Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-08-30 | Page 11 | Fire Damages Helt's Store in Second South

aFIE a FIE FiRE DAMAGES HElD'S STORE ON SECOND SOUTH SOUT v Loss Loss Estimated at From to Over Kenyon Kenyon Hotel Threatened Fir Firo o of unknown origin caused dam dam- ago estimated at to the tho bookStore bookstore book- book store and andI stationery engraving plant or of fr John Held 10 East Easl Second South street yesterday afternoon During the fire fre the Kenyon Kenon hotel Building was th threatened rca n Mrs rs Annie Held and her daughter daug Bessie Hold Held were wera alone alono in the tile establishment when the engraving department depart depart- meat ment suddenly burst Into flames Mrs Held and her daughter rushed to the time street and screamed An alarm of oC fire was Yas telephoned to headquarters When hen the fire department arrived the tho entire store seemed seemed J wrapped in flames llames Fire Ire Chief By Bywater water accompanied by b a squad of ot tire firemen men rushed up UI into rooms of or the Kenyon hotel building directly over the tho store expecting the tho fames flames would spread Smoke was discovered discovered dis die covered seeping through the carpets of or tho rooms The Tho carpets carpels wore were ripped off or and the tho floors drenched with wih chem heals After ACor tho the flames had been extinguished extin exUn- the time chief made two visits to tho the store In iii an effort cHort to establish the cause Ho ITo admitted last nl night ht that the orl origin ln still stil was sas unknown After ACor checking over insurance covering co the time store the ho fire tire chief said is it a a. cons conservative r estimate of at th the the- loss 1088 Jo John n Held proprietor of tho the store sail said that an engraving machine which ho estimates esti osti- est est- mates to be bo worth was total totally destroyed