Salt Lake Times | 1890-12-06 | Page 10 | A Salamander Clock

A Salamander 'lock. That a clock would continue to run in the midst of roaring flames for any length of time few people would believe, be-lieve, j et that Buch was the case in the fire which destroyed the Sycaway villa near Troy lias been proved conclusively From the ruins of the building was taken a small calendar clock. The hands had stopped at 11:40 o'clock, or searly an honr and a half aftr the fire" broke out. The calendar dial showed the hand at Sunday. The clock was destroyed de-stroyed by the heat and flames beyond all hope of repidr. It must have continued con-tinued to run 1 "r the villa was a blackened ruin. 1 1 l"ri i cund in the center of a pile of debris. Albany Es-nress.