Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-17
Simultaneous Fire
work Display by Pain on the
Union Pacific Near Como.
CAR BLOWN TO 8sMlTHEREEN
4y.snyius and Incidentals Go Up III
smoke-Railroad VIII Bring the
Law Into Rcquisition.

The irony of fate is Inevitable, and
L IA unexpected always happens. More
aver. everything comes to him who
watts and vengeance ways overtakes
Ne wicked and the sgrafter." Also
,otber proverbs, ad lib to- tho same
EFFECT, I.$s RI
n For why? Well, Nesuyius' has gone
m in smoke. The old volcano which
snread SO much devastation among its
Surroundings and inhabitants every
night for six nights at Wandamere
couple Of weeks ago, has been
hnrned in actually, and burned to a
cinder. as IL were. And thereby hangs
a tale,
There were those In this city during
the engagement OF ''VesuYiusD here
who thought the management trifie
saving. Every small sartifce known to
mana gerial experience seemed to be
brought into play for the saving of
Sennies on every side for the fireworks
production. III
yesterday word was received that
the cars on which the tents, gay city
OF Naples, volcano and apslraph ernalia 4
pertaining to .YesuviusVEin some mani :
ner took fire at Como, Wyoming. and
that several detonations followed
which the railroad employees and the
( people and coyotes residing In the
vicinity doubtless mistook for a real
ERUPTION. In a short while the car
and contents was nothing but aSchar-
red mass and in every particular
other than the absence OF the fright
ened populace' and the high rope 4
walker calmly awaiting the end OF the
eruption to 20 on with his part of the
show, the production Of ..Nesuvius"
was pulled off as per advertisement.
Havoc was widespread, and it was !
real havoc, too. The fine new baggage
ear in which the material was loaded Z
was shattered and burned, as well as
khe mountain and its belongings.
RAILROAD INVESTIGATES
Then the railroad got busy IN
auiries were instituted. 1t was learn
cd that the impedimenta incidental
to the production Of 'Vesuvius'' had
been loaded on the car after the show
last Saturday night; that the tents,
properties, ctc., loaded into the car
were billed aas such; and that no ink
ling of the fact that the car contained }
fireworks or other explosives was
vouchsafed to the railroad authorities.
This may sound strange: but an in
vestigation might possibly reveal the
fact that the ordinary stuff billed in
the car would take q. rate to Chicago
Of probably s1,10 per 100 pounds. while
fireworks and explosives would take
the rate of $50 per 100 pounds. A
mere tirfe, but in any managers es-
tlmation. worth saving, perhaps.
Then there was another feature.
There are only certain days. according
to the statutes in such cases made 4
and provided, upon which powder or
explosives may be loaded and shipped
on railroads. To have awaited the
particular day set apart by law for 4
| loading powder would perhaps have
made a considerable difference in the
way Of expense in maintaining so Eek
tensive' company In a gh-priced
city, which was another strong reason
for billing the car as SHOW equip
nent' or evenaas "circus seats.
SIX. DAYS SUPPLY.
Down at Wandamere the men there
believe that there were six days sup
ply Of fireworks loaded into that bag
gage car 1t was we'll known that an
engagement of six nights at Denver
was contemplated by the management
Of "VesuVins" up to within day or
; low Of the time the show left this
city. And tho men VINO loaded the
ear at the Short Line switch at the
Intersection of Fourteenth South and 4
Third West after the show last Satur-
day night aver that there were many
boxes put into the car similar to
boxes in which the supply of fire.
works, etc. for the Salt Lake engage
ment were carried.
And the railroad officials, it Is said
haHe taken steps to bring to book the
manager Of the pyrotechnic production
+ 70 q, ascertain II the car really did con-
It did, to insist upon the provision of
Jaw being enforced which makes the
improper billing of explosives pen
nentiary offense. as we'll as insisting
upon the payment in cash for the