Show I If MONTANA TOWN SWEPT BY FIRE Guests in Their Night Clothes Jump From Hotel Windows at Clancey ClanceY Communication Communication Is IsS Cut Off City Is Doomed S By Associated Press HELENA Mont Feb 1 Reports t-Reports Rep Reports received here early today stated that tat the town of Clance Clancey fifteen miles south was In extreme danger dander of total de destruction destruction destruction de- de by fire The blaze started in the Albany hotel at midnight The two-story two structure was a frame building and burned like tinder The occupants of the hotel including the proprietor and his family a 3 number of railroad men and a few guests jumped from the windows and esc escaped ped as best they could In their night clothes in an atmosphere 20 degrees below low zero In a short time after the the- fire tire broke out In the hotel the flames had spread to adjoining buildings The last message from the telephone operator said town Is afire I cant can't talk longer Telegraphic communication was then cut off oft by the fire and no further news Will be e had until the arrival of ot couriers overland The telephone operator stated that the entire business section was doomed and that there was no water with which to quench the flames So far tar as known no lives Jives were lost Another Story of the Fire at Clancey HELENA F Feb b. b 1 A A special to the H Herald says that the railroad town of 01 Clancey twenty miles south of Helena was nearly wiped out by fire tire that started in Peter Leary's hall where a dance was held last night The loss was about on which of Insurance was carried The Albany hotel owned by Leary was destro destroyed 3 as was was his saloon and hall loss Other los losses es were James Ryan store 2000 Martin Gordon lodging-house lodging 1000 John Harb market Jerry Ellis a volunteer fireman who was overcome by heat hoot may die |