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Show MUM THREATENED By OlSfflMS FIRE Valiant Fire Fighters, However, Confine Blaze to One Building. Hj Special to The Tribune. BINGHAM, April 2. A fire broke out on the roof of tho frame two-story 1111-ler 1111-ler building on Main street, occupied by the I X L Furniture and Carpet com-pany, com-pany, at 11 o'clock this morning- The 1 roof and second floor of the building was Hj completely gutted, tho walls being In danger of falling In any moment. Mrs. Fritz Miller of Salt Lake, who owns the building, sustains a loss of about $4000; Insurance reported to" be $2000. The I X L company, which is a branch of the one in Salt Lake, had furniture H Ftored on both floors, but the full cx-H cx-H tent of the damage has not been dclcr-H dclcr-H mined. , , , H Bert Savage, the manager, and his H wife, father and brother, had rooms on H the second floor, and they had narrow I escapes. Their loss of furniture amounts to $500. Much excitement prevailed, and for a tlmo it looked as though tho entire town would be destroyed. "When the alarm was given, tho two flro departments rushed to tho scene, and bv their heroic efforts saved the town from destruction. It required an hour of persistent lighting to get the blaze under un-der control. During the progress of the flro the roof fell in, catching Bert Hocking, Hock-ing, ono of the firemen, between tho partition par-tition and the roof. Jerome Bourgard. Jr seeing him In this position, got an ax and cut away somo timbers, which extricated him. Mr. Bourgard has presented each of the departments with $25 for their efficient ef-ficient services. Tn recognition of the splendid work dono by tho firemen, the I X L company com-pany lias presented tho 'department with $200. A representative or tho company said Saturday that its loss was not great. As the Bingham store Is one of the most important operated by the parent company, It will be reopened at the earliest posslblo date, probably Monday. |