The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-14
CHASED BY The FLAMES
Sad Experience Of Ranchsr Morris and
Family.
GAY MISS FLYNN IS IN 1T
She PLAYED a Brief Engagement at
Livingston and She Didn't Do
Much of Anything. as
the story Goes.
GAY MISS FLYNN IS IN 1T
snooial Correspondence Of tine standard.

Special Correspondence Of tine standard.
LIVINGSTON. Jan. 12.-The ranch resi-
dence of II. b. Morris, two and n hair
miles west OF this city, was burned 10 inc
ground about / o'clock Saturday morn
ing. and tho gentleman and his family
had narrow escape from inclncration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris and children were
sound asleep at the time the fire broke
out, and when they awokc the whole back
part of tho house was wrapped IN sheet
of flames. MIR. Morris was the first to
awaken and found tho bedroom iilled with
smoke and the flames bursting in upon
his sleeping family. Tho kitchen, where
tho fire originated, had already been gut
ted, and the fierce flames were rapidly
spreadinC throughout the entire house.
housing his wife and lcaping from tho
bed, Mr.. Morris grabbed his two children,
who were sleeping in the same room' ana
essayed to escape from the fiery furnace
by way of the only door. Escape in this
direction, however, had already been cut
of. Rushing to tho window and calling
upon his wife to follow with tho baby, hc
raised the sash and hurricdly handed his
family out. and thon, without waiting to
secure even so much as his trousers,
leaped through tho open window.
A few minutes later tho flames burst
from every window in the house and the
roof fell in with a crash, sending up
tongues of fire which rode off in demoni-
cal glce on tho wings of tho wind and dif-
fused the circumambient air with n shim-
mering, fitiul glare.
The hasty manner in which tho inmates
of tho burning building were forced to
leave precludcd them from securing even
the necessary articles of wearing apparel
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris were glad TO be able
TO rescue their children and escape with
their own lives. Absolutely nothing was
saved except n pair of quilts and buff
falo overcoat in which tho children were
wrapped.
The family proceeded to tho home OF n
neighboring rancher and in the morning
Mr.. Morris came to town in borrowed
pair of pants and boots. wearing his night
shirt covered by his buffalo ovcrcoat, for
the purpose of purchasing n new lot of
wearing apparel for himself and family.
The loss is about 81 800, with $500 insur-
ance on the house. A subscription paper
is being circulated in Livingston to-day
and about 500 has been raised for the
relief of tho fire sufferers.
Tho citizens of Red Lodge and vicinity
are preparing TO put forth every effort
possible TO induce tho legislature To pass
the Carbon county bill, which has been
introduced 10y Representative Meyer oi
Red Lodge. Petitions To this end are be
ing circulated in all parts OF Park and
Yellowstone counties. out of which il Is
proposed TO create the now county. tn,
petition has reached this city and has al
ready been signed by half n dozen bust
ness men and number of others. /
reads as follows:
We. the undersigned residents OF rdrl
county, residing IN and near Livingston, hcrch
express our approval Of the proposition nov
pending for the creation OF Carbon county.
There seems 10 bc a consuming desir
on the part Of some people 10 DIVIDE Parl
county into several pieces and mako
county scat of about every struggling Vii
lage and hamlet within its confines.
Representative Collins of Hunters lilo
Springs has given notice that lac will IN
troduce n bill for the creation Of SwcC
Grass county ont of a portion of Par
county. Thus one representative want
to have slice cut of from the easter
end of this county, another would like I
cut n chunk out of the middle. and sti
another-well he hasn't yet decided O.
actly what he wants. Representative 10
is noucommttal on the subject. Now,
he would only introduce a bill for the CT,
alton of one more county Of Park, maxim
Main street of Livingston tho dlvidln
line, the legislature would be enable
to more fully appreciate the ludicrousnes
of the entire situation.
Miss Flynn, the drcssmakcr, took ho
departure recently for 'grecner fields an
pastures new Fair Of face and {
shapely form, her admirers numbero
many OF the sterncr sex. Frivolous an