Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-09
AN AVALANCHE OF DEATH
DETAILS FROM THE
GREENVILLE HORROR.

The Fifteen Guests of the Fallen Hotel
Unable to Escape from Its Burning
Ruins-Heart Piercing Shrieks--Spec-
tators POwerless-O Other Reco rds from
the Flames.
GALVESTON, TEX, April THE Necs
Sherman special says: "At O'Clock this
morning a telegram was received from
Greenyille, Tex, stating that the Eude
Hotel had fallen, and was on fire. The
inmates, fifteen in number, were burned in
the ruins. An engineN and assistance
were sent Immediately on a specialtrain.~ -
GALVESTON, April S.-A dispatch
from Greenville gives the following in re-
lation to the disaster of Friday night
when the hotel fell: 'sThe shrieks and
cries from the inmates who were crushed
in the ruins were appalling, but the fire,
which at once started in the ruins, spread
rapidly, and soon all cries were hushed,
the flames having done their deadly work.
The following were either killed outright by
the falling of the building or were burned
to death in the ruins: Mrs. Pruitt. the
proprietress of the hotel, and George Pru-
lit, the crippled son of Mrs. Pruitt (the
pleadings OF both from the ruins for relief
were heartrending); Louis Albert, burned
alive; f. ID. n. Reilly, contractor, and
Frank West were crushed; r. r. Neal,
Miss Lou Davis, j. f. Ford, NJ. Hill and
four negro servants were buried beneath
the ruins. 1t was utterly impossible TO
render any assistance to those who were
not killed instantly. Up to this hour a few
Jumps of charred flesh and bones, repre-
senting the remains Of human beings,
have been recovered.
"Among the inmates of the hotel who
were injured was w. D. Pruitt, who was
badly mangled. DR.. Turner is probably
fatally crushed and NJ. G. Mars Is badly
bruised. The slightly injured are ID. g.
Bell, X. n. Denton, Thomas victories,
Lewis Morris, Charles Brownell, Percy
Cox, w. L. Mcclure and Frederick Ende,
his wife and two daughters and a servant,
DIR. Turner lay beneath the timbers till
they burned in twain, releasing him. Mr..
Denton escaped death by a second falling
of the walls, which released him.
One man cut his throat when he found
the flames consuming him. The relief
train from Sherman made mile a min
ute. The cause of the fire is uncertain.
1t is thought, however, that an explosion
of powder in Armstead's hardware store
blew out the west walls, causing the en-
tire building to fall. The adjoining build
ings were also destroyed. The amount of
the losses is not yet known"
Boston, April THE losses by the fire
at the Hotel Berkley last night aggre-
gates $4,000, of which $150,000 is in per-
sonal property and $4,000 on the build
ing. The building was fully insured, and
the insurance on the personal property is
about one-half of the total loss.
AUGUSTA, GA, April THE industrial
works manufactory of barrels, buckets,
tubs and similar articles, was burned
this morning. The loss is between $4,000
and $4,000, The building was insured
for $4,000. The fire was of accidental
origin.
GENEVA, April IA destructive fire
occurred to-day at the village of Vallorbe,
in the canton of Vaud. One hundred cot
tages were burned. The loss is s., 10000
No lives were lost.
GENEVA, April S.-A conflagration at
Vallorbesa, in the canton of Vaud, has
destroyed 145 houses, together with the
post office, in which important securities
were deposited. Twelve hundred persons
have been made homeless by the disaster.