Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-01-12 | Page 18 | Fire Chief Drives His Horse with One Line

I' FIRE CHIEF DRIVES HIS HORSE WITH ONE LINE Fire Chief Charles A. Vail, in going to a small flro at GI West Third South street. Saturday afternoon, gave an unexcelled un-excelled exhibition of driving with a stiff rein from State to' Main street, on East Third South. . At State and Third South streets the Chief. ii lashing his courser to greater speed. lost ono line. He immediately i rased to apply the "pad." and allowed tue other lino to hang loose. Fortunately, Fortunate-ly, hl3.hntso went straight down the street, and at Main lbs Chief clambered over the dashboard and regained the lost line after which he breathed more freely. Soot set fire to the shingle roof of the W, L. Pickard residence, occupied by Mrs. 1.. H. Cook. The loss was slight. Burning' soot caused another tire In the . two-story biick. Eighth South street, between be-tween Third and Fourth East r street." , owned by 72. T.aird and occupie'd by J. St. Clair, about noon. There was no loss. In turning the corner at I and Brlgbam streets on the way to this fire, "Jack" Burriss, tillcrman on a No. I truck, wan hurldd from his scat into Hie street by Uie quick swerve, lie was thrown ten or llftccn feet, but, fortunately, escaped with a few slight bruises. The truck stopped, picked him up and went on to the fire.