Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-01-20 | Page 20 | Office Building Damaged by Fire

I I OFFICE BUG t. t r BY fIE FIRE Troublesome Blaze in Templeton Temple- Temple ton Block Causes Loss 1 of M I t I J J i V DAMAGE MOSTLY BY WATER 1 I I. I q 1 I I I 1 Roof floor Spreads o 11 b 1 i r and Faulty Condition of or i Pil Pipes I. I Y I Adds to Loss fl f J. J I J I I f Fire FIrc broke ril out In lii the tho jemp eton t t t f building hi at nt Main Mall and aJI Brigham afternoon that thai v. v it tl t y yesterday gave aYt the LIlt tw VOCal local deportment nor more moreA mort A J trouble tItan than any recent fire nrC and ref ro- ro re- re 1 t f suited In a lo loss of oC if about 1 IJ befort be- be be he brought under con con- I fort foro fort It I could i L I 1 Most of oC the damage was ivan from finin T wn vat water e I n ns as defective hose anti and the con con- r 1 I of or the In the building i litton Iw J 1 r I uk as ns ot tIn the I. I water that thol Ito was wa poured our soaked almost f t l thc blaze in the tIc roof Ioor in lii the building f 1 i r r t j evoi-j- 1 room oom II started In rubbish chute Li lire llie a Tho rho II I and hail had J at tiE the thC rear of or the til building jf I 1 evidently h been n for fol some m I. I I 1 I Omo t h iw began n to fill iii I the Ihl halls hahN halM on Oil 01 the thC sixth hoot 1001 This his wa ivas T j r d by IY the th elevator tol ll boy I i J turned In Ill II the alarm alarm- I 2 The he lire hl spread from rom rein the thc rubbish 1 l I to the tw inner part o of tho ho roof anti and for 1111 fU nearly two hoU hours ft I 11 defied tue ef- ef f- f in v S frt of the firemen and spread prat OV over a n large area al' al Owing to 0 the tl condition of the tho street tho the liro made a I slow ILl I'Ll run 3 hut after arter the tl arrival of le th the first com Coin COI- COI tr vJ pany pan HK fN work was waR carried on oil In under excellent 11 n against odds that 4 2 were l such lwI for COll a tine time trl t 1 that ha t it i was rl feal feared fear fea- nJ ed Nl l thai tl entire building was drion- drion Ift rt The rhe firemen WIl ClI handicapped from tilt the til mail because l' l th the lite valves I of IC ti the Iho on oil 01 IU each I 1001 it open P I. I and uil mt Chief C C. U W. W Vail tIl Val ordered Iho tite Into the pipe tho the floors turned L' L Inte i Crt Hooded rh The rite hose hos attached to 1 the was also in such sueh RUll corl- corl coral condl- ion lh that nt t- t whenever cl an on attempt was vas mode maim to U use tise I It a ti burst Co followed 10 1 that thai further aided d in J the tw building from roof to tn ha basement Cm I Thu efforts of CIC th the firemen were CIO di- di ll- ll reel subduing ug the bUi till un- tl- tl t 11 the ho roof lulf which was vas apparently Lv V J pt f Jt up till by l' the asbestos toN lining thai J was WP supposed d to le ii act ct as a t fr lire fire 1 tion In lii 11 man many places the tho a asbestos 17 fR blazing fiercely and iiii several lIal fire fire- IQ I f Q irien li 1 I were O J kopl lt ul on nil the top lop lI ol o of the ni I 1 with a chemical h hote lue ready c to In tart Mart on the tH lire liro tra at ni any place where i ft i t in might break LII through rough h. h t Titter Three Lines in iii il PIn Play Three lines of or hose wet were pressed into ervIce Ilc to 0 stop slop the SIU spread cad l of or the thC Lk r flames ames between th the ceiling joist jolt and ant the thc metal roof On One line ns v-as v hauled up ill from Crom the tw Main street Ruet side Il of th the j building another from the tho South Southy y Temple street hydrant and nd th the third was taken out Olt from froni th the hydrant Ir Ia lr t the the rear of nr the 55 Z C. C M. M T I. I 1 storehouse hose hoe W was ras N taken up the tw 9 1 M I shaft and atul WON was put In operation j from the roof y- y t h I WIC Ote t ho ll l ei n IW lh 11 11 1 r CHI l' l mt lt floors the til pressure JUI was sas not nott t strong enough h to throw thlU the water to I l LIlly any l distance The he hose hOSt hall had rotted I and HII l hl in many places Water Vatel flooded t the lie hl floors n and mine damage m. 1 was as done ilone than by the fn fire Chunks of plaster dropped from frum the walls and ud ceilings The flames names which crell crept i down dowl through the til partitions were wre extinguished ex cx- x- x c. c hl by hy connecting short lengths s of ur If hose hoe with wih the tl i The flames burt burst out from the windows winI win win- 5 I dows s 's on the hr the northeast cornet corner of the h building Thu hu fire t out nut of lit If the tl roof loof on n the side It It was ex- ex I hel f U In short order rind the firo was wai aR confined r to tu the thea a u paper chute between the thc a aal ul roof rif and In several se cral hart parti OIt 3 J. J lIons The he roof root a was only slightly J r u ed h but t the and walls wals or orthe ii r rI ce I t I he the fifth frh and floors noor will wl have to to tolie lie He entirely Two Vo partitions parti s 's I 7 t will 1 ilI ha haV tl to be lx hC The insurance in on on th the building will wi cover I k the damage i r T Heroic Work Vork of or Ia lon Don Davidson l' l 17 Ii years ar of oC age the 7 J elevator ntO eln ho boyt itly was WM the tw hero of if the tho thC y- y fl day When cht n he dl discovered the fire fre oi on 11 i the sixth floor Boor ho he dropped the eg cage S. S k to the titi ha basement from om where he lie telephoned hole tele c j l l J i phoned In the the ai airm Im I'm to ll ii the C Cc I x f 5 l Firo staton station Tho ho elevator levator W M wits was run runback t S- S back acl cl to the sixth floor foor h by Davidson D S and the pupils from flom the music studios r r ore nore carried to lo the ground 11 Ills hut 4 r. r brought the tle remaining tenants ten ten- 1 ants of oC iho U floor top tOJI 1001 to the ha meni hasi-meni mel 1 1 I and ol the nr first l company of or firemen n W was as asS S taken lalm to th the sixth floor Boor In the elevator ele J i na id Davidson oH operated the elevator until 1 a l everybody LI U was rt out of jf f the building o S S and only abandoned Ii hi bis Is position hen tho ti-li un became so n de dC deno io I. I that lit he Il S was waR nimble UH to tay stay 1 longer fe I At Jl Intervals Inter Intel 5 vals he hI ran nit inch thi elevator to the top toj r j.- j. foor and carried lit tw firemen fremen to the 5 c lower hoots Several loads o of office S furniture and other o valuable I s I were ele carS car car- S j from Clorn io the top floor 1001 to tn the ground I Dr Kate Kale ham showered the r spectators s on th the north side of the tin 1 building with articles of office S S r f t tUrc rc ln and fixtures and wearing apparel apparel S i f L J When then her steamer trunk i f 4 over oyer the window sill I on In the 1 r I l. l floor there VetO yure cries of or Look ou out outS S I I below and several ev m men n rushed Int Into S 7 tile llio cow building ane Davidson took tol the thc oleS oleA ole elo i S A i valor tor to lo the fifth frh floor 1001 and Dr DI String S S ham trunk and ond valuables 1 S 'S brought to tf the ground In y safer rafer man man- l 1 5 r and ml with not so 0 damage t tot to 1 t S lh ni Her HN loss was wax abo about l from rom t S S' S water and antI fr fire firo S l' l Prof Irol C. C D. D ru rushed hell from S his studio ith wih two pupils but hilt butaH was aH in n. un- un S V S 11 able to tn find the elevator shaft through throng L t t. t Z t tiie Ihn dense e smoke C. C lie le found the stall LI I S arid and went to the loom floor above where h Iw 1 f J was att taken down in lii ii the elevator elp Tl r l 1 i aud LUI hangings of or the wall ali wal wot wel lif I 1 damaged l by the tl water vater and considerable consider r S able sheet eeL rl music lc was al alto also o. o ruined 1 f Hank Bunk 1 Clerks Is Hm Busy S I S When hen tire the flames fames began to threaten 1 I thc lie building the forces in In the iho I Ions Ion's S ln Savings b bank nl 1 occupy the thu 1 i ground floor foor began carrying th the valuables alu J ables Into the thu safes and auth vault vaul The fhe I. I 1 h banks wel cleaned of everything and andI I thu lucked luched and business was vas f suspended stat sus usi us- us i 4 1 for tor tho the da lay day After the tho ire firo ireI re reI I I was extinguished O. O W. W cash cush- 5 S let Mer lieI of oh o the Zions Zion's Ion Savings hank hanh gave e a aeI I 00 to lo th thin tho firemen's fremen's fund I I was one of or the lie first I to Ui el enter r the building after aHel the alarm was WH t turned In who 1 wears a aS foremost toteS tote fore S special policeman's badge was vas S I 1 most t In JIm the inC tl to the Itt sixth HIth floor but S hent h luck back ck to time the ground when the tl I j lol e became suffocating with wih tears S streaming from flom lib his his Il ayes antI and J 11 a ii roS ro'S 10 ro ro- I S mantle smell of smoke about his IlamI daniS Ilam- Ilam S I IJ wearing el j S Vho on tin 11 tIme the fifth and anil sixth i 1 Who ti-ru ti mostly l damaged II I by hy I. I I 1 I I l I I I the water are alc J J. J C. C Woods architect architect architect archi archi- Mr it Ir and and ald rh Mr etzel music studio Ii Hugh u h. h Dou Dougall ull mu music ic studio V. v. v C. C Clive music lc Dr DI office looms Miss I 1 L. L Sloan manicure parlors parlon Prof C C. C D D. music Mrs Al AI Small parlors par lal lora lors Miss 1 Efflo l voice lice culture studio Dr DI F. F Van Vall Colt Cotto offices of or- tlc flees Dr Of n Ross Anderson nl ron office lYe William s Dr lk Irvine hiir n mice tc Lr tr J. J M. M l 1 Cannon D Dr 11 II S. S Twining f ti and A J Attorney I H 11 S S. Ia Tanner ii mici- mici c I