The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-27
PARTISAN ISLANDER OF
FIREMEN FALLS FLAT
Here's What We Think Of
Their Work." Says Baker,
Showing $40 Check.

members of the firms IN the Immediate
vicinity of the fire.
President ard General Manager \. D..
Lynn of the Sierra Nevada Mill com
pany was asked for his opinion re-
aarding the work of the department.
Said Nh Lynn: WIS amazed that
sncb an article ms appeared III the hcr.
aid Republican regarding the work OF
work of the iirc boys was not only
good; II was wonderful, really wonder
tul.
..Whv. ! saw those boys starting
i'm between piles OF burning lumber,
and. although the lumber was my
property, called upon them TO stop
aud not go in there. J was sure some
ouc would be killed.
Braved Death.
But thcy went on IN between that
wall of flame and actually put IT out
before my eyes ] would not have gone
i'm there for the entire lumber yard
hcrore splinter had ignitcd. Just
come over here moment.
Mir. lynn pointed to thc wall of The
sash door house Of the Sierra Nevada
Lumber company. and said:
- You see tlIosc drops of tar. Well
the heat was 50 intense that the tar
melted and ran down. /, rs well as
Mr. Baker the manager of the lum-
hcr company. cXprrted that house TO
90 any miuutc. but the FIRE boys knew
Incir business and kept Just enough
water uu il 10 prevent il Eiuding. Any
sauc busiucsS man, aud ] say this al
though my property was total loss,
will admit that tho work of the fire
men was remarkable 10 contine The fire
10 The burned district, Us they did. l
can't say enough in praise of them.
What j. u. Baker Thinks.
General Manager j. II. Baker of the
Sierra Nevada Lumber company sand
~ think their work was splendid. !
do not like TO talk about sucb mat
tcrS. However. this is what VIC think
oi' their work. and General Manager
Baker passed over his desk check
ror 500. drawn on the Sierra Nevada
Lumber company in favor of the Fire
men 5 Relief fund and sigued by the
general manager Of the company.
Manager Theodore Nystrom of the
Tavloi Armstrong Lumber company
sud: 80 As tar rs ] can see. no de
rartment in tbc world could have done
better work No feel that the fire
department should lac highly comph-
rrntcd. and believe that any sane
business man viii agree with me when
iaiv aud Treasurer Z. s. Baglcy tho
same company also comphmcntcd the
work of The department.
j. J. Porter's Opinion,
,. j. Porter of the Porter WaIdrou
Hay & Feed company. said: Why,
ihc men, as far as | saw and [ got
there very soon after the irc had start
ed. were working like Trojaus I don Z
believe that ! ever saw better work
anywhere The work Of the fire boys
was responsible for the saving of our
place of business. as We were in dan
.crous position.
President Lynn Of the Sierra Nevada
Mill company stated that he had bought
nc ground iust south of the present
site Of the mill since the firc aud had
already ordered the machinery for a
new mill. He stated that the new
mill VIII bo in operation within thirty
days and that this IS possible for the
reason that he intcndS merely TO put II
temporary covering over the mill and
later build around the machinery n re-
enforced coucrctc building, completely
fireproof.
In speaking of the loss. President
Bynu said that the total loss 10 the
mill would lac 5,on0. Other losses III
Inc Immediate vicinity will mako the
totuI amount TO something like $4,000
oI $4,000.
How News Saw the Fire.
The Ucscret News. the major church
organ. saw most uf the fire IN an en-
tircly diilereut light than did The
= ii"morrh1gc.' Here is thc way the
Nows saw IT.
10 the nrc department for It's efficient
service is due much credit Tor coufnine;
.he FIRE 10 Il comparatively small area.
lac in XTlt igi1 Inn .r,I r,I1
ing mill is situated is n lumber yard dis
'rict. five establishments occupying the
block. in addition tn a number OF lumber
buildings and barns. Tho fire was con-
nned TO area of approximately ten hy
ifteen rods. and surrounding this are dry
Buildings on all sides that show severe
the entire block IS remarkable. and io
th" good management oI the Nght against
The roaring flames is responsible the fact
that by lar The larger portion OF the
buildings ON the block arc still stand
The first alarm 10 reach the fire de-
paitmeni was over The Independent Teie-
phone conIpany's lines from No. 1860, TN.
telephone in the Palace cafe, directly
across the street from the main seat OF
tho lre and It's starting point. Within
one and ons-han minutes after this
alarm was received at the central station
the apparatus from No. : station on the
west side had reached the scene. and
inirty seconds later three streams OF
MJt"I "slt pidEIlE bn iHc seat OF fn@
blaze. chief Glore, after telephone IN
uuiry. had asc"rtained that the firc was
M the miA, and without waiting FOR word
from Assistant Chief Fitzgerald sent the
apparatus from the central station to
the fire and called No ! apparatus to
the central station. soon after he called
no. ( from the central station 10 the Are
aud had No. station man tho central
station. Within twelve minutes after
The first alarm turned in ten lines
of hose were playing on the blazing piles
of wood and fast disappearing frame
buildings.
The buildings were old and dry, the
weather has been dry for a long period
and al! other conditions were favorable. To
a rapid spread OF the fire. The scorched
sldcs Of surrounding structures give tcsti-
n-ony of the hard work the hremcn had
IN cCuinlng the nre to It's small area
and tine fact that they arc still standing
proves that the work of the fireT1cr was
remarkable under The clrcumstan The
Hremen were about one hour and fifty
minutes getting the blaze under control.
and this afternoon were stN busy at the
&IpCkinc the standing Nppiioug nT