Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-06

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simultaneously with the arrival OF
| the FIRE department and the plucky at
tempt TO cose the door. the explosion
| occurred.
| Claude Raybold was hurled against
1 the side OF the shaft and when ulti-
mately rescued was badly burned about
the face, both eyes being closed up and
most OF the hair singed from his head.
outside ON the street above the fire.
men were approaching to investigate.
Asst Chief Crosby and Andrews, be-
side him were both taken Off their feet
and sent staggering back over the curb
while blazing fiye-galon gasoline can
went hurting through the plate glass
window into the air.
GREAT EXCITEMENT
Like fash the awning and sign
above TIE resort were being licked up
by the flames while from every door
along the street poured men and wom-
On startled by the explosion. From the
top floor down occupants of Offices
raced down the stairway. while out OF
the back door of the Bismarck shot an
assortment Of walters cooks, bartend-
ers and people who two minutes before
were peacefully eating their lunch.
The explosion shook the entire build
ing The floor of the saloon in the
southeast corner was blown up together
with the heavy glass lights IN the
sidewalk. while the expensive floor OF
the three bowling alleys was also
wrecked.
As soon as the gasoline scattered 1,
did not take the fire ladies long to
subdue the flames. and then came the
| reckoning.
LOST HIS BEARD.
Three OF the men hur were spectators
attracted by the assembling OF the
| fire eNtlngulshing apparatus, Cal Car
| rington the well known local musician,
lost his elegant ebon Vandyke beard
and the cigarette he invariably carries
when the can took It's fiery aerial
| flight through space Cal Darlington
| presented a very weird spectacle as he
| raced along Second South Shaping and
scratching at his face I'm his effort to
save his beard, Two unknown specta-
tors IN the crowd were slightly cut by
! fying glass In addition
! As FAR as can be estimated there we've
| eight men who were hurt Four were
| dressed by Dr.. Geisy IN the Smith Drug
| company store and four more were at
! tended on the premises OF the McGhee
Shoe company. In the excitement no
! names were taken.
Mr.. Darlington when seen at his home
| on west North Temple after the ex-
| element had subsidized was compla-
Gently smoking his usual cigarette.
| Bandaged with medicated cotton under
each eye. with his face tied up and his
| head bound with lint he was withal
! cheerful
RELATES HIS EXPERIENCE.
u was just coming out OF the Bis
| marck after taking luuCh prior TO go
ing over TO the Wilson 10 play I'm tho
orchestra when the explosion came
/ There were four of US together and
| do not know their names ! was mt
| ed of my feet but landed right sld7
/ up and continued watkins Half dnzsl
| | saw two hremcu gu spinning across
| the sidewalk and a hat 80 sailing lutp
] the air. lust then ! realized that my
beard WAS on fire and was kept busy
| putting II out | did nor stop but made
straight for drug store where d.
| Gelsy attended 20 me. When | walked
out OF the Bismarck J ala not know
/ that the place was on ire
The damage 20 the building was conf
! paptively slight SIG simon. shortly
| after the fire stated that his loss would
he $4,000. however, thar estimate. II IL
| believed, VIII be cut somewhat when
| All Inventory IS taken. Aside from the
| bowling alley and the front OF the sa-
| loon there Is practically no damage
Tho Independent and Bell telephone
cable1 We're Knocked entirely out n,
commission and az . consequence eve
| ny telephone from Walker Bros bank
TO tho Hill Drug company for the en-
tire block on the north side Of the
street is now dead. A force Of men
was promptly put 10 work on them. ard
communication VIII be restored late thls
evening, II possible.
Too much praise cannot 30 given fcr
the plucky work OF Claude Hayhol
who descended and shut tho door 81 the
elevator shaft ~ the D. y, walker
building aud the prompt response on