Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1900-09-14 | Page 5 | Fire Threatens Salt Palace and Causes Big Commotion

I FIRE THREATENS THREATENS SAL SALT PALACE I AND NO CAUSES BIO BIG COMMOTION For a n time yesterday afternoon the te Salt Palace was In Jeopardy from urn fire urna fr a 8 baze blaze originating In one of the frame Irane buildings used by Kolitz as a candy and ant o stand Immediately be b bind the Palace ala alace e while w le the wind was at atit atus its us it height The strenuous efforts efort of employees employ es and the th quick quck response of oft the t e fire department kept the flames fames un under under der tier control and prevented their th lr spread spreading lug ing ig to the building proper proper Young Toung Alfred Lloyd was wa popping corn cor I in stand about 4 when a spark from the gasoline lamp lam caught the gasoline tank and in a short a while the place was wa in flames fames The Te stand I frame structure e about 50 50 j feet fees in size burned down in less than th n I ten minutes the wind being so strong j I i and as its it course was northeast fire firebrands firebrands brands brn s were carried to the Palace freI j I greatly great alarming the management and employees s The emergency hose was vas brought into serice service before the depart department depar ment arrived and the south sou h side of ofte the te briny structure had the best wash wAh Ing in Its It history hist r The fire fre spread to Ralph Rlph Cottons fishpond and that was consumed with wih all al Its I it contents Mr Ir Kolitz KoUtz estimates his loss at 20 the tha the cash register show showcases showcases cases and his entire stock In trade be being being being ing ruined Mr Cotton places VI aces his loss I at the prizes in the game some of ot gme which were quite valuable being de destroyed I The building bU cost There T her was no insurance on either place j The vaudeville theater had a nar nor narro I rots roU ro escape and there was a great geat deal of excitement among the actors and i actresses who rushed for their ward wardrobes I robes and kicked down donn dO dressing room i doors to get at them The lire fire fir was wa ex ox extinguished reached before the theater was I