The Anaconda standard., 1895-01-18

| that no cars were blown up. The mis-
siles were all pieces of iron and steel, such
as are kept in warehouses. Had it been
cars OF powder the stock in the ware
houses, and that forming the missiles o.
| death, the chunks of iron, would
| never have been sent tearing through
The crowd of victims worse than
a gatling gun. Cars of powder would
nave contained no iron cannon balls like
the missiles IN the warehouses and the
destruction would not have been so great
Ihe failure TO find any evidences of cars
having been blown up has caused the
abandonment of the theory that the
powder was in the cars.
There is no doubt that il was in the
warehouses, and there is also not
shadow of doubt that the amount of pow
der was far in excess of the quantity al
lowed by law TO be stored within the city
limits. The only question 10 be deter
mined IS which of the warehouses con-
tanned the enormous quantity of powder,
or was il in both?
STORIES BY sUFFERERs.
Ivan Evans arrived on the scene after
the first explosion and says he saw 50 or
4O dead scattered around him. lie started
20 assist in earring off the INJURED and he
with another man were carrying John
Sloan when tho second explosion oc-
Cured. Evans was picked up by the
concussion and carried some distance.
When he recovered he could find no trace
OF his companion or Sloan.
III. Harris says he was standing between
Cameron and Moses, and was assisting in
banding the hose when the first explo-
sion occurred. As he was with Cameron
and Moses he thinks it is a miracle that
he escaped.
Charles McMahon was some blocks
away from tho scene at the time of the
explosion. but the conclusion affected
him SO seriously that he had several
elyptic fits.
TERRIBLE FORCE OF The EXPLOSION.
Tom Richards to-day received letter
from his sister. Miss Dolly Richards. at
Central Park, go miles east of Butte. She
writes that they plainly saw the three
hashes OF the explosion above the mount
ain tops and tho reports reached them
about eight minutes later. 1t sounded to
them like heavy thunder She says the !
sight was appalling and the people made
up their minds that the whole city of |
Butte was wiped out. Miss Richards also |
states that the explosion was felt at Bel |
grade, 50 miles from Butte.
Other reports are TO the effect that the |
flash was also seen at Deer Lodge.
THE INSURANCE.
So far as can be determined the only in
surance on the buildings and stock burned /
was S6,50) carried by the Kenyon. .Connell |
Commercial company. The amount was |
apportioned between the North British,
Prussion National and Phoenix of London
companies, represented in Butte by w.
II. Winters. As stated in the STANDARD
this morning there was no insurance on
the property of the Butte Hardware COM
pany, and it is believed that there was
none on the property of the Royal Milling
company. There was some insurance on
other property destroyed but the amount
can not be estimated until the loss is ad-
iusted.
BUTTE's SORROW.
The following resolutions have been
by the committee appointed for
that purpose by the city council:
Rcsoircd, That we tender to the families OF
HE deceased iiremen, officers of the city and
families of citizens, our heartfelt sympath, in
heir sad bereavement caused by the recent
calamity w.lch is unprecedented in the history
)f the state.
We deeply lament the fate Of Butte's brave
men in it's fire department, whose mangled re-
mans are the ghastly evidence of a most cruel
leath in the faithful discharge Of their duties
hf>o.rcd, That We record our most earnest
issuance of coincidence with the afflicted par
'nts. relatives and friends OF the lamen,ed
ledd and our earnest prayer is that lie in
y hose hands are all the ways and destinies Of
nan may merciiully minister To their comfort: |
nd for those who are now suffering in our hos
'ltals and homes, we reycrently invoke the aid
Il DIVINE Providence for their release from !
'an and restoration to health
ReS0tred, That we tender our thanks to the | I
ltZens OF Butte and the state OF Montana for
heir literal donations and Kindness shown on | 5
he behalf OF our afflicted: and also for the lib ,
raj offers Of assistance from every state In the
nion. .
Respectfully submittcd
T. O. DUGAN.
Chairman. z
GEORGE PASCOE, c