The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-02
FIRE.
Several Small Houses burned Yesterday
Morning.

Several Small Houses Burned Yesterday
Morning.
Fire was discovered yesterday morning
a few minutes before Z o'clock in the rear
of a building owned by Bruno Maville and
located on Lavita street. Before it was
extinguished six small frame buildings
we're iroyed. The origin of the blaze
is unknown, but it is thought to have been
caused by an incendiary. Lavita street is
a section of the bad lands of the city.
The fire department responded in good
order and very promptly and found the
blaze in the building in which 1t started.
There was a delay IN getting water on the
fire owing to frozen fire plug, which was
the one nearest to the fire. An employe
of the water company notified the ire
men, however, before they laid any hose,
but when the next hydrant, the one at tho
corner of Main and Commercial streets,
was tapped the firemen did not have suf-
ficient hose, and they had to secure more
before they could reach the fire.
This gave the flames a good start, but
in a very short time the department had
laid a secured line of hose from the cor
ner of Main and Front streets and with
two streams of water soon had the lire
under control and prevented a general
contiagration.
The wooden buildings are light affairs
and stand very close together within the
stockade, as the enclosure is called,
which partly hides from the general pub
lie, view of the houses OF that particular
part of the city.
The inmates of some of the houses es-
capped in their robes du mutt and saved
none of their furniture or effects. The
excitement was intense and in one house,
a block from the fire, n door was
broken omen by brave man who
bo inn of that in
mediate danger. The building owned by
Bruno Maville was frame, divided into
two apartments, and was the only ono in
the burned district insured in any
amount. On this there was sou. The loss
on building and contents was about II, 900.
The next two buildings to burn were
owned by John Burke and were n total
loss, amounting to about $500. They were
west of the Bruno Maviile properly and
were under lease to Sam Lendry, who
sub-leased to other parties. On the east
of the Maville building stood two build
ings, a small lodging house and a saloon.
the latter kept by Lendry * Murray. This
was the heaviest individual loss and the
total on stock. fixtures, etc., with furni-
ture owned by them in the other buildings
burned, amounted to nearly $500, with
no insurance.
Among the articles lost was set of har
ness which cost SIPS, and was the prop
erty of Peter Murray. He tried 10 save II
from the ruins, but was driven from the
room by fire, which burned his hands al
he took hold of the harness. The loss OF
the building will be about $500.
The total loss from the fire amounts, as
near As can be estimated, to $3.50. Prep
arations we're made yesterday for rebuild
ing the houses DESTROYED at once.
When the fire reached the saloon build
in,, n valiant effort was made to save tn,
stock nv the crowd. and most OF il wa
saved from the flames by drinking II up
Chef White captured a fellow in the &c
OF carrying away a case OF wine. aud la
was taken 10 Jail. though he fought Ike
demon. His name is Pat Rogers, and b
will be tried today for petty larceny.