The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-27
WORK OF VANDALS.
Unreeied Hose From Carts, Placing
Park City at Mercy of Flames.

Park City, Dec 26.-SOme Vandal or van
dals IN whose minds there Stems to be
q perverted sense Of humOr, perpetrated
what they consider good Joke last even
ing, but what if fire had occurred last
night on any of the streets on the east
SIDE OF town from Marsac up. would havs
resulted IN that portion Of the town being
LETT altogether TO the mercy of the fire
with the slight exception Of what little
ala garden hose or TWO might BE-. The
hose Of the fire department is kept IN
small shelter houses on each street on
that side Of town. and in such piacas that
y can be easily got at il necessary The
practical jOkers above referred TO went
after dark last evening ana took the hose
or the reel and stretched Ii along the
rljio, This was done in two or three diff
ferent places. This morning the atten-
ton OF the fire chief was called TO the
condition. lie took men ever aud re-
reeled the hose and low the officers are
eNeTllDS every effort TO locate the peTpc-
traitors of the act and II they are caught,
ar example viii be made o. them. In
town in which the fire protection is so
slight - II is in Park City, and the
weather As bad as a Is al this time OF
the year, man who would 90 such
thing as was done last evening should be
dealt with severely, and IN this way x
Will serve TO keep other hair-bFained in
dlNldualS from doing things which may
be disastrous 10 she community
The Park City Volunteer Fire depart
nent has arranged 10 have q time to-
morrow. evening IN Sutton's nall, immedi
aTely following the business meeting
winch is to be held in the city hall Inc
new city council has asked the mem
berS OF the department 10 submit 70 them
the names of capable men from whose
number q chief Tor tie next two years
is 20 be chosen and This viii be q part
Of the work 10 bC done at the business
meeting of the department. The present
fiIe chief has kept up a steady interest
.u the department during his term and
has by having regular meetings III the
department got the best results 10 he OBJ
tained from an organization such as this
ono is. The time tomorrow evening is
given os a sort OF a farewell send off
TO- the retiring chief
Park City lodge No 534 r. p. O. Elks
Dy their relief committee yesteNay dis
tribUted . large quantity OF Clothing.
merchandise and coal 10 many needy
families in town. This has been done
every year since the organization of the
Nj. and Mrs. II. W. CuIbertson enter
tanned yesterday AZ Ginner in honor Of
Aiiss Kate Thorpe OF salt Lake City.
miner named Hcdley was taken. 10
the Park City Miners hospital this morn
ing suffering with pneumonia.
Thomas Shuguruc, who was operated
upOn at the hospital, is very much ma
proved and IN short time VIII be able
10 get out again.
Mrs. George Robinson, mother of Po-
liceman George RoDinson, died sunday
evening AT the home of her son. Mrs.
Robinson has been IN Summit county Tor
Il number Of years and her death was the
result more of age than any disease. She
viii be buried tomorrow
Frank TryUhall. an old miner Of Park
City, died yesterday Of miners consump-
ton after lingering illness. Funeral ar
raugements will be made later.
Christmas was celebrated here in very
quiet manner. The mines all closed ana
the employees all spent the day IN town.
Al some OF the churches or town ser
wees were held. Especially was this true
al the Catholic, where three masses were
said at s. S and 10 o'clock, when a high
mass was sung In the evening benedie-
ton services were held
A large number OF the Park city younS
men and women who are attending school
in Salt Lake and other places have re-
turned TO spend the holidays.