The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-29

sion occurred. | was behind some wood
cars at the time and couldn't see which
building 1t came from. | then walked on
down and saw the second heavy explosion
come from the Kenyon Connell ware
house. The Butte Hardware company 5
building was almost completely demol-
lshed be lore the second heavy explosion.
After this explosion l saw some boxes and
kegs which L thought contained powder in
the southeast corner of the ruins of the
Butte Hardware building. To satisfy my
curl sity went down and examined the
kegs and found that they contained nails.
The lire was burning all around there at
the time. | was working around helping
the dead and injured and did not hear the
third heavy explosion" Mr.. Pennicard
was questioned closely as to some of his
statements, Dui he stuck to his story.
At 30 this afternoon the jury visited
the RUNS of the warehouses ACCOMPANIED
by John Caddy, w. L. Watson. ware
houseman for the Butte Hardware COM
pany, and Charles circuit, warehouseman
for the kcnyon-Connell company, and
made a careful investigation of the ruins,
with reference to the manner in which
the iron pipe, pieces of iron and shovels
had been thrown around by the explo-
sion. The pipe was found to have been
thrown in a northeasterly direction from
the Butte Hardware building, while the
rabble heads, fish plates and other pieces
OF iron were thrown northwest from the
henyon-Connell building. Mr.. Watson
stated that some pieces of large pipe
which were found northeast of their ware
house were lying there before the fire.
Mr. circuit stated that piece of iron
about 4xsxl4 feet, weighing from $50 to
$40 pounds, which was found about 200
feet north of the ruins of the Kenyon-Con-
nell building, had been in their warehouse.
Several shovels of 5. ). Gould make were
picked up around the scene, but both
wa nhop 10 kav
shovels of that make. Mr.. circuit stated
that his firm did not have any shovels of
any KIND III the warehouse, and Mr.. Wat
son said that the Butte Hardware COM
pany did not carry the ). ). Gould shovel.
A lot of ranges which had been piled up
in the Kenyon-Connell warehouse south
of the powder room had not been thrown
around to any great extent. which was
taken as an indication that almost the
full force of the powder had been exerted
in northern and western direction.
After looking the ground over John Caddy
asked to be allowed to correct his testi-
mony. He said that he now thought that
the explosion which he witnessed was the
third heavy one instead of the second. II
don't know where that explos on came
FROM" said the boy. THE more think
about the affair the less | seem to know
about it,"
George w. Tilton gave the following
testimony: II ran down to the fire inn
medIately after the alarm was turned in
and was about $50 or 200 feet south of the
frame building below the Northern Pacific
tracks when the first heavy explosion
went Off. The fire looked 10 me to be in
the northeast corner of the Butte Hard
ware company's warehouse and the ex-
plosion took place in that building. lin
illustrating his remarks on the map the
witness pointed 10 the northwest corner
of the building as the one in which the
a r1G al
himself and indicated the northeast cor
ner.) Before the explosion | could see
heads of people, but did not see either the
firemen the fire apparatus. The ex-
plusion knocked me down and when | re-
covered | walked down towards the scene.
The Butte ii irdware building was demo-
Ished by the explosion and the fire then
looked to me to be in the Caplice ware
house, between the two large ones. There
was no fire in the Kenyon-Connell ware
house at that time. walked down to the
boilers lying north OF the Butte Hardware
building, where | found some deal and
injured men. The first man found was
j. ID. Fudge, who was close to the boilers.
j next found the Smith boy dead. i heard
the second heavy explosion and, although
/ didn't see it, | believe it came from the
Butte Hardware company's warehouse.
The Kenyon-Co nnell warehouse was al
most entirely destroyed after the second
heavy explosion. ! was on the Northern
Pacific tracks when the third exp!os on
went off and did not see where il came
from, | saw some small gas pipe thrown
out by the first heavy explosion The
witness stated that when he was standing
beside the boilers the hose wagon and
hook and ladder truck were north of him.
Mr.. Tlton was very closely questioned by
both Mr.. Madison and the jurors and be
repeated some of his statements several
times.
"Who had you called here ?" fin ally in
gu red one of the jurors.
II was subpoenaed by Charles Allen. |
went with him to Forbis & Forbis' law Of
flee and tod John Forbis what l knew
about the affair."
"N h , else was there? 2"
MIR. Kenyon. Mr.. Forbis introduced
me to him and we shook hands"
did you change your opinion about this
affair or your story of il after your inter-
view with Mr.. Forbis?"
II did not"
you are sure of that?''
Yes. SIR
Mr.. Mattison (producing small map of
the scene) "Do you remember having
taken my pencil and placed a mark IN the
northeast corner of a building in which
you thought the fire started? ~
THAT mark was there when you showed
me the plat; | didn't put 1t there. l told
you in the talk that we had that to the
best of my knowledge the fire started in
the northeast corner OF the Butte Hard
ware company's warehouse"
You were famili ,r with the location of
those bu lldings, we're you not?"
ayes. SIR; | had seen them plenty of
times"
You have seen plenty of maps of the
scene. too, haven't you?'
mo sir; tho only two maps | have seen
are the one on the wall aud the one drawn
by Mr.. Mattison.'
Z. Fuller was next examined and
said: Il am employed by the Northern
Pac fic Express Co. was employed by
the Kenyon company last February, re-
naming in their employ until last Sep
TENDER. ] at times visited their ware
house. i was an extra team man with
them ut first, helping deliver goods and
sometimes going to the magaz no for
powder. | often brought in pow Ter. |
received a slip fromlMr. Mendernhall as
to the number of boxes of each grade of
powder was TO bring IN. | would always
make up load. | would get what he