The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-01-10
fatally. The loss to the railroad company
is fully $4,000.

rooted a dozen private residences, huge
sheets Of tin being carried half square
away. Then the storm proceeded In Its
full fury,
DIRECTLY IN ITS PATH,
ut the corner OF Twelfth and Marion
streets, stood the Reading silk mill. Here
about i75 girls were working. The build
ing was huge structure, most substan-
TALLY built four stories In height and had
a basement besides. IL occupied an entire
block OF ground. The size OF the building
i,self was nearly 800 feet in length, and
about lb0 feet wide. II was surmounted
by massive tower fully 100 feet from the
ground. The funnel-shaped storm cloud
struck the building directly In the centre
on its broadcast side, which faced
the west and IL fell TO pieces as
II composed Of so many building
blocks. Nearly 200 human beings were
down In the awful wreck when the walls
gave way and the floors fell down, one on
top OF the other, carrying their great mass
OF human beings to the bottom. Amid the
hurricane and whistling Of the rushing,
roaring wind, terrible cries for succor were
sent up 10 heaven. IL was a moment that
tried mems souls.
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bruised and broken limbs, their clothing
iattered and torn' dragged themselves
from the ruins. From seventy five 10 one
hundred escaped, or were dragged out by
their friends. These. OF course, worked ON
the upper floors, and we thrown near the
| ton of the debris. AL some pIaces bricks
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WIRE piea twenty iee' aeep anu unae'-
HUMAN BoDIEs by THE SCORE.
| Aho,, oso ,,rls and Young ,yom.n ara
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usually employed In the mill, Out al
o'clock about eighty were relieved from
dutv for the dav and thev retnrned to their
| s . ~ -.
MONIES oe'o'c ,ne s'o'h ca'ne' Inc most
, reliable estimate tonight places the mum
her I'm the building when IL went down nj
,5r - :. ,,,,,.-,' ,..,ss -, ,...,~'. "a
100 sno 10 oo'"se s'"'u' ""o nu"uie" vi
these were rescued by friends or dragged
themselves out Immediately after
,ha ..o,a.n, r,. .,.,n sor ra,,as
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was Immediately sent out and In short
time thousands OF citizens arrived TO help
out the dead and dying. The scene was n
narrowing one ana DeRgars description.
The mill Is situated near the foot OF Mount
Penn, high mountain overlooking the
city. When the people arrived everything
was enyeloped Ia darkness. Then huge
bonfires were built, which cast dismal
glare on the surrounding scene. The fire
companies went 70 the burning paint shops
ana hssisted IN the rescue OF the dead ana
d> ing. Ihe entire police force was called
thousands of people were IN among the
debris, carrying Out pficks, pulling away
tmotrs ana assisting wherever tney could
put ,heii woik WIS siuw, compaieu WIN
.neueHhnu 10, ,ne rescue vi tne vicums OF
.ne uishs.eI. heIr Soung woman was
takeh OUT, All bruised ana suneilhg from
cuts anu oruises. ohe oous hotced rs
was dragged OUT
HAD ITS HEAD CUT OFF.
Others were In various positions. all suf.
.os ro% the ss@ss %os % terrible dn. wounds 1 and
eiatsd press repres, ntatIye entered what
was once the basement of the building
| and proping bis way through tha debris
'xIlcrd ,,xe bod.ss az voung elr,a isiny
close Together. lie tried 10 mil them ont
but they were pinned down and it was i'm
possible 10 gel them ont. They were dead
| and b.yopd ali human Aid. lin 10 IO.YO
o'clock tonight probably the budles of a
dozen dead lad been taken ontI wbile The
greater norton of the remainder were stili
nnder ihe uirs The work of rescne will
| be- pusbed All night. but il NAV be far into
| 10. morrow before ali The bodies are taken
mt The r.scuprs sill have the greatest
hopes that some OF those inside are still
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