New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
THREE PERSONS ONLY RESCUED.
VOICES HEARD PROM UNDER THE HuiNs-HOri
THAT ALL MAY BE SAVED.

THAT ALL MAY BE SAVED.
1GENERAL PHEss DfsrArCul
WAsH1SGrov. Aug 3.-The back part oil the
Tinted states Hotel. in Pennsylvana-aveo short
distance west Of the Capitol, fell IN without warn
,,, mi. evenipg and buried in the ruins n number
of the inmates Tho building has frontage oi
t9a feet ON the avenue and depth of 80 feet. The
rear end openmg upon mn alley leading from Third
o. Four.nnd-a-Ilalf II. small portion Of the rear
yg,I was the first 90 give way and then the whole
near portton immediately followed, sending mp "A
great cloud Of dnst. A general fire alarm was
souuded which brought 10 the scene number "f
fire engines aud hook and ladder companies ana
f,,cc of police There were about t0rty-nye per-
SONS in tne hotel al the time the disaster occurred
including guests and employees, and 1t was lnpos-
sible at hrst TO ascertain how many were
buried in the mass Of debris which occupied the
ground upon which the rear portion OF ne b9lIIhs
had stood. Cries and grOans could De hedIu H"h
ibc rniDs showing that all who were there lmpUs-
Oued wer" not dead =.
the course Of an hour Ernest cnoohs age fItVeH'
and Annie Dickson, a colored chauo Ill'tlo "a We We
taken ont alive but badly injured. In the mean
time II had been aScertaIued that the number OF
persons buried IN the runs dld not tAceeu SiEu
Yiz: Mrs Belden. wife of the proprietor; ErneSt
Suooks. son of the restaUTant-keeper next door 10
the UnIted states Hotel Ms Adde Eletchef' COZ
Ored chamberuald. wife OF kntuS flclehtI' I"I-
merly waiter in the Motel; ANNE DlcA'oi' Cu.-
ored chambermaid rescued and taken 20 FTovl-
derce Hospital: Solomon Wilson. cOOred. pantry
cook - Harrison, a colOred employe about the no
te and Henry Hail. coiored cook II Is 'noh-u, lo
tlt those who have not yet peeh
rescued are dead. The part OF the bullulnG NhIcH
foU contained chiefly rooms approprlajeQ 10 tIr use
nj rhc eYnoyeS of the hotel and u Is oeHcVeQ JhaJ
nora of the guests has been either killed or injured
The United states Hotel IS one OF the Oldest
stluoturn~ IN the city and - sald 10 nave Dce lot
long time I'm an unsafe condition. Ihe bdIhteprl
is reuortrd have made complaint 10 the ia NpeC''I
0f buildings some DAYS ago with REG trd lo IL c--
dition dangerous cracks IN the WailS uiNIh- pc
come visible on the outside. Inc poluJu "hI'4
fell wa, erected about twenty live years ago ana
was five stories in height.
THREE PERSONS RESCUED.
Lotr.-U-p 10 midnight only three persons had
been taken ont of the ruins, all Of them alive.
These were the Lad Suoohs who was caught by q
portion Of the falling wall while passing through
an alley adjoining the building; Anna Dickson. the
chqmb.rnl.d and Mrs. Belden, the VIE OF tAe
proprietor of the hotel. Tie latter was rescued az
tatps-t / o',locs. after having been imprisoned
four hours. She Vas ou the lL9' AoJI oL 1Io, va" @
bulliur and was caught IN narrow N-,hap'I
space formed hv part of the second moor Ie,liut
II standing position against i-e >lle N"IN' A-,yl
digging down into tLe runs rom
ths surface. force of trencn under
Csp+ain Crouin entered from the front
binding against the back of which the tlmberS and
bricks had partly lodged and hearing groan1
worked their way back 10y removing tunbeTs aad
supporting others They finally sOt near enough TO
see Mrs Beldeu and talk with her and eventually
rescued her
About IL o'clock the rescuers talked with one Of
the lruurlsouel men, who said be was not badly
hurt but was htld.hy his arms beng caugnj DE-
tween two ioiets He was tod 10 keep mp Ai> c"ul-
ase and the iGemon are now working vigorously 70
hour is to the effect that not more than three
persons are now I'M the ruins.