The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-25
List Of the Losers.

The following are the individual losses
Martz estate ana August WinsteI own
era OF the hotel building, loss 100000; i'm
SVfhhct, af0WA Clark q ForsNthe les
sees of the hotel loss $4,000: Insurance,
e-3VA California Wall Paper company.
y. J. Vierra, president, loss $4,000; in
Van Nuys cafe loss $4,000: Insurance
S-Vst Loss of the guests of the hotel
~ pasgage and valuables and money
testimated). $4,000
Glad to Escape Alive.
Very few Of the guests were able to
get out any OF their effects Some of
me baggage IN the rooms in the front of
\ The building was taken out after the fire
had been eNtinguished and was found 90
nave sustained but little damage T. II.
6tnton, rcN-statc auditor OF Nebraska,
We fourth floor and barely escaped with
thelf lives. losing all their Valuables,
nassase and money, estimated az S500O.
mrs /. Hanisch OF Chicago escaped
nom her room on the fourth floor. but
lost effects valued at $1,000 Several
other individuals lost heavily i'm amounts
ranging rrom 50 20 S2e1.
The origin of the fire had not been de-
Ilnltely ascertalncd. IL was discovered
by Night Clerk Harry MertZ al $3.50
O'Clock lie immediately turned i'm am
alarm and summoned the bell BOYS and
pofters 10 arouse the guests. 4he flames
appeared 20 come from the basement OF
s---A--N AN1tA A'A tAAF 4pltiH MakNNNAU the
hutei management claims The fire orig
Hlafed ia the store of the (aliYorII.f'
Taper company on the ground floor of
the bulldug. The hotel employees worked
valiantly HI arousing the sleeping gnesfe
VINO We're barely awakened in time
Flames Spread Rapidly.
The flames spread with great rapidly
and IN thirty minutes from the time Inc
tlrSt alarm was turned I'm the whole
building was ablaZe.' All Of the guests
were able 10 escape 10y way of the
sl3irWays ana elevators, although the
nails and corridors were denseIy filled
with smoke and many were nearly suf-
located Two women guests tainted but
were carried ont in safety The -
TORS We're kept working and most oil the
guests from the four floors were taken
ott by this means Finally the engines
ln the basement We're shut down aud the
elevators stopped. the remainder of the
people M the hotel making their wav
NuTsny the stalrways Several ATTEMPTED
TO rn-cntrr the building and yaFg their
Nfl-ets, but the spread of the flames Vas
- rapid that there was no chance one
sUest threw his trousers. containing SEQ
10 the street from his room window and
found them when he got down with $50
Burned Like finder.
Although "a lire engine was on the
ground four minutes after the first
alarm was turned in. the building burned
like finder and there was no chance 10
eXtlnguish the blaze. soon practically an
the fire department from the downtown
section was at work The fire was con
fined TO the hotel building. Another
brick building occupied by commercial
houses was adjoining on The north ana
u was only with much effort that lhe
fire was prevented from spreading in
that direction. a vacant lot was on the
south of the hotel The AngeIus hotel
one OF the largest hotels in southern cali
1orniu, was immediately in the rear of tho
Van NuyS, on Spring street with only an
alley separating The two building. ana.
had the fire spread 81. TOO. would una
dOubtediy have been bHrued The guests
of the Angelus were aroused by the fire
department but there was no excitement
among them.
Rooms All Occupied.
The Van Nuys Broadway hotel which
should not be- confused with the Van
Nuys hotel, was a five-story brick build
ing. built seven years ago. and valued
ct Si5NWo. There were 10 rooms i'm tbe
hotel and nearly all We're occupied. about
nifty Of The guests in the hotel were
wCmen. The hotel cafe which was
filled with Naluables and money lies i'm
the basement of the building and 10 IL
NOT known whether its contents are in
tact OF not. On the ground floor OF
The hotel We're the stores of the Cali
fOrnia Paper company ana the hardware
store OF the t8Ss-Damerel company b8ih
OF which were completely DESTROYED 4
portion of the Van Nuvs broadway case
furnishings and some of the hotel office
furniture were taken out The basement
OF the buildins i'm which was stored
valuable goods of the stores and other
effects A. filled with water 10 a depth
OF three feet.
The fire was not under control untI
1880. and was not eXtinguished until att
eruOOn Almost the entire interior III inc
ffHHaf "a coil Sod fassfsr Ia
O'Clock, carrying down everything in the
hotel rooms which was not already dam
aged by fire, into the basement filled
with water.
Saved Aged Mother.
PRS. VI. G. Underwood of Wayeriv \.
y made her escape from the third story
of the hotel with her aged mother Mrs
Mary Griffith with great Difficulty.
liCdged in by smoke ard beWldered bv
the confusion they several times lost
their way and were almost suffocatad
before they got ont Mrs! Underwood lost
clothing and jeWeiry 70 the amount of
sl.cH. They escaped in their night
Clothes.
j. w Searles and wife OF Cleveland
o. escaped in night clothes, leaving two I
Trunks Of clothing aud valuabies 10 the /
T. j, Blocker Of Fairbanks. Alaska. co. |
cupled d room on the fourth floor. When 2
he got out the halls were full of smoke
49, tiiN -ieN faipi llu stopped ana ne I
had "A close call from suftoCation iu /
making has escape by the stairu ay Ic
bad not time 20 dress so carried down /
as CLOTHES and grips in his arms
t. j. Abbott Of London an English 4
aiming engineer. had 4 narrow escape Z
% Getting down rhe stairs. II two min
ntes more he declares. all escape would
sate been cur Off. He says that the first
ELIMINATION be- had OF trouble was t0
1NaAe CROSSING aud gasping for breath.
F1e lost all his clothes and Nas, ia mr.
ssn0y,