on board the Cambria II
which had been lying near the south
point Of the Island He at once started
to their rescue. They had gone but a
mile or 80 when q sQuall struck them
and they were enyeloped in a fog Of
dust which was blown across the sand
flats. An they could make out was the
burning boat ana an outline OF the ISL
and They headed for the boat and
when opposite Rocky Point discovered
the men on shore. They came 10 anchor
half a mile from shore and sent or
smOl boat TO bring away those who
We're on the beach
Through their glasses they could see
the burning boat drift toward the shore,
which when within Il mile Of the coast,
went down IN six feet Of water where
she lies with her masts sticking out Of
the water TO mark her resting place
The men were taken on board before
dark and an effort was made to reach
Saltair hut the storm was too strong
They managed 10 reach the south point
of Antelope island and anchored for
the night reaching the dock at 1870 In
the morning. much 20 the relief Of an
their relatives and friends
Capt Kestler. who was In the city
last night said be would 20 out and
raise the hulk some time today lie
stated that he di1 not think .hp ma
chinery Of the launch was much dam
aged and could be used agiifa apd that
he would havafher running again in q /
short time II may be seen how close
Q eall he hal when Il 81 stated tilsF he
lost a. n money. some jeaHlrti and al
his clothes except those he Nofe The
Others uiso lost an they had The bat
belonged top. w. Madseu df Salt Lake.
and had bcen ersaged for some tlme
doing work ON the Lucin CUTOFF