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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1902
Page
1
Roof of matte furnace caves and plunges into molten metal starting a serious fire at the Butte reduction works. The blaze threatens the entire plant with damage estimated between 30000 and 35000 dollars. Several hundred men may be laid off.
A blaze at the Butte Reduction Works southwest of Butte destroyed the reverbatory and threatened the calcine plant. Nearly 1,000 workers may lose jobs as repairs stretch for months while managers and volunteers battled flames from 3 p.m. onward. The fire originated from a furnace door, halted water access, and required co‑operation from local mills and volunteers.
A large fire in Butte yesterday gutted the reverbatory building leaving charred timbers, twisted iron, and blackened masonry. Firefighters fought flames after 4 pm and saved no equipment yet. foreman Doull estimates major equipment damaged beyond repair and furnaces damaged about five thousand dollars each. Debris and falling timbers forced controlled cuts to avoid further danger.
A cable car sped from the Ninth street incline and crashed into a stalled train at Union Station killing gripman W B Taylor and injuring about 20 passengers including Albert Johnson J T Merrill and G H Warner. Several seriously hurt and a post-mortem debate follows as Paris delays ship of the Fairs' bodies with lawyers at the American consulate seeking guidance.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports a collision near Steele North Dakota when passenger train No. 3 struck a freight train, telescoping cars and causing heavy damage. All westbound trains ran from 16 to 15 hours late, with No. 3 arriving at Billings around 1 PM and the North Coast Limited delayed.
Robert Rose, driver for G. A. Berky, fell from an ice wagon at dawn in Billings. A wagon wheel passed over his hand, breaking several fingers and badly mangling the hand. The physician says amputation is not needed.
Henri Didlier, a sailor from the French ship Sacoa, was taken by a U S marshal and jailed in San Francisco for an eight day sentence without trial. He was imprisoned under the 1853 French consular convention allowing consuls to detain offenses on French vessels. This marks the first use of that authority in the port. Do you want me to adjust the wording for tighter sourcing?
Edinburgh August 22 Sir Thomas J Boyd lord provost and lord lieutenant of Edinburgh from 1977 to 1982 died here today at age 53. The city mourns a long serving civic leader.
The president addressed a large Hartford park audience touching on public issues arising from the recent Spanish American War. He outlined policy directions and urged civic unity as the nation moves forward.
President Roosevelt's Hartford visit draws 10 000 workers to Pope Park and 5000 at the Coliseum. He praises Cuba's progress, urges reciprocal trade, and outlines plans for the isthmian canal and future governance of Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
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