Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-08-26 | Page 12 | Who Burned Building?

WHO BURNED BUILDING? Insurance Adjuster Will Try to Solvo tho Problem. There wero no developments Friday In tho Investigation of the representatives of Iho Ger-manla Ger-manla Fire company Into tho origin of tho fire that early Tucsdny morning completely gutted the doublo frame residence, Nos 75 and 77 X btreit, upon which tho company has a policy for $3000. Tho records of the flro department show the causa of the conflagration to b unknown, but. according to a woman who resides at S3 N street, who discovered It, the fire waa the work of an Incendiary. She claims that sho waa nwakened from her slumbers at 4 o'clock Tuesday mornlne by heavy footfalls, nccom-jxmled nccom-jxmled by the nolso of tearing paier. In tho north hnlf ot tho structure, which waa vacant, and that sho Immediately thereafter mw Hnmcs leaping up from tho center of Iho up-a up-a in Ira rooms. In nccordancu with tho usual procedure ot the flro Insurnnco company. Adjuster C. H. Gatchcl was summonod to this city from Ios Angeles to investigate tho origin of tho Are. Ho crrlved yesterday morning, and will begin hln Inquiry this morning. Ho stated yesterday afternoon that ho could not discuss the matter until ;ho conclusion of his Investigation, which will consume today.