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Show Dinghan lies a j Visastrdus Fire I . The" Bigham. Hotel, built in J 1872, and for several years the leading hotel of the camp was completely destroyed by fire on i Thursday morning. The fire , alarm was turned in at 12:15 A. I M. and in less than an hour the t whole frame building consisting . . of about fifty rooms were prac- f - - tically demolished. There were several roomers in the building 1 f - who had been working night v shift but all were notified in t time to get them safely away ? i from the building. About twen- fJa ty minutes after the, both Vol- L j unteer - Fire departments, had ,! been working on the fire with . I ; the breeze that had been creat- I ed, it was feared the whole J southern portion of ' the block, : commencing with the Vienna J apa'rtmens, would also become a f prey to the flames,, but the per- f - sistence of the fighting firemen of Bingham ovenjled once more the Bingham hotel was the fire's I only captive. The Salt Lake 1 County Fire Department at Mur jj ' ray were unofficially called and i arrived here in twenty-three minutes after the call, which I fact should be a matter of great ; interest to the "people of Bing- s ham. The building and site is .k owned by Mrs. Annie Oddie and , one of the best sites in camp for I a real hotel. The building was ; only insured for $2,500, whilst ? the estimated loss would be at t least $10,000. To show his ap- ' -'i preciation of the Volunteer Fire Departments of Bingham and the able and efficient manner of J, their fighting, Jerome Bour-r-'''" gard,T Thursday afternoon donated donat-ed $50 to each department. |