The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-10-01
A BREWERY BLAZE.
II. Ola Deer lodge Brewery Building
Burned.

Ah,ut o'clock last Saturday evening a
A., broke out in the Deer Lodge Brewery,
oopnite the HcBurney House, and ia an
bsur the building was totally consumed, ex-
can't The stooe cellars and contents. The
,opelty was owned by n. (Boua) CONTAIN
,o, who only Il short time since bought out
lame, Fish. The property formerly be
hinged TO Peter Walton. Mr.. Contancin
,.nna,es hu loss in building aud stock at
nearly 81, 900; no insurance. He bad near
I, all bis stock Of cigars and liquors,
amounting to over $500, 10 warehouses
xb,cb were remote auG uninjured. The
CELLARS were upinjured except two watts Of
bssr damaged by the roof leaking-about
roo gallons of beer and all the ca SKIS, vaus,
,e. remaining In perfect condition. The
hath No house, a log veneered building re-
suty erected, was net injured, and tho
bew,ug kettle and drying kiln can be re-
mired. M. Cootaucln feels the loss Sc
ursly, haviog just purchased the eatire
establish ment, but at once weut to work to
rbp,d. BY m onday evening the wreck
had been cleared away; q frame structure
sar cd on The adjoining lot; contracts made
for BRICK and lumber and arrangements for
,be erection of good brick bull ding ON
The site OF the old wooden one. The new
Brewery will probably be In full operation
by Christmas
TIC fire originated in the brewing fue,
which passed up alongside a log building
m DRY M bone and igoitabls ~ finder.
The fue was only brick in thickness and
probably defective. On being discovered
BY the work men they first ATTEMPTED to
1ubsue it with the force pump, but it had
gained too much Roadway and several val
liable minutes were lost before the engine
bell tapped. The engine and hose were 10
perfect order he Company prompt, the cit
izens willing, and in five or six minutes
two streams we're playing on the building
aud kept on for over 40 hodr. 1t was ev J.
doomed as tho FIRE was working on 30 or 40
feet of the loof when the first water struck,
bot 1t was very desirable 10 keep the fire
FIRE DOVE as much as possible TO protect
Rouleau's City Hotel, Wlrd d DAMS
Sable and Masonic Hall from the intens Q
beat. The wind was gu tie stif. but fortu'
patey quArteripg from the MOI Invest II
drove the fercest current OF heat out into
the 100 feet OF Main street and through the
vacant space betweea the Hotel and Stable.
Once 1t veered to the south and the Hotel
was in imminent danger which was averted
by pulling down exterior strJ -tures and
fences. directing one stream from the en-
CINE and the enc 'zy of the Bucket Brigade
working from the west. 1t was noted by
many as The ho., est fire they had seen, the
building beiog q weather-boarded log, full
Of partitions quite old aou conta ming much
oonbUstible material. The safe was IN a
but corner bat came out intact with not q
paper even warmed. 1t required much care
10 keep the hose from melting aud 1t was
80 hot at the engine for time the men
eoud hardly stand to the brakes. The
Third street cistern sopplied water bounce
ousy aud hold out until the fire was nearly
ertinguished, water coming In almost az
Iapldly as pumped out.
We have seen many fires and never saw
nea WORK better than on this occasion.
NoD-residents were equally as energetic al
our citizens aud many OF them toiled un-
ceasIugly from the tap OF the bell till the
black ru'us were lett harmless at the enc
Of the fray. Some little confusion occurred
at times from the necessity Of changing di
rOction Of work and the mass OF those en-
gagged not knowing who the officers wer'
from whom orders should come. Thii
would DO prevented by the chief officer
carrying their Ttumpsts or other insignia
EIhcieucy 10 such cases 10 greatly enh Ancec
BY re, ognized dire ting authority. Whii
all worked well, charley Cummings ant
Gus, Zosel were esE scially noticeable q
bre fighters working right into the flames
With tbe nozzles in the most dangerous pc
s'tious aud appearing regular Sala maad
eH.
Mr. Contancin has hearty sympathy 1
his loss, but his friends are standing b.
him, he is going to win, and In two 20 ar
from now he will be rather glad than 9th
srwise that the fire occurred just when
Al