The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-15
TOOELE FIRE Loss
REACHES $4,000
Blaze Originated From I'm
known Cause in Warehouse
of BoWIeS & Evans.
MANY VOLUNTEER HEROES
sMELTERMEN COVERED SELVES
WITH GLORY.

Especial to The Herald Republican,
Tooele, Aug. 14.-Water- soaked and
devastated by the fire of Saturday
night, which swept over a portion of
the old town of Tooele, the ruins were
yesterday visited by nearly everybody
IN both the new and old town. All day
long people walked about in the ruined
section and discussed the confla grafton
or the night before. They speculated
upon the losses sustained, discussed
the probable origin of the fire. guessed
as to what might have happened had
not the buildings been thoroughly
soaked by drenching rain Saturday
afternoon and praised the work of the
volunteer firemen, whose heroic work
checked the flames and saved both
towns from what appeared TO be total
destruction.
Just how the fire started is as much
OF a mystery today as il was Saturday
night. 1t is known. however. that it
started in the BOwles & Evans ware
house. IL is the general belief that
the fire had its origin in someone drop
ping lighted cigar or cigarette in the
inflammable material about the floor
OF the place.
Partially Insured.
Conservative reckoning of the losses
places the total between $50, 900 and
$40, 600, which is about two-thirds COW
cred by insurance.
spects and was fraught with danger
on every hand. The volunteer firemen
from both the old and new towns took
desperate chances, but the proposition
which they were combating called for
II. With the wind blowing a gale and
the fire well under way before it was
discovered. the situation was drastic.
Everybody has a word of praise to-
day for the fire laddies. and the people
are generally grateful to the mana ge-
.T INT ~ls1
dispatched 100 men of the night shift
from the smelter TO the scene of the
fire. These braWny, btg-hearted men
rendered valuable assistance. The be-
grimed faces of the smelter workers
could be seen everywhere, doing eVQfy-
thing in their power 10 check the
flames, which were licking up every
| thing in their path. The smeltermen
worked hand and hand with the vol
unteer firemen and finally checked the
flames. which seemed many times bent
upon getting beyond human control
| and were headed for the newly built
| up residence district, where many or
nate and valuable homes are located.
one OF the most strategic pieces o
work Of the firemen was the tearinl
down of the St. Clair saloon which
stood directly in the path OF the flames
and had 1t not been torn down would
have served as the communicating linl
TO conduct the flames to the residenc'
district beyond.
There were many acts OF persona
bravery Patrick White and Franz
Dorehety. volunteer firemen, especial!
distinguished themselves. Everett
/ Glenn had his hands severely burned
while fighting the flames.
James Gardner, manager OF the lOca
Bell Telephone exchange, rendered val
liable assistance in spreading tn
| alarm. 1t was he who notified the PEG
| pie in the new town of the fire. Il
| - l. l..
pany from the new town had covere'
/ seven blocks and had their apparatu
/ on the scene in the old town. II Their
| has ever been any rivalry between III
/ towns 1T was forgotten in the common
| danger
The firemen worked like so man,
| beavers. There came a time when tn
water from the hydrants seemed to los
| its pressure. The firemen put the old
/ time hand pump apparatus into. com
mission and powerful men made tn
| old machine groan with animation.
! While the fire was raging in tn
| BOWles & Evans warehouse there Wer
| intervals when there was a veritabl
fusillade of shots, caused by the Elk
| plOsiOn OF cartridges. The report wa
circulated that the warehouse con
tanned powder and a tank Of gasoline
this, however, proved unfounded. Il
any event there was no explosion o
any moment.
/ EtcI a 1IOundg Is the lEdhlCs
| loser. His building and stock OF good
were totally destroyed with a loss o
about $4,000: partly insured. MI
DrOubay said today that he would re
place his building by the erection Of
| new brick structure.
! The loss TO the Baron Clothing com
pany is estimated a. $4,000. The insur
ance covering the property was al
lowed to lapse a few days before tn
i fire.
The damage TO the Bowles & Evan
warehouse is said to $1,000; no insur
/ anee.
Eight billiard and pool tables in tn
DrOubay building were destroyed Tn
| loss on this account is $4,000; full,
! covered by insurance.
Sackett & Nelson. ssaloonmen, esti
mate their loss at $1,000. with $3.50
1 insurance.
st. Glars saloon carried no insur
ance. The loss is over $1,000. The
c. Pennington real estate office was
! total loss TO the amount OF $4,000; n
/ insurance.
The plans of many of those who suf
fered heavy losses are not very wei
defined today. Some of them, however
have stated that they would immedi
| ately set about to replace their build
/ In tke.fa fo1