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Show OWNER SLEEPS WHILE HIS HOME IS BURNING cool and collected until after the arrival of the department when ahe collapsed and was cared for by neighbors. Burned in Descending Stairs. . . When Mr. Patterson found that his wife ,was safe, he retraced his steps down the flaming stairway, and it was then that he was burned. His head, neck, face and hands were badly burned. His injuries, while serious, seri-ous, are not dangerous. They were dressed by Dr. G. M. Benedict Mr. Patterson's loss is heavy. The house, valued at $1500, was totally destroyed, and the contents valued at 3600 were almost al-most all destroyed. He carried 81000 insurance in-surance on the house and about $260 on the contents. : ' . , - . The fire department did excellent work, though the house Is located out- side the city limits. A new and unoccupied unoc-cupied building adjoining was slightly scorched, and a small hole .was burned through the roof. . . , The exact origin of the Are has not been determined, but It Is believed to have been caused by a defective valve In the oil stove. W. B. Patterson, master mechanlo of the street car shops of the Utah Light And Railway company's street railway department was severely burned In a fire that destroyed his home and all of its contents at I o'clock this morning. Mr. Patterson, who lives at 344 East Tenth South street arose at i o'clock this morning, as Is his custom, and going go-ing downatalrs to the kitchen, started a fire in an oil stove, after which he put a kettle of water over the flame. . Feeling somewhat ill he went into the parlor In the front of the house and lying down upon a couch, dosed off to sleep again. About an hour later a neighbor saw the kitchen in flames and rushing to Patterson's front door, aroused him and told him of his danger. Mr. Patterson ran to the kitchen and threw a pailful bf water on the fire, which had no effect He then ran to his wife's bedroom on the second floor and tried to awaken her. Mrs. Patterson misunderstood her husband and went to sleep again. . Pought Through Plames. Mr. Patterson returned to the kitchen and fighting his way through the seething seeth-ing flame, endeavored to go out the rear door for a garden hoee. This door was locked but Mr. Patterson quickly kicked it down, and securing 'a hose, turned a stream on the blaze. Mrs. Patterson was aroused by the smoke and heat and dressing hurriedly, made her escape and directed the nelgn-bore nelgn-bore who were endeavoring to aave some of the household effects. Only two pieces of parlor furniture were rescued. Mr. Patterson, finding the flames were beyond his control, turned In an alarm, and Chief Bywater, with hose wagon No. 1, ateamer No. 1 and truck No. 4, responded. Mr.' Patterson then remembered remem-bered that he had not seen his wife, ajrid rushing up the blazing stairway, burst into her room. She had meanwhile made her escape and was uninjured. She was perfectly v ' " ; .:. ; ' ' ' '' ' |