Show I I HUE EIRE fl RE SIEPS SV TE TEMPLE LE MINE ANNEX EY STATUS STArTS TS IN IX FURNACE ROOM l AND COMPLETELY CD DESTROYS WAITING WAITING WAIT WAIT- ING ASSEMBLY ASSE AND RECORD ROOMS Tuesday morning at o'clock fire broke out in the furnace room of the St. St George Temple annex destroying it at a loss of several thousands thousands thousands ands of dollars and threatened the main building building- for several hours David H. H Cannon custodian for tor many years had lighted the furnace fire shortly before a. a m. m mIre He came up into the waiting room directly a aboe a a- hove e and engaged in conversation with Nelson Pearce temporary man As they were talking they smelled smoke and rushed into the furnace room The flames had spread into a pile of cedar wood and coal and were ere still capable of being brought under con con- However there waS area no water or or hose available a and the two men hastened to sound a general alarm Continued on Page Eight STILL ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN GETTING LOCATIONS I Continued from Page One call calI but by that time the flames names had gained rapid headway and efforts were centered on saving the furnishings and records in the annex All AU the records were carried out of or the blazing building building build build- ing and much of the furnishings in the I I annex The main building was damaged by smoke Only the walls of the annex remain In the burned portion on the south of the building are Included the waiting room assembly room boiler room and the record room According to President George F. F Whitehead it will be necessary to close dose the Temple for several weeks |