Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-22
WHERE FLAMES WE'RE STOPPED.

WHERE FLAMES WE'RE STOPPED.
Many merchants on both sides OF the
avenue had looked for the destruction
move their stock of goods. Only the
big new brick and cement wall, firm
enough to stand unsupported, forming
the south side of the Lowe building,
prevented the burning Of the south half
Of the block on which the fire started
The wall was one story higher than the
adjacent building to the south. which
prevented the spreading OF sparks.
BLAZE DISCOVERED.
The fire was discovered at s minutes
after o'clock by Police Sergeant Rob-
ert Chambers. He turned In a box
telephone alarm at the same time The
flames then were trivial. and were
burning In the rear OF Astil's feed and
grain store at 1916 Washington avenue,
The fire department under Chief Payne
and Assistant Chief Rogers, consisting
OF 10 men and one fire engine, respond
ed promptly However. the flames wers
IN rubbish and frame shacks, and We're
spreading under strong wind to the
Astil structure. They consumed this
rapidly, and In 30 minutes were COM
pletely beyond the control OF the de-
partment. with most of the destroyed
buildings already burning. The flames
shot up hundreds of feet in the air, and
made an imposing spectacle as tn.
bonfire became a quarter OF block in
area.
Word was sent to Five Points. where
there was volunteer department, with
hand equipment. and this force quickly
responded, doing valient service under
James Harrop
ATTENTION TO LOWE BUILDING.
The department Soon found II could
not fight the Astll fire as It was spread
| ing too rapidly. and attention was
| turned to the George A. Lowe build
| Ing, handsome new brick and ce-
ment structure. which was on fire. A
| changing wind carried sparks from
| this across the street. and then the
| fire began to spread north, finding It.
self stopped by the south wall OF this
building. II quickly consumed long
| row OF buildings, most Of which were
frame. and took the Burton Implement
| company, Asteps feed store, the Bur-
rup Grocery company, w. Farr g. Co.,
Larsen's Shoe store. Ridges carpenter
shop, Elite Cleaning and Dye Works,
the Summeril stove repairing house,
and strange's stove repairing and sec
| ond hand store, which was on the cor
ner of Twenty-third street. Then
turning east It destroyed the Ernstrom
blacksmith shop. and the Richter Car
penter shop, burning out beyond this
at a vacant lot.
LOWE LOSS COMPLETE.
In the Geo. A. Lowe building were the
Singer Sewing Machine company, and
the Lone Star barber shop which We're
destroyed. The spread Of the flames
was so rapid that little salvage could
be affected in the burned zone. The
Lowe building was stocked with all
kinds of implements, and only a dozen
buggies were saved. warehouses In the
rear OF this and other buildings were
destroyed with their stock of goods,
WORK OF SAVING.
The sewing maching company saved
20 machines and seven barber chairs
were rescued from the Lone Star shop.
Mr.. Strange succeeded in getting sew
era wagon loads of goods from his
second hand store at the corner OF
Twenty-third street. while Thos. Bur
ton nightwatohman at the Lowe build
ing, succeeded in getting out the com-
panys records and books. except those
locked In the safe, as II was too small
TO hold them all.
As the fire spread, and threatened to
cross the street. merchants became
alarmed, and began to pack and remove
their goods
PRISONERS FRIGHTENED.
In the same block with the fire was
the county Jail, and there was great
alarm among the prisoners, ms 1t was
within a stones throw OF the fire. Sher-
IN sebring. however. was quickly on
the scene, and had preparations made
to remove all the prisoners II It Was
found necessary.
ACCIDENTS WERE FEW
Accidents were rare. considering the
size of the connagration. When the
Lowe building caved In. Fireman W.
NJ. Emmett was struck by falling brick,
and was removed to his home by Dep
uty Sheriff Clark. The hack which
was called was driven by man who
will be dealt with later. lie held the
injured fireman up for N.50 fare, for a
five block ride. and sentiment In very
aggressive against him. william r.
Swan was left alone for short time
with hoze nozel and while playlns
1t on the flames, change OF wind blew
them into his vicinity. ncorching his
eyebrows ani burning his hair. His
clothes. We're saturated with water SO
they did not catch Are.
REBUILDING PLANS,
Today plans are being made for re-
building. Mrs. Geo. A. Lowe held O
conference this morning with J. W
: abbott, the local manager of the i'm
: plement company, and they decided L