Show I I Firemen Escape Death V Y of the wreckage of or t the e S Salt lt Lake e fire Lire department ent aerial ladder r which h collapsed yesterday during a a. practice drill of the depart depart- ment me The la ladder er was as being used as ns a writer water tower g at the time of lin- lin I accident and tho the collapse was was caused by failure failure to properly anchor it it with wish guy ropes I tEI i A 1 t f Al 2 1 t f t ti i c j- j r q I 1 ri t fJ JJ 4 4 f 3 1 t L f ic 4 I 1 11 1 L' L t r k 1 p S r F T I Vater Tower Gives Way Tay During Regular Drill DrillS S EVERAL ERAL firemen narrow narrowly narrowly- escaped r O death death- ye yesterday afternoon when an foot 85 aerial extension ladder collapsed collapsed col col- col- col i laps lapsed cd In the rear of or fire Ire department I headquarters during during- the re regular ular afternoon afternoon after after- noon drill Improper support of at the ladder being used as a water tower caused tho the break It Is said The Tho ladder ha had been used hundreds of times for drill purposes and had on sever severd occasions safely al supported five eighty feet teet of ot hose hoso operated to I 20 pounds pressure and antI four tour men accordIng according according ac ac- ac- ac I Iu cording to Fire Firo Chief Bywater Two Tw guy u ropes are arc used to hold the ladder but failure of oC new men In the department department depart depart- ment merit to use ue the thc second rope was re rc- rc th tin fh hr Irk k h Rv n I stated t t d.- d. 0 I Four men had been working on th the ladder a mOment moment before It collapsed fastening the line tine of or hoso to a 1 stationary sta sta- catch anti and had Imd Just descended With the tho large fire tire engine In operation opera opera- tion lion tho the pressure vas was gradually turned into the out outstretched hose As the gauge nuge registered 1 0 pound I the ladder was seen to swa sway tho the single guy rope rOIe broke brace snapped ant and the ladder crashed to the pavement IHl breaking in three places The ladder was carried on tho the new aerial truck which was recently pu put Into operation hero here Chief Bywater stated lost last night the lie equipment wIn wilt bo be replaced by a new no lad ladder er within a few fe days dars |