Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-24
THREE HURT IN
GARAGE BLAZE
Exciting Fire at Utah Motor Car
Company's Premises
This Morning.
EMPLOYEES ARE BADLY BURNED
Wayne Joy and Ralph Olson Scorohcd
While Frank Thomas l. Over
come by smoke.

just few hours after Inspector r.
J. Anderson OF the Dire department had
notified l.. j. Gnmer manager OF tho
Utah Motor Car company 1875 and i21
south state street. that his place must
be cleared up and the oil removed from
the floors and all innammable mate
rial taken out Of the building. fire
broke out IN the basement OF The place
where ~ barrels OF cylinder oil were
stored. and two men are badly burned
about the face and hands. ana their
hair singed almost of as result. an.
other man Is very sick from the effects
Of a trying quarter Of an hour IN the
burning basement All are employees.
Wayne JOY who lives at the Tuxedo
apartments, is the one most badly
burned. His face and hands are worst
His hair is badly sinsed
Ralph Olson. 525 east Eighth South
street, Is also badly burned much the
same as JOY
Frank Thomas, who lives at the Ne
vada hotel. was overcome by the smoke
and Is very sick as result Al sad
Ter was also in the smoke and heat
Of the flames in the basement but
suffered no injury
All the men burned were taken to
the Halliday drug store across the
street and later removed to their
homes I'm an automobile.
Inspector Anderson of the fire de-
partment had his attention called to
the place last night when smoke was
seen Issuing from the windows of the
garage. He investigated and found
mat the smoke was caused by the
heating and hot water plant in the
rear OF the building used 10 supply
the La Nell hotel which occupies the
second and third floors OF the build
ing. He visited the place this morn
ing and noticed In some places that
oil was deep on the floors. Then the
men injured were ordered 10 clean
II up. Other wOrkmen we're work.
ing on an automobile In the bas6-
ment There was some gasoline
around, Il IS said. Twelve barrels OF
the cylinder oil was In the basement
room where the men we're working.
Sidasn,y " became tSnifssi and the
bsschcnt vas,sya hr9aring mas OF
flames In Az instant Frank Thomas
grabbed q fire ext3nsuisher and start
ed 20 night the flames He was over
come by smoke. The others stagper-
ed up the stair way from the base
ment and made their way 20 the
drug store.
Whom the Are department arrived
drag the automobiles in the Mace
They found the cellar and power house
ablaze. The oil caused volumes &C
smoke. Bystanders and others helped
TO the street II is estimated that In
the Utah Motor Car company and
tho Flanders Garage in the same
building over a quarter million dol
lars worth Of automobiles were stored.
The building Is n new one and
a hsolutely fireproof and n this had
not heen the case the loss would
have been heavy. The building Is
owned by O. W Moyle and j. "
Moyls. The La Nell hotel Is leased
by r. A. Sorensen.
RAN OVER NEW CEMENT.
The fire department in getting To the
fire was compelled 70 run their heavy
trucks and other apparatus over some
wet concrete being laid In an alieyway
o. 1.-The south OF the place. and Con-
tractor 4. O. Giauyne estimates his loss
at about SIS. The coats OF the men
who we're laying the concrete were all
In the boiler house In the building and
when the fire got there from the base
ment they were all burned, There were
IL automobiles In the Utah Motor Car
company's place and they are valued
was that one belonging to y W. Clark
~ Ophir. which was being repaired I'm
the basement. II is damaged to the
extent OF so,
DAMAGE ABOUT $500
L. j. Gilmer OF the Utah Motor Car
company estimates the damage TO the
building and contents at about $500 He
says that the fire was caused by the
lylinder oil catching fire.
Chief Glore cOrroborates the state
nent made by Inspector Anderson He
says that he sent some men there last
light when the smoke was seen issuing
rom the building causing him IN have
he inspector call there this morning.
The chief further says that ERE was
,ansed by gasoline explosion ana that
here was a quantity OF the explosive
n the pumps and barrels In the base
nent The Utah Motor Car company
)eople say that there was no gasoline
n the building. D. G. lacking Is said |
o be president Of this concern There |
vas no damage 10 tho Flanders gar |
age and all the machines there were |
hurried 20 the street when the alarm \