| Show A FIRE opera house mill and hay sheds SUCCUMB TO THE the proto fire department lowers the curtain on the last act at ville opera house at abelt 4 this morning david curtis of springville Spring ville discovered a small blaze among some shavings and sawdust in the southeast corner lera mill located immediately in the rear of the springville Spring ville opera house the alarm waa at once given and the people of springville Spring ville hurriedly clambered forth from from their resting places and rushed to the scene of fire the fire had been spreading rapidly and the mill and lumber yards were soon wrapped in flames A bucket brigade was formed and the citizens and many of the ladies worked with a will they succeeded in saying the surrounding dwelling houses but in spite of their efforts trie flames seized the opera house and soon the roof the porch in front and the front wall fell with a crash the three remaining walls were cracked but con tinned to egand two barns in the rear of the mill teen tons of hay and a stack containing twelve tons were next attacked 1 the are fiend the heat becoming go intense that little or nothing could be done by those bean fighting the flames a telegram was bent to the provo fire department for assistance soren jensen tha curfew bell ringer was notified noti fiad and the alarm was sounded throughout the city members ot the company were soon at the court house and the fire engine and hose cart were transferred to the depot chief brown going to springville Spring ville in a cart to look oyer the situation ere the arrayal of the company A TIP engine and co were secured and with some difficulty the fire engine was loaded onto the car the company ar rived at Springy ille with the engine and hose cart over the R G W road at and were received by the citizens with welcoming cheer the fire had by this time however almost spent its fury although there was still several large blazes in the lumber and hay yards which might have spread to surrounding dwelling houses if a light breeze should spring up the engine was located by the aide of an irrigation ditch and the firemen went to work and succeeded in saving about one hundred dollars worth of charred lumber et cafter which they went to Harrison the house and partook of an excellent breakfast which the boys thoroughly enjoyed after their mornings constitutional teams for the engine and hose cart and for the firemen were furnished by springville Spring ville citizens and as the boys were all ready to start marshal hall jn behalf of the people of springville Spring ville thanked them for their services and proposed three cheers which were given with a hearty will not to be out done in generosity chief brown proposed to the boys that they give three cheers in honor of springville Spring ville and her people and the boys did cheer as only utah boys an there is difference of pinion as to the origin of the fire some claiming that it probably originated from sparks from the mill engine while others be leave it to be the work of incendiaries the loss will approximate about 17 there was no insurance the opera house valued at was owned by packard and johnson bros the mill and lumber yard valued at about by mr gottlob klingler and the barns sheds and hay 2000 bv mr N H groesbeck mr klingeler Kli neler had just received five carloads of oregon pine lumber a few days before nearly all of which was burned some of the machinery in the mill and the horses and cattle in the barn were saved the loss of the opera house will be felt very keenly by the residents of springville Spring ville as it will in all probability not bo rebuilt at present it is asserted alt our sister cita will soon have a fire |
