| Show LIFES LIFE'S SAVINGS GO I IN 1 CANYON FIRE Home of Brown Is Destroyed by Flames Loss Is 1 1500 Fire entailing a a. a loss of ot 1500 destroyed destroyed destroyed des des- troyed the home of ot Samuel F. F Brown I of or the Salt Lake Lako waterworks at the Parle Parleys Parley's s canyon canon dam three miles i east of or the state stale prison between 4 t and 6 G o'clock yester yesterday a afternoon while O II rr 1 Mr and Mrs Brown were at Dudler's I station one half mile tulle below relieving Flames spreading from the building set sel fire tire to tho the roo roof of oC the tank house several yards awa away causing extensive damage The home of or Mr Brown was I burned to the ground Around destroying the contents Including furniture a a. full tull collection of or Christmas presents and in mone money representing the savings sayings say sav aVIn aV- aV In ings s of ot years cars when hen hen Mr 11 and Mrs Brown returned to their home from Dudler's they found th the building In smoldering ruins und and the roof of or the in flames James When hen these had been extinguished Mr Brown telephoned the water department department department depart depart- ment In Salt Lake an and Superintendent Thomas Hobday went ent to the tho scene ani and made a personal Investigation Later City Engineer Ineer G G. F p McGonagle l visited the scene of or the fire and made preparations preparations I lions to rebuild the home of ot the tank tank- man temporarily to be replaced by a brick structure early next spring Mr r Brown had been at Parleys Parley's canyon sixteen years eals More fore than a dozen years ears ago he foil fell sustaining sustaining sustain sustain- ing Ins Injuries which partially crippled him Since then his wife wite had assisted him with his work worle Mr and Mrs l Brown lost e the they owned In the fire ire excepting the clothing which they wore wore- wore The The theory was advanced to t the e po police police police po- po lice last night that someone bent bentt upon robbery had entered the house in the absence of Mr fr and Mrs Bro Brown n and set sot the buildings s afire But an investigation tion made by Hobday and l seem to indicate that a defective detective flue lIue was responsible for the Ire fire |
