Show AUDITORIUM BURNS DOWN l j ir r A ft 1 4 4 J w- w ft z p Z 1 5 M 4 I 1 I 4 a 4 t y I 2 1 I wL p-wL I j Photo by Fighting righting the auditorium fire as seen from the McIntyre building Picture was Wa taken shortly after south half of roof tOof fell feU in and shows five lines of hose to the fire from front the Richards street side In all ten lines of hose were used I I fIREMEN IN DANGER DANCER Of DrA DEATH Tn Run From Big Trussed Roof Just as It Sways Ready to Fall SPECTACULAR BLAZE IN EARLY MORNING Estimated Loss of Wh When n Well Known Structure Structure ture lure Is Destroyed The auditorium skating rin 56 Bichard street was wasp almost wholly destroyed by a fire which was was was' discovered at 7 20 o'clock I this morning and which was not not under control until the entire fire firefighting firefighting fighting equipment of of the city had been brought into play The property loss is estimated at about 35 with nith insurance on building and contents not notto to exceed While the building build building building build build- ing almost completely lr gutted t the south half of the roof falling in ill and the south southwall wall being somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what warped by the heat and the water it is likely that the walls may be saved Whether the building will be reconstructed li has s not been determined by the Ice roe Rink company which holds a alease lease leasen on ore n the ground Two firemen were were slightly Injured In and anti a number of firem n- n had bad narrow es escapes ape es or 01 ser serious serious- in jury 1 the the tiie roof crashed in in x uj lU II h hour u the alarm was sounded Den Dense e volumes of ot smoke were seen pouring from the windows of the he auditorium audi audio at o'clock by B. B M. M Harmon Har mon moo bartender at the Horseshoe bar in West First South street Harmon notified noti noti- tied fled fire headquarters at once by tele tele- phone Soon oon after the arrival of ot Chief Glore with headquarters equipment including in in- eluding the aerial truck motor engine two to Jiose linac companies and other fire crews Chief Glore turned in ui a general Jeneral alarm seeing that considerable adjoin adjoin- in property was endangered Within a fe few minutes all of the fire fighting equipment of the city was massed about the tho building Ten Lines of Hose Three lines of hose were run rim to the roof from tho the Richards street sUe of the building and two lines were run runback runback runback back into the building from the Richards Rich Rich- ards street entrance Five other lines were laid at the rear of the building one running to the basement and the others heinz being used on the roof rooi and aid on oa the main floor The fire was confined for some tim to the south end of the building Later when the blaze spread to the roof it swept northward through the entire length of the tho building For a time it wa was waI thought that th this firemen could prevent the tho spread of th tb flames flame but they ate their way between the double floor and ran under th the raised platforms along tho the walls until virtually th th whole whole- building build in ing was wu in flames Run Rua Prom From Shaking Roof It It became apparent af after r the firs fire had been burning for nearly an au bo hoar bout t that the roof was about to let ulet go goat go Jo goat at the south end of the bu building Chief Glore a warning to th the hose crew on that end of the roof root and th they y dropped their theil line Jine a a. as the roof tr and s swayed The men ran as ns quickly and lightly a as possible from the roof of the main building barely escaping escanio with their lives byes Harry Hammand llama Ham arow mand of No 1 aerial tru truck k leaped to the adjoining roof just jUlIt as that on oa which ho had bad been a at work buckled and fell He lie was WaR surrounded by a volcano Gl vol cano eano of sparks and flame and for a afew afew few moments it was ht that he be had been buried in the barning debris Brick Hits Fireman Fireman J. J B. B Simpson c c. c company No- No 0 4 to was al struck over lver the right e ea e- e y a t. falling brick as he slid alid the ladder to safety and two t stitches wore were taken to lose dOIl the wound Lieutenant Mil of company 4 Iras was slightly cut on the ri right bt band hand by br a stitches falling fallinI window Rush our lour our taken in this wound The Tho men menIe were ore Ie taken talen to f fi fr p headquarters as soon is 58 they were hurt and Dr C. C M. M i ene- ene attended them m They The returned to tobe ho tho fire The Tho auditorium was wa built about six LX veer vears ago 11 on ou ground round owned by the tho Clayton flayton Investment ent company and lea ed to the builders The building i is if leased b by the Ice Rink company of t which J J. J W. W is is' president City lity ity John Holley is vice vice ico lent City Co Councilman Charles M. M Lees Lee 1 treasurer and Ind Phil 0 OMara Iara is secre secre- 11 ary UY y The other directors of the com corn aro are W. W N M. M t Harmon Dr H. H A. A and Take Jake T. T Raleigh h supervisor super super- d visor isor lIr of city streets street The rho oWn owners rs of ot tb the building n are the alt Lake Lale Auditorium im association find and Continued C on oa page 8 5 AUDITORIUM 5 Continued from page e 1 1 the monthly rental under tinder the Ice RInk Eink tlC compan s 's s 's lease is 00 Sport Promoters L Lore e. e Hardy Hard Downing a popular local loca sportsman ha lisa has promoted a number oi of boxing contests which wore were sta staged e in inI inthe inthe I the auditorium He Jle has hs not yet yet- made arrangements as to the scene yet of his I next amateur events e Dick Cooley ooley baseball inn fan in and ath Jet promoter staged a wrestling I match in tho the building a short time a ago o and the lumber of which the seats I Inore were ore cre built buit was destroyed in the lire fire re I His loss lose is about 00 The matter of the origin of the fre fire lisa has hrs not been hlen determined Two theories are advanced One is th that t the fre fire originated in the tho heating plant in the basement at the south end ond nd of the build build- in log ing and the oth other r. r is is that a cigarette stump smoldered in in ID the sawdust noI under un no- I der the lumber seats at the south enc end and then burst into flame The loss to thi the hg Ice cc Kink Ein is i. i especially heavy This company about 2 00 in improvementS las lasand and only a few weeks ago ajr in inan an automatic orchestra at a 1600 The ground floor was 0 the end to the o rooms smoking bi other rooms while the remains the floor was R a skating |