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SIXTY WERE KILLED. Stories of the Explosion at Unite Not Exaggerated- OVER 100 PERSONS WOUNDED Majority of the Dead 'Mangled in a Horrible Manner. Head, Arms, l'art of Human Bodies Pick ed Up About the Hcene. Awful Scenes Wit nessed. Butte, Mont., Jan. 16. It is now estimated that the number of per sous killed y last night's terrible explosion of giant powder is sixty Nearly fifty have already known to havH been killed. Today the city is in mourtnDg and all flags are at half inast. The relief meeting called by the Mayor was largely attended aud committees ap pointed for the collection of money for the relief of the distracted fatni lies The people are responding liberally and a sufficieut amount to relieve distress is already guttran feed A number of the bodies are mangled beyond all recognition aud never will be identified. Prof. Robbins or Robinson, who is among the killed, also kuowu aa "the Bear." was a famous hunter and n friend of Theodore Roosevelt of New York. He had spent all his life in the mouutaius and was mak iug preparations to guide a party through a practically unknown por tion of the Yellowstone park. Sev oral visitors in the city were among the dead, among them being J. B Miller, an Idaho lawyer. The ruins are still smouldering and it is be iieved that more bodies will be fouud under the acres of debris. Inquiries are coming from all parts of the United States inquiring about relatives and friends who reside in the city and who were supposed to Lave been here at the time of the explosion. It is admitted by all that this is by far the most disastrous surface explosion that has occurred nuywhere in the country during re cent years. The remains of fifty persons are :it the morgue and a number more are missing, over 100 are injured, many of them fatally Every hos pital in the city is crowded. The city appears to be stunned and no one seems able to fully realize the extent of the calamity. A major ity of the dead are so frightfully mangled that identification is iinpos sible. Heads, arinp, legs and other parts of bodies were this morning picked up all about the scene of the explo flion for a radius of five blocks The houses in the vicinity were as thor oughly wrecked as if a cyclone had passed through them Many of the killed contained no marks or bruises, Laving been killed by the concussion. Many were seriously injured by fly ing bricks, stones and other debris, at a distance of several blocks from the explosion. The concussion was felt for miles, and many of the larg est building rocked like cradles. It was reported by some of the rescu ing corps that several human ghouls, while pretending to assist in the work, went through the clothing of the dead and injured and robbed them. Only three firemen present at the scene of the fire escaped be ing killed. Chief Cameron was blown to atoms, and the only thing left of him was a belt attached to charred portion of his body. Fireman Dave McGee gives the following version of the appalling explosion: "After reaching the fire, we laid 1,200 feet of hose, and Flaonery staid at the hydrant, I drove up to the building with those, and then drove back from it about 200 fee and stopped. A moment later the first explosion occurred in the build ing, and the flames burst through the roof, but no one was hurt by this explosion. The boys then wenl back to the building again, thinking the danger was all over. Jack Sloan came over to the wagon and got an ax, and started in to cut an opening into the building. My brother William got in the-back of the wag on and advised me to drive further away for fear of another explosion 1 told him there was so danger and got down to blanket the horses. "Just as I pulled the blankets down from the seat and Jepread one of tktm out to Itkrow IS over the horse, the second explosion came. I ' did cot see anything, and only re member hearing the awful roar and being knocked down. When I re covered a moment later I found the wagon partly on top of me with the j tongue across ruy breast and the off horse was lying right on top of me. The blankets had caught fire. Pieces of wood weiv burning all around tue and I was momentarily choked and bewildered I btrugyled to ge'. loose, but I was unable to free my self People were screaming all around me and crying for help, and could hardly make my voi" heard After a while a man cam1 al ng and I begged him for God's isake to help me out With his aPistance I man aged to get out from undr the weight that was pinning me down and struggled to my feet. I limped along, but was getting along slowly when a couple of men came along and carried me into the Dirrison house, aud from there I was brought hotue The last I saw of Jack Sloau he was pounding away at the door, ami when I saw Cameron last he was taking the kinks out of the hose be- ween the wagon and the buruing building. AH of the other boys were close behind Sloau, and they were certainly all killed." The scene after the explosion pre sented more tue appearance or a field of battle than anythiug else. The dead were strewn everywhere and cries aud groans of the injured and dying were heard from all sides. Between the Northern Pacific and Great Northern depots, a space of 300 feet, the ground was literally covered with parts of human bodies and with the dead aud injured. The houses in the vicinity were as thor oughly wrecked as if a cyclone had passed through them. One of the rescuing corps gathered up twenty- seven dead bodies in one pile. Eight were in another. Two aud three in other piles. The rescuers pulled some of the dead bodies out, still quivering, while remnantB of the hu Li an beings still groaning were found with legs and arms torn off. The scenes in the undertaking establishments this morning were something awful. All were crowded with heaps of human flesh. Here was a half a head and a mutilated trunk below it; in another place au armless and legless trunk, with the face disfigured beyond all possibility of recognition. Scarcely any of the corpse are recognizable and the complete roll of dead will probably never be known. The destruction of property is great. Y here vast sums of money were represented in well-filled ware houses, nothing remains but black ened ruins, and the streets of the city are covered with broken glass. Butte has more the appearance of a besieged city in days of war thau that of a business center of com merce in time of peace. The damage to plate glass windows in the city amounts to several thousand dollars, and the total loss is placed $1,000,- 000 The fire is supposed to have been of incendiary origin, as there was no fire, so far as known, about the place. Governor E. J. Rickards of Mon tana sends the following dispatch regarding the disaster to the Press: Fire broke out in a warehouse containing giant powder and dvna mite, communicating to two other warehouses of the same character The result was three terrific explo sions, wrecking several buildings and killing about sixty people, ac cording to reports. The entire fire department was killed except three men. Many people were torn to fragments, while others were killed by the concussionj The financial loss is enormous. The cause of the fire is unknown. The Legislature, in session, passed resolutions of condolence. Stringent regulations will probably be adopted to enforce the laws against storing explosives within the city limits. J. E. Ricx vrds, Governor of Montana. The buildings burned included the warehouses of the Butte Hard ware company, Parchen-Dachoul drug etor and the Kenyon Connell Mercantile company, the electric light works, old Schlitz brewing building aud a flour and feed ware house. The contents were entirely deetroyed. Honey ud xpuirac caautt prdac a bat tr family bmokib turn or. Mvn't rmly Cm. It cum diaealtiaa of tb ttoasca ut Uvr. sola st m. latter. Deacon Bros. & Co, HARDWARE AND IRON, tTTLKRY ASD GO'", BUGGIES A'I IMPLEMENTS GROCERIES. Eggs & Butter, Of superb quality. Talk about the fresh young man. Our hen's ovalettes leave him a hundred miles behind in that respect. Don't you know that the egg contains a larjre amount of meat? No beef steak of course; but something equally nourishing. And our but ter! Y ou lick your lips and enjoy in recollection its flavors after it has gone. DO YOU SHAVE YOURSELF? WE KEEP THE BEST BRANDS OF KAZORS. TORUEYS" keen edge Damascus steel and Sweedish blade razors. Every one warranted. jrT! a : TORREV TOKKKYS' FINK CUSHION and ADJUSTABLE STROP. Pot-revs' line of fine Slack Strops in horse hide RuHsian leather, Duck, &e. Torreys' Shaving Brushes.Soap Arc. Oemiine German Watr and Oil Ita.or J I ones. DEACON BROS. & CO. Low Price Hardware and Grocery Honse. Missouri Mint Her Resource. K . (J. Timet. Dr. Charles B. Keyes, director of the State Geological Survey, in his annual report to governor Stone, states that Missouri ranks first of the Mississippi valley States in the value of her mineral product Gov. Stone in bis annual message, states that the, 'available permanent school funds of Missouri are the largest cf any State in the Union." In popu lation according to the ceusus, it is the fifth in the Union. In the value of farm products, according to the same authority, it is seventh, and in various elements of wealth it is in the first rank. This is the basis on which the State of Missouri asks for considera tion at the bauds of the people of the country and of the world. There are greater opportunities here than in any other place on the American continent. With an admirable cli mate and a fertile soil. With vast acres unoccupied. With inexhausti ble mines of coal, iron, iaad zinc, copper and stone. With railroad facilities second to none in any part of the country, there are within the State of Missouri opportunities to create wealth and achieve success that can't be found in any other State. The States of larger popu lation are New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois. Bui those States offer no such advantages for set tlers, because, with one exception, they are already filled up. In the matter of manufactures U issouri is still in its infancy. With all the mineral wealth, with extraor dinary transportation facilities, with a population to consume of vast pro portions, ana ith a tributary terri tory embracing an empire, the devel opment of manufactures is still com paratively meager, and the opportun ities colossal. All these facts should be presented to the world in a way that would challenge attention, and that 'done, the State of Missouri would soon assume the position which ike is destined to occupy as first in the grand galaxy of common wealths in the American Union. Tom wul Brtr kaov pmlr what a wo dsrful rtimcdT Dr. sWrtr'a Family Car ia stil y try it . It will enralrta a Mir Unah. WlHLIartw Don't stick up your uose at the oniou. If the following frnui an neuarjge is true, tun oniou should be iu good od r with the public: "A physician was sren buying a barie of onions and bf-injj yuyed about his purchase, said -I always have bi lled ouu-i.g u? diiiUcr for the benefit of iuv ehiiditu. I hke ouious too, they aie tLe U-t m. d on e I know of for preventing colds. Fed onion raw, boiird oi baked to the childreu ttuee or four times a week and they will grow healthy an I stiong N worms, no scarletiua, u diphtheria whre ctiildrfi! ftt plenty .f unions every d ' Another distinguished physi cian coi;tir.'uel the foregoing state went, -Couldn't niv- better advice no mutter how bard I may try." " In rViiii fur no! lt-r. Jfirson City. Mo; Jan. 15 Goven.oi Store paidoned from the peuite' tiary jestetday J. S. Paten, who was sent up from Christian county about eight years ago to tei ve a hie senteuce for murder He was jut over 16 jearc, the peniten tiiiry hunt, when sentenced. It is sai l that recently he told the gov ernor the name of the real murderer, winch he had kmwu all the time but whicti he had kept secret for eight enrs His pardou was made so that he could testify against the guilty man. West Plains, Mo., Jan 10. Au examination of the Shannon county tieitsurers books by the county couit discloses a shortage of $7,530. Jae. A Jawdin, the treasurer, is in Salem, but has written thtt he will letuin soon and make everything all right. H 8 bond-men are worried over the aliened discrepancy Jaw din le cently failed business, which may account for the missing money. The schools in Shannon county are closed for lack cf funds. DrSawter's Family Cure- It not only re lieves; it cures. It is suitable to all ayea anil every member of the family. Try a Tree sam ple Sold by ti L Tucker. Hicks Pniaer leelares that he owes everything to his wife. Wicks Nonsense! Why, man, he owes everybody iu town. Zano regtoies nervous energy and restores lost manhood. Zauo cures mental and sexual debility of men. Sold by H L. Tu;ker, drug gist Fust Physician Is this a case that demauds a consultation? Second Physician I thmk it is. The patient is extremelv rich. Manifold Disorders Are occasioned by an impure and inv 1 povenahed condition of the blood. Slight impurities, if not corrected, develop into serious maladies, sucn as SCROFULA, ECZEMA. RHEUMATISM an other troublesome diseases. To cure these is renuired a safe and reliable rem edy free from any harmful ingredients. an J purely vegetable, buch lspCT 11 i e moves an impunnesf ) j ) f roiii the blood and thorough-""- ly cleanses the system. Thousands of . cases of the worst forms of blood dis eases have been Cured by S. S. S. S -nd for our Treatise mailed free to any address SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Gs Trustee's Sale. Whereas Francis M Manloveand Lucv Manlove his wife, by their deed oi trust dated December 19, 1888, and re corded in the recorder's office within and for Bates county, Missouri, in, book No. 49 at page 550, conveyed to F M Allen, trustee the follow ing described real estate tying and being situate in the county of Bates and state of Missouri, to-wit: The south half of the southeast quarter of the northeast quar ter of section thirty-three (38) township forty-one (41) of range thirty-two (32 ) containing twenty (20) acres more or less which conveyance was made in trust to secure the pay ment of one certain note fully de scribed in said deed of trust, and whereas, default has been made in the payment of the annual interest accrued on said note, and the same is past due and unpaid; and whereas said deed of trust provides that in case of the absence, death, refusal t act or disability in anywise, of said trustee, F M Allen, then the then act ing sheriff of Bates county, Missouri, should act in his stead; and whereas said trustee, F M Allen, is ill and disabled thereby from executing this trust and acting as trustee. Now therefore at the request of the legal holder of said note and pursuant to the conditions of said deed of trust, I, DA Colyer, sheriff of Bates coun ty, Mo., acting trustee aforesaid, will proceed to sell the above described premises at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash, at the east frontdoor of the courthouse, in the city of Butler, county of Bates and state of Missouri, on Friday February 8, 1835, between the hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon of that day. for the par poses of satisfying said debt, interest and cortt. D. A. tXJLTER. Sheriff of Bate Co. acting Tnirtee. Hundreds are Going To See Him. Sr. Rea & Co.. Specialists. In the Treatment of Nervous, ChroL- ic, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases. Will be at His Branch Office -AT- Palace Hotel, BUTLEH, MO.. Monday, Feb. II, One Duy, Returning every four weeks. Consultation. Examination aud an opiuioD in every case given free. DR. 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