The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-03-01

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said that Landlord Ketchum and wife
were under where he lag and were stu
alive.
About ono o'clock, amid enthusiastic
cheers from the crowd. Landlord ketchum
and his wife were taken out alive and con.
scious, and able 20 drink some hot coffee.
They had been imprisoned in the cellar IN
their night clothes for eight hours, with
foods Of chilling water pouring upon
them. The extent OF their injuries can
not be ascertained at present. They
were taken 70 the hospital. Soon
afterward walter Gay. New York
agent OF the Hgganum Manufacture
ing Company, was taken out, also alive.
and sent 10 the hospital. The dead body
OF J. c. Hill. a commercial traveller. has
also been taken out II may help to locate
him to state that he has been travelling OF
late with to- goods drummer named
Cotton.
Most az 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 10 be interviewed. They were
all asleep when the disaster occurred,
and OF course knew nothing except thu
horrors Of their Imprisonment and their
almost miraculous escape. One guest
was violently i'll on account Of spree.
He had left his room about minute be-
fore the disaster 10 60 70 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 az a
distance and giving the workmen good
chance. The soldiers have also aided the
police and hremen in removing the rub
bsh. Workmen are now arranging clec-
trio lights so that the work OF rescue RAY
continue tonight. The fires which red
been raging under the wreck and cans-
ing binding smoke were 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 10 see every point. The work
is necessarily slow. Mr.. J. NJ. Al
len, president OF the steamboiler in
surance companies, and an expert
on boiler explosions, will not accept the
explosion theory until there is moro
definite evidence, which can not be OBJ
tanned until the boiler is reached. II. as
generally believed, the disaster ssas
caused by the boiler. il 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 ne probably turned on the
water and caused the explosion. But he
Il dead and can give no evidence. II Is
said the night engineer was OF irregular
habits and all sorts OF rumors were afioat.
There il general sorrow over the death of
Rev. DR.. Perrin and OF Dwight Buell., the
latter a popular jesweler 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:
In. Haussmann. travelling agent for
the Revere Rubber Company OF Bos 'on;
residence. Brooklyn.
George w. Root, drummer for W5ite,
williams e. Co., dealers in oil. Boston.
Z. r. Tallotson. drummer for the Mer-
rill Chemical Company. Cincinnati.
Fannie Howe and Lizzie Gerald, two
young women from Springfield.
Mr.. J. G. Hill, New York, travelling
salesman.
II is believed that Mrs. wessor. Of
Springfield the widow Of Frank wesscn,
who was killed at the White River Juuc-
ton railroad accident, was Ia the hotel,
together with all OF her family--fve cl IL
dren. People from Springfield are in
the city. anxious 70 find traces OF her.
Knowing that she stayed in Hartford
over Sunday, but her name i rct TO be
found on any hotel register. sad IL il
feared she must have been in che Park
Central. II so, her death and that If her
family would raise the aggregate loss y
life probably seven additional.
A New York drummer. whose homo II
in Portland. Me-, and who slept last night
In the annex or eastern end Of the hotel,
part Of which IS left standing, says Ia
felt something Of q shock and heard
sound. but nothing ike what should &C.
company boiler explosion. He did no,
believe there had been one, and did mol
even deem il advisable to get up; but TIM
next instant he heard the shrieks OF man
gled women and children, felt the fiool
going aud bounded out OF bed, grabbed
his gripsack and escaped in his nigh
: clothes.
! Among the fragments blown into NV
windows OF the Earl House, on the oppe
site side Of Allyn street, was piece
paper upon which was written: "Georg
+. Harrington, No. 10 Grand street. We
terbury." A card marked with a rubne
stamp, A. =. Ferris, 81 Washington stree
South Norwalk," was also found in W
room. paper in a wrapper addresse
to miss Bella Jaras. box 3ls. HARTFORD
was also picked up on the street.
r. Robertson. the he ad waiter, gave q
following story: II was awakened by y
shock. and hurried my clothes on. The
was great commotion among the servan
in the annex, the girls especially bell
excited and anxious TO leave the buildin
when jumped out OF bed, heard los
screams from the ruins, and from ia
| | portion OF the building yet standing.
first thought the hotel was on fire, a.
made hasty preparations TO leave. y
!. room was shaken up, the furniture a
: arranged and the lamp globe broken"
The following articles were taken fro
: the ruins, or were found on the bodies
those taken out:
BOOK; name on fy-leaf, Jane Spenc'
Il Norwich, Conn.
sack coat, with two books; name
4 books, A. +. whiting; tno addr-ssD
Bundle OF underclothing and trun
name on trunk. Jaros; also an envelo
with the name Mrs. Jaros on II.
Overcoat with blue mufiier and glove