The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-11
ATLAS AND CENTRAL
BLOCKS BURNED

Utah Association of Credit Men. E. ].
| Wilkinson, assistant secretary.
- Oglesby. architect.
/ ". NJ. O'Brien.
Nye & Sargent. attorneys. fourth
floor.
Pioneer Nursery company. third
/ floor
DR.. H. S. Scott.
Solon Spiro. office. first floor.
! w. F. Snyder. mines
Snyder, WesterveIt, Snyder & Wright.
attorneys
Utah Collection agency, Hartley &
Truman.
Some Thrilling Escapes.
Several people roomed In the top floor
Of the building Three of them had
miraculous escapes, and none of them
saved anything.
John Mahan occupied room 424. He
was awakened by the smoke which was
pouring into window which had been
left open. He sprang to the door lead
ing into the hall AS he opened ii
dense, heavy volume of smoke drove
him back. He called for help but no
che heard him. The room is some dis
lance from the fire escapes in the rear.
but it seemed as if it would be impos-
sible to reach the end of the hall.
III.
He was awakened by what he imag-
ined was some one cfopping or pound
| ing on the roof. He heard Mahan's
shout for help and yelled to- him. but
I Mahan did not hear He called again
and again. Finally Mahan heard.
How can we get QUIT shouted Ma
( han. 1--WE are cut Off from the stairs ,"
HirschvogeI told him to come into the
hall and then told him .how to reach
J he fire
occurred in few moments, although
1t seemed like hours to the fire-impris-
oned men. Mahan lost track of his
guide. He found the fire escape and
made his way TO the ground He saved
nothing All he could find was an old
suit Of clothes and this he put on over
his nightshirt. He did not know Wheth-
er Hirschvogel escaped or not Finally
the latter appeared at the rear end of
the building. You are saved. !" he ex-
claimed, as he grasped Mahan's hand
I was afraid you did not get out. |
wonder if DR.. Scott got out. I'VE are
saved: We are fortunate" Just then
floor in the rear gave way There
Was puff of smoke and an ocean of
flame shot out OF the windows and
wrapped themselves around the IRE es-
capes.
Mr.. Hirschvogel saved nothing. He
did not have time TO get a pair of
shoes. He grasped his trousers and a
coat, and put them on over his night
clothes after he got out. He was in the
rear of the building when he said:
Il shouted to DR.. Scott don't know
whether he heard me or not. did not
near him answer. L am afraid he did
not get out. / have not seen him.
Il had $4,000 worth of samples. They
are lost. have sac snthing When
l first was awakened I tried to turY, on
the electric lights but they would not
work guess the wires were melted
off by the fire"
DR.. Scott was found some time later
He had escaped and was badly cut. In
escaping from the room he ran into an
iron pipe. A long ugly cash was made
In his. forehead. He did not have time
to get any clothes excepting a pair Of
trousers
He had very valuable lot of slIrgi-
cal appliances and operating chairs in
the building These are a complete
loss also.
Saved colored Boy.
Ervine Jensen, the local baseball
player, on discovering the fire. rushed
w the stairs to the fourth floor and
discovered fire at the top of the eleva-
tor He began to wake the inmates ana
in several instaces broke in the plate
glass doors and examined the rooms 10
see if any one was inside In one of
the rooms Jensen found a eoIored bow
about 10 years old and, picking him no
in his arms, rushed with him TO the fire
escape and helped him to the ground.
This was the boy who. it was reported.
was in the building while it was burn