Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-01-25
DEATH'SHARVESI'
At Butte IL Larger Than the First
Reports Of the Calamity
Indicated.
WORDS AND ACTS OF SYMPATHY
Late Reports from the Scene
Burial of Victims Today
Incidents.
Specisl To the Tribune.

Special To the Tribune.
BUTTE, Jan. 1.-THE awful disaster G
Tuesday night is still almost the sol
topic Of conversation among Butte cltl
zens. The horrors of yesterday morning
will never be etfaced from the memorie
of the men who participated in tn
search for the victims. The identified
ton of the dead was, it is believed, com
pleted today. with the exception OF th'
mangled portions OF bodies which art
thought to be those Of Ash and Moses
There is also some doubt as to the iden
tification of Fire Marshal CAmeron's
body, there being nothing to distinguish
it but a belt which was exactly similar
to that worn by the assistant chief
whose body was also unrecognizabe
The body of p. j. Norin also cannot be
found it having been discovered today
that the body supposed to have been his
was that of w. II. Nolan, pumpman at
the Sunnyside mine. The only means of
lhbllIlLdllDl was w lNo biiiip tiiCtN'7
found in the pockets on the Anaconda
company. Nolan WAS also volunteer
fireman and will be buried with the
Others
Among the debris were found num-
Der of letters addressed to VIM. Moffett,
4G3 Fremont street, Boston. The letters
were from Canada and were signed Am
brose Allen. 1t is supposed he is among
the victims. A number of bills from h
lumber company to r. II. Mackie were
also fonnd, but it is said Mr.. Mackie was
not injured.
Thomas Burns, volunteer fireman,
who was removed to the Sisters hospital
after the accident, died last evening.
Among the injured at the hospital it is
believed six will die. John Sloan, ST., is
suffering great pain and his life is de-
SPARED of. Every hour brings additional
reports from the injured. Will Lomas,
a boy who lives with his parents on East
Park street, had his left leg shattered
below the knee. The young son of JOS
Kuhwarth was also very badly injured
Il. f. Manchester of South Butte re-
ceived number of bruises. John Craw-
ford of South Butte is suffering consid-
erable pain from dangerous wound in
the head. Agent Twohy Of the Northern
Pacific today received the following from
General Manager kendrick: "If relief
fund is started you may subscribe for
the receivers of this road the sum of
$1,000, to be used for the relief of the
families of the men injured or killed by
the explosion, for burial expenses and
such other purposes in this connection
as the committee having the matter in
charge may see fit" Mr. Twohy
promptly advised the committee of
this generous donation and it
was most gratefully accepted on behalf
of the people Of Butte. 1t was decided
to hold the funeral tomorrow at O'Clock.
The RELIEF committee will procure uni
form casllets for the tiremen and the
bodies will be taken to the council cham
ber, where the general services will be
held. aud where the public can attend.
Two years ago five boxes Of giant pow
der exploded at the j, |. G. mine, this
side of the Silver Bow mill. The noise
of the explosion was not heard in many
parts of the city and no shock was felt
nor was window broken. This fact is
printed to show the explosion of only a
few boxes Of powder Cd Tuesday night
would have occasiOned no such terrible
destruction as that which occurred 1t
is reported that man who, two years
ago, was in the insurance business in Butte
insured for $1,000 a large quantity OF
giant powder then stored within the city
lmits. A Butte man made this state
ment in Helena last night. The best cit
liens OF Butte are terribly in earnest in
demanding a full, fair and impartial in
veatigation OF Tuesdays horror by hon
orable, intelligent. fearless and unpreju-
diced men. 1t was significant that all
the men who were employed about the
Montana Central yards fled when the fire
began. 1t is said that the most of them
knew that there was large quantity of
powder stored in the neighborhood and
they informed everybody they met to
that effect. Many of the stores
of the city will close tomorrow
during the funeral out Of respect to the
men who had lost their lives. The Butte
public library.will be closed all day. The
flags on all the buildings are at hall
mast and most of the officials will be ir
attendance at the funeral. Eight hearses
have been engaged to take the bodies t.
the cemetery.
The relief committees list OF subecrip
tions to the fund for the relief of thu
Victims families now amounts to abou
$4,000 OF which about $1,000 has beef
received in cash. The subscription o
thu Northern Pacific for $1,000 and @