| Show the tabernacle fire shortly after 10 last evening a piece of fireworks called a balloon was set off at a residence near the temple block in its descent it alighted on the top ct the tabernacle and it appears that several persons saw it among them a young raan man names horge george A smith on noticing that it continued to burn burm after alighting mr smith caused a fire are alarm to be sounded at the valley Hou seand began prompt efforts in other directions to save the imperiled building with four or five men he tried to break down the west gate of the temple block but tailed failed soon there were about twenty men on oa the spot hi however wever and by their united eff efforts 0 arts the i he sate gate was demolished and ingress gained to the the tabernacle grounds in the meantime the fire dep department artmeR t took prompt action and had its apparatus t us out with some difficulty a hose was carried up a stairway leading to the roof and the flames were extinguished in an inci incipient stage A hole two or three feet across was burned through the shingles and sheeting but bat the damage was but trifling the news that the tabernacle was afire spread much faster than the fire di did and carried consternation allover all over th the city there was great relief when the fire alarm ceased sounding and it was known that the fire was out |
