Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-25
Fanjly's PERIL;
| Home Destroyed.
o,,on, Caught in F1anle-En0eI0ped House rms
Ip"' Heroic :l4oher Badly Burned m EfIosf 10
IL, Rabs-Faiher Threw CRildsen Through an
un5o,o 10 Save 7hem-Lost His Don HAIR
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into the house Of some neighbor, ana
placing Mrs. Bell In his buggy sent her
To the residence Of John Gallacher,
where she was given every attention
possible by the family, and physician
was summoned
FIREMEN WORKED HARD,
The nremen did quick work in extIn-
gushing the flames and would un-
doubtedly have been able TO save the
house had the alarm been sent in Inn
mediately the fire wasd iscoyered. But
MIR. Bell declared that he tried for
nearly half an hour to get central but
could get no response and was then
forced to leave the phone TO save his
own life ard those Of his family and
relatives.
UNDER THE STAIRS,
He is positive that the fire did not
start from either Of the stoves but that
in some mysterious manner ii caught
first under the stairs thereby shutting
off that means Of escape. Chief Deylne
says that when the department reached
the scene the stairway and other por-
tons Of the house were wrapped In
the flames. No time was lost In getting
stream Of water on the blaze ana 1t
was soon extingulshed. me parlor
furniture and piano was saved ana
some OF the furniture upstairs was only
scorched. The kitchen was not dam
aged to any extent, Mr.. Bell had some
silver and about $50 in greenbaoks III
Il dresser In his ROOM but it was de-
stroyed He found the silver later but
it was me!ted into threads.
MRS. BELLS INJURIES,
The injury received by Mrs. Bell while
being extremely painful, Is not neces-
sarily dangerous, ana II Is believed
she will rapidly recover under the care
full nursing she Is receiving,
Among those who rendered valuable
assistance at the fire were Ray and Ed
Kenner, sons Of Attorney 5. A. kenner,
who were IN the city doing honor to
their mothers birthday and who were
stopping at their parents residence adj
joining. The boys, seeing the imminent
peril the inmates OF the house were IN,
plunged headlong into the burning
building and did everything possible TO
save furniture and human life. In this
they succeeded to gratifying degree,
but in looking to the welfare Of others
the younger son, Ed, burned his hands
rather badly, 50 badly that he Will not
be able to use them for some time.
Mr. Kenner is a resident OF Park city,
where he has gained some renown IN
times past as a fire fighter
THE Loss.
The house was valued at $1,000, and
the contents at $1,000, but Just what In
surance there was on the former was
not learned. Mr.. Bell bought the place
lust recently and this mornings mis-
fortune was a very severe blow TO him
Chief Devine stated that he estimated
the total loss on building and contents
TO be about s., 800 He said the loss on
the building would be about two-thlrds,
but that the loss on contents much less
and considerable portion OF the FUR
niture was saved,
FIRE A MYSTERY,
"The fire was booming when we got
there said the chief and we had our
hands full for a time, The fire eN-
IDENTIFY caught under the stairs, but
lust how is mystery, nnless some
thing was thrown under there that was
of an in1ammable nature. But even
then don't know how the blaze ever
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