Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-15
/ aroe part OF Business Section
OF Old Town Destroyed
Saturday Night.
ONE NAN SEVERELY HURT
ros.es Estimated at s35, ZOO or $40 200,
win Light insurance
Principal Losers.
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Especial Correspondence.
H 1OOELE CITY, Utah. Aug. IA
disastrous fire occurred In the business
section OF Tooele At 10 o'clock Saturday
night starting In the rear OF the Of
Ace Of President II. :. Gowans of the
Tooee stake. near building used as a
warehouse by Vowles & Evans for mer-
chandse. Although the fire was no
4tccd and the alarm given early. before
4 tbe two fire briBades OF the old and
new towns had their apparatus work
ling fairly well the flames had gained
4 such headway on account OF the build
9ines being constructed Of lumber. that
!fo. some time IL appeared as though all
tthe buildings in this Congested district
4 ere doomed. But by the heroic and
tbsrculcan efforts Of fire departments
+and citizens bucket brigades combined
1fhev succeeded in combining the de-
4ttructIon to a comparatively small area,
Hand had the fire under control before
midnight
PRINCIPAL LOSERS.
A conservative estimate Of the total
damages places the same from $4,000
10 $4,000 =, A. Droubay was the
heaviest loser. his losses being estimat-
Cd at $4,000, with insurance for half
that amount The Baron Clothing com
pany, whose policy had just lapsed es-
Inmates It's loss as near $4,000. The
Sackett & Nelson saloon was complete
~ destroyed loss 5000, with 1880 in
surance.
Tho stock in the vowles e. Evans
warehouse was damaged TO the extent
lar 81 GO
on the opposite side Of the street was
inc saloon OF =. St clair This was
|deluged with water and was partially
pulled down To break the path Of the
|fre Some OF the contents of the ST
Clair saloon were saved. The estimated
oss is 5000
The business houses In the vicinity OF
|the IRE. momentarlly threatened. were
soaked with water and by this means
were saved.
The Latter-dav Saint church build
|ns occupied by President ". s Gowans
and r. J Huntington. was badly dam
LACED
IL is reported that much liquid re-
|freshments that were temporarily re-
|morcd to the street were carried off by
tome persons supposed to have been
livery thirsty.
4 feature OF the IRE which caused
CONSERVATION for few moments was
hon the ammunition stored In the
hardware store began to explode. A
window Of John Gillett Of the Tooelo
|Nercantil company There was a scat
1 ernE ~ the fremen until some OF the
Experienced men told the others that
| mlv the shells Of the cartridges were
| fyIns about. and not the bullets.
HELP FROM NEW TOWN.
The mana cement of the international
Smelling A. Refining company b. en-
titled 10 the gratitude OF the people Of !
lo1e.e Tor their prompt and efficient |
assistance. The company sent "a special |
|uaiu from the smelter carrying the en- |
rc night shift, the men to be- employed |
D fighting the fire, The FIRE occurred |
o. old Tooele but great credit is due
b the FIRE brigade Of New Tooele, which |
las number Of old FIRE fighters among |
hem and who did very clever and ef-
TENT work
Everybody seemed TO be at the fire
and everybody seemed to vie with his |
ftghhor In taking desperate chances in
ubduing the flames In fact, until the
.s2sier OF last night. which cClipses
rytning that ever happened here.
Iooc'e didn't know she had so many
heroes. Conspicuous among the men
IN the lien of fire hghtcrs were Alex
snder Mel avs, Bert Lee. John Tate
ani r. @ Hiuke. although many others
Tong the volunteers are entitled to
slFcIal mention were their names avail
sht. Tho only person severely hurt
pas Everett Glenn who performed
itnarkable service IN the teeth Of tho
flames He Vas burned about the hands
st1 arms
fortunate thing in connection with
me rre is that the city fathers recently I
ad spent approximately s. 600 for now
''e and hose carts. pump. and FIRE
fgntiug apparatus. Had II not been Tor
lMs. nothing could have saved the
thole business section.
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