The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-16

GEORGE WILSON.
CHARLES GURTENBURo.
EDWARD SLOAN, fireman.
JOHN FUDGE, volunteer fireman.
JACK CHARLES.
GEORGE GALBRAITH.
DAVE Moss, fireman.
ALEXANDER MILAN, volunteer fire.
man.
CHARLES BOWMAN, volunteer fireman.
SAMUEL ASH.
PETER NoLLING.
JAMES O'LEARY.
MILES MCDONALD.
WILLIAM PIERCE.
ALBERT GODDARD.
GEORGE HOLLOWAY.
DAN HICKEY.
G. w. ENGLISH.
CHARLES ASHTON.
w. III. NOLAN.
PAUL HANscH.
ELMER GREEN.
STEVE DE LoNGHEREY
1t is impossible to obtain anything like
a complete list OF the dead at this writ
ing. The loss OF life is variousy esti-
mated at from 30 to 75, and the wounded
will probably exceed 15o.
rs far rs can be learned, no one sus-
pected the presence OF powder in the
warehouses, and, as Is customary when
fire is raging in Butte, people were
crowded around the burning structure as
close as they could get. The firemen had
arrived only a minute or two before,
and we're almost In the act of
turning on the first stream of water
when a small explosion took place.
This seemed to be sort of warning of
what was to follow, for no sooner had
the first puff occurred than the people
began to suspect the presence of great
quantity OF the explosive in some othor
part of the structure and some of them
fell back. Before they had reached a
place of safety, however, the first
great explosion took place and
HUNDREDS OF people were hurled
right and left, and many OF them were
mangled beyond recognition. Bodies
were thrown for hundreds OF yards in all
directions. Some were thrown against
houses and smashed to pulp, while fy-
ing debris literally knocked the heads
from others where they stood.
One body, it is reported, was seen flying
through the air at height of two hun
dred or three hundred yards. Blood,
brains, legs and other pieces of bodies
were lying around everywhere.
Many ~ ba u-opndad xyara x>;t,~ ~ =,
sight.
After the first explosion occurred many
of the wounded were compelled by their
helplessness 20 lie near the scene, and the
heat only intensified the pain they were
suffering.
They begged to be taken away, but
there was no means of conveying them
from the scene at that time. A hackman
seeing the terrible state of affairs, at
tempted TO assist in tine removal but while
in the act second explosion took place
and killed him and his horses ana many
of the wounded.
Many hours after tho explosion the fire
was still burning and the stencil of con-
suming bodies was terrible.
Forty four bodies have been recovered,
and as many more, 1t Is feared by some,
are still in the ruins,
Never before have such exciting scenes
been witnessed in Montana. The people
of Butte have not thought of rest. The
explosions occurred before many people
had gone to bed, and when the horror OF
the situation fastened itself upon them
they gave their whole strength and the
means about them in aid OF the wounded
and in caring for the bodies of the dead.
No good estimate can be made OF the
number wounded. They were cared for
by every conceivable method. Vehicles of
every description were pressed into SER
vice, and mangled men, women and chill
dren were taken to a hospital, the city
hall, drug stores, public buildings, doc.
tors offices and residences.
1t may be several days before the full
death list can be published. The under-
takers shops are full of the unidentified
bodies, and at the police station is a large
number OF tho unidentified ores. These
bodies arc fearlully manged and burned,
and as the faces of most OF them are un-
recognizable, the only means of idenTi-
flcation will be by the clothing or 9th
property found on the persons OF the
dead.
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