Show from wednesdays daily breh ia MOKE ABOUT THE FIRE alie blasting powder als a yon explosive substance there are several of general interest in connection with the fief powder house on monday last that aro certainly worthy of mention the ture of alio article was in the building belonging to mr peter soil formerly used as a brewer ftp building consisted of a brick house two storks high with a long frame addition the other buildings in the immediate vicinity were a dwelling house standing on an eminence at a distance of thirty fact from the powder room and a dry house situated about fifty feet west of the same place at alio time the fire there were three men engaged in the working room mr ayris one of the proprietors and two workmen in alio samo room stored A mas of powder weighing nearly two thousand pounds when this was ignited the men wore standing a few feat and owing to alio fact that the powder could not explode aliey were not blown to atoms and only one of them mr ayre o waa burned this speaks volumes no better argument can be furnished of the alie powder of the qualities to which claim in the joaan portion of the same building a thousand pound of the article were stored in ipg and during the time clial the fire was raging most fiercely three brave young ladics lidi cs who came from alie dwelling house mentioned aided alie workmen in removing the kegs from the burning rooms if those large masses of powder had been of alio ordinary character not only would all the buildings and people near the scene have been destroyed but half ho windows in ogden would have been shattered alio los will nearly 2000 alio buildings took and supplies being totally destroyed but the plucky makers expect to be turning out granite blasting powder of the best quality and unlimited quantity belbie this time next week |