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

there as general thing?"
Il dom know. had no business at the
store. | know it was kept back of the Of
| ice, but don't how much.."
| the accident?''
| Il don't RENE mber.n
The witness stated that his reaso on for
thinking that it might be the Kenyon-Con-
| nell warehouse when he heard the first re-
port, was that children were all the time
| playing around the building and building
| fires, which necessitated constant vigil
| lance on the part of the warehouse en-
pioyes. Dell also testified that Charles
| circuit, the warehouse man, had never
asked him how much powder there was at
the magazine, but he always asked how
much was in the wagons.
| Herman Lammars, the next witness,
was at his house in South Butte when he
| heard the locomotive whistles sounding
the alarm of fire. He walked up and
| reached the scene just as the fire depart
| ment arrived. The fire was in the north
west corner of the kenyon-Conneli ware
house and the sheet-Iron covering was red
| hot. Some of the firemen took axes and
| tried to force an entrance into the
building, while others were behind
| them with the hose. One of the
| firemen took an ak and went TO work on
| the north door. but he could not break II
| In. Just after the firemen got to work a
| small explosion occurred which sent a
| pun OF tiame out through the roof. A
small boy remarked that there was pow
der IN the building and, although no one
paid much attention to this statement,
| the witness thought it best to be on the
| safe side and he walked over between the
hose wagon and the pile of boilers lying
north of the Hardware company's ware
house. minute later the first heavy ex-
ploslon went off and the witness was
knocked down and he crawled under the
boilers for protection. He crawled out
when the missiles quit falling and saw
that the Kenyon. onnell warehouse, in
Whlch the explosion occurred, was COM
petely demolished. The firemen were
all killed, as was everybody eise VINO was
standing close TO the building. The wit
ness went directly home after this explo-
sion and he did not know anything about
the others. Lammars had had ii years
experience miner, and he gave II as
his opinion that between 10 and 20 tons
went oil in the first explosion.
Il. Nj. Campbell testified that he was on
Ohio street about 600 yards from the scene
when the first heavy explosion went off
i'll the Kenyon-Connell company's ware
house. After waiting a moment or two to
see If there was any more powder to ex-
plode, he went down TO the scene and saw
20 or 10 bodies lying around, but he did
not know whether they were all dead or
not. The kenyon-Connell warehouse was
completely demolished by the first eXplo-
sion. The witness heard a boy calling
Tor help over near the boilers and he went
to his assistance. just as he was stoop-
ing over 10 pick him up the second explo-
sion went oil and he was knocked sense
less. When he regained his senses he
started to walk slowly towards the Glrr-
son house, when the third explosion came
along and knocked all consciousness out
of hun again. he recovered IN few
mlnutcs and was taken home. Mr.. Camp
bell stated that the second and third eX-
-t.aVn- H. 4
Butte Hardware Co. which was entirely
destroyed alter the third report. lie knew
That at least one man was killed after the
first explosion.
Alert Lyons testified that some
time between Jan. / and g he went
to the warehouse of the Butte Hard
ware company and got 10 boxes of powder
tor the futile company. After he had
taken out his 10 boxes he SAID there were
about 30 or 40 boxes of powder left in the
warehouse. They were piled up in tho
north corner of the building. Tho wit
ness could not remember the exact date,
but he said he could find out at the futile
store and he was excused TO secure the
information.
He was recalled at the afternoon ses-
sion and stated that the manager of the
Iuttle company had told him that the re-
ce.pt showed that the powder had been
secured on Jan. 10. The statement of
Manager Watson OF the Butte Hardware
company which was presented yesterday
showed that 10 boxes of powder had been
sold to the Iuttle company on Jan. 3.
George a. Smith, driver for the Butte
Hardware company, was the next witness
examined. He SAID that he has occupied
his present position with the company for
four years. In regard to the handling of
explosives he said he received his orders
from the store and filed them from the
magazine if they were large.
How much powder did you have in the
warehouse on Jan. 15?"
Il don't think there could have been
more than three boxes, although / hadn't
noticed particularly for several days pre-
vlouS."
when did you deliver powder at the
warehouse from Jan. l 10 Is and how
much?'
II left two or three boxes there off and
on as the stock ran out"
"How much powder did you keep on
hand at the warehouse?'
"About four or five boxes. When | filled
an order from the magazine didn't bring
in any extra boxes unless they were or
dered by either the Warehouseman or the
clerk al the store"
How many boxes have you hauled
away from the warehouse at one time"
Not to exceed five boxes"
Haven't you hauled p 20
Not to my knowledge"
Between Jan. and didn't you notice |
wasn't there 80 or 60 boxes stored there ?' |
Il didn't see it,"
''Who hauls powder from the magazine |
to your WAREHOUSES;
$50 far as know | am the only one,
never saw the transfer company deliver |
a load of powder al the warehouse from a |
car"
DO you know what disposition is made |
of all the powder received by the Butte /
Hardware company
Il do not.n
''Who would know ,"
IL don't know unless it was Mr.. Wat
son, the manager. | don't think the /
would know"
Then If Mr.. Watson doesn't know, no.
body does, is that it p
Yes"
Were you in the warehouse on Jan.
l5?'
Yes, several times; l was there as late /
as o'clock. | shipped two boxes on that
lay which | cot from the warehousamap