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Show THE (illAM) IN ASHKS. Total Destruction ly Fire of the Beautiful Opera House Shortly after Hie conclusion of the performance of "Held by tho Enemy" at the Grand opera house Thursday night and while the scone shifters were moving some of the scenery a draft of air through tho open door caused the hanging of one of tho (lies to sweep agaiust one of the unprotected border lights, above tho proscenium opening and inside the stage room. The lly immediately im-mediately burst into Haines and in a vcrv short time the entire stage was in ablaze. Before the lire department hail reached the place the llames had made such headway that the only thing that could be done was to couline them to the building, which was entirely jutted, ncarlv everything inside being lost. The" '"'Held by the Kiiciny" company lost $1000 worth of scenery and many of the individual members lost their entire en-tire wardrobes. Professor Cromwell lost twenty-four lectures, the result of vears of 'study and highly valued. Nearly all the tenants in tho front of the building came out in good shape, the Knights' of Pythias losing about $1WJ0 worth of properties. . The lessee of the house, Manager Burgess, is not 1 only a heavy direct loser in property, but will bo out considerable money on his lease. The building belonged to the Sharp Walker estate. The loss on t he building was $1:10,000 to $150,000, though if sold the property w ould have brought much more. Insurance, $50,-000, $50,-000, as follows: German of Peoria, $',000; Lion of Hartford, $2,000; Orient of Hartford, $2,000; National of Hartford, Hart-ford, $2,000; State investment, California, Cali-fornia, $:),000; Anglo-Nevada, California, Cali-fornia, $3,500; Oregon of Portland, $1,500; Concordia of Milwaukee,$1.500; Oakland Homo of California, $2,000; Liverpool, London & Globe, $2,000; Hartford Fire, $ J,000; South British, $2,000; City of London, $2,000; Phnmix of London, $2,500; Phumix of Brooklyn, $1,000; London & Lancashire, $2,000; Manchester, $2,000; American, N. Y., $2,000; Providence & Washington, of Khode Island, $2,000; Lancashire, $4,500; Forrest Association, of Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, $2,000. The "After Hark'.' company played at the Salt Lake theater last night to fulltll their engagement. They lose heavily, and nearly every member felt the effect ef-fect of the lire. |