| Show flAMES TAKE TAKEI I I HEAVY TOLL IN MURRAY CITY i Newspaper Plant With All Equipment Is Completely Complete- Complete ly Destroyed D Damage mage Is Is' Is Estimated at at Origl-I Origl A spectacular blaze e that originated originated In the frame building of ot the Murray Publishing company 78 73 I East Forty eighth South mouth street shortly after 2 ocl o'clock ck Saturday I afternoon completely destroyed the I newspaper plant gutted gulled the Carlisle Carlisle Carlisle Car Car- lisle Motor company an and Murray Baptist church burned two wooden I sheds in the rear of ot the Murray Mercantile company threatened to wipe out the business district of ot the city and caused damage esti- esti ma n ed at The firo fire started on the tho roof root of ot the newspaper building said to have been cause caused by sparks from the chimney Whipped by A p. slight western breeze the sparks from the blaze were tossed in all directions directions Igniting the tile roofs of the Carlisle Carlisle Carlisle Car Car- lisle Motor company the Murray Baptist church several other buildIngs buildings buildings build build- ings on the west side of ot State street and even the City hall hail and building on the cast dast side eldo of State street over a alock lock block lockaway away s1 MA MANY Y FIREMEN FIREMEN WORK Heroic Heroic- Heroics efforts efro ts by the Murray city volunteer fire department and the tile Salt Lake county fire department department depart depart- ment the first of ot the fire fIghting fightIng fighting fight- fight Ing brigade to reach the scene of ot the blaze put the first opposition in the path of ot the onrushing blaze Then Just when help was vas needed neede most the pump on the county fire department fire engine broke and left the city firemen to battle the flames alone alono until the arrival of ot the tile Salt Lake City departments Nos 2 and 3 and an l the Midvale volun volunteer teer department With the tile aid of ot four departments the tile fire w was s quenched shortly after aCter 4 o'clock and the tho business district of ot the city saved The lack of ot water seriously hampered hampered hampered ham ham- I the battle to combat the fire according to a statement made by Fire Chief Edward Larsen of ot Mur Mur- ray When the water in the city mains failed to give sufficient pressure to give ie the department its Us maximum efficiency the Cahoon- Cahoon Maxfield irrigation ditch running r I through the heart of ot the city was blocked and the two city departments departments departments depart depart- ments drew their supply from that source FLAMES SPREAD RAPIDLY The blaze easily easBy gnawed its way through the frame building of the Murray Publishing company With that gone it started on the runway runway runway run run- I way leading 10 to the Carlisle Motor Motol company making it Impossible for forthe forthe forthe the removal of ot cars on the upper I story of the building The root roof I I was destroyed fifteen cars on the upper floor and automobile equIpment equipment equipment equip- equip ment the building burned estimated at value In the the meantime the blaze was whipping merrily about on the roof root of ot the Murray Baptist church ChUlch and fire tire fighters were climbing I every building on the west sIde RIde I I I I I of ot the street to put out new now fires caused by sparks Telephone and telegraph poles were burned and ad wire connections with Salt Lake City interrupted for several min mm- utes The Murray Publishing company company com corn pany owned by P. P K Neilson suffered suffered suffered suf suf- the most in the blaze The building and newspaper machinery was estimated at only of ot which was vas covered by bl Insurance As a result the Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray rny Publishing company which has printed the Murray Eagle agle for the tho past thirty-five thirty years will suspend publication indefinitely it was waa said The Carlisle Motor company company com corn pany owned by Bar Dar and Harvey Carlisle was damaged damage to the extent ex ex- tent of oC most of ot which was was covered by Insurance The Murray Baptist church was a 0 complete loss of ot no Insurance being beins carried on the bulI building ing The church organ was destroyed and only the church benches were saved As a n. result of ot the fire services for lor Sunday were canI can can- celled EITOR DESPONDENT The most pathetic figure in the crowd that rapidly swelled from Continued on page 8 FLAMES TAKE HEAVY TOLL IN MURRAY C CITY rr Co Continued from page 1 too to somewhat over o was P. P K Nellson Neilson He walked over his I burned property looking at the wrecked editions that were readY read to go on the press pet petted ed what was left of a new linotype machine that he had Just added to his paper equipment an and then fingered Inthe Inthe in inthe the wreckage wreckage- for some of his accounts ac ac ac- ac counts Will Wit 1 you publish again 1 he asked was I lIe He barely answered Yes I dont don't know how to do anything else Then he walked away and again started fingering in the black pit All his acc accounts with his customers were lost It was wag estimated esti est mated that that- of ot those alone alono went up In the fire re AUTOMOBILES SAVED Bar and Harvey Carlisle did no not look s so forlorn Several of ot the a automobiles on the ground floor of the building were saved before betor the flames reached them and then the Bunding was partly covered by Insurance Probably the most hopeful appearing person at the blaze was L L. C C. Miller part owner owner of ot the Miller Miller-Cahoon establishment establish establish- ment that fronts on State street L He had a re reason son Ten days ago ago he completed the installation of a al 2 l rick brick fire lIre wall waIl between the Car Ca Carlisle Car Car- lisle Motor company and the Miller Miller- Cahoon Calioon store Saturday that wall 1 saved his building and probably stopped slopped the path ot of the blaze In I its way toward the business district district dis dis- of ot the city I Merriment overcame pathos as the fire tire departments gained conI control control con con- of Ot the blaze e. e Over a block blocki I i i away from the fire a year old boy brought roars of or laughter laughter- as ashe ashe he stood read ready on the top of ot his house with a lawn Jawn hose sprinkling I. I 9 a bare spray spra of ot water Mayor Isaac Lester edging his way through the mass of wreckage was wasI I j given a shower b by his his' own own city fire department Hundreds of children hildren and bystanders bystanders' were drenched I when one of ot the big hoses got the best of ot the fire fighters and the water was directed over over the crowd I POLICE HALT RAID When the fire broke out several J persons attempted to enter the Wiggly store In the Miller Miller- I Cahoon building As a result guards were vere hurriedly put in place to stop a wholesale raid by those who ho thought the place would be destroyed and were intent on putting putting putting put put- ting In a winter supply j I Mayor Maor C C. Clarence Claence acI accompanied ac- ac i I companied b by members of ot the Salt police force detectives and county count officials offered d assistance I to io Murray but hut the Uie bl blaze ze was then under control I Th The The- Murray Murra printing shop was I I built bunt more than tort forty years ago 1 I I and and- for the past sixteen years ears ha has I I been owned by P. P K Neilson Nellson Th The I j Murray Baptist church a red brick brie I j structure was constructed mori more mor i than twenty ye years rs ago and ha has ha's hasI I been used intermittently for serI ser ser- I vices The Carlisle Motor company I building was of brick and built bull seven ven years a ago o I I When the fire lire was under conI control control con con- a a. fire broke out In a boxcar a athe at atthe atthe I the American Smelting Smelling and Refining Refining ing company and the Murray city fire fighters whipped their apparatus apparatus apparatus appa appa- ratus into shape and made a dash dashto I to the new object of ot attention am an and d ci extinguished the blaze |
