The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-30

feet away. Although closely questioned
MIR. IIboey declined to give a definite
opinion as TO the quantity of powder which
had exploded. as he said he had had no
experience with uncontined powder and
ne uld not know anything about IT. He
SAID that on account of the powder having
Deen frozen not more than half of IL could
have exploded.
Ihomas w. Buzzo, superintendent of
| the Alice, testified that he had been en-
gagged IN mining for 40 years. His exper.-
ence with powder was confined to blasting
ana tie had never seen an explosion of I'M
confined powder. He was at the Alice of
ice IN Walkerville, and the first two ex-
piosions ratified the windows. Mr.. Buzzo
also declined TO give any opinion as TO the
probable quantity of powder which had
| exploded, although he was closely ques-
toned on ali points.
| IL. Z. Kennedy, manager of Trulls
| transfer. testlfied that his establishment
dld all OF the hauling for the Butte Hard
ware company. On Dec. 3 n car load of
powder consigned to the Butte Hardware
| company had been switched onto the Mon
tana Central track by mistake and had
been hauled from there TO the magazine.
| Mr.. Kennedy testified that 50 boxes of
the warehouse and that 20 boxes
more had been hauled in from
! the magazine to the warehouse on the
same day. He did not know what dispo-
sition had been made of these 100 boxes,
| but supposed they were wanted to fill or
ders. A higher rate was charged, he SAID,
Tor hauling powder to the magazine than
| to the warehouse.
Jack Leary, foreman for Trulls' trans.
fer, corrooorated Mr.. Kennedy's testi-
| mony.
Il. j. Watson, manager of the Butte
Hardware company, stated that the 100
boxes referred to by the two previous wit
nesses mad been delivered at the ware
house to fill a special order from tho Tut
tie company. 1t was expected that they
would take the powder away the next day,
anu II was all hauled away inside of a
week.
Arthur q. Black, a clerk for Louis s.
Conn, testified that he ran after the fire
apparatus and was on Arizona street just
below the Garrison house when the first
heavy explosion occurred. This eXDlo-
sion, be said, could not have been ia the
Butte Hardware building, but was further
east. The fire appeared to be in front of
the henyon-Connell warehouse. He then
went on to assist the INJURED and found
tue northeast corner of the Butte Hard
ware warehouse, which was then intact,
on IRE. lie ran across n badly injured
man and was helping to put him in Ed
Buzzard's hack when the second explosion
went of. 1t came from the Butte Hardware
building. The witness picked himself up
and sought a place of safety from the fly
ing debris. He returned few minutes
afterward and found that the man that
he had been trying 10 get into the hack
was dead.
He then started to carry the body out
and had gone about 30 Get when the third
explosion occurred. 1t was lighter than
Tue others, and the witness could not see
where II came from. After this explosion
the witness made a detour and got in
front OF the ruins of the kenyon-C onnell
warehouse, where he found some wire
scattered around. He also saw some
pieces of iron pipe thrown around in diff |
ferent directions, but did not notice them |
until after the third explosion.
The witness gave it as his belief that |
the nrst heavy explosion came from the |
warehouse. The Butte |
hardware building, he sad, seemed TO |
nave been blown rather westward by the |
force of the second explosion. There
were some roof timbers left standing IN /
the southwest corner.
George L. Lapp, the present fire chief,
testlned: "On the night of Jan. 10 | was
a volunteer fireman. l was on Main street /
when heard the first explosion and !
Jumped into a hack and told the driver to
get TO the lire as fast as he could. When
we got opposite the Garrison house the
mack was not going fast enough to SUIT
me and jumped out and ran across the
old placer dIggings to the fire. When |
got there met Charley Schatzlein and we
started for the end of the hose. just then
the second explosion came and threw
myself down on my face. Debris fell ali
around me and when got up found n
lead man and dead horse lying close
beside me.
When l reached the scene everything
vas black and dismal and / could not tell
Exactly where the fire was. The Butte
hardware building was partly shattered
md think the second explosion took
)Iace In there. 1 was carrying out a dead I
'ody when tho third explosion occurred {
md did not see where IT came from. / | I
hen took steps to preserve the hose which ,
vas covered up to within about 20 feet of |
he Butte Hardware warehouse" {
novel; Thomas testified: II was at the !
treat Northern depot when the fire broke
ut and walked out past the warehouse !
was standing about 30 yards northeast J
rom the kenyon-Connellw warehouse. The !
ire was ABOUT In the center of the build +
ng. The first heavy explosion came
rom the Kenyon-Connell warehouse. !
he Butte Hardware building was not on y
re at this time. / then walked up to tho q
orthern Pacific track and had started to
ak back again when the second eNplo-
ion occurred. Ii seemed to me to come y
rom the same building as the first one 4
came up town after the second explo- &
ion." q
Harry Kinney, driver of the chemical !,
hglhe, testified: when the alarm !,
anne IN from box - on Jan. 10 we hitched I r
y and drove down from the Quartz street
tatlon TO the central station and hitched c
p TO the other hose wagon TO be in readi- 9
ess Tor second alarm. We left tho a.
entral station few minutes after the +
ara explosion and drove to the fire and =
ent to work on IL. l picked up w. o. .
rokaw, a volunteer fireman, who was b
le only dead man l recognized.
Just after the first explosion a man
alked into the central station and asked
here the fire was. | told hun | did not
now, and he replied, 1t it is in the Ken
on-Connell warehouse there il nlentv 81 \
owder there lie then turned around l
nd went out. he was a rather large
ian, middle aged, with a mustache aud
otee. / have seen him frequently, but
ont know his name. I saw HIM in the b
ay."
do you know Mr.. Rennish?'
mo SIR"
Mr.. Rennish was sent for and Mr.. Kim [