Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25
BUTTE HOLOCAUST.
Sire =, "A Lodging House Causes Death OF
Two Persons and Many Missing.

vire =, "a Lodging House Causes Death o.
Two Persons and Many Missing.
Bate, Mont, March 22.-The Hale
house, large three-story brick build.
ing on East Broadway, used as n lodg-
ing and boarding house by miners in
the employ OF the Anaconda company,
was entirely destroyed by fire which
broke out shortly after o'clock this
morning. So far as known, two men
are dead from injuries received in
jumping from windows. another is dy-
ing and twenty are missing, while
search of the ruins may disclose the
fact that many transient dodgers lost
their lives also. The casualties were
as follows:
Dead Matt Doyle, aged As, miner
at the Mountain Consolidated; jumped
from third-story window. turned over
IN the air and struck on the head
Frank Rohdey, aged 40, lately from
Portland, Ore; jumped from third
story window, turned over and struck
on head and shoulders. fracturing his
skull.
Dying Hugh Boyle, aged 30, miner
at Anaconda mine; started to lower /
himself from third-story by means OF I
improvised rope, which parted so feet
from the ground. He was just recov-
ering from the effects Of broken leg
through an accident a month ago.
Pat Gilligan went down with third
floor when II collapsed and was res
eued by hremen; badly burned
John r. Carter, stranger in the city,
badly burned aud cut by glass
J J. Conroy; burned on hands and
bones Of one foot by leaping
10 the ground
Mike Judge; right arm broken. He
lad rescued Patrick Boyle, who WAS
hanging by a section Of improvised
'ope that had broken from the weight
If Hugh BOYLE. lie and three compan- r
ons made another rope. The others
rot down safely, but tho rope broke
With Judge.
John Irwin; burned about tho neck =
nd face and cut by glass. He jumped
rom the third floor. but was only
tunned by the fall.
There were e5o men and women in r
he building when the fire broke out. 3
u these il is believed about 200 es-
aped without injury. The fire started
a the bakery house in the center of I
he building and had a good start be-
ore discovered. The blaze was first
iscovered by Billy White, Jake Yuch ii
nd Jack Dooley, who were awake Mt t,
he time, and, smelling smoke, went CO
own stairs TO make an investigation. t.
wo OF the men Immediately attached W
small hose to hydrant and began
, throw water on the fire After a tt
w minutes work, however, the men 81
'ali1cd that the task was a hopeless 70
ne and they retreated to give the W
arm. They summoned the watch or
an, and rushed to the upper portion
the building, shouting that tn. ca
'use was ON fire. BY this time the ia
e had broken through the first floor it
I'd smoke tilled the Railways. or
IL is possible SOME OF the missin, OF
IN may turn up yet. Early in the
y tho list Of the supposed dead rap to
as high as so. This was becaus, un
my of the men who escaped did not gu
port for work at the mines. Little go
little, however, the list decreased de
men reported, until 20 known lodg-
were unaccounted for. 1t is possi- jot
. however, that lots OF transient IS
'ners who are not well known may the
dead in the ruins, Only an exami ho'
ion will settle that point and that
mot be made until the ruins cool
he Hale House belonged to the An
nda company. IL was built in 1898,
cost OF $50, 900, aud with the furni. thr
g and belongings of the dodgers the OF
viii reach fully sloo, 600. IN
lee
OF Soldiers Home Injured its I
Disc. Ida, March si.-Charles A. ShiI