The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-24

4 he other horse was not injured.
jumped on the horse and rode out and
while doing so the third explosion took
place. That was from the Butte Hard
ware building. diIn't see any damage
done by the last explosion"
L. ID. PuINDENTIE.
Il. u. PoIndeNtcr, driver Tor the Kenyon
hardware company, had b-cu employed
vain them three years and was en-
ployed At the present time. lie ivcs IN
south Butte, about three blocks from the
warehouse. tie said:
Il was IN South Butte, about four blocks
from the fire, when II BROKE out. My du-
ties were To deliver goods. / could not
tell how much powder was usuauy carried
IA ihe warehouse. On Jan. 10 / took out a
number Of ARTICLES, Uut no powucr. On
Jan. a l think 4 took one or two
boxes OF powder. They would give
me an order 10 90 to the magazine
Tor 50 much powder and would deIver 1t
Wherever ordered. / could not tell how
many times / went to the magazine be-
tween Jan. l and 10. / think ABOUT five
uInes. 1 usually brought a fun load, and
would sometimes br.ng IN 30 TO 40
pounds. kept no books at all. Inc last
load brought III was along about the otu
or ION OF tne month, but / don know
definitely. l brought IN some powder on
the 10th. l brought IN Is cases and
shipped them to tie Hecll Mercantile
the oIhcr days SO we'll. / don't think |
was there the IAN, but might have been.
AT the first heavy explosion / was n
little northwest OF the Butte Hardware
building. l was there telling people to
keep away, as there was powder there. /
didn't know how much powder was there.
Inc ilrst heavy explosion seemed TO come
from the east OF the Butte Ill trJwaro
building or the northwest of the Kenyon.
W hen the explosion came | was climbing
over a bank and was knocked over. /
was struck in the arm 10y piece of iron.
1 went away and didn't go back that
night. At the time of the first eNplo-
sion there was a man chOpplug at
one of the buildings, but could not tell
whether 1t was from the northeast corner
OF the Llrgey or the northwest corner of
the kenyon. The distance between the
two corners was about 100 feet. 1 was
about $50 feet away. Ii there was no
smoke of course ] might have told, but
with the smoke pulling away ! could not
tell which building they were chopping at.
/ was not excited bit. | never saw more
than seven or eight boxes of powder in
the Kenyon warehouse. There Is no way
Tor me to ascertain the exact number of
cases / brought from the magazine to the
warehouse tins month. There Is no record
OF II. / have at various times gone 10 the
magazine for powder when only two cases
were wanted. IL Is true that during the
past two years j have frequently delivered
orders OF two or three cases from the
warehouse.
"When YOU saw the nremen chopping
at one or the other of the warehouses,
and knew there was powder there, why
dIn't YOU warn thcm?'
II din't have time. The explosion came
almost directly after. had no convcrsa-
uon that evening relating to the amount
of the powder there. | have not talked to
s. 81 4
or how much powder was there. Neither
Mr.. hcnuIsh or Mr.. Kenyon has asked me
anything about how much powder / had
brought in To the warehouse tins month.
was not told or given any intimation as
TO what ! should testify 10, or as To what
questions would probably be asked me-
here might have been 80 cases of powder
IN the warehouse without my knowing it,
OFFICER WERNER.
Officer doc" Werner was next axam-
ined. Tie SAID:
II started to the fire before the first ex-
ploslon. / had reached beyond the Gar
riSon house when that explosion occurred.
II sepincJt 20 me to come from tho Ken
yon building. / could see the flash COM
ing from the second warehouse beyond
me. l dropped on my knees and soon
wood and ron plates began falling around
me. | got up and started for the scene at
once, believing all the iiremen must have
been killed. | reached the scene and the
iirst man 1 saw was old John
found George Filters body near
the cart. The Butte Hardware building
was not burning then. There was a turn
sheet or piece of boiler iron laying over
tlfer. FIfer was dead. Someone called
Inc just then and at that moment the sec
ond big explosion occurred. The second
bG explosion came out of the Butte Hard
ware building. | was knocked over and
when got up / ran some distance away.
When looked back the Butte Hardware
building was worse shattered. This diff
ference looked as though caused by an
explosion rather than 10y fire. | went
back and began helping the wounded
when the third explosion occurred. This
seemed to have no effect and no one, so
far as could see, was injured 10y it.n
THOMAS BURNS.
Thomas Burns was next called and
testified IN addition to his yesterdays
testimony:
The car which was loaded with boxes
81 powder was No. iO,712, a L. L. car, on
Jan. 10'
HARRY chENEs.
Harry Carncs said:
- started for the fire Immediately after
the first explosion. At the second | had
reached Arizona street. but ] could not
sec which building the explosion was
trCm.o
The witness produced rabble head
winch fell on the roof over the Silver Bow
club after the first explosion. lie learned
this from the porter of the club, OF which
Air. Carnes is steward.
". 5. WATSON.
w. ). Watson was the next witness. lie
said:
Il am warchouseman for the Butte
Hardware company. ! have occupied that
position since Nov. 8, last. / cannot give
a complete statement OF what goods were
there on Jan. 10. There were IRON, steel.
sheet iron, wire rope. but no rabhlc-
heads, and think no fish plates. There