| Show HELP ASKED IN INQUEST INQUEST QUEST FOR S S. S L 1 L. L ARSON SUSPECT Chief Seeks Seeks' Aid of Underwriters ers to Track Down Firebug Help of the National Board of Fire Underwriters rs was asked by Fire Chief Walter S. S Knight Saturday y in tracking tracking track track- ing lag down the firebug whose maniacal desire to see sec firemen fighting a blaze resulted in a fire lire in the Terminal Terminal Terminal Ter Ter- minal Sales building Friday night and destroyed one of the most complete complete com corn and valuable collections of costumes cos ens- in fri the United ed Stat States s. s Chief Knight said there was plain evidence that the fire tire was Wa of in- in cen origin A A p pile of excelsior and paper paper had been stacked on a loading loading loading load load- ing platform near a freight elevator he tie said the flames sweeping up the elevator shaft to the fourth floor Investigators Investigators' from the national underwriters underwriters' underwriters underwriters' underwriters underwriters' un un- un- un board will wUl be asked to come here to aid in the investigation tion of the fire tire he said COSTUMES DAMAGED Most of the damage was to the tock stock of the Salt Lake Costume company which h occupies the entire fourth floor loor John Hansen proprietor of the company company com corn pany forthe for for the past 15 years said 50 years had been spent in collecting the more than 1000 costumes and AW 00 books on costumes He said it was WilS difficult to estimate the value of the stock but declared was a conservative guess The collection of costumes was the fourth largest in the United d States he said and included rare silks from Japan original Prussian guard uniforms and much other imported clothing Some of the plates in ID inthe the company's library were worth each he said The other damage was to the building and firms on the fIrst three floors whose stock was soaked with water and damaged by smoke THIRD TIlTED MAJOR BLAZE The fire tire was vas the third major blaze in the Salt Lake business district Inas in inas inas as many days It was the second Friday Friday Fri Fri- day dap night firemen having just cx- cx on Pare Page Ten HELP ASKED IN INQUEST INQUEST INQUEST QUEST FOR S. S S L. L L ARSON SUSPECT Continued from Pace Fare Pae Seven Sven an awning awig fire fie at the Brittan Brittan Brit Brit- Bri tan apparel shop South Main street when the alarm from the Terminal Ter Ter- minal mial Sales b building dig came in Five minutes minute after the first first alarm was wa turned in at 1055 p. p m. m a general generl gen gen- eral erl alarm calling out most mo of the l er sued city's available firemen was wa Is is- is i- i sue Although firemen were on duty at athe atthe atthe the he blaze approximately six hours hous the he fire was wa under control in less les than han tan there here there an hour hou after ater firemen reached Flames ate through tough the roof rot of ot the building and nd leaped high in the air before the te fire fie was brought under control attracting a large arge crowd of I Irom spectators from rom all al al parts pat of ot the city FIREMEN OVERCOME Dense Dene clouds of smoke made fight lag Ing ng the fire ire difficult and overcame Lieutenant Frank Angell Angel Jr Lin- Lin Li den len avenue He had gone into the fourth fourt floor to r rescue cuc a companion Sherman Taylor whom he believed had hd been ben overcome Lieutenant Angell Angell An An- gell gel made his hi way unaided to the ground round where he collapsed He was revived by the rescue squad Because dense dene clouds of smoke moke filled the three tree lower floors of the building firemen had to place laders lad lad- ders ers against the outer walls wall and ad drag their heir hose up four stories to get Water wa wa- ter er to the fire The Te flames ate through the floor loor of f the top story in i some places but firemen were successful in preventing its it ts spread pread to t the lower floors In addition to the Salt Sal Lake Lae Cos Cos- Co tume ume company the building is i occupied pied led by the John B. B Aston company Blair Blair Raa company compan Done Rideout company Gold Arrow Hat company James Jame M. M Martin Martn watchmaker and the he Samuel A. A Clothing com com- cr any pany pay The Te ground floor loor of the build build- ing ig had been formerly occupied by the he Broadway Furniture company but ut had been vacant several weeks PARTIALLY INSURED Mr Hansen said only onYa a small smal porion por- por por lion ion ton of ot the loss los to the costume coume com corn pany any was covered by insurance The Te building was wa partially insured Charles Charle Shatter Shafter 18 was wa arrested during the te fire fie for driving his hi automobile automobile auto auto- mobie mobile over a lire ie hose hoe in i front of ofte te the postoffice Firemen were continuing their Investigation in in- Saturday into a fire they tey said aid was wa of ot incendiary origin which broke roke out in the home of ot Thomas Tomas L. L Hadsell Hadel 1155 Ninth Nit East Et street Fri Fri- day ay night night street Fred Fe Larson 36 who was arrested Fiday Friday afternoon and was wa identified by y neighbors as a having been seen near ear the house houe prior to the te fire fie was w still sti till held for investigation Saturday He said sid he was wa a friend fiend of the Hadell Hadsel Hadsell Had- Had sell ell sel family which is i In hi California and nd went to the te house houe after he heard it t had been ben burned bure se I |
