Eastern Utah Advocate | 1903-01-22 | Page 4 | Told in Paragraphs

told in paragraphs tho the steamer tacoma which arrived at victoria D C wednesday afternoon from the orient reports that dur ins ing a great at japan oa a december the steamer kwan no maru broke adrift and collided with sine vessels and badly damaged three steamers the steamer then went ashore herself several ether collisions were reported and a number of c junks unk were loat lost off shore wita heay loss of W ilia in a faro at Morr lesey D C satur day night four men were burned to death four others are missing and it ie Is balloted they also perished in ho the flames tho the pioneer hotel leased by A johnson caught fire from the oer mer turning of a lamp in the bar room abe th proprietor aroused tho guests most of whom escaped in their night el eloth othes cs all were coal miners or ur pros pec tors it was impossible for the proprietor to reach all tho the moms there Is no fire protection at inicis sey ser