Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-09-23

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,snioo the fire alarm was sounde'
,Jit was soon discovered that tn
r.arbns & Barney building, occupi
.Jbr tbe Model Clothing & Sho
"a was on fire at the rear end.
rbe fire was started by the blow
mo ont Of a valve in the gasolin'
Tr5+ oJant. E. Barker had general
j the plant and turned on sutficien
cas- to light the lamps, after which
h started to turn on the full force
ftbe tank, during. which operation
tbe valve blew out and in an instant
tBa entire rear Of the building was
amass of fame.
Notme was given to save any
thing from this store on account OF
the rapid spread of the flames and
hikling and contents were entirely
DESTROYED. Heroic efforts were made
0coDfne the fire to this structure,
bit we're unavaiIing. Hose were at
ached to the Northern Pacific wat
er tank and'carried to the top Of ad-
aren't buiIdings. while bucket bri-
gades were formed and the roof
and sides of other buildings We're
kept as wet as possible, but in a
very short space of time other
structures on either side were on
fire and it looked very much, for a
time, as if the entire block
would soon be in ashes.
Willing hands assisted in moving
goods from the several stores not
ygu fire and teams of all kinds
and character were pressed into ser
Fce to carry them to place of
safety.
Only very light wind was blow
ing when the fire started and this
vent down to some extent and
changed a little to south of east.
winch circumstance materially as
sisted in saving the buildings east of
Grant street.
Dynamite was used to good effect
III aemoIlshing burning buildings
and Hundreds Of citizens were using
every means at hand to stop the
spread Of the flames. Next west of
Jug J. a. Haigh building the fire
'oalfonted the concrete structure |
ERECTED BY 4. B. Kellogg and it was
aste mat the fight to the finish took |
pace ! A line Of hose was carried to
II. i. 'ool of the building and Crap
s4S 'fohS' ropes and chains were
~ Ssu % tear down and drag away
! Sneas' barns and ali wooden
saeslures .e in the rear. After a hero
~. %ugnt the flames were eventually
IVY .yaSnt under control and the fire
isa 'alned n to its present limits. Dur
nss.1 y u night at this point several
;s.. ;s0p'e 8 narrowly escaped serious in
l',y y IRON falling walls.
.,.a, y, " Powers was saved from
5'a., Ssa,allon by falling and rolling on
ra,os !, y candy pail. He was carrying
psS ~. :, ana did not discover that the
tian I'm VA n"S tottering until his atten-
st,,+as sss Drawn to it just as the wall
arsu ,,sq over. In attempting to get
tbs NH ne stumbled and landed on
sasb n pal which he was CARRYING n
Soma ss. way thatit rolled with him
and Il .1'ssn feet before it stopped ped
m F" u point where the wall strpeE
ipg oni, D1,y o. on the leg and arm, inaiet-
saIso s-,'s s.al Slight injury. John Madison eli.,
rov ~ s,ssl reported to have had a nar- r,,,.-
starts5 rts building u. ii which the fire
and wa wa, Was as5. ,nIy recently remodeled la
clotbiasa aas being 9. used by e.'IGo,Ed The Model
IIve \ s., : Shoe Co. As the e owoaes noaes
State At Wisconsin tb.. it is impossible iIDG,s to
evsra ,a.s aas.t time what will .9'G be done ne
another s'sa.p Occupying the lot with with
pestbg, gI55 Structure. The loss to Ia'.i Mr.
snstss s,.. ss,.s. Be heavy. but he i hopes as.
psipesss ssssfiangements ia g to continue tIp1s
W vs.. .aeb Bros. rosa. are also heavy losers.
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