The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-12
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Inc TAAA ana WAtCA sNo prORE6s4 OF Sht
flames.
Anon the bright glare Of the dsvourins
slennoat might havs bssn seen bursting
through the easement Of Mr.. Cicero Will.
Llama residence, facing on the alley wsat
Of MI. Pesdsraast's rink. Across the
streSt the spectator whose carly education
had nat bssn neglected could distin city
read tn sign Of our esteemed fellow towns-
man. Alopz0 ~Burllnaanae, which was lit uI
by the red glare OF the flames, so that the
letters stood ont plain a. follows:
ALONZO BuRLINGAME.
Dealer in Soft and Hard Coal, Toe Cream,
Wood. Lime, Cement. PsrfumeFy, Nails,
Putty. Spsctacles and Horse Radish.
Chocolate Caramels and Tar Roofing.
Gas Fitting and Undertaking in All Ita
Hides, Tallow and Maple Syrup.
Fine Gold Jewelry, 6ilvsrwnrs and Salt.
Glue, Goldfish and Cents Neckwcar.
Undertaken and Confsctioner.
EW- Diseases Of HorSos and Children 9
Specially. john WHrrE, Pm.
The flames spread rapidly, until they
threatened the Palace rink Of our esteemed
fellow t%ownanan, Mr.. Pendergast, whose
Genial and urbane manner has sadaarsd
him to all.
With ! degree Of forsthought worthy OF !
better cause, Leroy w. Butts suggested ths
propristy Of calling out the hook and lad
der company. Al examination Of which
every one assmsd to BE- justly proud. Some
~delay,ensusd in trying to find the ianitor 81
Pioneer Hsok md Ladder company No. IN
building, but at last he was secured, and
nftsr be had Rone home for the key. Mr..
Butts ran swiftly down tho street TO awake
the foreman, but after he had dressed him
self and inquired anxiouBly about the fire,
he said that no was not foreman Of the
company since April 2.
Meantime the fire fsnd continued to rise
up ever and anon on his hind fest and lick
up salt barrel after salt barrel In close prox-
unity to the Palace rink, owned bv our es-
toemsd fe1low-oitizen, Mr.. Psndsrqast,
after which h. went home and filled out =
blank, which he forwarded to the insurance
company.
just as the town seemed doomed, the
hook and ladder company cams rushing
down the street with their navy blae hook
and ladder truck. II is, indeed, q beauty,
and ladder faotory's best instruments,
with tall red pals and rich blue ladders,
Some delay ensusd, rs several of the
officers claimed that under q new bylaw
pasted in January they were permitted to
rfde on the truck to fires. This having bsen
objected to BY a gentleman who had lived
IN Chiosgo for many years, 4 copy Of the
bylaws Was sent for and the dispute sum
marily settled. The oempany now donnsd
its rubber overcoats with great coelnsas,
and proceeded At once to deftly twist the
tail Of the IRE fsnd.
aid, q brother OF Torrance Mcdonald,
Irombons, Ind, rapidly asoended one Of
the ladders in tho full glare of the deyour-
ing element and fell OF again.
Then a wild cheer rose to the height of
about nine feet, and all again became con-
fused.
Il was now past II O'clock, and several of
the members of tbs hook and ladder COM
pany, who had 10 get up early tho next day
in order to catch a train, excused them
selves and went home to seek much needed
rest.
Suddenly it va. discovered that the brick
livery stable of MIR. MeNlchaels, q nephew
Of our worthy assessor, was getting hot.
leaving the Palace rink to its fate, the
hook, and ladder company directed its at
tention to the brick barn, and after runner
GUS attempts at last sucoseded in getting
its large iren prong fastened on the second
story window sill, which WAS pulled out.
The hook was again inserted, but not SO
effectively, bringing down this time MI
armful OF hay and part of an old horse
blanket. Another courageous iRb WAS
made with the iron hook, which succeeded
in pulling out about FIVE cents worth of
brick. This was greeted by wild bur ats Of
applause from the %bystanders, during
which the hook and ladder company fell
over each other and added to the horror of
the scene by a mad burst of pale blue pro-
family.
II was not loag before the stable was
licked up by the fire 1end, and the hook
and ladder company direetsd its attention
toward the undertaking. embalming and
Ice cream psrlors Of our highly esteemed
fellow townsman, A. Burlin1ame. Tho
company suoceedsd in pulling two stone
window stills out Of this building before ii
burned. Both times they were cheer ed BY
the large and aristooratic audience
Mr.. B%urlingame at once recognized the
efforts of the heroic drsmsn BY tapping a
key OF beer, which he distributed among
them at Is cents per glass.
This morning q space forty-seven feet
wide, where bu. yesterday all was Joy and
and beauty. is covered with
blaekened rains. MIR. Psndergast is over
come by grief at tho loss of his rink, but
assures as that if he is successful in get
ting the full amount Of his insurance he
will take tho money and build two rim ks,
either ono of which will be far more i'm
posing than the ons destroyed last evening.
A movement is on foot to give 4 literary
and musical entertainment at Burley's hall
to raise funds for the purchase OF new uni
forms for tho "fre lsddies." at which Mrs.
has consented to sing when the
Nest Again." and Miss Me,tls
Stout will rscite "'Ostler Joe" Il selection
never fails to offend tho best people
every where. twenty-five cents for each
sFg Let tkere be a full house.