Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-01-25

rhe List OF the Victims of the Awfui
Explosion

Butte, Mont, Jan. l6.--It is now esti-
mated that the number of persons killed
by last nights terrible explosion of
giant powder is CO. Nearly so are al
the city is in mourning and all flags are
at half-mast. The relief meeting called
by the mayor was largely attended and
committee ppointed for the collections
of money for the relief of the affected
families. The people are responding
literally and sufficient amount to re-
ieve all distress is already guaranteed.
A number of the bodies are mangled
beyond all recognition and never will
be Identified. The following is the list
of the dead and wounded:
Charles Aston.
George Mcdonald, aged l6
Charles Gutenberg.
ConZague Barnia.
George Galbraith.
}. j. McHale.
Professor Robbins.
John j. Enright.
C. f. Tracey.
Matt Grosser.
officer Fred Kranbeck.
James O'Leary.
Albert Goddard.
William Pierce.
Foster.
Mike Mead.
George Wilton.
William Smith, colored.
J. b. Miller.
Fred Bowman.
Mike beagle.
George Holloway.
Bailey ----.
Alexander McWilliams
w. II. Nolan.
Charles Hansen.
Elmer Greene
Ed. Sloan.
Alex Caddy.
John Morgan
S. DeLongery.
A. ID. Cameron.
John Sloan.
Samuel Ash.
Dave Moses
George Fifer
Peter Norling.
William MCGEE.
John Fudge.
Ole Olstern.
Professor Robbins or Robinson, who
Is also known as 1.-TWO Bear" was a
famous hunter and a friend of Theo-
dore Roosevelt of New York. He had
spent all his life in the mountains and
was making preparations to guide a
party through practically unknown
portion of the Yellowstone park.
Several visitors in the city Were
among the dead among them being
J. b. Miller, an Idaho lawyer.
The ruins are still smouldering and
1t is believed that more bodies will
be found under the acres of debris. In
quries are coming from all parts of the
United States inquiring about rela.
uves and friends, who reside In the
city or were supposed to have been
here at the time of the explosion. 1t is
admitted by all that this is by far the
most disastrous surface explosion that
has occurred anywhere in the country
during recent years.
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
me 1ollOWlng is the best available
list of the seriously injured:
At Murray a. Freud:s hospital the
regular force of attendants We're as
sisted in their work by friends and
relatives of the injured patients. The
following Is list of those in the hospi
tai:
Mike O'Neill, cut in the back of tn,
head and arms: badly mangled
w. r. Orr better known as "Scotty,
fireman; jaw broken. his tongue GU
and nearly all his teeth knocked out.
John Cole; four ribs broken.
Henry Earle; back hurt and les
bruised
James McElroy; kneecap smashed
His knee was hurt slightly in the frs
explosion and when the second cam,
he was thrown to the ground and in
jured more seriously in the same spot
He was stunned by the second explo
sion and does not know whether he wa
struck by something at the time of tn,
second explosion or whether the serious
injury was done by the force of TIL
fall.
Melbourne Tracey, an employe of tn
Montana Union; seriously injured II
the bowels and an arm broken.
George Dewey, cigarmaker; back an,
hips injured.
C. A. st. Clair. car clerk at the Mon
tana Central; left hip badly bruised an,
arm injured