The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-16
THE CALL TO DEATH.
Box 72 sent the Fstai Summons to Mar
Brave Man.

Box - was the fatal call to the fremen,
the last call of death to most of them.
Tho firemen found the flames coming out
through the sidewalks of either the Ken
yon-Connell or the Butte Hardware COM
pany's warehouses. There is some doubt
as to which building the fire started in, as
they were both very close together, and
both are in ruins.
The firemen hesitated for a moment be-
fore going to work on tho fire on account
of a remark dropped by a bystander that
there was powder in tho building, but
they were assured a moment later that
there was no powder in the vicinity, and
the unfortunate boys then rushed to their
death.
The hose wagon crew consisted of Chief
Cameron, Assistant Chief Sloane, Sam
Ash. Ed Sloane, Dave Moses, Dave Magee
and Jack Flannery.
Magee was the driver, and remain ed
with the wagon about 40 yards away,
while Flannery was at tho hydrant. The
hook and ladic was manned by George
Fifer and Pete Nolan of the regular paid
and William Orr, one of the
volunteers.
DOOM.
Chief Cameron directed tho attack on
the building and while some of the firemen
hauled line of hose along, the others
started in TO tear off the iron covering OF
the building SO that they could get at the
flames.
just as they had succeeded in tearing
off part of the covering and secured an
entrance the first explosion came. A
binding sheet of flames forced tho roof
from it's fastenings and shot 100 feet
into the air, followed by a second
of deadly silence, and then camo
the awful roar, carrying with it annihila-
ton to those who closely surrounded the
death trap and destruction on every hand.
The brave tiremeu, who had fearlessly
rushed in where they had reason to sus-
pect there was overwhelming danger,
we're blown in all directions and buried
under the burning ruins.
HEROES MEET DEATH.
The hook and ladder truck, and Fifer
and Nolan were blown so feet into the air
and torn into fragments. The horses
we're both killed instantly. Orr, who had
jumped off the truck a moment before
the explosion, had a part of his jaw torn
away by flying missile, and was knocked
senseless.
ALL But DAVE MOSES.
OF the firemen who were close up to
the building Dave Moses is the only ono
who is thought to have escaped. The
others must have met instant and hor-
rible death, and their bodies had not
been recovered at midnight. The hose
wagon was shattered and Dave Magee
was thrown almost directly under one of
the horses, which fact no doubt saved his
life. Both his legs were broken and he
was badly cut and bruised. Flannery
was at the hydrant some distance away
and escaped with few bruises from
being knocked down by the conclusion.
Ed Ogden, a volunteer fireman, was
just climbing on to the hose wagon when
the crash came and was thrown to the
ground, sustaining bad scalp wound.
Tom Burns, another volunteer, was be-
tween the wagon and the burning build
ing, and his body was filled with flying
pieces of iron, while his face was badly
powder burned. He was taken to tho
Sisters hospital and his condition is
"Shorty" Carmichael, another volun-
teer, was close to the building and had a
very narrow escape.
After the third explosion the Quartz
street brigade went to the scene and went
oravely to work, almost in the face of
death, for it was understood at that time
hat there were three other cars of powder
close to the burning buildings which
seemed certain to explode.
TOLD BY AN EYE WITNESS.
j. r. Dutton, an electrician, was one of
he eye witnesses to the first explosion.
lie escaped with a broken arm, however,
md walked to Murray q Freund's hos pital,
where he was seen by STANDARD reporter
He said: II was riding down on a street
,ar along by the Garrison house, when |
Jaw the fire and saw a policeman turning
n the alarm. got off the car and ran
over to the fire and was the third man
here. When the department arrived
hey went to work OH the west side of |
he building, where the fire was the |
iercest. Some one shouted that there !
yss powder in the building, but il was de- |
lied and the firemen kept at work.
~ stepped back little way for fear |
here might be danger, and that is why |
I'm alive. The flremen started in to tear |
'f the iron covering of the building, and /
hey had just got an opening when the ex-
,losion came.
"The sight was simply awful. The fire. |
nen were thrown in all directions, and |
he air was filed with shrieks aud screams |
which could be heard even in the terrible |
oar. The next instant I was knocked /
lown and was senseless for several min |
ltes."
At THE HOSPITALS.
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