Day in the Life
Journal Entry
21
I met in council at 10 oclock and herd various subjects
discussed at 3:40 I took car with about 40 other to go to
Ogden to [meet] G. Q. Cannon who arived about the same time that
we did. We all had a happy Meeting we returned to S L City 80 Miles
were soon on fire I vary soon saw the Big Tabernacle start
to blaze on the East side of the Roof soon an opening was made
through the gates and a Man was got on the top of the Roof
of the Tabernacle with a Bucket of water allthough He was
40 feet above the fire he flung the water and it struck square
into the fire and put it mostly out He still called for
water but I could find No buckets I ran home got a Bucket
& key & opened the west door & carried a Bucket of water
to the spot but when I got there the Hose had arivd &
& poured water onto the Roof I went Back into the
street and I found the Explosion of the Gunpowder had
Broaken out nearly all the Glass of all the surrounding
Buildings I found all the doors & windows of the Mosium
Broaken in and the dry grass East of the Musium on fire
with the Assistance of Brother L J Nuttall & others we put it
out And I placed a guard over the building and its
contents I[t] burned down Clawson Esstablishment
Council House Savages Art Gallery Sorrenson & Co.
& several others the damage was laid at $75 to $100000.
It was Estimated that $20000 dollars worth of Glass
broaken out By the Explosion. The Valley House & my own
house was badly damaged
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