Huntsville gazette., 1889-02-23

| menl 10 InOmaS A. Hendricks, is among
the missing. Mr.. James, an agent Of the
White Star Line, was taken out at noon
alive, and not seeming to be very badly
injured, although not able to stand. He
said that Landlord Ketchum and wife
were under where he lay and were still
| alive.
About one O'Clock, amid enthusiastic
| cheers from the crowd, Landlord Ketchum
| and his wife were taken out alive and con-
scious, and able to drink some hot coffee.
They had been imprisoned in the cellar in
their night clothes for eight hours, with
floods of chilling water pouring upon
| them. The extent of their injuries can
not be ascertained at present. They
were taken to the hospital. Soon
afterward Walter Gay, New York
agent Of the Higganum Manufactur-
ing Company, was taken out, also alive,
and sent to the hospital. The dead body
of ]. c. Hill, commercial traveller. has
also been taken out. 1t may help to locate
him to state that he has been travelling Of
late with a toy-goods drummer named
| Cotton.
| Most of the bodies recovered have
come from the tier Of sleeping rooms on
the south side. The persons rescued
alive are naturally in very exhausted
| condition and the physicians refuse to
allow them to be interviewed. They were
! all asleep when the disaster occurred,
and Of course knew nothing except the
horrors Of their Imprisonment and their
almost miraculous escape. One guest
was violently ill on account Of spree.
He had left his room about minute be-
fore the disaster to go to the bathroom in
the annex, and thus escaped.
The arrival of the National Guard, or
dered out by Mayor Root, was OF
great benefit in keeping the rabble at a
distance and giving the workmen a good
chance. The soldiers have also aided the
police and 6remen in removing the rub
| bish. Workmen are now arranging elec-
trio lights SO that the work Of rescue may
continue tonight. The fires which had
been raging under the wreck and caus-
ing binding smoke we're well under
control at two O'Clock.
From the windows Of the Judd & Root
building opposite, crowd Of spectators
is watching the progress of the rescue,
being able to see every point. The work
is necessarily slow. Mr.. ]. M. AL
len, president of the steamboiler in
surance companies, and an expert
on boiler explosions, will not accept the
|
definite evidence, which can not be OBJ
tanned until the boiler is reached. If, as
generally believed, the disaster was
caused by the boiler, it was probably
caused by the night engineer going away
about midnight, drunk, leaving heavy
draught on the furnace and little water
in the boiler. When the day engineer
came he probably turned on the
water and caused the explosion. But he
is dead and can give no evidence. 1t is
said the night engineer was of irregular
habits and all sorts of rumors were afioat.
| There is general sorrow over the death Of
Rev. DR.. Perrin and Of Dwight Buell., the
latter popular jeweler and club man.
2:45 P. M.-The dead bodies of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bronson have just been taken from
| the ruins.
The transient guests who were killed
and are already identified are as follows:
L. NJ. Haussmann, travelling agent for
the Revere Rubber Company of Boston;
residence, Brooklyn.
George W. Root, drummer for Waite,
Williams &c Co., dealers in oil, Boston.
Z. F. Tallotson, drummer for the Mer-
rill Chemical Company, Cincinnati.
Fannie Howe and Lizzie Gerald, two
young women from Springfield.
| Mr.. J.. c. Hill, New York. travelling
salesman.
It is believed that Mrs. Wesson, Of
| Springfield, the widow of Frank Wesson,
who was killed at the White River juno
| ton railroad accident, was in the hotel,
together with all of her family-fve chill
dren. People from Springfield are in
the city, anxious to find traces Of her,
knowing that she stayed in Hartford
over Sunday, but her name is not to be
found on any hotel register, and it is
| feared she must have been in the Park
| Central. If so, her death and that of her
! family would raise the aggregate loss Of
! life probably seve additional.
| Among the fragments blown into the
windows of the Earl House, on the oppo-
| site side Of Allyn street, was piece Of
/ paper upon which was written: George
| Z. Harrington, No. 10 Grand street, Wa
| terbury." A card marked with rubber
| stamp, A. s. Ferris, 81 Washington street,
| South Norwalk," was also found in the
room. A paper in wrapper addressed
| to "Miss Bella Jaras, box 31s, Hartford"
was also picked up on the street.
| P. Robertson, the he ad waiter, gave the
| following story: II was awakened by the
shock, and hurried my clothes on. There
was great commotion among the servants
in the annex, the girls especially being
| excited and anxious to leave the building.
When jumped out of bed, / heard loud
screams from the ruins, and from that
portion of the building yet standing. 1
| first thought the hotel was on fire, and
made hasty preparations to leave. My
room was shaken up, the furniture dis
arranged and the lamp globe broken"
The following articles were taken from
/ the ruins, or were found on the bodies Of
| those taken out: ..
Book; name On fy-leaf, Jane Spencer,
! Norwich, Conn. R
| Sack coat, with two books; name in
| books, A. F. Whiting; (no address.)
| Bundle of underclothing and trunk;
name on trunk, Jaros; also an envelope
with the name Mrs. Jaros on it.
| Overcoat, with blue muffier and gloves;
| Michael Corrigan.
| Vest, with gold watch, and card with the
name Of A. B. Stocker, No. Orchard
! Place.
Trunk of woman's clothing, with initials
'sL. II. B." marked on linen.
The crowds around the ruins are kept
back by the First regiment Of militia.
| Some of the bodies taken out are badly
| disfiguI ed and burned, but in many cases
the faces are uninjured, and retain no
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