The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-29
ALONG MARKET STREET.
Wreck Of the Union Depot The Waite
Works BADLY Damaged.

Works BADLY Damaged.
The Carpcnter-Anncar iron works on
Eighth street, u four-story building, was
blown down aud some of the employees
injured. The wholesale liquor cstab lisli-
mcnt of Brown 4 Son, Eighth and Main
streets, fell aud instantly caught fire. by
hard work the tiremcn managed Co CON
troll the place. The buildings adjacent
Ia il were considerably torn up and
this makes il quite positive that several
dead lay beneath the ruins. The great
buildings AT No. 755 Main street, occupied
by the ;. L. Gunther Tobacco compay, II.
II. Toewat, and X. d james w. Pratfer.
was demolished, as was also the immense
building occupied by II. A. Thi.rmnn K
Co., wholesale liquor calers and distil-
lers. In nearly all the business houses
wrecked someone was injured. and fear,
are expressed that when the debris IL
finally cleared away many bodies will bc
found. Market street this evening looks
like a ruined village. The devastation
on this thoroughfarc il nearly complete.
For four blocks not "A building
escaped partial or total demolition. The
progress of pedestrians through the street
is almus; impossible becaus'. ~ the wreck.
age. la many Of the buildings families
resided over the stores, aud ia nearly
every part come reports of broken limbs
or severe injuries Otherwise Ia one ar more
Of each little group. Al No. lll2 Mrs.
Whitman was fatally injured by jumping
from the third floor window, AZ No. 1i5,
two of Mrs. Snnms' children were killed
and Mrs. Simms badly injured. From
1l22 to IT'D inclusive was the f,tcd Falls
City hall. where occurred the most awful
loss of life, ~ detailed elsewhere.
An inspection OF the water works this
afternoon showed that the stand pipe was
completely wrecked and until repairs ar'
completed NO pumping can b" done and
there is only about enough water in thc
| reservoir to last five days. At the end of
that time the public will bavc to depend
on wells. II cannot he told now how long
| IL will take to repair tho water works.
Blac ckcned ruins marx ia" SPOT
where last evening stood ,ho
splendid large union ,lrp'
Al seventh street and the river. When
the crash came the Louisville southern
train lad just come ia and the Louisville
4 Nashville were ready to pull cut. bui
| both were caught 10y the falling mass aud
crushed like shells. About dozen poo
| pie were injured but IL is thought none
fatally. The wide river disturbed by the
| fury 81 the tornado is yet angry and what
was left of the depot by the wind Is mo
mcntarily threatened 10y tho strong waves
/ that surge under and about the platform
From seventh aud the river as far down
| as cln be seen onc continuous scene oi
desolaiion meets the eye and bewildcrs
the spectators, who nevcit'irearncd of
/ anything ~ terrible. Everywhere i-
wreck and ruin. The storm seemed only
to have swept broadway from Fifteenth
/ street TO Nineteenth street, but nearly all
! the houses between these streets and in
| iersectng streets are demolished. From
/ Fifteenth street and Sixteenth street are
mostly small frame houses occupied los
/ colDred families. The roofs were torn oii
/ but not large amount of damage wa'
4 done. aud non. Of the occupants wer,