Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-03-21 | Page 4 | Lumber Yard Fire with Big Damage

LUMBER YARD FIRE WITH fi Local Concerns Damaged to Extent of by Fierce Blaze Fire which broke broko out In the buildIng buildIng building build- build Ing of ot the Utah Building turing company 55 West Vest South T Tom Tom- m- m plo street at 10 40 O o'clock last latt night and spread to the yards and buildings s of tho time Pacific Lumi Lunil er company compan 22 West Vest est South Temple street caused a A. I total loss of or to the buildings und and stocks of or the time two companies and for or a time threatened worth I i of ot lumber On Only 1 the prompt response I of lire tiro No 2 on the tho first alarm at 1040 and the quick arrival of company com corn pany pony No 1 on the tho 8 socon alarm ton ten minutes later with the combined ef of- of forts torts of ot time the two t companies to 10 stay the path of ot tho the flames namos through the tinder like seasoned lumber and fin finIshed fin fin- work In the lumber company Tho The Utah Building 1 turing company sustained a n. loss of about 2500 to stock and It J la is estimated esti esti- mated that the dama damage o to the building build build- I In ing will also reach 2500 The lumier lum lum- her ber company's loss Is 18 estimated at 1500 OO I to tho building and 1 to stock Originating from an unknown source In n the rear of the Utah company buildInG bull build tog InG ng the tho fire Ore Jumped quickly Into the time lumber umber yards ards despite several streams of or water vater directed against It It and It necessary ary to call out the see sec end ond company Starting Starlin In tho the store room at tho rear of ot the Pacific Lum- Lum her company building the tire lire fed ted upon the he seasoned finished work worl of or mould mould- In Ing ng 1 sashes and door frames sparks communicating with piles of lumber In the yards Owing to tho the damp weather er of at the tho last few fow days lays tho the tire was ct checked hat somewhat In the yards and this his enabled the firemen to confine confino It to o n a narrow territory Tho The blaze lighted up the sky tho the lumber piles making great bonfires After Arter an hour of at hard fighting tho the fire tIro was gotten otten under control and at 12 o'clock was reduced to a few taw sm sm 1 l- l dering embers about the time yards ards The loss oss on the stock and buildings of ot both hoth companies is fully covered ered by ance