Deseret Evening News | 1904-04-05 | Page 1 | Fire Freaks

FIRE FREAKS FREA KS Vico President Thorp of or Firo Proof Door Co Tolls Some Somo Experiences Vice President Walter H n Thorp of ot time tho th Fire Proof Door company of ot Minnea Minneapolis polls polis and a n graduate of ot Michigan n uni university 96 06 Is 19 a II guest at tho the en route to Los Angeles Mr h Thorp says business In his line Is being no ne not only by ly tho the growing scarcity of ot lumber but by tho the fact tact that recent extensive flees fires In big com corn commercial mercial show that lire proof doors bore are aro u n decided advantage Mr Thorp visited the tue scene of oC the Baltimore tire five and noticed that l In limo tho big fire fireproof fireproof proof the wooden woodin doors were burned up till ns nil clean as aA If It they timey had been so much paper Ho Ito also noted some re rc In freaks of the tho fire IA Iii 11 ono one big structure a bronze bronzo vase was ns melted Hat t while only on only a n few tew feet a II paper fl per drawing In n a wooden frame was not even scorched a door Ioor was burned out leaving only the melted m lock on time the floor while behind a I par flar partition partition perhaps three feet teet distant a II roll rollof rollot rollof of ot toilet paper remained unburned In Inn Ina n II third the Incandescent bulbs In Inthe Inthe Inthe the electric showed no signs of ot fire Oro and arnt could h O been used u ed while everything else In the tho room was con consumed consumed consumed It was Mr Ir Thorps company that put in III the metallic casing and find doors of tho the Deseret News Deseret News An Annex nox nex buildings and ho he Is IA now stopping over oer on Oil his way vay ny west to look over oer tho the thoL thoI L Ij I D S H a II view Iw to equip equipping equipping equIpping ping th t Institution with similar fix Ox