The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-06-10

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nately the entire building did not col
lapse, ~ In that case the loss Of life would
have been much greater. As Il was, only
the front part went down. leaving more
than half of the floor space intact. Bo-
cause Of this many lives were saved. Tho
clorks sitting at their desks were left on
tho brink, while their desks went down.
Willing hands went to work as soon ~
the first shock passed to rescue the dead
and dying and wounded from tho ruins.
Tho police and soldiers were ordered TO
the scene by General Schofield and kept
the crowds back so thero was no intsrruT-
ton to the work OF rescue. The news OF
the disaster few like wildfire through the
city, and soon anxious relatives wero
added to those who were drawn to the
scene by sympathy or curiosity.
In short time the bodies were brought
out % fast that they could not bs attended
to BY the doctors who were on the scene
and, after considerable suffering for want
OF attention, extra vehicles were brought
and the wounded were taken to the hos
pitfalls, which werc soon overcrowdsd and
the sufferers were little better OF than at
the scene of the disaster, till number Of
medical students appeared on the scene
and took charge Of those least seriously
hurt.
Ono OF the first victims found was
George NJ. Arnold, colorei clerk from
West Virginia, who jumped from the third
story window and was dashed to death In
the alley where Wilkes Booth had his
horse tied on the night that he assassin
aicd Lincoln.
HOSPITALS CROWDED.
Every bospital in the citv ha. becn
80 - a. IL
eral Scbofield ordered two troops Of cav.
airy from Fort Never. lust across the
river, and two companics OF infantry 10
the scene, The secretary of tho navy or
tlcretl out ali naval medical officers alta.
toned here and has opeueJ a naval hos.
pital to receive tho injured. The COM
manJant at the navy yard has been or.
deretl to render all the assistance in his
mower.
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.ne SWING way oi inc "oors oi Tue o".a'
ing ne "saru NOISE as ,nougn OF '"o
ou!hpnng Oh Oreks III u'e aneS' ne iookeo
cu' Oh ms ONCE w'"uo" anu ga" ,, e,ou.s Oh
9us' arising 10 .ne 'op OF 'he ouhoihR.
immeoiA'eH, ~ every window, aozens On
neaas pro'ruaea, whdis Gaming ior assist
ahce Hhec'neu "or 10 inna'es oeio,e
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In reality the time Was only a few mo.
ments. Tbe bremen rescued All Of those
vho had not escaped bv ;,,mning from the
vindovs. The last man taken out Of the
hniIdino Alive Vas Cantain nox,d ~ In.
diana. He WAS found near the soutbxest
corner of tbo build;no covered 40 tho
dentb Of two or three feet with brick ana
mortar. He had lain there for three hours
but n fallino beam had lodocd near him
| IN such a nositiop a /. ~ hreak ,he faIi ~
hr;cL ana tin,hers and v,hcn ,ie,ed nm he
r.;s.d his hand showino Ina, he w.. con.
.c;ous when he Wa. lifted into a Car.
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