Show 4 if FIRE i mr edward lion beks Roll ding main ijas ilas fl a close call al at midnight last night the fire alarm bells blowing of whistles and shooting of pistols alarmed tho the citizens of ogden the fires fire men were promptly on the spot which was occupied by a frame building on main alain street opposite mr geo A lowes place of busi ness A lively application of water carried on aried in buckets from across the street by the hook laddies and hose cart boys bo ast nipped the conflagration R n the bud tho the fire fird was discovered discover e and the alarm given by the ever alert and vigilant ex marshal W W fite fitl e will who 0 was passing the building on his b is way home 0 in he received able alle assistance si stance from tho the telegraph operators who were leaving work word at the time the OF THE FIHE FIRE is shrouded in mystery y and surrounded by suspicious evidences the building belongs to mr ed horrocks and is not insured it is a lath and plaster frame building which was moved from the corner where the broom hotel now stands itis t is divided into two apartments which are divided by a middle partition in the north apartment is is a carpenter shop with a good supply of shavings lying round the south apartment where the fire occurred was occupied by mr F agala A gale as a place to store away coffins and other undertaker goods the coffins were piled up in the farther end of the building in the partition cor ner against the partition door A five gallon can of cical oil was snatched from the burning building by the firemen part of that oil milre re mains in the can to today day but a part had been spilled on the floor to such an extent that it soaked through and saturated the soil under the floor there was no fire kept ih th we e storeroom stor croom but the back door waa was found to be open the fire must have been discovered div very quickly or bi aerio u s results would soon have eave followed A As it is the coffins that were not burned burred were nearly nea aly all spoiled mr fr galea gaipa loss is estimated at which is i covered by ansur insure ance the partition door and a part of the fer was wai burned large panes the front windows wa were broken eight dollar mortice lacka promising arom ising our reporter re visited the scene ins morning mor un where V bere he be found mr ed harrocks ar rock 13 wh who 0 sadly recounted his losses on which he lie has not a cent of insurance nor the to make maia repairs gebow the barber who lives in iii the tb adjoining adjo haing premises of mr ali john horrocks 00 kp tells telli A VERY QUEER of a certain man who wa warned tried him gebow to look out that ho be did not get roasted some night and lex pressed a wish that the whole mock block of bull buildings dins might bura buria down our readers reader sean can take the story for what it is worth no one doubts the fire to be the work afan of an ancen ciari diary W ho is supposed to be one of the m many any tramps that infect ou oura city nor that mr ed horrocks loses greatly by it |