Butte, MT Fire, Sept 1889 - One Million Dollar Fire
Posted December 10th, 2007 by Linda Horton
One Million Dollars Worth of Property at Butte Destroyed by Fire.
Fire at Butte City.
BUTTE CITY, Mont., Sept. 29.---A fire this afternoon destroyed an entire block in the business part of the city.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 29.----The fire at Butte, Mont., according to the reports thus far received, has been brought under control with a loss of about one million dollars. The fire started at noon and the violent wind fanned the flames into fury, while the insufficient supply of water prevented effective fighting against the flames. The fire was brought under control late in the day, it being confined to the block in which the flames originated. The district among the buildings burned are the Borves block, First National bank, Hennessy's dry goods store, Balcock's hat store, the Bernard block, Gamie's shoe store. Several smaller establishments were also burned.
Sandusky Daily Register, Sandusky, OH 30 Sept 1889
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!
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