Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-16

hundred thousand dollars. were carefully re-
morcd to n secure place long before the nre
reached them.
Il is gratifying to know that these deposit
,orios have suffered so little by the great fire.
Nesfher OF the banks, we learn. nsd a''y
mortgages or other securities on the build
ings destroyed, and, having taken the pre-
caution to remove from their vaults all t"e
ercenbacks and valuabIes. they have escaped
with comparatively small losses. Both OF
tie hanks will be open and in full blast agar"
on Monday morning.
aHE FIRE ON FIFTH AVENUE.
About 10 o'clock the stable of General
Blaine caught fire from some OF the cinoers
which were flying in the air The flames
quickly spread to his fine residence Oh FINN
Avenue, and in less than thirty minutes Doth
were in ashes. The eolorei man placed III
charge of these buildings to guard against
the falling cinders left his post of duty just
at a time when most needed, otherwise this
loss might have been averted. Aside IRON
the house and barn. many articles OF house.
no 1 furniture were injured in the hurry OF
the moment while removing them, and some
were LEFT in the house 70 be Tapped up oy the
flames.
Several other dwellings on Fifth Avenue
and Rodney street caught fire from the same
cause referred to above, and general fire In
that section of the city was only prevented
by the vigilance Of cur citizens.
THE HELENA LIBRARY.
Our Library is entirely destroyed. Some
of the books were removed to the First Ma
fional and Peoples Nationa! Banks. but met
the same fate as those left In the building.
MAN MISSING.
Konrad Knipper. who worked In the In
is missing. Diligent search has
been made for him, but h" cannot be found.
He undoubtedly persisted in the international.
SERIOUSLY BURNED.
Two bar-tcnflers in Kesscr & Miller's. In
their Efforts to save the property OF their en-
ployers, we're seriously burned. They were
taken to the Sisters Hospital where they
will be kindly carcu lot.
THE HELENA FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Here. words fail US! Never did men work
harder or longer than the noble men WHO
the Helena Fire Department. 1t
hun an power could have saved the city, it
would hive been done through the extraor-
binary efforts If the men comprising the sew
eral companies. Fhey will be remembered
with gratitude by the citizens Of Helena.
AGGREGATE LOSS.
The total loss from this disastrous fire will
Ss5O.OOO. We give this esti-
mate from the most reliable information that
could be ottaiaed. The confusion during
the day has been SO great that it was impos-
sible to arrive at any accurate conclusion,
but in day or two we hope to be able To
make q correct estimate.
IFrom the Daily Herald, January l0.1
LOSS OF LAW LIBRARY.
among the losses sustained by the not
mentioned in our Lss-sast evening was the
valuable law library of Col. w. F. Sanders,
whose Office was in HOlter's bric!; building
opposite the post Office. Not only the law
books, but fine miscellaneous library. in- |
Curling rare collection for the Montana
Historical Society. were entirely consumed. |
The furniture ant fixtures Of the Office met |
ike fate Tho loss con.h not have been less |
Than $1,000. Col Sanders is absent ut Vir- |
.lnia City. Mrs. s.. we Larn, succeeded in |
saving the private papers Of the Office, but |
'au no time to remove any OF the bo ks.
MASONIC GRAND LODGE.
Every book AMI paD.r. the records. seal. |
blanks and all were destroyed. The most |
valuable books and papers were taken to he |
building OF the First National Bank, but all |
went the same way to destruction.
MONTANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
All the books and papers accumulated, with
% much care by .le President. w. f. Sam
lers. went will, his fine private library. Some
# the documents aud property + the society
nay be in the hands OF Granville Stuart, the
Secretary, and il 30. saved.
OFFICE OF sUP'r PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
The entire records. correspondence. blanks,
lesk, seal and other property belonging to
his office were also destroyed. The Super
Dtendent removed part. considered the
most valuable, but they were destroyed where
hey were left. The loss to the Territory
will perhaps amount TO $500.
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