Show j COSTlY fiRE IN INt t H M STUDIO Collection COn Coll tl of f Negatives Destroyed by Blaze of 1 Unknown Origin n r OPERATING OP ROOM RUINED t i PHOTOGRAPHER PH t GR P iER THINKS FLASH FLASHLIGHT FLASHLIGHT i 1 LIGHT WAS RESPONSIBLE t r t The beau room of Mon Molt Monroes I roes roe ro new studio stu o S1 M t f Wit Third i South street f was Waa converted Coovert Into a ruin V l by a fire Ure th of oC mysterious origin which was t discovered at about last t 11 evening Included I In the wreck was wu a af f collection of about 15 negatives In Including eluding lUding many mant prominent persons person and V representing nearly neary of oC Ute tile i of Salt Lake City f Mr Ir Monroe did not make a careful examination lat last evening but he fears tears k that most of the negatives are ruined t This is III an Irreparable loss JOBS a The 1 I in Its ILM former location was exposed to a afire aj afire j fire which gutted the Breeden store last t i December but at time the nega negatives negatives tives were sved Included In the paraphernalia de destroyed deJ troyed str by bT the fire last Jut evening were J i tile the backgrounds These must ml t be paint painted I 1 i iI ed in accordance with the requirements I i J of oC the be studio sand And n cannot be secured I J this side aide of Boston Bo ton This ThU Th alone means ri 4 a Ii vexing delay before Mr Monroe will willbe willbe iii be able to resume business 1 Mr Monroe attributes the blaze blue to a flashlight He secured a It new outfit i I a ut A week ago o and at 6 I last T r r is evening used u it to make a photograph of ot his bl wife and little girl He believes belleve that a spark lodged in some of the 1 hangings and smoldered for some BOme time j breaking out in flame Accord AccordIng AccordI 1 I Ing log to the theory thory of the department the blaze was wu caused ca li d by defective detective wiring f The lire ire caused cau ed the explosion of a Ii large larlie l bottle of and the blazing fluid created an Intense heat which worked J havoc with the negatives Mr Monroe also allO lost loet a Ii large coHee collection tion of photographs photo his ij most expensive work These TheM had bad been h n i stored Mored In the operating op room awaiting aW the orders of the patrons rJ I Two hi lenses lentell were Included in the Ule equipment out it I 1 believed these are lire not seriously rio llly damaged However i the rich velvet hangings carved antique j furniture costly rugs and the furnish furnishings furnishIngs ings are a total loss loH The blaze blase was con confined confined conj j fined to the open ope Ung UnS Town room where the ruin was complete C Mr Monroe was vas unable to make any estimate of his loss Jou los |