Show big bl g fire FI re at the cinema K inema 0 last saturday evening about the conclusion of the first show at the ille cinemas one of the reels of the serial got stuck in the machine and caught fire which ignited the full reel in the lower magazine of the machine manager mciff immediately tools took the reel from its resting place and undertook to extinguish the flames which were beyond his control he was compelled to throw the burning mass from him and it landed in the bottom of the building on the lobby hoor floor thus blocking the exit of himself and compelling him to exit through tile the trap door on the roof after tile the reel had burned down quite a little mr mciff managed to crawl down and save the I 1 rest of the reels which con consisted consists d of a feature and ilis his office furn furniture I 1 ture the fire progressed ased very howly and as there were very few people in the house at the time there was wag no trouble in getting the people tout in a ti very quiet manner we understand there was insurance on the building but nothing on the fixtures and furniture and an d a as 9 they arc afe a total loss e very every thing new will have to be purchased before another picture show can be started in panguitch it has not been ascertained just what the loss will reach as yet on account of the condition of the water mains and the supply of water it was absolutely useless to undertake to bave the bui building laing so the water that could be utilized was used on oil the garage at the north and the residence in the rear of the picture house and as the wind vind was very much in everybody boddis favor the fire was not spread at all but had alad the wind I 1 been blowing a gale from t the he south it is hard to imagine the danger that a end of town would have beeri been in everyone did all that could be done doile and gave all the assistance in their power |