Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-11
INCIDENTS OF THE FIRE.

One OF the sights Of the FIRE was the
escape Of Dr. Scott and an unknown
member Of the opposite sex from the
top floor Of the Atlas Mock via the fire
escape, The manner In which the cou-
pie Skinned down the ladder In the cold
breeze ana more or less dlshabille was
distinctly thrilling.
As soon as the electric light wires
were cut there We're some fireworks
along Second South. Crossed wires ig-
nited the awning In front OF the Onyx
bank but It was torn down by willing
hands An inciplent blaze was caused
on the boot Of the Walker Bros bank
from the same cause.
John Mahan the real estate agent.
and c. H. Hirschv0gel travelling
salesman. who were sleeping on the top
floor OF the Atlas block, had narrow es-
capes They were awakened by the
sitting smoke ana with difficulty
CROPPED their way TO the fire escape
They reached terra arma In a state Of
undress
All OF Maj Wilkes surveys and data
connected With the same, the result OF
the labor Of lifetime in railroad SUR
yering in Utah Idaho and Wyoming.
are believed to have been destroyed.
irwin Jensen, a young man, was one
OF the first to enter the burning build
ing, He reached the third floor whore
he found q young colored boy half
dressed, cropping through the sitting
smoke. Jensen dragged him TO the
stairs but by the time they reached the
street they were In a very bad way,
When State Auditor Tingey awoke
from his slumber this morning " was
apprised Of the fire by finding quanti-
ties Of burnt paper in his back yard.
Mr. Tingcy lives Ia the vicinity Of Tenth
South and Eleventh east, distance of
nearly three miles from the conhagra-
ton and the paper, like the proyerbal
straws, tells plainly which way the
wind blew.
Among the losers by the big fire Is
Frank J. Gustin who recently opened
offices In the Atlas block Mr. Dustin
places his loss at Sl.7OO, partially COW
cred by $1,000 policy, However, his
loss comes hard on him as all his law
library briefs records. and papers have
gone up in smoke TO use his own ex-
preston, II don't suppose | win ever
know where am at.
The joint ticket agency Of the West
efn Passenger association was the on
~ oiiice facing the street In the Central
block that suffered from the effects Of
the fire. The loss consisted OF about
$500 In furniture, while most of the
records were destroyed. There was
$500 insurance.
6. r. Griffin, the agent. was In entire
Ignorance Of what had befallen him un-
tl he came down town this morning
and found the roof In and his Office
flooded. Mr. Griffin was exceeding
wroih as three times during the night
he got out of bed 10 answer telephone
calls and each time an he could get
out Of central was what number
pleaser lie said that he was confident
al the time that there was something
wrong, but be could get no sstisiac-
ton.
One OF the narrow escapes TO be re-
corded was that OF Attorney S. Is.
Armstrong one Of the tenants Of the
Central block. He awoke about 2.45 a.
m, and hastily dressing. went out 90
investigate. For some time be thought
there was no occasion Tor alarm Then
he commenced Ia move his chatteis
He had Just got his clothes and a
typewriter out and was returning along
the hallway when DE heard TIE wall OF
the Atlas block crack He at once
! jumped into the west alleyway IN the
hall when the wall came on the roof
with crash, completely burying the
spot on which he stood q moment be-
fore With bricks and burning brands
WITH the rush Of air incident to the
collapse Mr. Armstrong; hat went
heading HURTING
II. L. Roberts and j. G. Royle. Jr.
! who were assisting Louie Jeas In re-