The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-30

storte0, corner ut Utah and Granite
streets, was of brick, and consisted Of
four stortes and People say
tonight that the building was a fire trap,
and that IL was ~providcntial for IL
to burn, Tor IL the fire had started when
the hotel was full Of guests few could
have bsseu saved. The building was owned
by ]. M. Bowcs, and he estimates his loss
at $4,000. He has $4,000 insurance. He
had applied for $1,000 more insurance
and the policy was to date from October I.
Betwecn the hotel and Hennessy's store,
Mt the corner of Main and Granite, were
three One-story frame buildings, which
burned like finder. The first was owned
by III. ID. Hauser of Helena and was
valued Mt $1,OOO. IL 10 believed
that there was no insurance
The next two houses were owned by w.
J. McNamara Of Copper street. They were
valued at q 800 and were insured. These
houses were occupied by f. II. sherman,
the undertaker, whose loss is from $l,OOO
to 5000, about half coversslb by
DIR. Johnson saved nothing hut the clothes
he had ON. His loss In about $1,000, with
out insurance. DIR. Sarchet's loss was
about 5000. without insura nee. In the
rcar of these frame buildings were
three other one-story houses extending
from the hotel to the rear of Kahnweiler's
bazaar. These werc all owned by j. NJ.
Bowes. They were valued at $1,000 all to-
9ethcr and were insured for $a5O each.
sherman. the undertaken, occupied two of
them. and the third was occupied hy
Mackey d Co., carpenters, who met with
n loss of $500 About the hotel was q bix
pile OF luElbssr, bricks and materials and
tools OF all kinds belonging to Whitney
d Whitmere, the contractors GA
the Bowes building. ALI were de-
stroyed and the loss tn them IL
estimated at 5000 OF $1,000 with an i'm
surance of 5000. Across Utah street
from the hotel was a one-story frame
house owned by Mrs. l.. j. Scott. 1t was
q six room house and was occupied by
Mrs. Flynn. by Madame AIeso a clair
voyant, and Ward, the real estate agent,
and Bemes. Mrs. Scott gave 5000 for
the house and lot last February. The
house was insured for x1.tOO. Mrs.
Flynn got her furniture out md
her loss was trifiinR. The rooms
were furnished by Mrs. Scott,
and the furniture was not insured. Ward
had not yet moved into his rooms and so
westward at the Albcmerle house, next tn
this frame building. The only damage to
this house was from water which poured
through the windows at the west, injuring
the carpets. Mrs. Scott also owned
his house and its furniture. the
was 500. Mrs. Scott had rent
ed the new hotel OF Mr.. Bowes.
On the opposite side of West Granite
street, at No. Rs, is the office of Curtis 4
Majors, IA one-story frame building. The
damage here was about sea. covered by
insurance. Al No. 81 is the plumbing
store of Plunkett Il Krec9cr, who moved
ont I'm time to prevent much loss. The
total loss of the plumbers, including the
work in the hotel unpaid for, was E.. 500;
no insurance.. Next east was "a one-story
frame house owned and occupied by A.
w. Barnard. 1t was valued mt $1,000 and
is nearly destroyed. II was insured for
about one half it's value. Next Past
was "a brick building owned ny Mrs. A. &.
Bishop. II WAS totally destroyed with "a
loss of $1O,OOO about one-half covered by
insurance. The Barnard brick block stood
between that and the Bonner Mercantile
companyss store. This was owned by A..
w. Barnard. The building cost S25, OO
and was insured for about one-half, Mr..
Barnard mink In the Bishop block was
500, uninsured. In the Barnard block
were the office Of -. ". Kemper,
and stores of Il Co. and
Samuel Perry, the tailor, and Gushing
druggists. :. V. kempcr, the real estate
agent, lost his Office furniture. loss about
500; not insured. McLees & Co., jewelry
store, loss $1,OOO; covered by insurance.
Perry, the tailor, $1,000, uninsured; and
Cushing. druggist, 5000. MIR. Cushing de-
clincd To say what his insurance is. In
tln. second story was "a nest of physicians'
Offices. Ia fact, no less than eight physi-
clans and dentists were burned out and
nearly all OF them were uninsured. DIR.
Howard. the coroner. lost S2,ODO: DR..
w. NJ. Schultz, Sl.5OO; DIR. Murray. S3.UD;
DIR. Gillespie, 5000; DIR. j. w. Reid. 5000:
DIR. Hamilton, 5000. DIR. Reed was in
sured, but il * thought the Others were
not. The loss To the Bonner Mercantile
company is estimated at from 5000 to
$4,000, covered by insurance. The Butte
4 Boston company lost its Office furni-
ture, valued at $500, uninsured; John r.
Forbis, lawyer, losses S2,UDD. no insur-
ance; and Hiram Knowles 5000. with
81. fUO insurance. ID. J.. Hcnncssy csti-
mates his loss mt from Sl:O.ODD to .OO.
with insurance of STOOD. A. NJ. Dusseau,
the photographer, loses 5000, with
insurance of 81 500. Estimates tonight of
other losses are: John O'Rourke, owner
Of the building occupied by Henncssy.
$2O,OU insured. The First National
bank, about $1,000; uninsured. Kahn
weller, $4,000; $1,000 insurance.. Gem
tennial brewery, $1,000; insured. r. G..
Babcock. gents furnishing goods store.
claim "a loss of 500, solely 10y water and
theft: fully insured. Mr.. 4. IL. Palmer.
manage OF the dry goods store at No. 81
Main street, il In San Francisco. and il is
not known what his insurance is. His
loss is about $4,000. Henry L. Frank, at
the corner OF West broadway and
Utah streets, and James Mccormick.