The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-01
SAVED BY HEROIC WORK
Miraculous Escape of a Young
Lady From Frightful Death.
PAID TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD
Funeral OF D. N. Ely the Most Largely
Attended in Years-The Bear Gulch
Road-Tested this Water Pres
sure-Livingston Gossip.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.

Special Correspondence of the Standard
Livingston, Nov. ga most distress
ing accident occurred last Sunday ev-
ening at the home of John Dooley, on
the west side, by which Miss Kate De-
laney came near losing her life and
was only saved by heroic effort on the
part of her uncle. Miss Delaney was
engaged Sunday evening in sewing
and sat at the machine in one of the
rooms on the second floor of the resi-
dence. AT her right hand a lamp rest
ed upon the shelf of the machine. In
some manner the young lady knocked
the lamp from off the table onto the
floor where the oil exploded. In an
EFFORT to extinguish the fire the fright
ened lady stepped into the blazing oil.
and IN an instant her clothes were all
afiame. Screaming with fright, she
frantically rushed into the hall and
called for Mr.. Dooley. who was down
stairs. He hurried up the stairs and
grasped the blazing girl in his arms
and carried her to the first floor
wrapped coat about her and finally
succeeded in extinguishing the fire,
but not until Miss Delaney had been
terribly burned about the hips, and
Mr.. Dooley's own hands scorched bad
~. DIR. w. H. Campbell was summon
ed and rendered the necessary medical
attention. Although severely burned,
it is not thought that Miss Delaney will
suffer any serious consequences and
that she will ultimately be none the
worse for her terrible experience.
The largest funeral that has occurred
in this city for years was held Sunday
from the Episcopal church, when all
that was mortal of D. N. Ely was con-
n rpStinp nl1pp
Mountain View cemetery. The funeral
cavalcade proceeded from the residence
to the church, where Rev. ]. F. Pritch-
ard preached the sermon over the re-
mains. A beautiful floral display, the
contribution of loving friends. sur
rounded the casket. and almost hid it
from view. and the church was crowd
ed with those who had come to pay
the last honors to the dead. The
Knights of Pythias and the volunteer
fire department, of both which organi~
zaticns the deceased was a member,
were out in force and marched to the
cemetery in body. The flag of the
fire department being at half mast all
day. At the conclusion of the ceremony
a. the church the pail bearers, George
T. Chambers, Thomas Gould, John
Skilliu, w. P. MulliTlland, George COL
fifth and A. w. Miles, carried the casket
to the hearse, and the dreary march
to the cemetery began. At the grave
Rev Pritchard read the impressive bu-
rial service of the Knights of Pythas,
and the body was consigned to the
windowless palace of the dead amid
the expressions of grief from many
hearts. Numerous friends of the de-
ceased from Bear Gulch, Cinnabar,
Trail Creek, Pine Creek and the. whole
upper Yellowstone country had gath
cred to witness the last sad rites over
the body of the man they had known
60. I.
such high regard. Nearly everyone in
Livingston attended the funeral and
testified by their presence to the honor
in which D. M. Ely had been held in
life. 1t was fitting tribute to the
memory of one of natures noblemen,
an honorable and upright citizen.
County Commissioners Kelley and
Ebert went up to Bear Gulch Saturday
morning to look over the road between
Gardiner and Jardine, and see what
improvements were necessary to be
made on the highway. The two men,
hers Of the board were Joined at Gin
nabar by L. H. Van Dyck and the
commissioners proceeded to examine
the road and see just what it's condi
tn was. They found that the high
way was not in as bad condition as
lad been re presented, but that it need
ed repair to certain extent. On
Eaglc Creek hill a very bad place in
set to work to change the route so as
to make the grade easier and the road
net SO apt to be washed away by rain
and melting snow. The heavy wagons
which are driven over the road had
cut ruts into the soil, and these had
been allowed to grow worse and worse
instead of being repaired. and conse-
quently the highway was in pretty bad
shape. However. the work already
done on the road has put it into such
condition that six-horse teams are now
hauling 1000 feet Of green lumber with
comparative ease, and that the same
outfits haul four and one-half tons of
freight over the winding road without
much trouble. A force of Is men and
teams was put to work, and before bad
weather starts in the road will be in
the best possible condition. The COM
misSionerS We're shown around the
camp of Bear Gulch. and are enthus-
astic in the declaration that 1t is one
CT the grea test camps the west has
ever seen. The Revenue mill is said
by them to be the finest they have
ever looked at and beyond doubt one of
the best mills in the United States.
The electric light plant and water
works system are plants of which a
city of 10000 souls might well be
proud, and the mines are veritable
bonanzas. Work is being pushed with
a vigor that augurs we'll for the sue
cess OF the camp, and, say the COM
missioners, the people of Park county
may find reason for rejoicing in the
success which is attending the efforts
of the Bear Gulch companies. Nothing
can now intervene to prevent the on
ward march of prosperity in this coun-