Show OGDEN SUFFERS DISASTROUS ODE FIRE Three Big Warehouses Are Burned Up in Hour on Sun Sunday Sunday Sunday day Afternoon LOSS IS NEARLY SPARK FROM LOCOMOTIVE THE TH E SUPPOSED CAUSE Special to The Herald Ogden May 6 The most destructive destructive tive tie fire that has bas visited Ogden in years cars broke out in the warehouse district at atthe atthe atthe the foot of street about this afternoon Before the flames were gotten under control they had com coin completely destroyed the Boyle Furniture warehouse the Ogden Hide Pelt building and a portion of the warehouse of George A Lowe Co The loss will run up close to The origin of the fire is unknown but the general belief bellef is that a spark from froma a locomotive set fire to some of the in material in the Boyle building Smoke emanating from the Boyle Fur Furniture Furniture Furniture company warehouse was disco discovered discovered ered by a call boy employed by the Union Pacific who was in the railroad yards ards at the time The fire department had not gotten under way before a second call was sent in The fire boys bos made a good goodrun goodrun goodrun run but when they arrived at the scene of the conflagration the entire roof of the Boyle building was a mass of or flames which were eating their way rapidly to toward toward toward ward the buildings adjoining Before the water could be turned upon the flames the entire structure was enveloped enveloped enveloped Heat Drives Firemen Back Time Tim and again the firemen were forced to break ground on account of the ter terrific terrific rifle heat The fire hose lying along the middle of Wall avenue had to be moved back bacle several times to prevent it being scorched and probably rendered useless Almost simultaneously the flames spread to the Ogden Hide Pelt com corn company company pany building on the north and the Lowe Co building on the south See Seeing Seeing ing that the Boyle Bo le structure was doomed the firemen directed their attention to the other buildings s Soon they the were I driven from the Hide Pelt building which like the Boyle Bole building burned like tinder For a time it looked as if the ware warehouse warehouse warehouse house of the C A Produce Pr duce company com pan which joined the Ogden O den Hide Pelt Pt lt building on the north would also be consumed Twice the flames jumped to the roof and elevator cupola but hut they th y were extinguished before they did more than damage Wall Saves Building A brick fire firt wall on the south le of i the building probably proba h saved the structure from going up An alley on the south of the Lowe building sepa separates separates separates rates that structure from the UE tl Immense I |