Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-08-12 | Page 9 | Metropole Fire Draws Crowd of Spectators

I FIE FIRE DRAWS I CROWD OF SPECTATORS Police Investigate Cause of Blaze Which Brings Brings' About Estimated Loss of Fire Firo of ol unknown origin developing In room 63 on the top floor caused caused damage o estimated at to the ti the buildIng build build- Ing and furnishings of of- the buld- buld hotel E. E IJ Broadway short shortly before beCore 8 o'clock last laRl night night Heavy smoke drove Inmates of oC the hostelry to the street when the fire Cre department commenced Its Is battle batte a against the flames fames and thrilling I ling hag efforts were made to rescue I baggage e. e bagg J J. J H. H Hechler clerk at the hotel smelled smoke mole and ad hurried to the corridor cor cor- rider of at the upper floor Ho lie heard the crackling of or fire am and running to the tho desk telephone called the fire depart depart- mont ment mont A A A. huge hugo ladder was ras extended up upon upon upon on the building engines engles and anel combination com com- wagons stationed in front and the hotel and behind preparations were made to deluge the premises with wa water tel when Fire Chief V. V H. H Bywater announced that only chemicals would be bo necessary J. J B. B Perkins proprietor of or the hotel returned from m Saltair shortly after ater I 10 id o'clock last nl night ht when the thc fire ro had been extinguished He lie Heas was as unable to furnish an estimate of oC hl his los loss Fire Chief Bywater Dwater estimated loss to f furnishings at 1000 and loss los to the buildings at 2500 OO The rie chief said hewa ho Ito was wa at loss to establish a cause for tor the fire Cre During During- earl early stages of oC the fire Cre city detectives conducted an investigation but tho reported to Inspector of oC Police Carl A. A Carlson Crlson late latel last t night having been ben unable to find an any clew that JI might ht Inform them of oC the caU causes es estor for tor tho the fire tire The building Is the property of ot Frank Knox and G G. S. S The hotel was leased b by Mr h Perkins nineteen months ago More titan 2000 persons were spectators at the fire Cre and ani it re required required re- re Q h l more than half halt of ot the police department nt to keep them from pressing beyond beon tho the fire tire lines lilies