Show THE DROUBAY BUILDING GOES UP last saturday evening a fire started in the old tithing ty thing granary on mair main street but at the time of the fire was being used by evans evana as i a warehouse that turned out to be the most destructive fire known in the history of tooele thoele built close to the grana granary irys I 1 stood the droubay block a frame building that was soon in flames that the high winds of saturday blew into a seething mm mass of flaming embers that was carried over the city three or four blocks away and for a time made it look as if part of the city must be dipped out before the raging flames could be overcome As I 1 soon as possible the fire bri grades of 0 I 1 both the olda new nev towns were on the ground and by their united efforts effort and sand heroic work the fire was really confined to the droubay building the gowans and huntington Huat ington offices office sand and the granary i for wilela hilll 4 st clairs saloon that stood less than two rods away was only damaged on the south side of the building by the great fire that raged for foi over two hours all around it the firemen firemen and the bucket brigade protecting the building build ing by a continuous con tinous stream of water being poured upon it in the droubay block was located the droubay co s hardware business the baron clothing arid and furnishing urnis hing store the sackett and nelson saloon and the droubay poolroom pool room on the second floor the cause ol of the fire in the warehouse is still in dispute but it might come from three causes cigarettes ciger ettes cigar stumps or a candle which is generally yet yei discussed as the supposed cause of the fire the total damage done coneby by the fire to all parties burned out may be put down at about eyl hub paon sacket ibel nelson son 88 0 60 bevans evans the granary and tithing office 2000 st clair saloon and other damages that will swell the amount to what we state As far as we can find out the insurance carried on the burned property will be less than it is a very easy matter matter now to make remarks and find fault about some things that was not done at last satur day fire but the fact remains that what was done prevented the fire from sweeping every house that stood at least on the droubay block if not away beyond and it was s only the most heroic efforts on the part of the firemen and those who assisted them that prevented that calamity from taking place it may be that mistakes viere were made but still with it all the fire was confined to a very narrow limit when tiie the probabilities were for at least two hours that hall half of the block might have been swept away as clean as the burned part was we say all honor to the firemen and those who assisted the in and all honor and thanks to the international smelting smelling Sm elting company and the tooele valley railway company for sending their night workers down on a special train to help the tooele thoele people to fight the fire and saving their homes the telephone operators for their efficient service in helping to spread the alarm and everyone that took part have the thank sf the people of this city for the aid they give in getting the fire under cont control rol with less damage than every everybody body thought at the time was possible to be done |