Deseret Evening News | 1907-08-31 | Page 8 | Courier Journal Building Destroyed

COURIER JOURNAL BUILDING DESTROYED Ky K Aug OThe Courier Conner Journal building at nt and Green streets In ill which Ira are the plants of ot lit tho livening Times Will wan Li destroyed by br fire early toda lodl today The Thi structure was wait live jive high cool and occupied half L 1 L block The Tue lh tire lire started nt tit tile tho top tO of It un an elevator lor shaft supposedly edly cui from front d of or electric pl wires wire ond lid great r lt rapidity 1111 The lile and un forces of or tho Muck ituk to the tho build buildIng buildIng Ing log In to the hope that the blaze woud bo ml anti and that they could issue the Iho paper They were caught napping with lire at lit nil all exits and hold had to 10 be he taken out outon outon on ladders The linotype machines and presses uro ure located In n i reinforced strut truc structure tore ture of or the Ihl th building and the o to titian them was vois comparatively light The Ihl loss boos lossIs Is hi estimated 1 to t be bl about The Tim ma mn machinery chinery while to somo some extent by toy water soter Cult be put In shape and It stated by Mr Ir president of the Iho company this morning that there would be no Inter In Interruption Ill piton of or the tho business tho the other papers nf of tile the city ell having offered the Iho Courier Journal the tite use of oC f their plants The Tho principal damage was WOM done by b water Tho and the Iho Times were Is Issued sued from coin the thu Herald plant today