The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-26
FLAMES DESTROY /
THE AUDITORIUM
Big Building on Ricbaf1
Street Is Quickly Reduced||
TO Ruins.
TWO FlREMEN lNJUREi
Loss Is Estimated at s3S,od
With slo,5OO In
SuraIlCe.
TWO FlREMEN lNJURE

The Auditorium skating rink AZ
Richards street was almost totallv
stroYed by fire, WHICH was discoyar|
at 1920 o'clock yesterday morning s
several fjremen had narrow csear
from serious injury, several of tbI
sustaining wounds, A general ala
was sounded and every piece of II,
fighting apparatus in the city was
gagged, preventing the spread of
flames to adjoining buildings. 50,
Of the walls of the Auditorium NAV
saved, but the remainder Of tho hui
ing, together with its contents. IA
complete loss. estimated al 1854
with only $4,000 insurance on the bui
ing and $500 on the contents.
The fire originated in the boI
room of the building and the basem1
was a mass OF flames before the
was discovered Fire Chief Glore
counts the rumor that the blaze star|
from cigarette thrown into pile'
sawdust, tracing the origin to
boiler room. Ben Harmon, who 4,
near the Auditorium. was notified h,
passerby of smoke pouring from "
dows of the big structure and he.
once turned in an alarm.
Two Firemen Injured.
Al o clock, forty minutes after
fire was discovered. the roof of
building fell in. \ number Of fircn
working on top Of the structure &
others in the interior Of the build
narrowly escaped being involved in
fall. Fireman Mills had a hand ba,
cut by falling gass and Fireman Sir
son was struck by n falling brick,
flicting wound over thc eye. 81
men had their wounds dressed and
turned TO duty.
Edward Rich. son OF Manager f..
Rich of the People s Forwarding ct
pany at % Richards street, had Just
tered the store when the flames bu
through the windows Of the Aud
rum, Ar emergency fire hose in
building was brought into play and
spread of the flames in this dlrectl
was checked, The early arrival Of
fire department. prevented any iuril
spread of the fire. Streams Of wai
were PLAYED on the ruined building
several hours and il was ! o clock
fore the department. Was withdrawn.
Owned by P. 8. O'Mara. s
The building was owned by Phil
O Mara and was sold by him reccr
under An optional agreement TO
Ice Rink company Of which
O'Mara is secretary. Others intercs
in this company are j, w. Mel
president; City Councilman John |
ley, vice president: City Councilu
Charles NJ. Lees, treasurer; w. NJ, II
mon, DR.. II. 4. Wbitock aud Jake
Raleigh. directors. The ground
cupied by the Auditorium Is owned !
the Clayton Investment company, Z
Auditorium people holding ten-yeai
lease,
The Ice Rink company is he'd
loser by the fire The building was
GENTLY remodeled, $500 being spent
putting in a new floor for roller sk
ing, while an automatic orchestra 60
ing $1,000 was recently installed. Di
Cooley. owner of the league basel
franchise, who recently promoted
wrestling bout. loses about SA00 woa,
of lumber which he had used IN buI
ing extra seats and which was dcstin
for the new blcachers at Cooley pars
The Ice Rink company held seve'
informal meetings yesterday and y
meet again today to decide on plans
the future 1t was not decided at 9
OF yesterdays conferences whether :
company would rebuild, this matter
ing over until today's meeting,