The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-30
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BUTTE. Mon. Oct. 21.-There was a lre in
Butte yesterday. Edd1 ArGo, the gambler.
was going along Porphyry street when he saw
a blaze creeping out Of the roof OF one OF the
cabins with which that part Of the city Is
dotted. As soon as he saw the fire he drew his
gun and began shooting, Within one minute
after that shots we're heard In every part OF
the town. There are no bells rung In Butte
when q FIRE Is discovered. The alarm 10 given
by the firing OF revolvers. Any individual who
has a weapon is privileged to FIRE l. in the air
rs often as he plcases when there is a fire or
when he has good reason TO believe there Is a
fire. The advantages OF this system are APP
! parent. Few people have access to bolle. but
here nearly every one can Law his hands on a
gun in ten seconds. OF course there have been
Instances when men who were under the in
6uence Of LIQUOR were 80 eager to give the
alarm that they fred before the dangerous end
OF the pistol was properly elevated, but acci-
dents will happen anywhere and do not prove
that the system is not a good one.
As soon as the shooting began the Butte
Fire Department responded promptly. The
| engines and the hook and ladder companies
were tearing along Main street. All Of the
faro games had temporarily closed down. The
dealer had put the bank roll in his pocket and
with the gamblers had rushed out to see the
fire. After a few preliminary inquiries the
gamblers decided that it was too far away and
in q part Of town whore 1t could not last long,
so they contented themselves with watching
the engines going 20 the fire. Among the
valued possessions OF the Butte Fire DEPART
ment are a BULLDOG and a greyhound. They
esHiefep IN me engine house a1d go to every IRE;
down Main street the bulldog. was with the
engine. but the greyhound had been delayed
and was Just coming out OF the engine house.
Bet you ten the greyhound catches the bull.
dog before he gets 70 Galena street" said the
standing beside him az the corner OF Main and
Take you up" was the immediate answer.
making bets q this kind. consequently the
~liarities Of the greyhound was his disposition
obje eeta IN l ffss''1Hf He e was Always az En- han az g.' Sa &
petite Sam" had been munching a sandwich
w Whs t fhs wiEe ths we erd msde a atd Re he e Rot T to t fIs
front. This greyhound was only a few, feet
Away, and with a 1ppTreptitioIs GLANCE at ne
s6eSHSHG % pieRP f i up. lf Fhls d gave i thS b Ut f9s
y he beat the greyhound. to. dalenS street,
Sans action had been noticed by the KID"
fG@e mattel sn% wan sse ]se sseTee fe To SSot u pay gs ens Ree'
earning the contempt of the entire community.
The. Fire Department had reached the seems,
but, 1t was apparent to every one that it would
SMOKE assa ana g S tSs f Gdf see Of Pt she iire ans v 70 resar 9l
made the people uptown think that after all
s des,e fire D waS tb g0f bank eq p6If. to IN s sSe s Ths f s1S
locked up their places. When the gamblers
got to the fire they saw that it was destroying
s shd' So@sn 81 ReI sdYa a eShif9 IN we're her h srns and 9Ps sS as
looking at the destruction Of her home. She
was not crying. but there was q look on her
face that was easy to interpret: Only q few
Worthless woThS Usi Hrsb sne 1 and t Re Was og by tSe most ny {
persistent, effort thatsshe made q living for her
sell and child; The gamblers. many Of whom
looks at the woman, Her cabin had burned
as the lire advanced. She aid not i H5ioS4 the he
crowd. but stood as near as the heat would
permit to the spot on which her rude house
had been destroyed and who had, husbands
tEy 6S we're fbs earning rpiasg s s3Sdr wages S gpsjd n 40 a afen,
t%ations. Appetite, SAM, and the RIneon
mlseratinR the loss of the, woman. They
were still angry with each other as the result
vi enc t Rs5 m 6nsy n aad fb ma SIes Sn a fne a aog Ta st e ae6
other there is likely to be trouble. Suddenly
a bright idea seemed to strike the Kid, He
Of the bet in a pot to Kinder help her cut a lit
tIe bit" Indicating as he SPOKE tho woman
DULL bbdll nG INV bIo III GIyluk " bCo
anether- place Of shelter Tor herself and child.
APPRECIATION, BY this time the other gamblers
Wanted Witbin t TO take mfn a hang S1b in the hss eG fG dt6 Sst tKid a9a
Of bad adfe men, SnS had 6fe contri ia snI' The MONEY ne4sT
had been examined not so much for the pur-
one BY mistake had taken any Of the bills out
of the. dummy flash rolls, which they all
when ,adyersitY strikes, them. The woman
was ,obliyious to everything except the fact
that !!dt Rsr Il h On Se haf fi Sess sa d1Ssfst s%
trying to force Sam to take the money. The
one among them, who, would take upon himself
the task Of Offering the money to the woman;
for a while as though the Intended beneficiary
was to lose the money for want Of q spokes-
e %en. that t. T she t 5ktd Hn onsRf 70 9 fsfe tbe h sosE
the, argument; He stepped up to the woman
cation that she had heard him and he retired
abashed. The next time. however. he touched
Der 81 upiinteiliisibile Sounds. He held the hat
Az 6sF sRS All A5 last in despair he handed haF
, Then he retired Dreclpitately. AS soon as
and told him he would give him four bits ifRee
would watch the woman until she had emptied
did net mind the gibes Of the small boys as
he was afraid Of the protestations Of gratitude
Of the woman. The gamblers went back to
out OF the safes and opened up again. The
had succeeded In putting out the Are
and the woman who had lost all she possessed
was figuring that she could duplicate her
home for $50 and have a handsome balance to
provide necessaries for the winter. which. In
Is already here.
HIS SQUIRREL PRESERVE.
Farmer Herber's Pets Became So Numerous
Tint He Had tn Haye Than Shot.