The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-16
A MIGHT Or aORRORs.
Butte's streets Filled With 1housand-
of Heartsick People.


we're searching the ruins for the dead. and
| they found a number Of limbs and other
| portions of human bodies. In a window
of a Northern Pacific passenger coach an
arm was dangling, having been torn from
| its socket. Pieces of skulls and brains
were lying about everywhere and were
| gathered together in basket.
HIS THREE COMPANIONS KILLED.
| James Cassidy standing with three
| others watching the fire when the first
explosion occurred. His three compan-
| ions we're killed, but ne escaped without
injury, although the conclusion tore his
clothing to shreds.
LEYDES'S MARROW GALL.
Chief of Police Leyden reached the
scene right after the 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 the 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 oil night.
Dave Magee, the driver of the hose
wagon, had a 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 \. 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 tho
Kenyon-Connell hardware warehouse and
that tho first explosion took place in that
building and did no great damage.
None of the firemen we're hurt by it, and
they attacked the building with renewed
vigor to be met ala 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 reaching the fire we laid 1000
feet of hose and Flannery stayed at the
hydrant. drove up to the building with
the hose and then drove back from il
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 explo-
sion. The boys then went back to the
building again, thinking that the danger
was all over.
Jack Sloane came over to the wagon
, and got an axe, and started in to cut an
opening TO the building. Ny brother
William got in the back of the wagon and
advised mo to drive farther away for fear
of another explosion.
, 81 told him there was no danger and got
down to blanket the horses. | usually
get olf on the sldo 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 one of them
out to throw it over the horse, the second
explosion came. l did not see anything
and only remember hearing the awful
roar aud being knocked down. When l
recovered moment later
found tho wagon partly on top
of me with the tongue across my breast,
t and tho off horse was lying right on top Of
: me. The blankets had caught fire; pieces
: of wood were burning all around me and
/ was momentarily choked and bewil-
dered. Istruggled to get loose, but was
unable to free myself
: by THE SIDE OF DEATH.
: "People were screaming all around me
{ and crying for help and l could hardly
+. mako my voice heard. After a
| while man came along and
{ | begged HIM for Gods sake to
help mo out. With his assistance
| managed TO get out from under the
4 weight that was plnninG me down and
' struggled TO my feet. l limped along
y but was getting along slowly when a
r couple of men came along and carried mc
: into the Garrison house and from there
c was brought home.
: "The last saw of Jack sloane no wal
I pounding away at tho door, and when
I saw Cameron last he was taking the kinks
r out Of tho hose between the wagon and
9 the burning building"
!. of the other boys wsr close behind
4 sloane and they were certainly all killed
!. 1, is impossible that Dave Moses could
: have escaped"
?. William Magee's body was found Gloss
: 10 the demolished hose wagon.
: PITIABLE GRIEF.
Mrs. Z. Z. Sloane IS stricken down with
a grief that is almost beyond human com
= | preheusion. In addition 10 the de ath o
: her sons. Jack. the assistant chief Of tbs
), fire department, and El, one Of the paid
members, her husband had both of hi.
p. legs torn of At the knees aad his rs
!. covery is doubtful.