The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-23

effort TO find out how much powder he had
on hand Jan. Is. lie replied that he had
not and in explanation of this statement
he said that he had men looking after the
different branches of the business whom
he trusted implicitly and he had not paid
much attention to the details.
Mr.. Kenyon. would you not be able to
Hud out. # you cared 10. when your last
cons gnment of powder was rcccIved?'
Yes: Mr.. RcnnIsh ordered the last
consignment white / was east. Ii con-
5 sled OF 400 boxes
How much did YOU have on hand when
that was ordered -
Il don't know. but we never allow our
stock to get below 100 boxes before order
ing
1T would he wise to presume then that
you had about 500 cases on hand when the
last car load was rcceived?'
Yes"
IF YOU had taken an interest in tho
case could you not find out. By deducting
your sales, exactly how much you had on
hand Jan. 1927
Il could not. ! might approximate by
about - boxes. There is no record kept
oi the cash sales, so that | could only
estimate them and besides that we sold
some powder. possibly 80 boxes. between
the time the last car load was ordered
and the time 1t was received. | don't
know how much powder we own now out
the magazine"
Mr. Kenyon was again temporarily OK
cused.
i. J. Watson was recalled and pre-
scented statement which he secured from
The books of the company, showing that
60 boxes had been sold between Jan.
and -. No powder was sold on Jan. J..
Mr.. Watson stated yesterday that there
were 4l boxes in the magazine on Jan. |.
and the &c thar were sold would leave 27j
boxes to which must be added the four
boxes of inferior quality, which was said
were not included in the inventory taken
Jan. ]. This statement tailed with the
invoice taken yesterday by Mr.. Watson,
which ne testified to this forenoon.
j. l.. Dawson was recalled and asked
about the wood cars that were standing
on the side track adjoining the ware
houses Tuesday night. He said that the
ears opposite the Kcnyon-Connell ware
opposite the Butte Hardware company
building were only scorchcd.
DAVID WEIGH.
David WEIGH, a Montana Central switch
man, testified that on last tuesday after
noon he went into the kcnyon-C onnell
company's warehouse, after piece of
pipe and saw eight or nine boxes of pow
der piled up in the warehouse. lie had
Handled powder during all of last winter
and could not be mistaken about It. He
sal' nat the powder was not in the little
room in the northwest corner of the ware
house, but was out in the body of the
building. He die not know OF explosives
ever having been delivered toy tine railroad
company at either of the warehouses, bur
IN December he had seen teamstcr taxi
ing boxes of powder into the kenyon-C or
neil warehouse. The witness saw the
first heavy explosion and believed II came
Il. ~
}. mn.
J. Hill, an 1s-year-old boy, told the fol-
lowing story Of the affair: "On Tuesday
evening William Bow and went skating
on pond IN Sou,h Butte. Bow was
sleeping in the Office in the Royal Milling
company's warehouse and | intended
10 sleep with HIM that night. We left
South Butte together and as we were
walking past the warehouses we discov-
cred fire IN the northwest corner of the
keuyon-t ounell company building. No
alarm had been turned IN then. The
blaze as a small one end was inst break
ing through near the ro)f. We Wa ted
uuf Il Pm alarm was turned IN and the
hrcmeu arrived and then we watched
them. In a few minutes there was a small
explosion which did no damage and then
the b = explosion came. Both of these
explosions were IN the kcnyou-C onnen
company's warehouse. Tue Butte Hard
fire when the first big explosion went oil
and there were no tiremen at work there
then. / was knocked down by tho first
heavy eNplos and when / recovered
myself / looked around for Bow, but
could not sec hlm anywhere. ! then ran
down 10 Arizona street and was there
when the second heavy explosion went Off
The flash looked to me as though 1t was
directly over the hardware comDany's
warehouse, but II did not look as though
the building was on fire.
The boy used the map in telling his
story and pointed out just where the fire
started and when the explosion occurred
and where he was standing.
A.D. CHRisTIANsoN.
\. u. Christiauson, the Montana Cen
trial freight agent, told his story of the
affair as already published in tho
lie said the fire unqucstion-
ably started in the kenyon-Connell ware
house, and the little explosion and tho
first heavy explosion took place IN that
The cars that were 3 handing
in front of the kenyon-Conuell property
had the racks blown OF, while those IN
front of the Hardware compauv's ware
house were only damaged Toy fire. Tho
switching crews refused to 20 IN for the
cars on the siIetrack for fear of cNplo-
SIons. Mr.. ChrlstIanson sand that since
when TIC took charge. ne was
livered a pound OF powder at either ware
house.
PETER LARSON.
Peter Larson, warchuuseman at the
Montana Central, ran down from his
house when the fire broke out and was
about % feet from the Montana Central
warehouse when the first heavy explosion
ook place IN the Kenyon warehouse. lie
hen assisted in taking Con 81. Clair, one
IF the injured, 10 a place of safety and
vent home and staid there. The witness
sand he had seen as high as 10 boxes Of
powder IN the heuyon-Connell ware
rouse but had never seen any poa der
n the warehouse of the Butte Hardware
company.
". p. HALL.
". L. Hall was examined as TO the force
If powder. lie said that he had been IN
he mining business for - years and was
experienced IN the use Of giant powder.
ic was AT his home in We-t Galcna street
when the first explosion occurred.
~! was staggered by II. Hs
vas just going To bed when u occurred.
i4c second explosion was heavier than