The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-16
rapidity with which they were brought in.
INDESCRIRARIE AGONY.

GOiue OF tue late patents reCelVeu
waited with quiet and pitiful resignation
for their turn at the doctors hands to
come, while tho groans and means of the
others made the scene one of indescrb-
able agony.
BUTrE's NOBLE WOMEN.
The ladies of Butte we're prompt with
their assistance and there was quickly a
large corps of lady assistants at all of the
hospitals. Their only thoughts were to
minister to the wants of the mangled
forms lying all around them and their
attentions were gratefully received.
SOME OF THE INJURED.
Murray & Freund's hospital was
quickly filed with torn and suffering
humanity.
McHale. Montana Central brakeman,
died just after reaching the hospital.
Joe Lavlc had his abdomen torn out and
cannot live.
Officer John Steinborn had his LETT leg
and arm broken and a bad hole under his
ear. He will probably recover.
Henry TIggerman had bone sticking
through his chest and internal injuries
which will probably be fatal.
The names OF seven or eight other mon,
oil badly hurt. could not be learned.
There were 10 men in tho Sisters hos
pital at midnight. One died just after
reaching tho hospital.
Otto Floto, while assisting in carrying
off the dead and wounded, saw flying
object passing by and upon investigation
found it to be a human head.
KILLED BY THE CONCLUSION.
Many of the killed contained no marks
or bruises, having been killed by the ter
rifle concussion. Many were seriously
injured by flying bricks, stones and
other debris, at n distance of several
blocks from the explosion.
THE AWFUL FORCE.
The conclusion was felt for miles, and
many of the largest buildings. like tho
Owsley block, the Lewisohn building and
others, rocked like cradles.
WOULD MAKE THE HEART BLEED.
A woman, whose name was not ascer-
tanned, was SO affected by the shock that
sho gave premature birth to child in
the street.
IMPOSSIBLE.
1t was reported by some of the rescuing
corps that several human ghouls. while
pretending to assist in the work, went
through the clothing of the dead and in
jured and robbed them.
As TO THE CAUSE.
Major J. l.. Dawson denies the state
ment that there was powder in any car on
the Great Northern tracks. A person who
witnessed the entire fire says tho first ex-
plosion was from the Kenyon Connell
Mercantile company's building, the sec
ond was a car of powder and the third was
from the Butte Hardware company's
warehouse. Major Dawson says no pow
for long time.
WRECKED.
All the warehouses in that vicinity were
burned together with six wood racks. Tho
Great Northern freight depot is a COM
plete wreck. The passenger depot es-
capped with its windows being shattered.
Every window in the coaches and sleep
ers of No. % was smashed.
Conductor Sankcy was in the freight
oiilce and was slightly njured.
THE WORK OF THE FIRE.
At 2:30 o'clock the fire had about
burned itself out. Tho buildings de-
stroyed are the Butte Hardware COM
pany's warehouse, tho old abandoned
Schlilz Brewery building, tho Kenyon
Connell company's warehouse, tho old
electric light plant, the old Miller q Chap
man warehouse, now occupied as q -four
aud feed warehouse, and the warehouse of
the Parchen-D' 'Acheul Drug company.
They we're all burned to the ground and
the financial loss is tremendous, but at
this time IL cannot be estimated.
NARROW ESCAPES.
Alderman Charles SchatzIein and
George Lapp had a remarkably narrow
escape. After the first explosion they
heroically started to see whether
there were any firemen at the noz-
zle, as it could not at once be
told that the catastrophe was so fright
ful. They had nearly reached the point
for which they aimed when the second
explosion came. \ hack saved their
lives. The horses were killed and the
hack shattered. but Mr.. Schatzlein es-
capped with some bad cuts on the head
and Mr.. Lapp escaped with few bruises
Every button on Lapp's ovorcoat was
blown off and his clothes were torn. Mr..
was taken home and his
sewed up. He is not danger
ously hurt.
sLoANE's GREAT SORROW.
The Sloane family suffers perhaps the
worst of all. John Sloane has both his
legs broken and both his sons we're
killed.
NJ. w. Genzberger stood near tho Gar
r.son house with a man whom he did not
know, but who had been walking to the
scene with him. The man beside him
was killed and Genzberger was covered
from head to foot with bIool.
FOUND DEAD BOY.