Kalispell, Montana
Flour Mill Elevator Fire
August 5, 1900
ELEVATOR BURNED AT KALISPELL
It Was Completely Destroyed – A Loss of $24,000
– Origin of the Fire a Mystery.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Kalispell, Aug 5. – At about 6 o’clock to-night
the large elevator building belonging to
C. A. Peplow
& Co. caught fire and all the contents,
including machinery, is a total loss. The
building is also completely destroyed. The upper
part of the flour mill adjoining and connecting
is badly burned, but will not cost much to make
repairs,
 owing the splendid work of the fire
department. The contents of the mill are badly
damaged by smoke and water and the amount of
stick on hand in the mill is practically ruined.
It will entail a loss of over $24,000, but the
firm carries a $32,000 insurance, and amply
protected.
How the fire originated is unknown, the
building was all ablaze when first discovered.
This is the first flour mill erected in
Kalispell, and the firm were doing a fine
business, having to run overtime in order to
meet their orders. They will rebuild as soon as
possible. The fire department had to work hard
to save surrounding property from destruction.
Both buildings are frame and burned like timber.
The mill had been shut down all day. One of the
owners, Mr. Fenwick
of Missoula, was in the office in the
mill building at the start of the fire, but
knows nothing to its origin. None of the new
wheat crop was in the elevator, as is not been
thrashed yet.
The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, MT 6 Aug
1900
Transcribed by
Jenni Lanham. Thank you,
Jenni!
 Search
for more information on the Kalispell Elevator fire
and other disasters in the Historic
Newspapers Collection. The number of
newspapers on line has recently doubled - search
over 1000 different newspapers. Use this
Free trial to search for your ancestors.
Search for ancestors in
Kalispell, MT among billions of names at ancestry.com. Use this
Free trial to search for your ancestors.
Flathead County,
MT, 1905-1906 Kalispell City Directory and Flathead County Directory Use this
Free trial to search for your ancestors.
|
