The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-18

toward the front of the building, in the
direction of Park street, and met a
carpenter engaged in putting down a
piece of flooring. He stopped with the
intention of inquiring for Mr.. Foote,
and stood looking at the workman for
a moment or two, when he saw a mar
come running from the front part OF
the cellar, evidently from that por-
ton extending under the
The man said not a word and did not
give an alarm, but ran as fast as he
could toward the rear exit from the
cellar, leading on to Galena street.
When l saw him run | concluded
that il was time for me to run, too
said Colonel Dolman, and | ran as fast
as ] could. Just as ! started to run |
heard a crushing and rumbling noise
I above me. and ! had barely got out on
Galena street before the building came
| down behind me. | don't know what
became of the carpenter who was at
work in the cellar, hut If he ran when
| did or soon after he had time to es-
| cape. If not, he is buried in the ruins.
There were no other persons in the
basement at the time, unless they were
i'm that portion of the cellar under the
sidewalk. If any were there | could
not see them and they were buried in
the wreck. | think / stood about so feet
from the Park street END of the cellar
and had plenty of time to run the dis
lance of the block to Galena street"
Mr.. Foote, for whom Mr. Dolman was
looking, was in the building at he time
il collapsed. but escaped with a few
bruises, but had a very narrow scape
from being caught by the falling TIM
beers and brick.
Paxson & Rockefeller's West Side
pharmacy had only recently occupied
one part of the building. The store is
/ ,az Aaa4A1 In "a fRa mo h11tlnfnu nnnn-
site. The bulk of the stock of drugs is
stored in the basement of the collapsed
building. At the time of the collapse
Howard Rockefeller, a member of the
firm. and one of his clerks, s. G.. Can
field. were in the building. They We're
going to the basement to store some
more goods just shipped to the firm.
Mr.. Rockefeller remained at the head
Of the stairs leading to the cellar for a
few minutes after Mr.. Garfield went
below. Mr.. Garfield nae been i'm the
cellar probably five minutes when he
heard a crash. He formed but one opin-
ion. and that was that the house was
falling down and that he must escape.
He rushed towards the front of he
building and took refuge under the
broad arched opening leading from the
basement TO the areaway under the
sidewalk. His first thought after reach
ing shelter was of Mr.. Rockefeller. He
supposed that he was of course crushed
in the heap of debris that filled the
front part of the basement. But Mr..
Rockefeller escaped safely through the
back door. while Mr.. Garfield went out
through a hole in the sidewalk. Mr..
Garfield said he noticed about a dozen
workmen and visitors on the first floor
as he went down cellar. Among the first
injured men to emerge from the ruins
were two workmen and a ledger in the
house, VINO were taken across the street
to the drug store. where their wounds
were dressed. Their injuries were not
serious, consisting of cuts on their arms
and heads.
James A. CAVITY of the BrownfeId-
Canty Carpet company, was another
of the very fortunate ones who es-
capped. MIR. Canty had gone 10 the
place to inquire as to the progress Of
the work. for he was interested in it.
The Symons Dry Goods company was
to occupy the renovated room and Mr..
Canty's firm was to remove tn the room
now occupied by Symons, and he was
there to find out why faster progress
wasn't being made. He was standing
i'm about the center of the room talk
ing TO a carpenter who was filing a
saw. Their conversation was inter-
rupted by John McIlvenny coming
from the front part Of the room, blood
streaming from one of his fingers. He
had bruised his hand and was going
TO ask some one to wrap the injured
finger with a cloth. Mr.. Canty tied
up his finger. The man aid he had
hurt IL in attempting to knock out one
of the temporary supports and that he
turned the sledge hammer over to an
other man. He hadn't told much about
his little experience before the crash
Of falling timbers warned the coterie &c
seek safety. The three men went our
the back way. but the man in whose
charge the sledge was given, Mr.. Canty
believes. was caught in the falling
mass. Mr.. Canty describes the occur