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Show l f I Fire, Having Its Origin in "Third Degree9' B Concession, Communicates to Famous B Bicycle Saucer Track md B Main Building B FIREMEN BATTLE AGAINST RAVAGING B ELEMENT UNDER GREAT DIFFICULTY Ik Principal Structure of Resort Practically Total Loss; One Hundred and Fifty Feet of Racing Course Consumed 11 ? 4- I 4 a. m, Tho walls of tlio Salt Palaco aro now falling and the fa- ' X niouB building "built to advertise tho wonders of Utah is now prac- Ij! jr tically a total loss. X Panned by a heavy wind, tho flames are now leaping the fenco and X j are threatening tho buildings of the Heath resort on the south. Occu- X pants of houses in tho path of tho flames aro moving out, fearing that X the flames, unchecked by the efforts of firomcn will roach their T Ij- dwellings. -f X . Up to this time the firo has totally dostroyed tho "Third Do- X j greo" building, tho Salt Palaco proper, and 150 feet of the Salt Palace j- X saucer track. X ; ; 1 ; ; ; n 1 ; : i : 1 : i : - 1 : -: -m-m : j : -h- :. ; .i-.;.T- iFlrc that started at 2:30 o'clock this (Monday) morning In tho "Third Dcgreo" building at the Salt Palace threatened the destruction of the entire Salt Palace resort. Tho flames destroyed tho "Third Dcgreo" building and quickly spread to the Salt Palace blcyclo track adjoining. One hundred and fifty feet of this track was burned and tho Salt Palace roof was scon a mass of flames. Tho entire flro department was on tho scene and all of the flremon wero working hard to aavc the other buildings at the resort. Tho flro was (Uncovered by R. C. Con-die, Con-die, tho night watchman at tho resort. Tho cntlro "Third Degrco" building was the flames when he first saw the fire. He telephoned to the police Elation immediately immedi-ately and within a few minutes a general firo alarm had been turned in. Numerous flro companies were soon on the sceno and several streams wore on the fire. Tho firemen succeeded in checking the flames on tho Salt Palace bicycle track within a fow moments and at .'5:30 o'clock the firemen wero lighting wllh the fire which enveloped the roof of the famous Salt Palace. In spite of tho desperate baltlo of tho firemen tho Indications we're that the Salt Palaco would be destroyed de-stroyed by the flames. A strong wind waK fanning the, flames and the water poured onto tho flames In great streams . seemed only to provldo fuel for tho hun- gry flnmes. Wind Spreads Flames. The wind blew the sparks all over the resort and made the flro much more difficult dif-ficult to fight. From tho "Third Degree" tho sparks were blown to tho Salt Palace saucer track, burning so much of It that the blcyclo races scheduled for the remainder re-mainder of tho season aro probably out of tho question. " From tho blcyclo track tho burning embers em-bers were blown to tho Salt Palaco roof. At first it was thought that the famous Kal Palace would bo saved through the work of tho firemen, but the dry roof of the palace furnished food for the llamcs and they woro soon beyond tho control of the flro fighters and tho indications wero that the fire was beyond control. Tho latest reports aro tho Salt Palace Is doomed. Living In tho Salt Palaco wore Francis Heath, hin wlfo and bIjc children, and Sirs. Rockefeller and two children. They woro awakened by the night watchman and escaped from tho building before the roof had started to burn. Tholr furnl-turo furnl-turo was moved out a3 soon as II was found that the roof was on fire and most of the contents of the building saved. Tho Salt Palace proper and the Salt Palaco saucer track aro owned by Fred-crick Fred-crick 13. Heath. Francis Heath is the manngcr of the resort. Tho "Third Degrco" De-grco" building was owned by Savage & Co. There was no insurance on any of tho properly. A Famous Eesort. Tho Salt Palaco resort occupies property originally owned by Froderlck 13. Heath and J. R. Walker. The property prop-erty was used chiefly as a market garden gar-den up until 1S99 when the resort was first planned. Tho original plan of. the resort was to provldo a place whore Utah's resources might bo exhibited and an exhibition place in which to advertise adver-tise the state might bo established. For this purpose a stock company was formed In 1899. The ground waa donatod rent freo for a number of years by Mr. Heath and Mr. Walker. Tho company : was formed and tho famous Salt Palace was built. Prominent business men of Salt Lake were leading stockholders o) tho company. Tho walls of the building wero constructed of salt, hauled from Great Salt Lake and molded Into solid blocks. For three years tho Salt Palace was used as an exhibition building In which exhibits of Utah resources wero on display, and it was a famous favorite resort re-sort for tourists. j Tho Salt Paluco saucer track was one j of the first of Us kind in tho world. It ; was constructed In 1S99 by Capt. T. O. Angell, builder of many famous trades. After three years tho company which originally planned and constructed the resort failed and tho property was taken over by Frederick B. Heath, and J. R. Walker. Later Mr. Heath became the sole ownor or tho Salt Palaco resort, which has been ono of tho leading amusement amuse-ment places of Salt Lako City. At 4 o'clock this morning an alarm of (Ire was turned In from Tenth South and Second East streets, scarcely two blocks from the Salt Palace. It was reported that a residence tuid a hay 3tack wero on IlrG. |
