The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-07
TWO FIRES IN BUTTE
One Of Them Undoubtedly the Work Of
An lncendiary.
a Large Stock of Fur~ Singed by the
Fiamcs-Facts which show That
Some One Set Fire tn Jacob y.
Moses store.
Special CORRESPONDENCE Of the Standard.

Special correspondence Of the Standard.
BUTTE, Jan. Ga mysterious fire was
discovered at q As o'clock this morning AT
No. Al West Park street. The place has
been coupled for the past three months
by j. NJ. Jacobs, dealer in furs. About
two weeks ago he took a partner in the
business, II. Moses. At the time men,
toned this morning Mr.. Moses opened
the front door of the store, and "a cloud of
smoke burst out. Mr.. Moses cried
'Fire,'' and called Officer McLaggan,
h gave the alarm. The Juvenile fire
brigade arrived first on the scene with the
little chemical BY the time they arrived,
the fire was raging flercely inside the
store. hut succumbed to the efforts of the
youngsters and the other iiremen.
An investigation OF the scene of the fire
disclo ed some suspicious circumstances.
Mr.. Moses thought the fire started from
the stove, but n stove was cold even
been no fire i'm il for several hours. Fur
thermore, the fire had not been burning
stands. 10 those who made an
ton il appeared that the fire ha started
under the hoor.. There were several holes
burned in the floor. I re tiremen found
- es of kerosene O i'm the store. From
III. furious manner Ia winch the fire
ragged, it is believed hat il was an oil fire.
The woodwork burned very little.
Fire Marshal O'Brien said the origin of
the fire was undoubtedly incendiary. He
desired to say nothing further i'm regard
to the matter at present and had no sus-
PIGEONS to communicate. Mr.. Jacobs had
Deen absent III belefhsl TWO or three days.
and was not i'm Butte at the time of
tie fire. The entire stock of
furs, robes. ETC., was so siuged. scorched,
burned and smoked that IL is completely
worthless. The stock was insured for
5000, the policy having been taken out a
few weeks ago. 1t il not known what the
value of the goods was. but il is claimed
by the firm that the stock was worth
$4,000. Whatever the value was the loss
is apparently total. The building il
owned by August Kaiser, and is injured
to u tritiing extent, there being several
holes in the noor and the walls of the
store being charrcd in several places.
Mr.. Kaiser is insured for 81 900 with Man
tie q Warren in the German American.
Mr.. Jacobs insurance was mostly placed
with Charles Eltingc.
At o'clock last evening an alarm of
fire was sounded. calling the chemical
engine and the firemen down East Park
streek. The fire was found To be outside
the city limits, ut the boarding house of
Mrs. r.. ok, No. 800 East Park street. The
fam ly was trying to- thaws out IA pipe in
the kitchen and in doing so set the house
ON fire. 1t seemed quite serious at one
time. and n messenger was dispatched fol
the fire department.. Before 1t arrived
the fire was out. The damage was abou,
800.
At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon an alarm
of fire was gwen, calling firemen 10
the Paragon hotel in West Broadway
The fire proved only the burning ont of q
chimney and the only loss was slight
damage by water.