Salt Lake Telegram | 1903-03-23 | Page 1 | One Life Lost in Grand Rapids Fire

ONE LIFE LOST IK -'rO GRAND RAPIDS FIRE Explosion of Watchman's Lantern Started Blaze in the Boiler-Room of Greenhouse. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.. March 23. Fire at the large greenhouse plant of Henry Smith, just west of this city, resulted in the loss of one life and $35.-000 $35.-000 damage to property today. The blaze started in the boiler-room, presumably pre-sumably from the explosion of a lantern carried by Daniel McQueen, one of the employees, who was afterward founl dead. The flames spread to the boarding-house where the employees lived, and then to the other buildings. O. Bailey was overcome by smoke and rescued with difficulty. He will Uve.