Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-22
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Ogden. May 22.--At noon today the
last sparks are dying out from what
was ogden's greatest and most de-
styuctiye Are, and the exact extent Of
the damage Is becoming fully known.
" II now estimated that the property
loss In buildings. hxtures, and supplies
will total ,2sS,i5o, with insurance OF
about slgl5O0
WHEN FIRE RACED.
The fire ragged from eight minutes
after o'clock this morning until
$3.50 o'clock, completely out of the con-
troll Of the fire department.. and when
II was finally subdued, 1t started up
afresh in several localities, and kept
the department working heroically. In
addition to the sheriff's force, and all
available policemen until nearly I
o'clock. In this work the volunteer fire
department from Five Points lent valu-
able assistance, and earned the grati-
tude of ogden's people.
EXCITEMENT WAS RIFE.
The fire at times threatened to be
much larger than 1t was. Its zone
Was finally confined to the block on
which Il started, and It burned north
from the George A. Lowe Implement
complny's new brick and stone build
Ing, the lS-inch south wall OF which
remained intact when the rest of the
building fell and prevented the south
ward march of the flames. Northward
It could not be stopped until 1t reached
the corner. consuming half city
block OF business houses. and then
turned east, burning itself out half way
10 Adams avenue on Twenty-thlrd
street. where a vacant lot separated
the business structures from the resi-
dence district, The area destroyed In
The northwest quarter Of the block ly-
Ing between Twenty-fourth and Twei..
ly-thIrl streets with its front on
Washington avenue, one block east.
WIND WAS TROUBLESOME.
The west side Of Washington avenue,
opposite the George A. Lowe building
was In the heart OF the business dis
irlct, and had the fire once crossed the
street as It frequently threatened to
The loss would have been much great
e. Directly opposite the implement
building was the w. II. Wright & Sons
Wore. The flames leaped across fan
hed by a strong wind from the north
fst' aud later from the southeast, as
me wind refused to blow steadily and
came In fits and starts from many DIFF
ierent directions. with conslderabl,
iorce This wind In fact was one OF
inc big items IN preventing the con.
trolling Of the flames, as it would fire.
quenliy fan up a blaze IN a new dlrec.
uon Just after the fire in one direction
was subdued
when the fre first crossed the stree,
u cracked the big plate glass WIN
vows OF Wrights store, and an explod
"s cartridge, one of n half car loat
which exploded in the George A, Low,
building, shattered another window
% 'hey crashed To the ground, Ar,
''oAe out In the window trimmings
quo heroic work Of Sheriff sebrinl
"ere prevented the entire huildin,
ION being consumed. He rushed (,
through the broken windows and tor,
su' every particle OF inhamnable trim
'."ss citizens stamping out the burn
wy rags as they reached the sidewalk
VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE.
ea''1lns the tremendous importanc.
s,opp'ns the flames here, a voluntee
W. w brigade with buckets went to wor,
= "ep' up successful fight for sew