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Show COLTON VISITED BY DISASTROUS FIRE COLTON, June 14 Fire, origin noi determined, destroyed the European hotel yesterday, spread to adjoining siru.-tures and for u time the entire! town was tnraatsned. The dasaagoj was estimated at S30.U00. Efforts of' the residents nnd a railroad f ir -1 iglii ing crew fsom Soldier Summit pre ( vented further ios.- Ax Harmon of Provo. a uest .it the hotel. nanowl escaped death, While rescuing aeiwn children of r A. Gordon, owner of the hotel. He had made several trips into the burning burn-ing building and was almost rauubt In the flames as he was making hi! exit the last time. The five broke out ;it 2:20 p m The European hotel, which II di stroved, was valued at $yoito. Insurance In-surance carried on the bulldinx amounted to J'.'OOO Over $200 in sll ver in the canh register was melted to a bullion. A safe and a stove are the only property saved In the home and store building of J M -Miller which wre burned down with a loss of 10000 The amount of lnsnrance on thos,. buildings Is not known, as Mr. Miller was out of town today. The city of Price last $3000 worth of (vatSI plPS stored In a warehou i owned bj Mr- S;trab K, Arrowsmlth. The waroliouee was damaged to tho extant of 1000. There was no insurance in-surance on th- structure. A two.-story two.-story brick and rock building ownei by -Mrs Smith, which was used for a Tmol room and restaurant on th lower jloor and a rooming house up-Stalrs, up-Stalrs, was destroyed, with a loss of H0.000, A fSOOO Insurance iioilcy was carried on the buildim,' Othoi buildings In the vicinity were slightly slight-ly damaged. |