Show THREATENED I Ih h FIRE FIRE DAMAGES PIER t T famous Saltair resort w was thre threatened for a time last night with 1 destruction from fire and It was as only only after several hours or ot strenuous fire firefighting firefighting fighting that the flames were put p. p 7 under nd r c control Sparks parks from an engine ignited the j landing pier and before extinguished feet of the pier had been destroyed destroyed de de- with a loss of 2000 Em Em- 4 of the Inland Crystal Salt Saltworks t works and Utah Chemical company plant reinforced by a crew of firemen firemen firemen fire fire- men with the Fox pump from the city put up a fine fight against the flames and finally conquered them j Once when the fire lire was practically under control the tho heavy wind again fanned the embers into flames and those combating the blaze had to redouble redouble re- re double their efforts rue rIle flames ate their way up the pier directly to the resort enort gates The fire was discovered by Harold E E. Wallace Vallace who has charge of the scenic railway at the resort He with five other men for a time tried to 10 extinguish the blaze but were un un- un- un successful Communication with Salt Lake Lale was shut off when the telephone i wires were burned Before the arrival ar ar- 1 1 rival val of the pump and firemen from the city the Ule fight was carried on with buckets of water dipped from the lake A special train took tho the local firemen firemen fire- fire men inen men out to the resort in record time Jt lt was midnight before the flames t i were er completely out Though word had been sent out that the dance scheduled for the pavilion there last night had been postponed at least 1200 persons made the trip to the resort resort resort re re- re- re sort to watch the flames and later on dance In the pavilion |