Show I MILL f BURNED TO UNE Provo Fireman Is Seriously injured In Injured Injured In- In by Caustic Potash Bath Republican Special Service Provo May ny 7 From From a spark generated genor gener by friction or by a piece o of metal meta becoming entangled In the picking machinery ma mn- chinery tho the villa Spring-villa woolen mill which was only during the past week weel equipped with worth of ot new ma machinery chinery for tor tho starting o of full tun operations operations opera opera- next Monday y caught Ore fire at ut I S 3 o'clock this afternoon and before the tho firo engine engino could be bo sent from Provo Pro tho the factory was completely destroyed with a 0 total loss lose of or no In- In being carried cS Don Mark a fireman of or Provo was probably fatally burned by coming in contact with a n largo quantity o of caustic potash on which water was Ws being played The Tho mill wa was leased two weeks ago ngo from rom the Compress Milling company by Walter Waiter Cox and W. W Z Brannon o of Provo Tho The lessees had Installed new now and valuable machinery during the last week and at the tho time o of tho the lire fire Mr r. r Cox was ordering more machinery It was Intended to start operations In full next Monday morning when about 50 60 hands would have been employed Two women were at nt work in the mill when when- tho lire started but the they mado made their escape without Injury There Thoro Is no fire department at and the Provo engine had hado to o travel six miles before at t athe atthe the he scene Tho The mill was a mass of at burning timbers when shen tho the engine ar nr- ar- ar rived Don Park ParI tho the fireman burned by Y the potash was brought to Provo Prove and nd sent to tho the hospital He lie was burned about the tho head neck and shoulders shoulders ders ers and his Injuries are aro considered serious erious The flesh lesh dropped from rom his face tace ace and neck when wh-cn the tho burns were dressed and chances for or his reco er recovery are re doubtful o |