June 21, 1883
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

June 22, 1883 ~ Friday

22 Large crouds of People were around the ruins of the fire
all day I spent a part of the day in the office I wrote 4
Letters to B. F. Johnson S Roskelley Sarah & A Hinkley
L E Harrington died Thursday Morning June 21 at 10:30

June 23, 1883 ~ Saturday

23 L E. Harrington In company with John Sharp L W Hardy R T Burton
we rode in a private car to American Fork and attende the

June 21, 1883 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 It 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

June 22, 1883 ~ Friday

22 Large crouds of People were around the ruins of the fire all day I spent a part of the day in the office I wrote 4 [FIGURE] Letters to B. F. Johnson S Roskelley Sarah & A Hinkley FIGURES L E Harrington died Thursday Morning June 21 at 10:30

June 23, 1883 ~ Saturday

23 [FIGURE] L E. Harrington In company with John Sharp L W Hardy R T Burton we rode in a private car to American Fork and attende the