The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-14
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BIG FIRE AT LESox.


The Hesidenoe of clifford n. Andsr...
Destroyed.
The hne rcsidsnco Of Clifford u. Ander-
son. on Fee sife1t nsas Jsroms pisos. A
LenoH, was destroyed by Gre last nieht.
The house was a frame sirncture With
granite trimminRa. The hrs started In iha
corner room Of the second story from an
exploded lamp. Mr.. Andsfaon lofl home
after dinner 20 attend a Massnle meeting.
lie lit tho lamp In the room. wh eh is used
By she children aa = ulayroom. ia order 70
get some of his clothes when were in
there. lie left the lamp burnina and oams
down town. Mrs. Anderson, her two niecoa
and the children we're in ths kitoI.sn on the
lover floor making oandy. No ole was In
,he room when the lamp exploded. Mrs.
Anderson. however, smell tks smoke
and went 90 investigate hhe
saw she ffe aud with great prsasnco Of
mind started 20 put u out. Ms. Anderson
thought ths fifo was all out and pot M one
she did 80 the IRE broke Qua again and a.
the flames burat up she made q narrow 49,
cape herself from being burned. Aslt was
her hair was sinaed. The flames and ths
screams OF those in the house attracted ths
attention Of the neiehbora and a telaphooe
call was sent In 70 the central IRE atation-
Ia an instant, however. the entire uppsr
part Of ths houso was in flames Some
one saw them from ths depot and
turned In an alarm from box 81. A few
minutes later another alarm was turned in
from box ~. The flames howaver aotod
40 guide 30 the city Gre department. Bs-
fore the apparatus arrived ths residents OF
Lenox had turned out In force and saved all
the furniture on abe lower floor aud some
Of that In tho second storY. Most Of that
In the upper part Of the house was do
atr0yed. The nre was under control bv
10 O'Clock, bat the last smbsr had not BEEN
put out until II, - no faster did the
hremen think they had pat Il ous
at one point than ths high wind
famed some sparks into q blaze somewhere
else. When the hrsmsn we're ready 70
leave the house was practically a wreck.
though the barn. where tho furnituro saved
had been stored. was intact.
The house cost about $1,000, and as moth
ing much is loft that will be OF usa eroapt
the stone chimney and the foundation, the
loss may be put a. 5000. On the building
there was 5000 Insurance.. distributed az
follows Home Mutual Insurance. cohpa
Of California, 5000; Fire Association OF
Philadelphia. $3.50; Traders Of Chicago.
$1,000 National OF Hartford. 95O0. The
furniture aud other contents. ino.uding the
plane, we're insured for 81, 500. as followas
Lion Of London. $1,000 on furniture and
clothing; Hamburg Of Brsmen. $500 ON
piano. The piano was saved with the other
furniturs on the lower floor.
The men Of Lemon responded promptly
10 the alarm. They we're somewhat ham
psFsd By ths fact that tbe hose OF their ap-
Daratus mos being In readiness for use.
having been stretohed Out 90 dry. The
heresnesa with which the dte burned how
ever. makes 10 doubtful AZ anvtkine more
could have been done than was done, and
their good work In saving the furniture
was hiahly oommendabie.
When the still alarm came In 20 the cen
tral station the regular driver OF the hose
cart was in a barber shop. His place On
the cart was taken by tue driver OF tue
chemical. aud John AcCabe. a former en-
ploye OF the IRE department took the
chemical. Going out tae door ths lines on
she horae pulling the chemical we're cnu-,ha
In como way, and ths hofse. q fraciI0us
animal, threw the machine against she side
OF she door, throwing the driver of. The
horse then ran down Clore street. and near
Wall the chemical came into collision with
a wood rack, upsstting the machins and
throwing the horse down. 1ks animal waa
caught bsfsre he could make another race.
and taken TO the station. The chemical
was damaged some and the horse had ths
skin taken Of In several places AoCabe.
ths driver. had his back hurt and was
bruised about the legs. but II is moi thougnt
his injuries sre serious.