Show I PARK cm CITY fRE FIRE THREATENED TOWN Maple Hall Hal Burned to the Ground Yesterday Entailing Big Bi Losses FIVE PERSONS WERE INJURED None toie of or Them Seriously Hurt Many llad lind to bo be Awakened Aw From Their Slumber hi lii Doomed Building Special to The Tho News Park City Dec 13 Fire which threatened to again wipe out the tho heart of the city here yesterday after afternoon afternoon noon resulted in n five men being in injured slightly the thrilling escape of one man nina from the burning building the complete destruction Ie of ot Maple hall hail used uBell as f a n hotel and business block and the destruction of at other buildings furniture and clothing to the extent of at THE INJURED John C Hayes Haes lessee leee of or rooming house severely shaken by b dropping train from sign on second floor Joor Taken to hospital hospital Robert Hanle Hanbey miner burned burnell about face taco anti and ani hands while endeavoring to save his effects Taken to hospital SIC N K miner burned about face and nd hands In trying to save his trunk William llam Collins delivery delvery man artery arter cut in right hand by coming in con with broken brol en glass Taken Talen to hos hospital hospital pital operated on this morning moring Jams James Lowney Low n C miner face tace and hands burned bure Taken to hospital Re Returned Returned Returned turned home later FIRE FIE LOSSES The buildings which were damaged other oIlier losses s and the te amount of or Insurance insurance ance anco were as II follows Maple Hall flaIl owned by b the Uio Salt Lake Security Trust company of ot Salt Lake loss insurance John and Charles Shields two build buildings ings loss insurance 1000 Fisher isher Brewing company saloon fix fixtures fx tures tates loss 00 Insurance John C Hayes lessee of or rooming house furniture loss no In Insurance W tv R confectionery store storo loss logs 1000 no Insurance Joseph saloon loss 1000 no Insurance Campbell Hanson saloon loss 1000 1005 no Insurance Co fixtures loss 2800 no Insurance Senat Cafe ate Maple Hall HallIos loss Ios 1000 no Insurance W V H Miller Mier dance hell hall hal in Maple Hall loss SOO 50 no Insurance Personal effects erects of guests at Maple Hall H l loss los 2000 OO no Insurance DISASTER R THREATENED D For a time after tile tho lire stalled d at yesterday afternoon It seemed certain that thai there would be a repetition of ot the disaster of ot when the heart of oC the city was wiped out by bv bya bya a fire fre which began bOSn but a few fee doors from the present one Soon Seen Son after ater tho the fire department arrived there fro were fully Cul 2000 OO persons persona p ns standing In the street al til though the temperature was below belo zero The fire fre started sartell In the boiler boier room of the Maple hall hal building Main street between Third and Fourth streets It I did not take long after ater the fire started for tor the building to be totally destroyed At the time tho tIm fire firc started thorn there vore e a number of o guests ests on the top floor 1001 of 0 the building which was used as a hotel hotel Many M n of ot those these wore employed at night and had hall to be awakened As s a result some of ot them theta made mado their escape to the tho street clad cla In only night apparel Al Although Although Although though a number num er of ot people were hurt no one was seriously serous Injured FRAME FR CONSTRUCTION I Maple Hall Ial was Wa a frame building used ns a asan an office store stor build buildIng buld tag Ing ng and hotel On account of the slope slop of tho the hill hi at et the hack back bak the tho building was practically ly tour four stories high The top floor was tas leased to Mr 11 and Mrs John JohnC JOhl C Hayes rayes who conducted a n hotel The ThE second floor of or the building was wa occupied occupied pied pled by Frank Frnk Fountain as ns a store On the first floor was wa a saloon run by Campbell and Hanson and In Inthe inthe the thc the basement W H Miller had ha a dance daneo toll I There arc aro a number of or theories heard herd in n Park Prk City today as to tho the cause au of oC the fire fil Some believe that tt the tho furnace In the boiler boier room rm was filled fled I with coal cl and that filling with gas gs it exploded and started tho the tire fire fr Another I theory Is thiat hot ashes nhe or coals tell fol I upon waste and from Crom that ran rn up one of r the wooten wooden partitions It I Is asserted i that Chat ta the boiler boier room was poorly con constructed constructed and tho the chimneys might have hav been the crease cause of or the lire fire lre Among the first to appear at tho the fire fre was wa W V II U Mille Ho lie was WR In a sa an saloon s loon a few tew doors dooms away Iway when someone railed called to him that his lila place was on 01 fire tre Ho He ran to the tho place anti and with the assistance of ot several other men at attempted attempted attempted tempted to remove his piano 1 lano Tho The In Instrument Instrument instrument strument had hn just Juat been ben started stalled toward the tJ door when the te partition between the boiler room and tho the basement burst boier rom ant Into the dance hall halt The flood fod of oC flames names shot up between en the partitions and wore were roaring to the top floor SOME SOM GUESTS SLEEPING SL The Tho men dropped the thc piano and ran to toilie the ilie top floor foor to get the people out out It I was waa wa while engaged tit cit tt this that several severa were Injured Some of ot those tholo who had hd been en engaged In night work and were wens asleep were w r awakened with considerable ble bitt bl difficulty Everyone got cot out of ot the building safely although no clothing or valuables belonging to the guests were s caved Fire Marshal Marsho George Georg W V Morris MorriN was WUK WUI of ot on Oil the scene lene early and on account tho the good work accomplished by tho Ohio firemen the city was saved train from a ah L h hP avy loss lOlls As it was four tour buildings wore sere destroyed To the north of ot Ma Maple Mapie Ia wel pie hall hol were two buildings a notion noton store and saloon and to t the south Routh was wan the Jafford saloon which was WI do de strayed J 1 P Langford I manager of the time Min Miners ers hospital and secretary sc rotary of ot the Min Mit Miners 11 ers eric er union wasted no time In having all al persons Injured Injure taken to the hos hoc hospital pital 1 at itt once About Abut the tho only person to save cave any anything an anything thing in Maple hall hail hal was Frank FranIc Foun Fountain Fountain tain tam As soon as the Jeweler heard the fire fir roaring below he throw all al his most moat valuable Jewelry into Int a case ce and ad The shoved it out of the window case casu cu being unusually heavy did not break brek and tho the valuables valuables were easily cully cared for tor forThe The ho hie most mot thrilling experience wes was D 1 that of ot John C Hayes He stayed In Inthe tho the hotel until tho tile last guest had gone cono and then tiara reached the second floor Finding that escape c ca o was cut cul oft off va 1001 there thero ho climbed out on the ho electric sign In front While the firemen fremen and spec spectators talent sere wele gettIng gelling a 1 matress matre for him lim to drop on he decided to let go He lie dropped to tIle the hard Icy pavement and as n a result resul was wa badly shaken up He Ho was taken to the hospital and will wi be bo out in a few tew days day Robert Hanley Hanle was w one of or the tho last roomers to leave leae the place and his hands and face tace were burned In so do Ing 0 While endeavoring to save his trunk which was In tho Ohio hall ball way N K Watkins a miner was quite severely everel burned about tho the hands and face tace COLLINS s BADLY HURT Tho The most severely Injured was Wil WH liam ham Collins a delivery man for tor tho the Park PatIt City CI Delivery Deliver Delver company com pan While pasting he noticed the fire fro and started In to help take what could be saved out of or the tue building Ho Ito ran rn down Iown the tile hall hal nail and ll vas waa soon almost blinded In the tho dons dense smoke In reaching about ho hl ran his hand hanl through a n window The Tho breaking class clas cut IlLS his hi right ar artery artt artery tery tt and he lost lest considerable blood Ho He was wa taken taleen to the hospital where the tho injured wrist was wa operated upon Uon this morning It I was reported here today tollay that thai two Iwo Swedish women guests at the hotel Jumped from the window In the rear but no confirmation n of this can be bo se cc secured secured cured Tho Tue 16 members of oC the company were guests at the tho Maple hall bali hal but luckily beat the tho fire by b two and arid a half hours hour The members member of ot the company had hail left lef tho the hotel at nt 3 In the thc afternoon In 1898 1098 Park Panic City cn was visited with tho the worst wort fire firo in its Us history At that time the tho fire fre was WM caused by b lighting a fire In a range rane by b means of ot coal oil 01 It I started In a hotel In the tho liar Har Harrington lar larrington rington building which was conduct conducted ed cd by b Harry H nr Freeman This Thi was five fi doors door north of or where the Maple hall hal building b stood At that time 40 busi bust business business bustness ness houses were destroyed as well wel as dwellings |