Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-12

Another Plea for Better Protection
Against III Element

Another Plea for Better Protection
Against the EIenen.
About 4:15 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
an alarm OF fire was given from Upper
Main street, in the vicinity of the Pest
Office. and as the streets we're crowded at
the time, it pas but a few moments before
there was a large throng OF persons group d
about the spot from which the flames we're
~emanatipg that had cansed tie alarm.
This was a frame cottage ON Copper street.
east Of Main. cwned by Mrs. Hattie Cor
pom and occupied by Mrs. Goslen. The
hre department vas more than usually
prompt in responding, but before the first
piece OF apparatus bad reached the scene
the fire had broken out in fury from the
frame. and it was at ones apparent that
company made an attachment to the pIug
at the corner of Main and Quartz streets.
and soon had a fair stream
ATTACKING TIE FLAMES.
A moment later the second company came
up and took water + ON the same ping
which had the unfortunate result of pre-
venting either from getting a full stream
and as a consequence both we're deprived
OF the pc er OF ioingan material service.
In the meantime the flames continued tu
rou until the building was completely en-
yeloped, and the brisk wind which pre-
vailed at the time drove them With telling
force toward the adjoining two story build
ics owned by howard Zenor, of Deer Lodge,
AID occupied by Mrs. Brown. By this
the heat was so intense that IL vas
next TO Impossible with the light Eater sum-
ply to successfully attack it. although theI
bravely essayed the job with retI
blankets over their heads. It vas however
too much for
ENDURANCE
and then attention was directed to the |
adjoining building on the east owned by
the same gentleman and occupied BY Mr.. |
Creighton. This was a eone roof one and |
Dne-haH story building and here the mem
hers OF the department made a determined |
-tand, and fought as ~courageousIy and
against as heavy odds, as ever fremen did /
IN the United States. The wind was bIov-
Ing in thsir faces, the water was Unreliable. i
but the flames and heat were ever present. /
the truck company had arrived !
and with the aid OF the ladders the roof OF |
the Creighton house. which was On fire was
scaled. and all the water possible poured
lpon it.
While all this wa going on to the east.
he heat OF the Gordon cottage had il.
a small building on the vest owned
ly James A. Murray. and oec Ipied b. J
W. Smith and wife. After it had once been
gnited 1T was an easy prey to the element. 4
md was 500 consumed. not, however. he
ore the occupants had removed their fur-
To the south OF the burning
,ulidiDgs attention vas now directed. for
nth but an intervening shed vas the rear
OF the establishment OF A.. z. BrayI
20. Once or twice it had caught. but
ach time a stream had done effective sery-l
IN quenchiDg the ineipient fire and
'etfirs down the exposed portion o: the
uisdirg.
AWAY r TO IHE EAST
fas the home OF Thomas DriscoIl, q black
NTH at the Parrot. While the wind was
the fate OF this house WAS so I'M
artain that a stream or two was poured |
pom it. the furniture removed, and all.
ucket brigade organized, shichd did efficient e
sryIce in keeping the root wet until all
anger had passed Mention should be 9
lade OF the fact that the chemicals were on ,
during the reand rendered consider-l