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Show Concerning Salt Lake The storm that prevailed in this city yesterday has not been equaled in seventy-five years past. It started about 8 a.m. and continued for twelve hours, snowing and blowing like a Dakota blizzard. Notwithstanding the lleicc storm many people were upon up-on tho street, joung girls especially, who seemed to enjoy It, $lo!ng tlio storm without umbrellas, their faces as icd as summer popples. Through the whole day hundreds of peoplo were mound tho ruins of the lire, which was smouldering all daylong under heavy sticams of water poured upon it by the lire brigade. There arc many ugly rumors concerning tho origin of the fire In tho Atlas block, which destrojed about $300,000 dollars In propeity. Tho engineer and lire-men lire-men of the building, arc very pronounced pro-nounced in declaring the building was set on lire. Tho $100,000 In currency that was in tho vault was dug out of tho debris in good shape. In the aggregate ag-gregate there is not enough insuranco to cover tho loss. The Salt Lake Hardware Company Is amongst the heaviest losers. It Is slated that a modern up-to-date building will bo erected at once on tho ground where the Atlas Block onco stood. This is tho second time that fire has occurred at this place. Warker Brothers feel very fortunate that the tiro did not break through Into their Main street building. This was obviated by tlio diligence of the llremen who kept their streams Mowing upon tho adjacent adja-cent buildings. During tho lire the water failed, there not being enough to supply the engines. Salt Lake City begins to reallzo Its true position on tho water question. It will not bo safe until effective mcasuies are adopted adopt-ed to supply the city w Ith Its needs in w atcr. It is thought by a great many people that Reed Smootwlll take his scat, as theiearo many Senatois from adjoining adjoin-ing states that will stand llrmly by him. The Legislature appeals to lack that life that has been exhibited in former sessions. This is caused possibly by tho Senatorial question being be-ing settled In tho early part of the session, which is a good tiling, as all tho tlmo can now bo dcotcd to tlio framing of laws to meet the needs of the people. It is thought that the hold-ups have received a check lu their work since tho killing of one of their number by ofllccr Heath. The peoplo think this was very opportuno as the thugs and law less clement was overrunning the town. |