The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-02-20
A TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
Fright ul Explosio, in the Park
q Central Hotel,
At Hartford, Conn.-The Puiitinx Com
pletely wreciSed-NInetern corpsys
Recovered From t',e Ruins
Many InJured.
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.

morning On that corner stood the Park
Central II tel u fve.story brick structure,
abo thirty feet front AMI l0J feet de y.
The first to arrive on the scene found this
builling heap OF ruins, from which issued
smoke and steam In dense clouds. and tho
spectators we're appalled, by the shrek' AMI
groans OF many human. beings who wero
imprisoned In the mass OF timber anl MA
sonry from which flames were already
burs ing.
A general alarm Immediately summoned
the entire fire department, and an inmen 'e
crowd, attracted by the explosion aud the
fire alarm, soon p cked the streets in the
vicinity. At first the fire and smo en-.
tircly prevented any attempt TO rescue tine
victims, and II was not until flood OF
water had been poured upon the ruins thal
the work c)ud b pro % 'uted. A fjw dead
or dying persons were taken from the Q lye
OF the debris, however. within an hiur
after the explosion. The force of the ex-
plosion threw bed, with sleeping woman
upon ID, far into the street, while one Of the
heavy doors OF the house landed about a
block away.
AT nine q. m. the flames were so far sub
dued that rescuers were enabled TO grL ut
some Of the victims Some were pinre be-
meath heavy timbers upon which rested
mas es OF masonry, rendering the work OF
rescue extremely hazardous. The dead body
OF Dwight II. Buell., Of this city was taken
out about ten o'c ook. The bodies Of Louis
II. Bronson stove dealer, Of this city and
his wife and child were d scovered at about
the same time. Harry st fIl,. commercial
traveller, Of Philadelphia, VINO room d on tho
third floor, was taken from the ruins con-
siderably bruised, but lie remarked that he
was all right
The house had accommodations for about
100 guests and was favorite oyer-Sunity
stopping place for comm rcia travellers. An
intending guest who applied Tor u room late
Saturday evening was informed that they
were full, so 1t seems probable that at leist
eighty persons were In the hou 70 ut the
time OF the explosion Of which perhaps
twenty escaped uniujured. These were
mostly employees, who oc upied an annex or
wing Of the house extending 10 the east,
and which has not yet fallen, although In
shaky ,ndition.
Owing 10 the destruction OF the rerister
OF the hotel, the names OF many Of the
guests can not be ascertained. The caias-
trophe is gen rally supposed TO have been
caused by an explosion OF the boiler al
though some doubt has been expressed on
this point a, the building had been popu-
larry supposed 10 be unsafe II was built on
"made" ground. The street department
and the railroads have furnished their
forces OF laborers with jacks. ETC., and the
work OF searching for bodies Is now going
forward In systematic manner.
At ten o'clock he military calri was
sounded on the fire bell, calling out the
military companies 10 assist In pre- 'erving
order and assist 10 the work OF rescue.
II The list OF dead taken fr IN the ruins Is as
follows: ID. II. Buell., jeweler Hartford.
George Gaines, colored porter.
]. q. Engler, drug clerk. Hartford.
John W. Houseman, traveller for Revere
Rubber Company. Boston.
J. z. Hill, Buffalo, N. Y, commercial trav.
eler.
Louis II. Bronson, secretary OF the Hart
ford Stove Company.
Wife and young daughter OF Mr.. Bronson.
George Ketchum, brother Of landlord.
Eddie Ketohun, aged eleven, son Of land.
lord.
George w. Root AGED sixty, OF Brockport,
p... "'' w.
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