Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-11-22 | Page 4 | Losses Shrink as Smoke Vanishes

lOSSES SHRINK AS SMOKE VANISHES Main Iain Street Fire Confined to Limited Area With Loss of But Little Over Tenants suffering losses oses In the tire Ire which broke out In the building at 1 South Main street car early Tuesday Tuela mornIn mornIng morning morn- morn In Ing claimed thAt their total losses were atom about The fire chic chiefs chief's estimate made after aCter further investigation yesterday yesterday yester yester- day was Has The actual losses of oC the tenants t will J 11 be con confined CJ neel principally to interruption In the tho transaction of oC business as their thell stocks were well In Insured tn- tn Although h only a thin partition separated separated separated sep sep- th the II IJ II H Thomas studio from the tho fire tire tho studio suffered little dam dam- age e. The fhe studio was able to tn open Its doors yesterday morning as s if nothing had hall happened Tho The Hudson Fur ur company's compans quarters will be clos closed ed until after aCter the insurance adjusters have ha taken an Inventory of or the stock rho Tho heaviest let lo loss s was suffered b b t the he fur company of or which J. J J II Is manager Through h the efforts or of tho the fire department tho the flames James were kept from his storeroom on the ground floor luor and his damage Is due entirely to water comin coming from the rooms above Tho The quarters occupied b by the Tailors Tailors' floor are Exchange e on the second wrecked ell and ant tho entire contents burned to a l crisp This Is the on only I part of the build building building n owned b by Joseph Baumgarten Baum Baum- garten that was damaged to any ex ex- ex tent Tho The damage amRo to the building Is ise e estimated at 1500 The contents of oC tho the Tailors Tailors' Exchange owned by J J. J B B. Harrison Har- Har rison lison were ere valued at 1000 Tho The loss to lo the building Is Js covered by b ance arce Chief W TV I I. I Gloro Glore Is of or the tho opinion the fire started from Crom an electric flat Clat flatiron flatiron iron which had hall been left with the current current cur cur- rent turned on T. T H II 11 Chilton and Peter the two firemen who were at the top of oC a ladder at the front window when a i can of or gasoline exploded were ani only slightly Injured Thc They su sustained minor burns iurna and cuts about the face but both will wll be bo able to continue continuo service without without with with- out any Incon enle Inconvenience