The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-20

The Fire Extinguisher company of Chi
cago contributed SlO0 The Butte office
of the Anaconda STANDARD contributed
$50 and the employees of the Butte Office
OF the STANDARD contributed so more.
This is in addition to the contribution of
the STANDARD included in the Anaconda
subscription. The sum of S75 was received
to-day from the ladies of Townsend.
ERoM TOWNSEND LADIES.
The German-Amer,can company to-day
sent word to W. Nice. White q Co., their
agents in this city, to subscribe SOD for
them.
The general manager of the Rock
Island road kindly sent the following dis
patch to-day TO George Gemmell, from
Chicago:
CHICAGO, Jan. 10.
George GtmmcU:
To whose order should the check be made
payable as our contribution? Win send the
Same to you after you give US the name OF
proper official. W. VI. SAGE.
Goodwin Brown left $40 at tho STAND
ARD office to-day, which was turned over
to the committee. The following was re-
ceived:
BUIRE. Idaho, Jan. 10
Joseph Y. Long. Treasurer:
Please pay the rcl committee organized to
Sbtll dll ol tue hulltItlN lltl Allt va
Tuesday night S37S subscribed by the employees
OF the Poorman mine.
PATRICK CLARK. Manager.
The employees of the Parrot company
have done nobly as the following note
will show:
Henry Mueller, Chairman.
Find our check herewith for S,3I This
amount onr employees at the Parro mine and
smeter have requested ne TO hand TO you as
0 H. f..TF T.RHft n FfNF
the families Of those who lost their lives IN the
! terrible explosion. Yours very truly.
PARROT SILVER < COPPER CoNrASY.
Per, ROBERT l.. GBAST
LADIES AID CALLED FoR.
The relief committee requests that
ladies' auxiliary relief committee be or
! ganizcd without further delay. The COM
mlttee has confidence that the women
can find out better than the men which
are worthy cases. 1t is requested that the
| ladies' organize and that their proper Of
/ ficers notify tho committee. All cases re-
1 ported by tho ladies will receive prompt
attention. There has already been big
rush on the committee from applicants
for help and all were helped. The COM
mittee is endeavoring TO act judiciously
and no imposition will bc tolerated.
A carpenter was put at work to-day TO
| ascertain the damage TO the various build
ings in the vicinity of the explosion. The
committee will repair the houses of those
not able to bear the expense themselves.
The Western Union Telegraph company
has offered the free use of its wires To the
relief committee. Tho following dispatch
was received:
! ". c. Patterson. Manager:
You may cancel the bll against the Butte Re-
lief society n fun and present same TO them
with our good wishes
J. J. DICKEY, Superintendent.
This relieved the committee of a con-
siderable item of expense. Tothls Mayor
Dugan sent the following:
! " G. Patterson:
on behalf OF the citizens OF Butte I desire to
thank you and your company for your kindness
in transmitting all messages relating TO the late
calamity free of charge. Yours very truly.
/. o. DUGAN, Mayor.
This weeks business at the Western
Union Office was the largest in the history
of tho company in Butte, with the eNccp-
ton of tho week before tho capital olcc-
tion.
DEATH OF JOHN SLOAN.
John Sloan died at Haviland q Black
burns hospital this evening, making tho
5jth victim of tho disaster. His sons
Jack and Ed Sloan, were killed outright
| III tue eADtOslOU. Ills WHO was DFeSeui
when he breathed his last. Hc was con.
scious up to within five minutes of his
death. Night before last he made a writ.
ten statement in the presence of wit.
nesses of what he knew of tho affair.
SEVEN DEAD BODIES LEFT.
Including the body of John Sloan, there
are still seven bodies of the victims left
at the undertaking rooms. There were
| a l.. 4 4
bodies we're shipped out of town.
FUNERALS.
julius Hanson and {. l.. Tracey were
buried at . o'clock this afternoon from
the Salvation army barracks. The scrv
ices at tho barracks began with the sing
ing of "AIy Immortal Home" following
which was a prayer by Thomas Payne
tho English evangelist. Following wa,
the hymn, "Jesus, Lover of My Soul,
after which Mr.. Payne delivered n br.cI
sermon from the text, "Ihe hour is com
ing and now Is when the dead shall heal
| the voice of the silent God and they thai
hear shall live" Ho SAID God has beer
calling in various ways for sinners TO re
pent and turn TO HIM. Ii does not require
n long timo for change Of heart. Thai
can he done instantly. This terrible
calamity which overlook our brothers is q
, lightning blast, warning you to be ready
} to meet thy God. The voice of God call,
by the corpses Of orr dear brothers to b,
ready to mee, our Cod
One of tic Salvation lassies followed
with a few remarks. Sue said that Ira
cey's testimony IN this hall had been tina
he was truly saved. Hanson, too, hal
come forward and asked God to pardon
his sins. He had proved himself to be q
man of God. After further singing anl
prayer, the servic$Anded. The Salvation
army and the Butte Work.ugmeu's Uu.or
followed the dead bodies OF their brother.
TO the cemetery.
The funeral OF Fred Bowman was hel.
al . o'clock TINS afternoon from OIl Eel
lows hail IN South Butte. The fuucra
was attended by the OLA Fellows, the 4
| .. L. ". and the Daughters Of Rc1cklh
. Rev. J. H. Little conducting the services