Show FIRE IN BUTTE the supposed incendiary compelled to leave town at a little after 4 this morning mr Thomp thompson soD an old and somewhat infirm gen gentleman tieman who resides on rast east broad way near the dump of the anaconda mine was awakened by the strong odor of smoke in his bis room and springing spring ine from froan his bis bed discovered that the six room frame house bouse of joseph vadnais was in flames without taking time to dressage dress dr essae he rushed across the street and commenced frantically kicking at the door of mr alex me mc mahlons Malid ns residence which is distant only twenty feet from the burning building buil dingo and which WAS already smoking his efforts to awaken the mcmahon family were finally successful and picking up his two children call who were peacefully slum unconscious of the terrible danger that menaced the theland mand commanding his wife to follow him mr mcmahon das dashed tied from the house i by this time anum a number ber of miners who were on their way from Me aderville had bad collected and after ascertaining that mr and mrs Mg Malion and nand their two children chil dien were safe lafe they set to work like heroes to save the mcmahon residence although the heat beat hiis was almost unendurable and although it looked like madness to attempt to prevent the scorched building from being destroyed they procured blankets which they soaked soak edin in waterland wat water erand and tacked on the side of the housea house A bucket brigade was then organized bud and a number of them mounted to the roof and despite the intense heat beat stood there for hours and drenched the building with innumerable buckets of water which eager bends bands passed up to I 1 them through their almost superhuman efforts the building buil dio was saved mr vadnais house was burned to the ground 4 mr vadnais is employed in the wake up jim mine and comes off shift at this morning had he be come direct home irom from his work wont he would have adroved there about 4 in the morning he was not observed on the scene by any of the neighbors until about 10 this mor morning when mrs mcmahon saw him and going up to him accused him aim of I 1 trying to murder herself and her family I 1 do you u suppose he asked that I 1 set io alre re to my house yes 11 she replied a affa if I 1 had a pistol id shoot you OU f for or it you wicked old scoundrel E leave eave this place at once 1 mayad mr nals thereupon immediate jy proceeded to make himself scarce and been seen since mrs mra a lady who lives in that locality states that headid he said in her presence over a month ago that he be was going to burn the old house down dow 37 as he like the loca location Oon and t the be title was defective the greatest indignation prevails among amon his neighbors and if theold the old man values his bones hell keep away until the excitement cools down a trifle as there are several big brawny miners who are aching for the the opportunity to be revenged tor for the dastardly deed of which they openly accuse him bume intermountain inter mountain dec 19 29 |