Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-30

room, he ran down stairs and escaped
further injury.
MRS. PATTERsON's ESCAPE.
In the meantime. Mrs. Patterson
Jnanaged to get out Of the house UNI
harmed
II 1t is really remarkable how the wo-
,Inan managed TO escape from tho
lflamcs. Nelghbors who saw her come
'out Of the seethng flames. say she was
perfectly cool and collected, but after
the fire was out she was Frustrated WIN
nervousness and WAS removed to
neighbors where she Is being cared ior
WAS A LONG RUN.
During all this time, Chief Bywater
the steamer and hose wagon from No.
], and the truck from No. 4, were hur-
rying with all possible speed to the
burning building. The run is u very
long one, but the department MADE
splendid time The place Us betWcs
Third aud Fourth Fast on Tenth South,
just outside the city limits. water was
secured from a nearby ditch, and the
steamer was soon at work pumping
water into the lames while the cheinl-
cal crew worked heroically in saving
the adjoining buildings
DID GOOD WORK.
There was no earthly cnance Of saw
ing the Patterson homo. II was en-
.Neloprd IN names before the fire fight
ers orriVod there, and the building was
practically Quilted BY the time the APP
pafatus arrived on the scene, the rear
part of The building where the IRE
started had collapsed, and before long
the upper story and roof fell IN win
crash, sending dying embers ana sparks
for a Creat distance around, end1nBef-
Ing other property which was only
saved by the prompt work Of the hre-
mon.
Chief I3ywater complimented his men
highly Tor the good work they did. The
moment they arrived there, the driver
OF the hose from No /, "Billy' Cahoon
turned his team over 10 a citizen and
Jumped into the thlckest Of the fray
IT was long. hard struggle to over
come the flames, but they were finally
subdued.
PATTERSON TELLS STORY.
Patterson lost no time In getting up
town when he realized the nature OF
his injuries. He went at once to Dr.
Benedict, had Is wounds attended TO,
and then returned 10 his ruined home,
lie took the matter IN a common sense
light, and stated that he felt grateful
tina, II vas no worse He gave the fol-
loving account Of the fire!
II was feeling M when | got up this
morning shortly after o'clock, and af-
ter starting a FIRE IN the oil stove,
went into another room and laid down
] dropped Off TO sleep and don't Know
how long slept when neighbor
rushed In and gave the alarm, lie
then telephontd TO the flre department,
and did all could TO put out the
FIRE but saw II was no use. | then
reused my wife, and later | feared she
had not escaped from the building and
ran back up stairs but could not get
into the room, Then Is when 1 must
have burned myself but was so ex-
cited / did not realize It at the time.
Sol Angel tried TO get some things from
the house, but he had 90 run out for his
life. II Is bad enough. but as told my
wife this morning we are stu alive
and am grateful II IL no worse"
Chief Bywater said that, In addition
TO the flames they had TO contend with,
they had considerable trouble with an
electric wire, carrying 500 volts. This
they had to cut with the wire cutters
from the hose wagon