New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-17

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GRATfTi;hSB'uRG. Charles,
GII.REATfI George b.. boiicrmaker.
GG 6bbNEiD. Nl h5ri,.
! HANSON. Julian.
| HICKEY. Daniel
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MAGEE, William NJ. spectator.
M%ii.EIHMs' xlsxands S:'
MIlLER,' J. g. attorney. of Salmon city, Idaho.
3 p,t,AF w InTn"s a boy
| SMITH william. a coiored boy.
| SLOAN John. assistant fire chief.
SLOAN, Edward
| WiIToN. George.
| An incomplete list OF the injured includes John
Sloan. father Of the fireman Sloan legs broken
| and otherwise injured: Alderman Charles Schatz-
lln cut about the face: William Schaizlin Injured
| about the body; Mike O'Neill, Henry Earl w
| J. Miles. ". Gross. Con" st. Clair. Richard
owens Neil Tracey. NJ. Connors. Patrick Bonner.
| James Burns Andrew Michael, william Mean
drcws Thomas j. Riley William Burns. T. J.
| Hade Thomas Coleman. Frank Hart. MEX
4 Rodgers. George Singleton. George Dubois. Henry
| Stoneberg John Gerry. Andrew Swift. W. r. orr,
| James T.eiden. chief OF Police; Thomas burns
| William Pierce. "Chet" Burns and David Coleman
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! occurred \ small Ere had broken out In a storage
shed near the tracks OF the Montana Central road.
| IL was not suspected that explosives were stored
ln the structure. such storage IL In violation OF
! the city ordinances. which are particularly strict
| IN this respect owing 20 the danger arising from
| tho presence Of large quantities OF high explosives
| usel In mining operations. The nremen therefore.
went 20 work without any idea OF danger. ana when
| the first explosion occurred killing at least twelve
| ~ the frcmcn the calamity was wholly unexpected
| The men rallied brayeiy. however and with such OF
| the fire apparatus had escaped destruction at
| tackled the flames which during the confusion had
| gained great headway. The work was making IA
v1rabe progress when a second explosion occurred
Tho FIRST II IS believed caused BY nitro-glycer-
| ne II vas bad enough. but the second. which re-
suited from the ignition OF two cars OF CLAN; pow
| der standing the sdetracks beside the blazing
building was absolutely appalling In its force. The
shock shattered buildings. knocked down chimneys.
and limb from limb men within 800 yards OF H.
Il wiped II existence what remained ~ the Fire
| Department killing and horses. and converting
the IRE engines into heaps OF twisted and iscoiorei
| metal
This explosion was the most fatal Of the three.
| for the reason that when quantity OF giant pow
| der stored In the warehouse Of the Butte Ware
house Company blew up few minutes later. there
| WAS practically no one left to be killed. The last
| explosion however was fully As powerful as the
| second Tho warehouse was absolutely annhllated.
no, one stone being left upon another and where
the building hal stood great backenei ole. Ike
| the crater OF volcano. told OF the force OK the
gniicd explosive.
The explosions coming In rapid succession ter
| rlacd and bewdercd rescung parties. and few
dared 20 venture within range ~ the burning build
| ngs until Il was certain that no further danger
was - he apprehenIci. II was not until nearly 3
| O'Clock that systematic ambulance service was
| organized AMI the work OF removing the lead and
| Injured was begun in earnest. by O'Clock II was
-. all Ii bD recovered
| cent the dismcmbered fragments-torn and bleed
ng limbs and particles OF hesh-that were TO be
! found everywhere within radius OF n quarter of
4 mile from the scene OF tho explosion.
Tho warehouse was literally blown to pieces, AMI
a hole seventy feet deep was excayated In the
ground by the force ~ the explosion. II IS feared
that some bodies were thrown into the chasm by
the force OF tho explosion. and that they have been
cremated owing to the nature Of the fire ana It's
dangerous locality the entire force OF hremen was
called out to prevent "A spread OF the flames to
adjoining buildings. Policemen had been detailed
To- keep the crowd back and they were also killed
Many OF the spectators were instantly killed and
several were hurled back some distance from the
scene of the fire. and rendered unconscious by the
OF the shock. Numerous people living IN as
| tant parts of the city have lost the power OF
hearing and speech from the force Of the shock
The damage done to property will be more than
81 $4,000 In ALL three carloads OF powder exploded
\ small hoy whose name Is not known, ABOUT
ten years old. found dead In the street
book and "A half from the scene OF the explosion
one was killed In house hat a DOCK
away by an anvil thrown through the rooi.
The first explosion was caused by nitro-giyccr-
Inc stored In the private warehouse or the Kenyon
Connell Commercial Company. which was burned
The second came from carload OF powder on the
railroad track and the third from the warehouse
OF the Butte Hardware Company when adJoihed
that OF the Kenyon-Connell Company. The entire
city was In the depths OF repose when the first
alarms OF fire sounded. only Few people
IN the Immediate vicinity had been aroused by the
department dashlng by The first real warning
given OF the catastrophe was the shock that
brought every sleeper TO his feet Inc Answering
blaze I'm the heavens seemed to verify the irst
fears and before the real truth was known terror
stricken people were dashing halt-craZen 'nrous"
the streets. shouting an unintelllyiDe alarh' me
terrors aroused by the first shock were muitiphed
to an awful degree by the one that followed I'M
medatcIy after. In instant. 1t seemed. from
every house In the city the entire population
poured forth. and possessed of an unknown terror
into the streets they ran. Like an army put 10
rout and I'm headiong retreat. they dashed In the
direction OF the blaze. The scene or the Tragedy
was soon surrounded by the dense mass OF people.
All seemed TO be panc-stricken by the terror, and
few were able at first to become sufficiently COM
posed TO render practical assistance The natural
horror OF the scene was intensified by the sur
rounding darkness outside the circle lighted by the
flames The pitiabc cries OF those suddenly
hurled to the brink OF death were almost drowned
by the wailng of women and children. The bodies
as soon as possible placed In morgues
no ARRANGEMENTS have been made for the funeral
but IL VIII be- public analr ana union services
Will be held by the cergymen or All denominations;
The families Of the firemen ana ponSeinen VINO ue
I'm the performance OF their duty VIII be taken care
Of bv the city Public subscriptions VIII tr starter
for the relief OF others. -,
There is tfie greatest popular Indignation over me
storage OF nrog ycerine, giant powder ana rack
a-rock I'm the heat OF the city which Is responsible
for Last nights horror An investigation will be In
stitutad TO discover who Is responsible ana II II ~
found that any public officials TO blame for the
violation OF the city ordinances they VIII find tnis
climate too warm for them. on the other hand. II
the mercantile firms who owned the explosives are
found TO have violated the law deliberately they Will