The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-09-30
PEOPLE ESCAPE IN THEIR NIGHT
#' CLOTHES. Is
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY BUSINESS
HOUSES DESTROYED.
TWO THOUSAND PERSONS HOMELESS.
LOSS, s,,5oo.ooo TO Sc, 1000, 900.
LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL LOSERS.

LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL LOSERS.
TINE CITY 70 BE REBUILT. .aat
DEADwooD, Sept. 2G.--A fire broke out in
the Star Bakery, on Sherman streer, at 2::20
this morning, and following that thorohghfarc
swept everything before it on Lee, Main,
Gold, Wall, Patton, and William streets, and
several residences on Centennial Avenue.
Famed by alight breeze and having nothing
to contend with except q very inefficient fire
department., everything was at the mercy OF
the flames. Less than half a score OF pro-
nounced fire-proof warehouses withstood the
severe test. Tho buildings being mostly OF
wood and poorly constructed they bruned
like so much chat. The fire spread with
such wonderful rapidity that ally attempt at
saving anything would have been useless.
All along its course terrific explosions of gum
| powder, petroleum, liquor, etc. were Of fire.
quent occurrence, and the buildings We're
blown into atoms. The hook and ladder APP
paratus and hose carriage were the first things
to burn, leaving nothing but a few feet OF
worthless hose with which to battle against
! the devouring elements. The water, works
were tried for the first time yesterday and this
morning they were put to their fullest capac-
ity with little success in subduing the flames
Oh account of the scarcity of water. VIA
The hillsides were almost a solid sheet Of
fame and water from the Boulder ditch could
not be had otherwise considerable property
would probably have been saved, as the ditch
ran almost directly over the worst spot. The
widest excitement prevailed on account of
the fearful force of the flames and people
thought of little besides saving their own
lives, many escaping with only their night
clothes. Every team within q mile of the
city was called into service to help save what
could be got out.
There are probably two thousand people
who are homeless, and many are destitute
About a hundred and twenty-five buildings
besides fifty or sixty dwelling houses were
destroyed, and while it is utterly impossible
to get any definite figures regarding the loss,
we'll posted business men place it at from one
and a half to two million dollars. TIT fire
is still burning but all its material is exhaust
ed and there is no danger Of its spreading
unless an unfavoroble change in the wind
occurs. r' .'-'. --f'.. Is. - -f
The principal losers are r. C. Lake, hard
ware, $1,000 0 insurance, $4,000; Miller &
Mcpherson, groceries, $4,000; insured !;
w. j. Werthiemer q Co., dry goods, $4,000:
insurance, $4,000; Frank WEIGH, $4,000 /;
no insurance; Grains & Curtiss, furniture
and c%hinaware, $4,000; uninsured; VIM.
5 McHugh, liquor dealer, 1923, 900; uninsured
T1TSJ 4NdClOIdt Ddlh3 pSV,OOO ullilSuICu
. Browning & Wingrose, grocers, $4,000; nc
t insurance Ben. Holstren, grocer, $1,000 nc
insurance; Munter & Lilenthal, clothing,
= $4,000, insured 5000 c. B. Strass, dry
goods, $1,000; insured $1,500; Starr d Bull
lock, hardware, $4,000; insured SIS, 900
: Il. 7. Corfuth, fruit dealer, S. 5000; uninsured;
: Hetzel & Co., $4,000 insured $1,000 Dam
. Mclaughlin, residence, $4,000; uninsured
Matthewson 4 Goldberg, grOcers, $4,000
!; uninsured; NJ. Lehman, fancy goods, $50,
- - 900; insured $4,000; Jensen & Bliss, hard
. ware, $1,000; insured Cashburton Il Young
!, produce and commission merchants, $4,000
- fully insured.
= Several of the firms whose tire-proofs wer,
- saved have posted notices that they will opel
up for business in the morning. Lumber i
4 being hauled rapidly and building will com
y mence as soon as the debris can be cleare,
u away, and in n far more substantial way thai
before. Most OF their merchants who hav
- lost their wooden stores will erect brick one
. in their stead. Labor is in great demand, an,
- everything presents u lively appearance.
!" meeting was held BY, prominent citizens thi
afternoon prompted by the numerous thievin
operations since the fire broke out, and til
many cases of lot jumping, at which .Judg
= Woods presided. IL was decided to call upo
General Sturgis, commanding at Fort Meade
J. for q company OF troops to act as IA guard Owe
l. the property of the unfortunate sufferers b
Sc the fire, which request was promptly compile
e. with, and Il company of cavalry was at one
IS sent here, together with ten wagons and tw
q. ambulances to transport destitute citizens t
G.. Fort Meade where they will be furnished wit
r camps add rations, which kind offer was mad
S. by General Sturgis. All saloons are close
H. by order of the Sheriff, and the city presen
e. an unusually quiet appearance.
Acitizens' Committee of Safety numberin
=, : seven was also appointed at to-day's meetin,
~ who will assist the Sheriff in preserving IL
g, peace. All thieves caught will speedily
~ dealt with. \ proposition to organize a Wig
III lanteS committee one hundred strong, ";
C. C. voted dow empbatically.
u The post Office which was destroyed 10
$1,000 in postage stamps and stamped enve
- opes, but no mail was destroyed, and Il
coaches are running regularly with daily mail
Numerous kind offers of assistance have bee
made by Eastern merchants, but will hard
ct be accepted, as the merchants bear their loss
Nv with the best possible grace, and are not il
he clined to place themselves under any oblig
mn tons, at the same time approaching u
willing offers made by Eastern houses in a
- branches of trade. The surviving merchan
~ have not taken advantage of the necessity
ad the pOOr by advancing the prices o. slap
oJ groceries, as was generally expected, and II
prices remain the same as usual.
" The insurance companies who held the IN
.jOrity of the risks on the destroyed proper
Sc were the Firemens' Fund. of San Francis,
10 St. Paul Fire Il Marine Insurance Co., and ii
OF Liverpool, London & Globe Insurance Go.
ch
or JAMESTOWN, Sept. 26.-Hanlon, acco,
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