The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-14
ANACONDA news.
MADE A NASTY FIRE
Supt. ]. s. Dougherty's Home
Partially Burned,
FAMILY HAD A CLOSE CALL
Everyone Was Asleep When the FIRE
Was Discovered by the Chore Boy
and the Flames Gained Con-
siderable Headwsy.

The residence Of J. s. Dougherty, su-
nsrintendent of the smelters. who re-
sides in Foreman Row near the upper
works. was discovered TO be on fire
about Z O'Clock yesterday morning Ihe
names had gained sucn Roadway before
deyected that some members OF tine
family sleeping in the upstairs rooms
had a very narrow escape from being
burned to death.
The FIRE originated from the kitchen
stove. The kitchen is in the rear OF tne
house and built in the shape
called a lean-to. The stove was IN the
hack norton of the lean-to, where the
yAof Is about at it's lowest point. Iher"
IL only about two feet of stove pipe
connecting the range with the drum
~csnp through the roof. The stove ha1
evidently become overheated and the
drum had become so hot that IL SET hre
TO the rafters between the tin ROOT ana
the ceiling of the kitchen. once start
ed. the space between the roof ann
the ceiling acted AS a chimney, anu ths
fire shot along and up the length %
she leaning roof in short order, settIhS
fire to the lathing in the upper stoly
seward the front of the house.
II seems that according to usual Gus
sor the Waterman had entered the
house some time between . ana :
o'clock for the purpose of starting the
fire in the range. This he did, ana
Their left to go on about his duty. me
family was sleeping later than usual
having been out late the night befofe
TO a wedding.
Ernest christy. the chore boy, went
10 the house about Z o'clock to do his
regular chores, and he II was VINO
discovered the fire. The kitchen part
OF the house was shut of from the fronl
nartion by doors which were locked,
The boy, however. effected an entrance
through a window in the front OF the
house and woke VI Mrs. Dougherty
,ebo sleeps on the ground floor in 4
front room. When the boy first gave
the alarm the inmates could hardly
belieye hat the house was on fire
though they were soon assured OF IN
fact by the dense body of smoke which
enveloped the entire interior portion D
the house.
Miss MAY D~ougherty had the closes
call of being burned. She was sleep
ing upstairs in the rear of the house II
a room that the lean-to connected with
when she was awakened her roon
was a mass of flames and the bed Wa
lust on the point Of catching IRE. whici
n did a few minutes later. With splen
did presence of mind she looked ate
ahe safety of her little brothers an
sisters. who were also sleeping in othe
rooms upstairs. .
From Mr.. Dougherty's residence .
che upper works fire department sta
sion is not more more han 20 yards, 9
a4hat as soon as the alarm was raise
the fremen were upon the scene. Tn
IRE department did good work. thong
owing to the location of the fire. undo
the tin roof, ii was a very hard mr.
10 fight. Holes had to be cut throus
the roof and the water turned on !
streams through these holes. The de
partment got three streams OF wate
on the fire i'm different places. Sever
of the nremen who attempted - tigf
the flames from the inside were ten
porarily overcome by the smoke an
had 10 he carried out of the buildin'
Jack Maloy. one of the firemen. got n
hand very painfully cut by taking OF
"a window which broke.
All the carpets in the house, many
(which were costly new ones, were Dc
stroyed by water and smoke. All "
furniture and wall paper were ais
Managed by the same agencies, Mr.
Dougherty estimates that the loss
household effects will fully reach 500
upon which no insurance is carrie
Mrs. Dougherty said that the house b
ANS brick and comparatively isolate
such a thing as fire had never enter'
INTO their calculations. The house
lowned by the Anaconda Copper Mi
ing No authoritative est
innate of the damage TO the house cou
be obtained yesterday. but IL will pro
ably reach 5000.
Mrs. Dnugherty had everything I
moved from the house and will pro
ably store the furniture while 4
building is being repaired. Mrs. Doug
eerty and children will immediate
Sieave for their beautiful summer hor
<down the Bitter Root valley and W
remain there while the necessary
pairs are being made.