The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-25
BITS OF. HUMAN BODIES
More CHASTITY Relics Picked Up
Yesterday.
III HAS SURPRISED MANY
rIeces Of Flesh Picked Up at a
Hoint Where 1t Was Thought No
One Had Been Killed-Echoes
OF the Great Explosion.

BUTTE, Feb. 24.-Fragments of human
nesh have been picked up nearly every
gay at the scene of the memorable explo
SION OF six weeks ago, but to-day pieces
> o, me victims were discovered in a place
"nere none had ever been found before
Nhlie Officer Charley Anderson was
poklng around in the ruins this afternoon
ne discovered the top of a foot lust east
OF where the kenyon-Connell warehouse
had stood. As none of these CHASTITY
relics had ever been found anywhere near
mat point, the discovery resulted in a
general search and before dark, 25 pieces
OF nesh and bones had been picked up
ciose TO where the piece of foot was
sIound. Among them were four Joints of
the spinal column. four pieces of ribs and
reg Done, and many other pieces of
Done which could not be recognized.
Warehouseman Watson of the Butte
hardware company, tied all the pieces up
IN bundle less than six inches SQUARE
anu turned them over to Coroner Rich
ards.
Inc hnding of these fragments of hui
mainly are great surprise 10 the men
VINO are at work around the ruins, as il
hau Deen supposed all along that no one
was Killed anywhere east of the Kenvon-
Cohleil warehouse, as no bodies were
Iouhd IN mat vicinity. To-day's discovery
Wouid indicate that some one was stand
ing OH the east side of the Kenyon-- on.
heIl warehouse and was blown to pieces.
anu II has strengthened the belief which
many people held that there were men
kliied on the fateful night who have never
been heard of.
On the other hand it is possible that the
pieces OF flesh and bone were blown clear
across the ruins of the henyon-ConneIl
building by the explosion that Is supposed
10 nave taken place in the Butte Hard
ware comDany's warehouse.
1t is more than probable that the pieces
mat were found this afternoon are por-
tons OF the bodies of Firemen GEORGE
tifer and p. j. Norling who were on the
roof OF the Kenyon-Connell warehouse
urectly over the powder when the explo-
sion occurred and were blown straight up
in the air. ~
Inc work of clearing away the ruins of |
the demolished warehouses is about COM
pleted and the scene of the awful disaster /
mas assumed an entirely different appear |
ance from that which marked it a few |
weeks ago. Relic hunters have been |
largely instrumental in clearing awav tho
wreckage and have carried off several
tons OF scraps and old iron. The Butte
Hardware company found their stock of |
oar and sheet iron and horse |
shoes practically uniniured and
IN good condition, which fact is n
strong indication that the explosion which
took place in their building was the last
one, which was much lighter than tho
other two. The Butte Hardware com
pany's warehouse will probably be rebuilt
as soon as Dick Watson, the company's
general manager, returns from the coast.
he other warehouses. with the exception
Of the Kenyon-Connell company, will
also probably be rebuilt
John q. Evans and b. L. Wilson have
lust published a neat little book giving n
run account OF the terrible explosion
! he sad history is from the pen of PubIic
Librarian John +. Davies. which is equiv
llent TO saying that it is both compreben-
'lve and we'll written. The book contains
numerous illustrations of memorable
scenes.