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Show In Memoriam Sunday, August 17, 1924, at 2:00 a.m., one of the worst catastrophes catastro-phes in the history of Bingham Canyon occurred when fire razed many buildings 'adjoining the old location of the Bingham Canyon Meat Company. To many, -the. anniversary of this great disaster, will mean nothing, noth-ing, but to those who unfortunately were caught in the dreaded fire, it means much. There is always something in ones life that remains to the end of our journey on this earth, and in this case, to the writer at least, is the sound of the fire bell, telling of the catastrophe, on that clear August morning, that will ever remain. That sound has never left for one minute, and although 'time will heal the wounds of financial loss, and the loss of life, it will never take away the sound of that ringing bell. j The past year has brought many changes to most of us, where the fire originated, is still barren, but on the site of the old Bingham Garage and Press-Bulletin office has arisen one of the finest garages in the State of jutah. Across the street, new dwellings also adorn the highway and where once stood the Frazier and Cain residences Sis how a fireproof emergency hospital, which also houses the two Utah Copper doctors. The Press-Bulletin is still without an office, but it manages (to get out a newspaper every Friday, nevertheless. So all in all, things could, have been worse, but there are two things that have- not, and cannot be replaced: The lives of those two young men, Tom Price, and Harold Anderson, who gave their lives in an effort to save another's property. Herbert Gust, who was severely . injured, is again able to be about after a long siege in the hospital. It has been suggested that the churches of Bingham Canyon offer a prayer on Sunday morning to the two departed whose efforts I at helping others took them from their loved ones. August 17, 1924, a Day never to be forgotten by the people of Bingham Canyon. |