Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-07
REAL FIRE
and an Opportunity for the Fire Depart
ment.


ment.
Although the glorious Fourth was
very mildly observed by our citizens
during the day, circumstance con-
tributed to very exciting pyrotechnic
display in the evening, which afforded
the arst real lest for our fire depart
ment in action, and must have most
e~ffrctuslly set at rest all doubts rs to
It's efficacy. Between a quarter and
twenty minutes past nine O'Clock &C
cording to different time pieces, = fire
was discovered II the rear Of the old
Chinnick building on Main street ad.
joining Leighton & Jordan's grain
warehouse which In turn sdjoins heir
brick store. The Chinnick building
is one Of n row of dismantled frames
that have not been occupied for several
years and are In stages Of decay and
ruin; iust such q range Is would under
past conditions rs u fire protection
would have been the inception Of a
most destructive confiagration. At
600 the alarm was general upon the
streets, but owing to there being 10
means of transmitting the ala-m TO
the pumping station except by messeL-
ger IL wa 9:23 when the big whistle
footed and the man at the station put
on the fire pressure. Meanwhile the
boys Of the volunteer fire department
bad assembled at the hose houLe and
with one cart were at the fire; 3 line OF
hose laid aud an effective stream play
ing at 9:2s; in q few minutes a second
stream wa going and at 9:37 the fire
was thoroughly under control and
completely extinguished few minutes
later. When u is considered hat be-
fore the water was ! n use two wooden
buildings were all sblAze and that the
fire had made Roadway from the out
side TO the inside Of one Of them and
that the flames were soaring thirty
feet high through the roof Of the latter,
the work done by vi fire boys 10 more
than commendable; nor should the
excellent service rendered by The water
company be overlooked. Ia five
minutes from the time the station
tender was apprissd Of the fire, the
pump was at work with more than 100
pounds pressure and throwing two
streams Of waiter that ripped siding
and and shingles off Of tue buildings
like so much paper and made il i'm
possible for the fire to exist anywhere
where the water could get at il. 1t is
an unusual sight in this town to see a.
the remains Of a fire, y building
chArred and burned throughout but
still standing; heretofore the only re-
mains have been u pile.of aches mark
ing the spot where the building one
stood. Today and henceforth II II
different, a. with the efficiency dis
played by both the fireman and the
water company at the fire of Saturday
| night, there will be but little chance
for fire 20 get the upper hand. The
damage wa not great and was confined
to the grain stored In the Leighton &
Jordan warehouse which Wa partially
burned and subsequently, soaked with
water. The fire undoubtedly had lite
origion in some STRAY SPARK that
dropped from a rocket in the rear Of
tie Chinnick building, where it fell
among iufammAble rubbish but by
reason Of being hidden from observa-
ton in front, goo under big head ay
before noticed. Among the FIRE lad
dies who rendered conspicuous service
a. hossmen wAs Billy Buchanan. Lutte
Dear, Fred franklin and Leo Orsehel
on q pipe and Dominick White,
Gam Hilhurn, John Roth and an I'M
known on the other, while many more
were prompt and active In tightening
up the hose and getting the truck lad
ders In position. Fred Franklin AZ
foreman Of the hose company had
charge NJ the fire In the absence Of
Chief King, and managed matters very
well. 1t was a sore disappointment &c
Chief King hat he could not be pre-
sent but a. he was sick abed at the
} time his absence was unavoidable.