| Show Story of flemens Hard Battle Flames lanies J 0 H The fire was first discovered dia by by Wal Wiil Walter Walter ter Clawson who was was sleeping in the roar rear of Spencer Bare Barely Barel Barely ly l escaping with his own life Ufe Mr lIr Clawson rushed out of the building which was w s already boiling with Smoke and running to the postoffice called caked to the employees to telephone in inan Inan inan an alarm He ran back to tte tle t e building but finding that the fire wan wat w far larger than he thought returned to the alarm box on Second South and West Temple and turned in an alarm from there It was just 3 44 a m when the alarm of ot fire sounded at the thee headquarters of the fire department and In just fifteen seconds afterwards the department was wason wason wason on the way yay to the scene of the con conflagration Chief Devine was at his home at the time of the alarm but was I r q I w t 1 t tr r I In n 4 w V I i 1 Il tl i 7 l or y ya a cr s a t t 03 K J F Fr FC R t ws r r ry rr C Jr y r 3 t 1 tera era r Mo R z O OD N OTTO ECK ECKE CF TIC D E GALLANT T P WItt WERE IN ys Fm t 1 x Photos by Srn S n nc c at the fire In a very very f sl te and took charge of oC his men When the department arrived the tire the seemed to be b confined principally to the t e basement bas ment at the southwest corner of store or In the northwest cor corner cornel corner ner nel of the Mine Smelter Supply por portion portion portion tion in one of which places the fire is believed by Chief Devine to have originated originated originated Fortunately there was according ac according according cording to the statement of o Chief De Devine Devine vine a good water pressure and soon the firemen had several lines of hose on the burning burn ng portion of the building Rapid Spread of Flames Flame The flumes flames spread with a al almost a a II most m st phenomenal breaking forth in re remote remote mote mole portions of the building jumping from basemen to second floor and spreading from room to room without any apparent means of transmission unless the house was filled tilled with gases which the fhe firemen believe to have been the case At Chief Devine realizing that department No 1 was not a sufficient force torce sent a general alarm and alt all the apparatus from departments Nos No 2 l and 4 responded reaching the scene in ina ina a very ve few tew minutes Terrific Explosion n nIt It at this juncture about half hi 1 an n hour after the fire Sire alarm was turned In that a terrific explosion occurred almost costing the lives of four firemen j I and demolishing a portion of the build building building ing It came without an instants warning and the wonder is that a I number of firemen as well as others were not blown into atoms There was wasa wasI I f a roar that awakened people for miles away followed by a shaking of oC the ground that could be distinctly d felt I many blocks from the scene of ot the explosion ex explosion explosion It seemed as though the whole south southside southside I side of the building had been suddenly rent into fragments the air was filled with flying debris and a large section of the south wall went flying across I Pierpont avenue almost demolishing a portion of a house The front door of ot the Mine Smelter Supply house Was Wast as t blown blon across the sider alk stone pillars I i were twisted from their positions and Und eight firemen were blown several feet I I from where they had been working i I four tour of o them receiving severe injuries K Firemen Injured ed edThe The four tour firemen Injured were As Assistant Assistant Assistant I Chief McCarthy Captain Love Amos Moreton and l nd Otto The explosion created a draft I through the building bunding that made the I flames Hames burst out with renewed energy I and It looked for a short time a as If the t I Dooly building the High school schoot and andI the whole Who ole block would be b e swept to tho the ground Steamer No S f which was i I called at unfortunately blew off offa at ata a suction connection while on the ny I to the fire and considerable delay was caused from that source but the break was soon repaired and nd ten lines of hose were soon in operation upon the I burning building The flames by this time were rolling I out of every portion of the building the High school had taken fire and fite windows in the east end endo of the Dooly building were w re ignited Adjoining Adjo ng Buildings Saved A line Une of f hose hoso was promptly turned upon the High school building but it requited required the most heroic work of the firemen to save the building Another r I line of hose was turned upon the Dooly I block but it was discovered that th s engine would not throw the water high higher er than the third floor floors and nd It looked as if the building were doomed For Fortunately Fortunately Fortunately the rear part of the building is provided with stand pipes s and a line of ot hose was connected with this firemen lugged a line Une of hose here hereto ho e eto to the roof connected It with the stand standpipe pipe and fought the ire fire the roof ro ot otA A number of vol volunteer vom tee tints turned their to the he wi Windows bows from the Inside tearing down d wn awnings and knocking out burning frames fr mes to too prevent the fire from vetting getting to the ceilings inside The fight was a hard one and against strong odds odd but perse perseverance It re verance the firemen and the volunteers saved the building from ruin ruinA A slight wind was blowing when the fire started but after the explosion it seemed to die down else according to the statement of the firemen it would Continued on Page Pase 2 2 public as the in attendance wish wih to make their bulletins bull tins frank Jn I 1 n consequence o of this thi separation cf the tho edges of tie the surface wound tim the healing of th same sama Bra will wi bo somewhat delayed The Thc president is i well wellS 01 S enough now t 1 begin gin to tJ take nourishment by the mouth in the to form ot of extract if 1 beef P 31 M RIXEY 1 M 11 D MAXX PARKE I Alt HERAN N lY CHARLES B Il 1 Secretary to the President nt |
