The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-14
MANY BUILDINGS
SOON IN FLAMES
Detailed Account Of the Idaho
Falls Fire.
LOSSES ARE VERY HEAVY
SEVERAL PERSONS SLIGHTLY
INJURED.
LOSSES ARE VERY HEAVY
Special to The HeraId.)

IDAHO FALLS, Sept. 13.-The fire in
Idaho Falls that began sunday
evening at $3.50 continued all night
long. There are conflicting stories
as to the exact origin of the
The alarm was rung in as
having come from the Butte bakery,
small wooden structure on Park ave-
nue.. on one side Of which was a sa-
Icon and On the other the restaurant
and bakery. The writer saw smoke is
suing from this building and in n few
minutes following the whole structure
was in flames. The firemen arrived
soon and began TO do their utmost to
check the flames. but owing to the
lack Of sufficient water force and pro-
per facilities for fighting fire they ac-
complished little.
Jumped the Street.
The fire in the meantime was maxi
ing steady progress and the flying Gin
ders and Eeat soon caught the adjoin-
ing buildings and they. too were soon
ablaze. The buildings across the
street, Park avenue, became so hot
that they cought fire. but owing TO the
heroic work II the firemen. they sue
ceeded in putting ii out. About this
time a small wooden structure on
broadway caught fire-in the rear, and
the wind changing its course to the
west. soon set on fire the large block
occupied by the G. ". NJ company,
burning everything i'm that direction
(WesD to the river. The Wright Mer-
camille company, "a large brick StruC-
ture on the east side Of Broadway,
was soon ablaze. but after much hard
work this block was saved, but at 4
considerable loss.
Lumber Piles Burned
In the meantime the fire had jumped
10 the COltman lumber yard. and soon
thousands of feet of lumber was
ablaze- The lumber yard of the 9.
W. & NJ. Co. caught and the light
from these could be seen for miles
around. A passenger from Boise and
from Butte said that the reflection OF
the fire could be seen in those cities.
From Capitol avenue the flames
jumped to our red light" district and
soon all those frame buildings were
consumed by the flames.
On the north side of First street the
large brick block Of McMiIIin caught
on fire, and did so three times during
the night but each time it was ex-
tinguished. yet the damage to this
block will be considerable. BY this time
all the frame buildings were about
burned. and from now on the firemen
and citizens confined their labors to
any further extension Of the fire. From
Anne to time outlying buildings would.
catch on fire, but these in all cases
were saved. The whole space burned
down are the blocks bounded by Park
avenue, Broadway, Capitol avenue and
First streets.
In this space but one brick building
is standing, and only slightly damaged.
While much damage was done to all
buildings on the opposite side Of the
streets from the fire. none were de-
strOyed.
Estimate Of Losses.
The losses are as follows: c. w. &
NJ. Co, S105. 600: insured for $55. OOO
Coltman Lumber Co., $4,000; insured
for $1,000. johnson & Catmul $4,000:
insured for s., 900. Henry Magic. black
smith. S1.200; complete loss. Park ci-
gar factory; light loss. Johnson's har-
ness shop, $4,000; insurance. 81, 600. Ray
Smiths jewelry store, $1,000; insurance,
$500. Racket store, $500: insurance
$500. Miller Clothing company, $4,000:
insurance. 1900. L. Cutters barber
shop, $500; insurance, 1925. Idaho Pack
ing Co. meat market, 81, 900; Insurance.
$500. John Neeb, saloon, $4,000; no in
surance. w. ROsen. barber shop, $50;
no insurance. II. Carr. barber shop
800: no insurance Butte bakery,
$500; insurance, $500. city drug store
$50; covered by insurance. Gregory's
bakery. $1,000; insurance, $500. Turner
q Shane, clothing, Sl0C; covered by in
surance. Heller's grocery, $1,000: COW
cred by insurance. Postofhce, $50: COW
cred by insurance. L. +. Smith. sa-
loon, 500; covered by insurance. H
Goidwater, clothing, $500; covered by
insurance oxford saloon. $500. j.
Lachafelle. barber shop. S1OO: no insur-
> ancc. Wright Mercantile Co, losses
covered by insurance.
The following were injured and over
come by heat and smoke: Walter An
derson. overcome by heat: j. Crowley.
hands burned; Mr.. Turner of Turner &
Shane, overcome by heat: Charles
Smith. superficial injuries and hands
burned; $. Martin, lacerated and
bruised; J. Curden, overcome by heat:
p. Nygaard and c. Nygaard sustained
injuries None Of the injured was IA
tally hurt.