The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-19

burned through the roof. The Metro
politan Opera company from New
York had just opened It's season there
md all the expensive scenery and COS
tunes were soon reduced to ashes.
FLAMES LEAP ON,
From the opera-house the fire
leaped from building to building,
quickly leveling them. The Call edi-
torial and mechanical departments
were totally destroyed in few min
utes and the flames leaped across
Stevenson street toward the fine If
teen story stone and iron Claus
Spreckels building, which, twin Its
lofty dome is the most notable edifico
in San Francisco. Two small wooden
buildings furnished fuel to ignite the
splendid pile. Thousands of people
watched the hungry tongues of fame
TIC SIUuS
TERRIBLE SPECTACLE.
At first no impression was made
but suddenly there was cracking of
glass and an entrance was effected.
The interior furnishings Of the fourth
floor were the first to go. Then, as
though by magic, smoke issued from
the top of the dome. This was fol-
lowed by q most spectacular illumina-
ton. The round windows of the
dome. showed like so many full
moons; they burst and gave vent to
long, waving streams Of flame.
BUILDING GUTTED.
The great structure which had with
stood the forces Of the earth, appeared
doomed to fall prey to fire. After
a while, however, the light grew less
intense and the flames, finding moth
ing more to consume, gradually went
out, leaving the building standing,
but completely gutted.
PALACE HOTEL THREATENED.
The Palace hotel, which was con-
stantly threatened, was the scene Of
much excitement, the guests leaving
in haste, many with only the
clothing they wore. Finding that the
hotel, being surrounded on all sides
by streets, was likely to remain i'm
mune, many returned and made ar
rangements for the removal Of their
belongings, though little could be
taken away, owing to the utter alb
sence of transportation facilities.
PARRoTT BUILDING RUINED.
The Parrot building, in which were
located the chambers of the Supreme
court, the lower floors being devoted
to an immense department store, was
ruined, though its massive walls were
not all destroyed. A little further
down Market street the Academy of
Sciences, the Flood building and the
History building, which burned like
SO much tinder
SWEEPS TO THE BAY.
Sparks carried across the wide
street ignited the Phelan building,
and the army headquarters of the De-
partment Of California were burned.
Still nearing the bay, the waters of
which did the hremen good service
along the docks, the fire took the
Ralto building, handsome sky
scraper, and converted scores of solid
business blocks into smoulderine
piles of bricks.
FIRE-PRooF WORTHLESS.
Banks and commercial houses sup
posed to be flre-proof, though not of
modern build, burned quickly. and
the roar of flames could be heard even
on the hills which were out Of the
danger zone. Here many thousands of
people congregated and witnessed tho
awful scene. Great masses Of flames
rose high In the heavens or rushed
down some narrow street, joining
midway between the sidewalks and
making horizontal chimney of the
former passage ways.
PAIL OF SMOKE ENvELoPs.
The dense smoke that arose from
the entire business district spread out
like an immense funnel and could
have been seen for miles out at sea.
Occasionally, as some drug house OF