Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-02-22
Of Rev. DR.. Perrin and Dwight Buell., the
latter prosperous jeweler. At 2:l5 p. m.
the dead bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Bronson
were taken from the ruins.


LIST OF KILLED AND INJURED.
The rec0veries0 of bodies was slow, owing
to the immense accumulation of debris,
but at nearly regular intervals one or two
bodies were found during the afternoon.
When claimed by friends they were deliv-
cred to the undertakers. The bodies were
recovered in the order of the list given be-
low. The catastrophe was devoid of har-
rowing details, hair breadth escapes. thrill.
ing res cues attending uncontrolled con-
,,sSet One terrible crash smoke
and ali was oyer. For this reason the
community does not fall tumultuous with
grief but it is horror stricken. The disas-
ter simply overwhelms. The mag
nltude OF the calamity cannot be realized
and in fact its extent is not yet known.
Inc register OF the hotel has not been
buried in the ruins. But from the best esti-
mates that can be procured from the land
lord and Others 1t is probable there were
not far from fifty people in the hotel
proper. OF these perhapstfive may have es-
capped uninjured amid the confusion of the
early morning hours leaving
FoRrY-F1vE TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR.
Ten are in the hospital and up to this
writing III p. n.y. sixteen bodies have been
taken from the ruins leaving nineteen still
missing. But there may be several more
than this. Andrew F. Whiting secretary
Of the Hartford Life and Annuity Insur.
ance company, and wife, Rev. DR.. Lavalette
Perrin, agent of Memorial hall association,
and wife, and Edward Perry night clerk
are known to be still in tina ruins.
The cause of the disaster was undoubt-
edly an explosion Of the boiler in the base
ment. No engineer was on duty at
the time Of the explosion. Engineer
Alexander Thur was arrested this after
noon on an indictment, charging man
slaughter and is locked up at the police
colored porter, may have started the
pumps throwing cold water into the over
heated boiler but this is only conjecture
and Gaines is dead. 1t Is believed Mrs
Messon, of Springfield, widow of Frank
Wesson, who was killed at
White River junction, railroad
of her family, five children and probably a
servant or two. The experiences of sur
vivOrs were remarkable and escapes mlrac-
ulOus.
The complete
LIST OF BODIES
taken out up to 11:30 p. m. is as follows:
Dwight H. Buell., jeweler, Hartford.
George Gaines, colored porter.
j. George Engeler, drug clerk, Hartford.
John w. Houseman, traveller for Revere
Rubber Co., Boston.
J.C. Hill, Buffalo. N. Y, supposed to be q
commercial traveller.
Lewis Fl. Bronson, secretary Of Hartford
Stove & Plumbing Co.
Wife and child of above.
Geo. Ketchum, brother OF the landlord.
Eddie Ketchum, aged II years, son of the
landlord.
Geo. w. Root, Brockport, N. Y, traveller
for Waite. Williams & Co., Boston.
A. 81. TillotsOn, traveller for Merrill
Chemical Co.. of Cincinnati.
Macmillan GalOdy, proprietor of the
Hartford Herald, and wife. Galody was
for some time clerk in the bureau of statis-
tics, treasury department., and purchased
the Herald about three years ago.
Mrs, Andrew F. Whiting. Her body was
burned to crisp.
The body Of y. G. Pendleton OF Indian
apolis is also known to be in the ruins
The victims at the hospital are all doing
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