Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-08
SEVEN HORSES MEET DEATH.
parn of Bailey & Sons AIight
Causes Losses to Ada
cent Properties.
IN Two Cases Inccndiarl-m T. Assigned
As the Cause-Mcn Run From
Building.

within half an hour, beginning at
$40 o'clock this morning. the fire
5spartmcnt was called on to fight six
fires. the total loss from which goes
into the thousands OF dollars
The fires were at:
Machine shop OF G.. p. Hutchinson. g.
south Second West streets: loss to
building. $500. to contents $4,000; part
~ Insured
Blacksmith and carriage shop Of \.
Tnppman. 43 west Fourth South
arct. loss to building 5000; to con-
tents $1,000 10 Insurance on con-
tents
Barn of Bailey & Sons. rear 53l south
First West street; seven horses burned
90 death. total loss Sl.250; partly in
sured
Residence Of J. H. Bailey. Jr. 53t
south First West street. damage $50.
Residence VIM Young, 533 south
First West street. loss $40
Residence J.. A. Barker, rear 5S5
south First West street, DESTROYED
building valued Mt 1925
On the first two fires inccndiariem ;s
given as the cause. while I'm the latter
four, all originating from the barn
Of Bailey & Sons the cause As given
6s either incondiarism or careless
tramps. as three men were seen to
run from the building as the fire was
discovered
Tho first alarm was received at $40
from tho machine shop OF q. +. Hutch
nson and minute later the call from
the blacksmith shop Of a. Trappman.
HARD FIGHT.
Chief Gl5re. with the apparatus from
stations 40. 2 and responded 10 the
tFt alarm and found the building In a
blaze on their arrival. With the proN-
Unity Of the Parker Lumber company
yards ana the dangerous breeze. the
tie was hard fought one. and before
,0uld be- cXtinguishcd and confined
Vihh the building practically an tho
onltnts and the building itself had
t0ndestr1ycd by the flames.
TIE fire at Trappman's blacksmith
h carriage shop originated In tho
pl' shop I'm the rear OF the building.
ahl as there U.s. no wiring or llghunc
atie lne only origin given Is inctndilr-
hn The rear Of the building. which
Is owned by the Walker estate. was
completely guttcd and tho loss to the
building placed at 5000 The contents.
I. ullhs carriages, etc, win reach |
SEVEN HORSES BURN
N.Ighbor discovering the fire ln the |
iailey * Sons barn, saw three unknown |
lch dart from the building as the |
dWes began TO shoot out, and these |
aeN. whether tramps or inCendiarists, |
e believed to have caused the Conal- |
nation that resulted In the burning |
own ~ the barn. one home. the death |
seven horses and the threatening of |
No residences.
Starting from the barn. the flames
mere euNeloTed the building with
1cn inpidtty that there was no oppor-
hiN to save the live stock, and with |
ne wind the sparks were carried as
hly in the residences nearby. The
oHoing Ion the rear Of $40 south First
.gt street owned by w. II Walker
lH tehlnted boy T.. \. Barker was
'hpielely destroyed by the flames, al
Iough the family succeeded In re-
o'lng the greater part OF the furni-
'Ie ana contents of the home to a
ace Of safety.
me residences az 53l and 533 south
al west street, forming "a double
'uSe ana occupied by J H. Bailey, |
d ana William Young were only
shul damaged by tho flames carried
ON the burning stable. Both houses
uNh'd D.! J. II. Baily. and tho
mag ~ 90 the first viii not exceed $50
' '"' ''lior S25 and contents $50.