Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-15

ko0f NOSE C8o9ee n Expea01ve ~
Daagsrous Delsy-Twefve or Yffteez
Buildings 20 up I'm smoke-Ths Losa
Exesedissly Heavy, But Ih Anoznt
Unknown-Esport That One Life w.a
LosG
A isw minutes before hall past one O'Clock
Friday O FIRE broke put in o little one
story frame building on Park street, be-
tween Wyoming and Arisona. occupied a
restaurant and fruit store by Mn. Oliver.
An alarm was sounded. to which the fire
department vas not any too quick to re-
spoDd, especially the paid portion Of it. a.
fully five minutes elapsed before the appa-
rstus . on the ground. Notwithstanding
that the paid department IL housed ut the
corner Of Park and Arizona streets.
In q few minutes the fire spread 10 the
building adjoining on the east, the Motor
saloon and from theirs to Hubbinviljeis
harness shop, Lester's shoe shop, Young
Lees laundry, and q blacksmith shop ad-
joining the latter. Asma1 brick store on
the corner Of Arizona street was NOT In
iured. In the meantime the flames were
also spreading to the vest and speedily the
the BUILDINGS occupied by Rudolph's up-
holstery shop, Mrs. McCafrey's millinery !
store, the bakery and o small marrow /
shack, occupied az Q s~ieeping.room by
most erusty individual, and also the /
saloon Of d. j. Casin we're burning ferceiy. /
In about fifteen minutes after the alarm
was sounded the fremen had laid several
lines Of hose but another delay Of fully the
same length Of timeensusd before any water
was being thrown upon the fire, owing to
the poor quality Of the house which burst |
~ often 90 he water was turned on. At |
length, o couple Of streams were obtained |
and the fire was checked, before it had en-
tirely consumed the bakery, although the
building 10 badly damaged. leaving Horn
trousers barbershop and Battiger's gro
cery store, or theeorner Of Wyomins, intact.
With the exception Of the stock in Mrs.
Colville's store nearly all Of the contents Of
the remaining buildings were removed by
carried across the street and thrown In con-
fused piles and heaps, nearly 40 badly
damaged asthough they had been consumed
by the fire itself.
The frame buildings and Lavelle Bros.
livery stable on the opposite side Of the
street were saved by being kept covered
with wet blankets and literally doused
with water by bucket line. The exact or
even approximate loss cannot b stated at
This writing, although repeated Efforts were
made to do 20. Quite o number
Of those who lost by the fire were not to be
seen, while those who we're found were too Il J
busy and excited TO answer any questions.
Lavelle Bros, however, will probably be
the heaviest losers, for they owned several
Of the buildings burned. The total number
Of buildings destroyed IL ten or twelve, as
several frames in the rear Of those facing
the street were also destroyed. L.
At hall past two great excitement ex.
isted owing to the report that Q woman, ;
Mrs. ColvilIe had been burned, az she was
nowhere to be found. 4 number Of per- .
sons who were on the street ,
when the fire broke out de-
MED the report, saying that they
were present when the fire was first dis
covered, and one man 10 particular said ,
that be helped to break IN the door and .
found that o lamp had exploded in the J
building which had caused the fire. II
Several persons were more or less burnt
while helping to carry out goods. One man
cut his hand 30 badly as to require the
Of o physician. L.