Show FATAL FIRE AT BUTTE THE OREGON HOUSE REDUCED TO ASHES AND A BOY FATALLY AND OTHER PERSONS VERY SERIOUSLY BURNED about on the mornin the a fire broke out in the oregon hotel and lodging house of butte montana a flimsy frame structure by 75 feet in ia size and two 8 tories stories in height and in a very short time was entirely consumed q ons umed there were thirty hirty t nine lod lodgers loders ers in the building at the time and at least a dozen of them were more or less injured by the fire before they could make their escape and one of them a four year old boy named charlie lee was burned to death all of the injured persons have not been reported as some of them were immediately removed by friends to private residences tile the following isia list of those known to be most seriously hurt mrs lizzle lizzie lee badly burned on back and hands mrs bradley i badly burned about head and face jfrank frank ared an and ather her wise hurt intern internally ally injuries regarded as fatal fit 01 jos weston head face and hands fearfully burned wm Barton head and hands seriously scorched chas shattuck head face and hands burned M M graham face head neck back and hands badly burned the injuries of the other persons are not of such a serious nature as to create any fears of fatality or even personal disfigurement the most seriously burned were removed to the sisters hospital there are reasons for believing the fire was of incendiary origin one of the guests wao escaped soon after the blaze started testified that it was not such a fire as would be created by lumber it emitted no smoke or fumes but a white flashing blaze which spread very rapidly rapi athe y the estimated loss independent i of the luggage of the guests was and the insurance amounted to mrs lee the mother of the boy who was fatally burned lost la in addition to her entire wardrobe and other guests lost various sums |