Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28

above and around the cabinet at clos.
range until the danger was past.
The efforts ON the part of the Fire De
partment on this occasion deserve specia'
mention, the mel standing to their work
with a heroism and energy admirable to
witness, but to which the citizens of Butte
have become accustomed. When the fire
broke out, the strong east wind blowing and
the in1ammable nature OF the structure
that was as dry as finder rendered all
hopes of saving the building vain. The
fierceness of the,fre broke many windows on
the opposite side of Granite street, and
several panes of the Bonner Mercantile
company's store, standing ~diagonally
across from the Centennial. The men had
to contend with the wind and shortness oil
water, which latter was remedied after a
telephone message had been sent to the
pumphouse when thepump was started up.
They o 20 had the fire under control SO
far as eonfining it to the hotel is concerned,
and the fire was practically out,by 5 a. NJ.
From thence on during the day the hose
was kept playing on the ruins, though all
danger was past.
LESSON OF THE FIRE.
Ex-Chief Mccarthy was met yesterday
afternoon and in speaking OF the foregoing
fire he said that this last fire demonstrated
the necessity to Butte Of having q few paid
iremen. ut is an absolute fact" said he.
that no city in the country the size of this
asks it's fire department to do what the
boys here in Butte are doing. There ought,
in the first place, to be half a dozen men
regularly employed by the city, housed in
regularly built quarters, with accommoda-
tions for the reels on the first floor and
apartments for the men in the upper floor.
They would be on hand then the moment
to ask men to drag those heavy reels
up the steep grades we have here.
There ought to be horses to do such work.
They, OF course, would be housed on the
floor OF the building I speak of as the
reels. In addition there should be an cleo
trio alarm system. The time lost in find
ng where the fire is at present is the most
valuable. Universal experience teaches |
a minute gained in reaching a fire is |
worth more than any people imagine who |
haven't given the subject a thought. If the |
changes | suggest were adopted they would
be In line with the spirit Of progress that
aas taken hold here OF late, and will be GER
lain to be adopted sooner or later"
A ARRESTED
Frank Bateman says that Doc. Beale
have spent nearly $4,000 on the
lotel one way and another.
George Newkirk's cabinet is at his house.
He values it at $4,000 but will take less.
He was offered So. 500 for it on Tuesday.
Tit loss incurred by George Newkirk on
lis stock and furniture he puts at 81, 500, a
ow estimate.
Officer Murray says he could have held
he fire in check when he first discovered it
he hadn't preferred to take no chances
nd awakened the guests.
The loss sustained by Frank Bateman
$40 coin saved by his daughter
nd he can tell how much his wife lost.
had quite a large household outfit in
hotel himself which vent up in smoke.
A diamond ring that was lost in the hurry
I tine exodus was recovered from the
lnders: The stone was slightly disfgured,
nut still in the ring.
Small boys are doing q tall traffic in
escuing bottles from the Newkirk saloon.
The saddest sight among the ruins is the
haired remnants of a $3.50 piano, Doc
ought a few years ago. !,
DR.. Amsden's Office survived the wreck
lost unaccountably. The fire ragged over {
nd around it, but it comes out of the fiery l
lrnace like the three children OF Israel. G
Although the store Of L. Wise, the tailor, I
as not burned out, it was sufficiently {
to warrant him in opening out in I
ne premises lately occupied by the Rocky 7
ountaln Telegraph Company. !.