The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-16

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portions of human bodies. In a window
of a Northern Pacific passenger coach an
arm was dangling, having been to, n from
its socket. Pieces of skulls and brains
were lying about everywhere and we're
gathered together in a basket.
HIS THREE COMPANIONS KILLED.
James Cassidy was standing with three
others watching the fire when the first
explosion occurred. His three compan-
| ions were killed, but he escaped without
injury, although the conclusion tore his
clothing to shreds.
LEYDEN'S MARROW CALL.
Chief of Police Lsyden reached the
scene right after tho first explosion. He
was in the act of wrapping his fur over
coat about dying man, whom he had just
pulled from the wreck, when tho second
explosion came. \ sheet of flame seemed
to strike him and burned his scalp and
most of the hair from his head. His in
juries are not considered dangerous.
Mayor Dugan and City Marshal Nc
Nichols did loyal service in directing the
work of rescue and the marshal remained
at the fire all night.
D1NG Ihdktts Allc uTlNST OA tue uO-b
wagon, had miraculous escape from in
slant and horrible death, and strange to
relate his only injuries are pair of badly
bruised legs, which 1t was at first thought
were broken,
His brother, William A. Magee, was
| standing within 10 feet of him when the
accident occurred and the top of
his head was blown off and his
body badly mangled. Dave Magee was
seen at his home on lower Arizona street
a couple of hours after the disaster, of
which he gave a graphic account.
WHERE THE FIRE STARTED.
He says that the fire started in the
kenyon-Connell hardware warehouse and
that the first explosion took place in that
building and did no great damage.
None of the tiremen were hurt by 1t, and
they attacked the building with renewed
vigor to be met au instant later by the
second explosion with ITS terribly fatal
results. Mr.. Magee gives the following
version of the appalling catastrophe:
DAVE MAGEE's AWFUL STORY.
After reachilg the FIRE We laid 1000
feet of hose and FIannery stayed at the
hydrant. | drove up to the building with
the hose and then drove back from it
about 200 feet and stopped. A moment
later the first explosion occurred IN the
building and the flames burst through the
roof, but no one was hurt by this expIo-
sion. The boys then went back TO the
building again, thinking that the danger
was all over.
Jack Sloane came over to tho wagon
and got an axe, and started in 10 cut an
opening to the building. Ny brother
William got in the back of tho wagon and
advised me to drive farther away for fear
of another explosion.
- told him there was no danger and got
down to blanket tho horses. usually
get off on the side nearest the fire, but
this time the horses were between me and
the fire, and it is exceedingly fortunate
for me that such was the case.
just as l pulled the blankets down
from the seat and spread Que of them
out to throw it over tho horse, the second
explosion came. did not see anything
and only remember hearing tho awful
roar and being knocked down. When /
recovered moment later
found the wagon partly on top
of mo with tho tongue across my breast,
and tho of horse was lying right on top of
me. The blankets had caught fire; pieces
of wood were burning all around me and
/ was momentarily chokcl and bewil-
dered. l struggled to get loose, but was
unable to free myself.
BY TIE SIDE OF DEATH.
"People were screaming all around me
and crying for help and | could hardly
make my voico heard. After n
while man came along and
/ begged him for Gods sake to
help inc out. With his assistance
| managed TO get out from under the
weight that was pInning me down and
struggled TO my feet. | limped along,
but was getting along slowly when a
couple of men came along and carried me
into the Garrison house and from there |
was brought home.
THE last | saw of Jack Sloane he was
pounding away at the door, and when
saw Cameron last ho was taking the kinks
out of the hose between the wagon and