Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-07
KINNEY GANNERT FIRE
/. Almost Totally Destroyed tn''II''g a
r. Loss Of $780,
,.a.,,,. from sanitary In'poe-
a ' "'aor,-nad condition of q"
Pr' .."'.,',,-QusruptIn' Violated

tho most destructive hie'
4 1n' -. " ,ig,ed ogden for some 'ime
u"' Mace last night when the
! .,,' 'Vs canning factory caught on
lA'n .I9osl totally destroying the
ana contents doing about w.
a'n ',A n damages. The factory Is
\ sv, ~, IN ibe corner Of Wall avenue
\ v' T~.oly.arst street. The fire was
Il ' observed about Il o'clock last
"A ond burned nercely until ABOUT
~ mis- morning, when 1t was
/ Nm, eytlngulshed. The cause OF
'.lsa' moi known. but Fire Cniei
lis caves y is Of the opinion that II
soss ~ work OF an incendiary me
Il5Ins contained a large amount ,snr ,0e ~
Esood, cans, labels ana o'ner ma
's ,. had been no fires IN the boilers
hs'y ~" "S mart Of the building Tor
~ 1be building Is a tin rooied
4 An,. wth walls partly OF brlck
4, u's s.,ly of wood and the interior OF
4 i,n,rinre seemed to be all ailaine
' me Are was discovered, me
= lsaped high in the air, lighting
/ ~ eptlre region for many blocks
m me heat was intense and IL
- u1S az if the streams of water
4 ..S into The building during the
n ~ Sonr had almost no effect, The
4 .,oe slso made Il very awkward TO
y, the seat Of the fire, While the
AZ best made the work Of the ilre-
n dIaicult and dangerous Al LOT OF
Ceood stored in the west section OF
4 hpldng burned longest ana the
4 IN lhIs cart was not under control
IN about 80 this morning.
H. Mckinney factory was one oil
4 rrlncIpal canning factories OF the
rny The machinery was or con-
value. II is UNDER
4 M tba. most Of II was unsold. Dur
the excitement several alarms were
4 hi after the fire department had
,ched the scene. The fire department.
4 tched two lines Of hose. both from
corner Of Twenty.ilrst street and
An avenue. but did not have suffi-
Id hose to stretch another line.
LIGHT FINE FOR ASSAULT.
,ohn Dunn, the young man who as
ty and fined SIS and costs of suit.
lnIng with a pccketknife, was found
tlv and fined SIS and costs Of suit.
charge Of assault With a deadly
Isbtn was at first brought against
Irn by Mr. Stephens, but 1t was af-
Fads withdrawn and a charge of
kaGt preferred. The defendant plead
IU to the latter charge and ex-
|ned that he was under the intlu-
{ Of liquor when he committed the
, and did not know what he was do
/ The police had ascertained that
Was not a bad man, but was indus
bus and .hey are Of the opinion that
punishment imposed was sufficient
er the circumstances as the wound
cled was very slight.
boz VIOLATING QUARANTINE.
'hat sanitary Inspector Powers in
Us that the quarantine laws OF the
gnaa Do complied with was evil
ft yesterday afternoon when he had
Pcdng Insurance agent named John
|laas arrested and tried for violat-
a quarantine Tor scarlet fever, by
etllng the home Of Mrs NOrseth at
e FONTS while It was under quar-
ine.
|aH Koemer and Mrs. Norseth testl-
that defendant did enter the house
Feb, 2 and remain In the same for
'sial minutes collecting insurance
y. but that he did not enter the
p Of the house where the afflicted
ne, but only stood IN the hallway.
sanitary inspector testified TO his
Rran'lning the house for scarlet
n and Of his being informed OF de-
lanl entering the house while the
.ianllle was up.
ne defendant testified IN his own
ill admitting that he entered the
"sy Of The house, but did not think
he could carry the contagion 10
les not having been in the apart
'uls where the sick We're The court
Y nearing the testimony found de-
., guilty as charged, but will not
l'sn'e defendant until the statutory
Y Is up The quarantine was raised
y 'ne house Thursday evening.
NlIARY INSPECTORS REPORT.
" A',sig Inspector Albert Powers has
's,,, lN annual report Of the health
lN,l , Of the city during the wear
y, Nnlch shows the health OF the
Z, y. ,, 70 nave been very much better
y curing the previous year
' \. ',,uo"lng Is a comparative state
a y o. contagious diseases ouaren.
N ana dlsinfeCted.