Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-02

While Mr.. Babcock is the bso-.
there are Others whose laz=.~-'iest lose,
ton will not be Insignificant. "sD''ds'
Lynch Is n OF these. Wh.u James q.
threatened to wipe out NJ; The f,
was invaded and witt ssst' be
stolen and what was broksD "nat Wa
about $1,000 poorer. IT, Ds vas LETT
whisky barrels were forced lungs Of
and bottled goods "'eS "ers
away. Pommery Sec had Carried
Other losses were reported snd
Others we're not brought to livbt still
the afternoon two men were seen t,a Du'ias
force the rear door OF a house on 'ass'
Main street. They were driven VI Lover
their dlscoverer. There are men ia S'
city who assert that not only was tb 's
~aagration the work of incendi,' s Con-
that general pillage vas part NJ ~ Dot
gramme marked down by those frs.h pro
A Failing Wall, ~@
onor''y before Z O'Clock City Eugi,...
Harper began experimenting a sa'a
firemen and volunteers who wo.o
work to tear down a section Of n. "ss At
the Bowes building which rem.ined "ud
ing on the corner of the aIIey and n al
street. aud reached from the fopndot Utah
tho roof. Ropes and hooks were ua"5
the wall fell towards the south and 'eu' and
through the roof OF Captain Mccoos.rusla
building in the lear, and breakina macks
through the wall from top to botsn" !
p!etely wrecking a couple OF rooms 'Ga'
second story, and almost frightenina 700
inmates OF the building out Of tbai. !h'
Fortunately no one was injured. 'ls'
Accidents.
There were many minor &C .ideR4.
the day. Mr.. O'Rourke, owp4, =, "
building occupied by the Hennessv M.. ~'
tile company, was painfully sco,.",
about the face, and Mr.. Henpe,,v ~.
enough live Goals in his right eve 70 ."
him a great deal OF pain ~ Sause
endanger the sight of that o0 ~su 70
lie to the stiff-ribbed S STes Bis
wore, as a hundred weight or more Of h,a ~
fell upon his head and knocked him s;m mE1
as he himself expressed it.. Had ba
an ordinary hat his skull would have b hsl
crushed. Charles SchetzIein, assistant ~
chief, was burned in the right eve, bnt us
seriously enough to cause a loss q, v dsnO'
Many OF the firemen stood long enon"S:
the smoke to line their limos S;.I
SCOT, to fill their eyes with rad ~
and water and to cause than =
grow faint and sick at the stomach. w W
these were trivial mishaps, comnarad wv "
that which befell a volunteer named wS
liam Chapman. He had assisted the ~.
for upward of three no RS, and haj do".
excellent work handling g. nozzle ~
about $50 O'Clock lie was at work IN t ~
Hennessy building, and incautiousIV vaD'
tured between the tottering walls, VIII.
there a section OF the south wall
crashed down upon him, bur.
ing him, cutting and brus
ing his head and body in countss,
places and rendering him uncopsciou,
When taken out he was thought to h
dead. A carriage took him hurrisdIv Ia
the Sisters hospital and thence, ON A.,
count OF the crowded condition Of ts
wards, to his home in South Butte, Al.
though it was some hours before be recoy
cred consciousness he was, at last az.
counts, improving rapidly and out Of
danger. Chapman is an employe Of thu
Montana Union and works at the demo-,
He is married and has a large family,
Another serious accident was reportd.
Doc Gleason of the Office OF the clerk Of tina
district court was badly burned Will.
trying to rescue from tn flames two ysiss
which he had left in DR.. J ohnson's oHn,
His face and hands were badly blistesd
and the hair was burned from his head, Il
was thought at first that he would lose
his sight but late reports from the sut
ferer's bedside deny atlugubriousrumO.
Mr.. Gleason is at DR.. Whitford's hospital
Sparks From the Fire.
DR.. Howard will have his office tempo
rrrily with DR.. Hammond on Main street,
between Granite and Quartz.
DR.. R. L. Gillespie will office with Dr..
Leavitt on West Broadway until such tine
he can secure permanent quarters e
where. Telephone No. JAS.
The MINER had Il narrow escape, but
thanks to the zeal and energy with which
the boys in the composing, job and press
rooms worked, the building was saved and
the most OF the type and other movable
material was carried to a place Of safety.
Had it not been for their hard and telling
work it would hardly be probable that
this Fire Issue" would be possible. The
loss to the proprietOrs will be about sou.
. large amount of wood piled in the yard
and alley i'll the real was completely de-
and the windows facing the alley
burned out, but otherwise The MNERb
almost as we'll fixed as before the fire.
Ward & Grogan estimate their loss at
$4,000. Gould Bros. are out about
$4,000. Neither firm was insured.
E. H. Sherman will open out at No. ls
East Park street, opposite the Windsor
and will begin business to'dayWlth
full stock.
Among some of the heavy losers is
MINER reporter who mourns the loss Of bis
pride and glory, a brand new ''plug" hat
The ''dicer" fell victim to the carelesSnefS
IF a Chinese "hen Chambermaid in the
house. who carefully placedT
IN the floor OF the reporters room ana
hen piled bedding, clothes and a trunk Cd
OF it, so asto have things handy LII
'ase a removal was necessary.
The Bonner Mercantile cOmpany's StOF
will remain closed until an adjustment OIL
insurance can be effected.
Dr.. Shultz has opened an office IN Lib
r,,- NIT.,b - RI OF rnAt
Contrary to expectation but littiedrnnE
mess prevailed after the fire and only q
ew fights took place. TIE large force u
pecial policemen was equal,toth the OccaSUn
nd arrests were promptly and frequently
nade.
Before the fire was out Curtis d MSJGS
egan to repair damages to their omCV y
new glass into the front OIL tOyT
flee and cleaning out the wreck. +. t w
'atten also began cleaning up anu o. oOIr
uilding il which was his office was O%s
artially destroyed the damage VIII Usm
in a short time and the struCta"
lade as good as before its baptism Vi ii"
Many deeds of daring and heroIsn NTg
erformed by firemen and citizens Snisp.
lie facts we're known, manya man pi"
ould be heard on every lip.
One of the losers is Mrs. FeatnsI.JJ
street. The front OF her iruV ="
'nfectionery store was burned aWay''"~
g a loss of about 500.
Babcock the halter offers a reward T n~,
n the arrest OF each man who helpeu
III to a part OF the stock.
Hennessy's safe was played on LOT n 1OibIs
keep it cool and prevent the po sorts,
It improbable destruction OF It's cOn'
was left in the ruins last night.
Cbief-of-Police Warren OF Spokane t%o.
Is al interested spectator OF the IN"
ust.
Goldsmith, the clothier, made pfe pan1