Show of UTAH POPULAR PLACE OF DIVERSION DESTROYED DESPITE HEROIC EFFORTS OF FIREMEN lo 10 love la Is estimated at directors to consider rebuilding the structures on en more gigantic scale salt lake city fire originating in it concession at the southern end of the Siti tair pavilion destroyed tho the entire superstructure ot of tho the historic resort causing damage estimated estt mated at upward ot of for nearly two hours a small force of beach each company employees workers concessionaires and volunteers from tile the inland crystal salt com banys pa nys plant less leas than ono one mile away augmented by contingents from tile tho salt lako lake city and salt lake county tire fire departments struggled valiantly to check the tha flames from roach reach ang jahe payl llon proper for several minutes invites m Int ites tady mado decided headway and the tire flie was nearly under tinder control when the wind shifted this time to the south driving the fire fighting force borcea s before the huge blanket of smoke belched forth as the main building took tire fire over its entire extent ten minutes later any hope of saving the famed payl llon lion had vanished arld aad the firemen turned their efforts to staying the flames from tho the bathhouse pier and ami those concessions located at tho the northeastern corner of the resort estimate ot of the damage was placed at upward of original cost of the structure ln In 1893 was approximately estimate of the loss was rate data as to the damage available the pilings and the concrete platform ire are intact and awill vl form the base 0 of the now new structure in contemplation according to beach officials the blaze originated in tho the all ali babi baba cave concession which runs beneath the grandstand seats seata of th tho 0 hippodrome building on the cast a le e ot of that structure hope to rebuild saltair was A dressed in a statement issued over the signature of ashby snow president and ghani A stevens general manager of tho the saltair reach beach company and the salt lake garfield garfeld western railroad company following a conference of officials ra after the fire this announcement contained the authentic statement as to the extent of physical damage done the famous resort it says in part tile the main platform of the entire resort being constructed of concrete resting ou on thousands of salt s alt impregnated piles was not damaged at all wherever the concrete platform extended tho the fire was soon checked all of the approaches to the resort were totally uninjured it was covered by all tho the insurance the company could obtain but at this time that does not seem ado quate to rebuild any such an elaborate structure as has been destroyed however Ilow evor it Is reasonably certain that a now nov saltair will rise from the tha ashes of the old resort and mso dett deft nit information will be given out as soon as the directors odthe of the company have had an opportunity to make a survey of tho the situation the saltair neach beach co recognizes the tiamen dous community loss which Is suffered through brough this great disaster and so far ar as aa la Is possible will do all in its ita rower power to assist in III caring for the tens tena of thousands of tourists who are f corning orning to utah this summer |