The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11


guests, TO TIE number of eigbiy-six, |
mostly lodged in the sixth story. The
sxlt by way pf the roof was cut off by /
the fire, and the two stand pipes with |
fire ladders were mol available for
some reason A very frw
were saved b. Jumping oa canvass
Among the occupants of the ground
floor we're the oiiices OF the Mutual
Union Telegraph company, tbe Manu-
factureF's bank, the Metropolitan Plate
Glass Insurance company and various
insurance agencies, the Canada South
ern railway offices, the Merchants Dis
patch and u number of wholesale estae-
lishmcnts.
\ PLUCKY CASHIER.
Nm. s. CanGee. cashier OF The
cash hex of the Institution, con-
timing money and papers To
The amoaut Of sos, coo, out Of the
flames The insurance agencies aud
general Offices Oh the first floor scarcely
saved ang papers. The insuranea on
the hotel is stated to be 1925 eG0, ali
held by Cincinnati agencies The loss
is estimated at S500,009 There " ere
comparatively few guests IN the hotei
The register burned, and the exact loss
Of life is nat deierminablc. Il will
reach
FIFTY or SIXTY DEAD,
and from twenty 10 thlriy weunded. So
far TWEEN y-taTee bodies are ia the mofque
and niue more are IN place near The
ruins. Identification comes in slowly,
Among those known to have been in The
hotel are Q. w Briggs, of-Grand Rapids,
Michigan; n. Miller, of Ripon; q orgc
Young. Chicago; j. y. Manning, Chi
cag0; ". D. Lewis, Chicago: Il NJ
Baker, New York, j. y Mahoney,
Rock Island, Illinois; n. G. Hill, SYRIA
cusc, New York; A Is. HendY, New
Haven, Connecticut; a. j. Case. New
York; p Hobler, Chicago; S. J. Craig,
Des Moines, Iowa; Chas. y. Handy,
Milwsukee; the Tom. Thumb party,
Orange Williams, j 4 Prinzen ard
wife, SheboYgan Falls; John G. Clarke,
Wausau, Mr.. Rowell, OF Sanford and
Rowcll, of SIedford; Ben. Tice. chief
clerk John Ii. Antisded, clerk; John
F. Antisd,d, proprietor; Benz Mason.
teacher, Milwaukee.
So far Is known the following are the
dead: Allen .IohUs9n, commission mer-
chant, and wife, Milwaukee; Kitty Bal
ley and Mary Bearns, servants: w. a
Hall, miller, LapJrte; Ben Nanbaag,
fireman, struck by p falling telegraph
pole; Lizzie Miller, Maggie O. Hail
Annie and Bessie Browne. Kate S;anch-
| man, Maggie Sullivan, Augusta Giese
Mary McDsde, all servants. Thos
EvanEorn ara Mrs. J J. Hugh, ol
| Marco, Illinois; d. G. Powers, Mrs
| Brown, Mary Burke, Mary Anderson
| Conway, servants. The following
are missing: ". T. Duraad, il
suranee agent; Geo c. Smith, passen.
| ger agent OF the LakeslIore & Michigan
| Central railroad; Mrs. l. " Brown
| Miss Chellis, dressnakcr, Waiter ano
| VIM. Gillette The seriously iniUrcG
are Orange Williams residence un,
known; Benjamin., Kiel. clerk of The
! house; l.. w. Brown, train master of the
Northwestern road; I. 3 Elliott, law.
yer; w. r. Buzenbach, gener
| al western passenger agent
| of the Michigan Central road; RDbeTt
Barns, Mary Owens, Mamie WcLaugh-
lin, kitlie ConGors, of D3ylestown, ser.
wants. L can calmly be said that sixty
people are dead and thirty seriously
wounded
The mayor has
CALLED a MEETING
at the chamber Of commerce 10 organize
u salvage corps II search the ruins
About week ago the sec
| retaTy Of the local board
Of underwriters applied IL make rate
on the building thai the local agancirs
might take risks The building was
| considered a death Trap and The risk.
were refused. Tom Thumb and tht
| Madison Square company were all savec
| so far as learned Mrs. John Gilbert, o
| the Minnie Palmer troupe, married
| only two Gays ago, was harmed 10 death
| in sight of the mulutudes.
\ LATER ACCOUNT.
MnhNUKEs, Jan. 10.-'The folIoWing
| guests are known As saved or ubls
| slightly injured: Edward Pollock, .
Lancaster, Wis; R1weli, of nf0rd
| and Rowell, Of HeCifurd, Wis; Car
| Clark, Warsaw; J r Dewali, agen
Great Western Dispatch and
| Lake Shore line, Geo. T. Lee, North
western Travelling a gent of the Chica
go, Rock Island & Pacific railroad; ]
w. Maxwell, Cincinnati; K. McMahon
New YORK; e. NJ. Weter
Lap1rt Jas. Wardro;h, New York
THE SCENES At THE MoRGUE
| where now thirty-lwo bodies az
lying in ghaStly heap OF
| the flGor in smslI room
are heari-rending beyond human
power of description. i strong polio,
| IOEce Is AecSss iFy u keep Jhc anxious
inquireFs III line Nineteen bodies hav,
been identified and eight are he
yond recognition
MORE ABOUT THE GREAT FIRE
CHICAGO, Jan 10-The Western I'm
ion wires between here and Milwaukee
are uIdisturbed. Those from Milwau
kee TO the northwest are all down. Tht
Mutual CEIon wires between here anC
Milwaukee are down. Very little ad
| diticnal 10 the press report Of the New
hall house fire has been received here
/ up to 1890. The severe cold hamper:
the fireman and has caused them grea
suffeTings
| Three steamers went from Chicago 4
ten minutes 10 six, IN response to
call from the mayor. Nos. 3. 10, IA. to
gether with two men to each from Com
panys l, 2, 3, and 0. aud 900 yards OF
extra hose went The train bearing
them, went UVer the Chicago Sc North
western and consisted OF five cars
went TO Milwaukee, 80 miles an hour
1t Is reported here, that the Minnie Pal
mer troupe, which was al the Newhal
house, were lost. but this is not con
! firmed.