The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-05
ANOTHER BLAZE:
At THE DANIELS
Fifth Fire Within a Few Months
Occurs in New Play
house.
WORK OF INCENDIARY,
CHIEF GL0RE'S BELIEF
Insurance to Be Cancelled and
Watchman Placed at
Building.

For the fsth time since October "A.
1910. the Daniels theatcr building suf-
fered loss by fire yesterday morning. Oh
these Ave fires three undoubtedly were
OF incendiary origin. The cause OF one
was never reported and that OF the other
was reported 10 be "carclessness with
matches" The fire yesterday morning
is said 20 have done about 5000 worth OF
damage OF which S400 was 10 the build
Ing and 5000 TO the contents of the room
ing house above the theatcr.
Evidences nf incendiavlSm were tounu
In the fires OF March 81 and juno "a nut
not 50 damaging RS those found atteT
the fire yesterday. AZ the. time OF lne
fire Of June 27 the plastering was torh
OF by The members of the ire depart
ment and after the fire yesterday the
space between the lathcs and the MOOR
perS that had been soaked in coal oil;
NJ the fire on June - Cnief Glore
stated that II had been fed Win turpen :
tine. which he could distinguish by the
smoke He said that there were some
cans IN the basement al the timc OF the
fire. but afterward when they returned
10 make an investigation the cans had
disappeared.
Investigation Ordered,
Anticipating such work on tho part OF
those who had started the fire. the chiei
ordered the Investigation started ycsIer-
day before the FIRE was fairly OUT. j ne
Glorc T. NJ Woodward. demonstrator Of
the new automobile engine. and Inspector
Frank NJ. Anderson, revealed the paper
in .ic roof OF the theater and bottle oi
coal oil and another Of ,urpentinc in The
basement. The papers used were SUNDAY
papers and some old wrapping paper
which had evidently come from the base
ment OF the building.
The fire was discovered at 4:06 O'Clock
Yesterday morning and the department
from headquarters responded promptly.
IL "a. MI
chemical engine were employed to put
out the lir= The quick work OF the fire.
men saved the building and its con-
tents and also disclosed the origin OF
the fire. as il was out before all OF the
uil-3oaked papers were burned.
Milton Stcinfet. manager Of the Dan
the Daniels clothing store, were taken
to police headquarters, where they were
closely questioned by Chief ot Police
s, M Rnrlow and CAPTAIN Of Detectives
rested. but Chief Barlow says that the
investigation is not over and that he is
determined TO find out who started this
and other fires in the Daniels building.
Insurance Cancelled.
Chief Glore is authority for the state
UP the lease OF the rooming house above
the theaier and will vacate inmedia tcly.
The adjustors OF the Pacific board Of
underwriters here have wired their head
quarters to have tho insurance on the
roomIDg house Cancelled and in the mean
time have asked Chief Glore TO place
two watchmen at the building. who VIII
be paid by the underwriters
Max Daniels. owner OF the building. is
away from the city. being last heard from
al Billings. Mont lie was notified Of
tho fire @lnd asked for partlcule rs which
will be sent TO him by night letter to-
night. He has been out OF the city for
some time and is thought 10 have been
looking for location. EIe is expected 10
return tli~ evening.
A. T. Sanford. attorney for Max Dan
els. said last night
The Daniels theater building was
erected by the owner Max Daniels. In
the yea. 1909 and cost close TO $4,000
and is insured for from $4,000 20 $40 900.
''Mr. Daniels occupies the storerooms
and carries stock Of goods which a
recent invoice shows. including fixtures.
exceed $4,000 in value and is insured for
10000.
Nellie Campbell rents the roomlng
house at rental of 1920 a month. w. s.
and II. r. Rand rent the theater and Mr..
Daniels receives $500 month from the
theater.
THE roomine house and the theater
leases provide that IN the event of fire
the tenants Will not pay rent during
the time that the premises are unten-
antabe.
The building is mortgaged for $4,000
and the ground on which il stands Is
worth about $50. 900.
Mr.. Daniels has been taking a trip
through the northwest and will return
today.