Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-07-26 | Page 4 | Lehi Firemen Stop American Fork Fire

LEHI FIREMEN STOP AMERICAN FORK FIRE American Fork. Utah, July 25. The large barn belonging to the Henry Chipman ostate, and in use. by Abner and Leonard Chipman, In the Second ward, near the Rio Grande depot, together to-gether with about thirty tons of first class hay, burned to the ground this morning about 10 o'clock, The firemen fire-men were soon on the scene, but ow- .. , gg Ing to the fact that the hoso was not ; Wg' long enough to reach from the nearest. Rji hjdrant to tho barn, It was of but lit- w Jf tic good except to keep the fire con- r -!t fined to the barn It was with diffl- 3 culty that a number of residences i? close by were saved. The Lehl fire j 2I1 department was telephoned for and '' 2j! they, with their hose and cart, arrived SA In tlmo to extinguish tho fire In the ' JjN Immense piles of hay. Tho barn car- Wj,1 rled ?600 Insurance. The loss is about i $2,000. Small boys and matches were " &$ the cause of the fire. ,' m no ' fe