The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-17
coRPsEs STILL IN THE RUINS
Many Not Killed Outright Are Ly-
ing Wounded in Hospital.
After the First Explosion People
Rushed Forward to save tho wonnd.
ed, and Were Moved Down by =
Second Explosion. . Third soon Fol-
lowins-Pierss OF Bodies Hurled
Through the Air.

mated that the number Of persons killed
by last nights terrible explosions OF
grant powder = sixty Nearly fifty are
already known TO have been killed. To-
day this city Is in mourning and all
flags are at tlalf-mast- The relief meet
ing called by tie mayor was largely at
tended and committees were appointed
for the collection OF money for the re-
lief of the afflicted families. The peo-
PIE are responding H5erally. and a sufii-
cient amount to relieve the distress Is
already guaranteed. A number OF the
bndies are niaagied beyond all recogni-
tion and never will be identified.
Following is the list OF the dead
identified:
Charles Aston. George Mcdonald.
Charles Guttenhurg. Con Zague Barns.
George Gaibral1h, J. j. McHale, Prof.
Robbins. John ]. Enright. c. E Tracey.
Matt Grcsser. Officer Fred kranbeck.
James O'Leary, Albert Goddard. Will
lam Pierce Foster, Nike Mead,
George Wilton. William Smith CcolosSd).
j. Is. Miller, Fred Bowman. Mike Dea-
gle. George Holloway, -- Bafiey,
Alexander McWi.iians. w. III. Nolan.
Charles Hansen, Elmer Greene. Ed
Sloan. Alexander Caddy. John Morgan.
S. De Longery, S. u. Cameron, John
Sloan. Samuel Ash, Dave Moses, George
Fifer, Peter Norling. William McGee,
John Fudge. Ole Olstern. Prof. Rob-
bis, VIII is also known as Two Bear
was a famous hunter and a friend of
Theodore Roosevelt, OF New Cork. He
had spent all his life in the mountains.
and was making preparations to guide
q party through a practically unknown
portion of the Yellowstone Park. Sew
eral visitors in the city were among the
dead, among them being j. 3. Miller.
am Idaho lawyer.
The ruins are still smouldering and II
is believed that more bodies will be
found un1sr the acres of debris. In
quiries are coming from all parts OF
the United States about relatives and
friends who reside in the city or who
were supposed to have been here at the
time OF the explosion. II Is admitted
BY all that this Is by far the most dis
astrous surface explosion that has oc-
cgrred anywhere in the country In re-
cent years
Following is the best available list of
seriously injured: At Murray Il Freuds
hospital, Mike O'Neill, cut in the head
and arms badly n,angIed: W. r. Orr.
jaw broken. tongue cut and teeth knocked
out; John Cole. four ribs broken; Henry
Earle hack hurt and leg bruised: James
McElroy, knee cap smashed: Melbourne
Tracy. seriously injured In the abdomen
and arm broken; George Devery. back
and hips injured; ". NJ. Singleton. right
arm broken; G. A. St. Clair. left nip
badly bruised and arm injured: Tom Nc
Donald, will die: Tom Mcdonald Will
probably lose his right arm, Henry Tig-
german. right leg broken and breast
badly injured. ". L. Miles, stomach
manglei ard head bruised: John Cohn,
body badly Scared: w. Grossen, back
injured; r. A. Veal. back injured: Nike
Connors. confusion of leg: Frank Hart,
confusion of face and body: Nicholas
Rogers spraiaed ankle arsE wrist; George
Dever, badly bruised: Andrew Swift.
fractured arm. Henry Steinborn, frac-
tured leg and arm.
AT Sc. James hospital the Sisters of
Mercy and the other assistants were tired
and weary this morning. no one in the in
stitution having slept. Five OF the fifteen
victims brought there last night died. two
OF the deaths occurring while the pa
/
were unable to get the names CT some OF
those who were given into their care.
and the following is a list as far as can
be secured: Tom Burns. fasal.y injured:
Bow. unconscious, fatally injured: An
drew MirAaefs. unconscious. but not Sc
rioaisiy injured. Dan Frazer, a boy. arm
broken. Dave Coleman. head injured, lot
serious; Tom Coleman. injuries not dan
gerous; L. j. Hail, broken arm and leg:
T. J. Riley. leg badly bruised: James
Burns. broken leg and arm: VIM. Mean
sirews, back injured: John sloan. COM
pound fracture both arms AMI legs.
The fire broke out sn the Butte Hard
ware company's warehouse in the south-
ern part OF the city az s:fs o'clock last
night Ten minutes after terrific expho-
sion OF powder occurred. which broke
nearly ali the large plate glass windows
tn the city a niale away and shook the
buildings TO rhelr foundations. The fire.
men were fighting the flames at the
time. and nearly ali were blown TO pieces
| Two mere explosions followed at Inter
yais Of five minutes each. killing and
wounaing number. The excitement was
intense. The fire attracted a large crowd
| and Hundreds standing near the scene
when the first explosion occurred were
| Knocked down By the terrible force OF ths
! expAsion Debris from cars standing
| near the warehouse ard adjoining build.
| ings was scattered high IN slae air sor
| half a nxsle. many flaming articles strlk.
| ing people In the crowd ana about the
| city.
| Al 9.g o'clock the fire department re-
| sraoussed TO can sroEn box -. Il was a
/ call OF death 10 nearly the ensIre depart
/ rnent. The freErsen heard a runsor thai
1 there was powder ia IRE bEaisiing. but
/ this was denied, and after n moment /
| hesitation zhey teran fIghting the fire.
AZ Hoes p IN. when the met had barely
started TO work, an expsos3ou s1soah
Butte 10 ITS very spgn nations TIE pow
/ der IN warehouse hsew ap sprca<sln &c
feaxa ard rom 20 al near. Az bar slsres
/ frwrse.. vere Killed. There were heroes
/ among tha spectators. and as soo1 ~
/ the stun from ffe sasocG passed sway
! while xerne ran ir a1orTnr. others 4mne-
!, ssately began pus'sng the ursssisatesf fsoss
les sss fsreusen and lnfurea frosn f,rcx
sry,ssy os rhs ffarnes. Fruan ali ever ths
rs,y r,essg,le began moving toward In.
nxe. snx the crowd had greatly izstrease<
/ rsssar, usthsn fve SrsTzgt@e secogst ex
rssfyrsoz. as-noss equal sr volume % IN.
/ FRS. hssg1werea the general terror ans
spread death 2a3 destruction. In shil