The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-02-21
MANY LIVES LOST At HARTFORD
CONNECTICUT.
a Terrific Explosion DC.
strcys the Park Central
While the Numerous Guests AIS
Sleeping, Peacefully,
kfID THEY WAKE Up IN
ETEER.slM LI'Y.

Those Not Killed by the Collapse,
Dnrnsd to Death.
HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. 18Th
The shock of q tremendous eX-
piosion awoke the residents for
blocks around the corner of High
and Alien streets at about 5 o.
clock this morning. On that
corner stood the Park Ceptra!
Hotel Hotel, a five story brick
structure about thirty feet front
and one hundred feet deep. The
iirst TO arrive on the scene found
this building heap of ruins,
from which issued smoke and
steam in dense clouds, and the
spectators were appalled, by the
shrieks and groans of many hu-
man beings who were lnprison-
ed in the mass of timber and
masonry, from which flames
were already bursting.
a general alarm summoned
The entire fire department. and
an immense crowd attracted by
the explosion and fire packed The
streets. The flames prevented
any attempt at rcscuing any ore,
and the ruins were flooded with
wafer before any work could be
prosecuted. A few dead Or dy
ING persons ware taken from the
edge Of the debris, however, with
in an hour after the explosion.
The force of the explosion
threw a bed with a sleeping
woman upon ii, far into the street
while one of The heavy doors
landed a block away.
By 8 4. N. the flames were SO
far subdued that the rescuers
were enabled 10 get al some OF
the victims. Some were pinned
beneath heavy timDers upon
which rested masses of masonry.
rendering the work Of rescuing
extremely hazardous.
A report that members of The
"Hoodman Blind" Theatrical
Company We're in the ruined ho-
tel, was found 10 be incorrect
Mr.. Monroe, the business man
ager, says some Of the company
applied to the hotel last night for
accommodations, but could moi
get them. The fact that they
| were refused accommodations
| does not inoicase that the hotel
was crowded, but simply that
they desiring rooms for 50 CIR So
| which could mol be furnished OH
accom-. OF previous engagement
Of apartments by legislators.
The dead body of Dwigh!
Buell.. jewpler. was taken out
about 10 o'clock. The bodies oi
Louis Il. Bronson, stove dealer.
and wife and child were d;scov-
cred at about the same time
Harry S. Stliile, a commercial
traveller CT Philadelphia, who
roomed on Tie third floor, was
taken our severely bruised, but
remarked that he was all right.
The house had accomtnoda-
lio,.s for about 100 guests ana
was favoriie oyer Sunday stop
ping place for commercial trave
lers. An intending guest, who
applied for room late Saturday
evening, was informed that they
were full, SO it seems pre- babIe
that at least eighty persons were
| in the house al The time of the
explosion, of which perhaps 20
escaped. They were mostly en-
ployes wio occupied a wing OF
The hotel which has moi yet fallen.
Aboiit six persons have been
sent to the hospital. Owing tc
the destruction of The register OF
the hotel. the names of many
guests cannot be ascer;alned. The
catastrophe is generally supposed
TO have been caused by an eN-
plosion of The boiler. although
some doubt has been expressed
J on this point, as the building had
been supposed 10 be unsafe. The
railroads have furnished their
forces of Iaborcrs with jacks, etc,
and the work of searching for
p0ui2S is no" SoiDS IcI Wafu syS-
tema!ica!lv.
At 10 A. III. the military cali
was sounded Oh the fire bell. call
ing out The military companies to
assist in preserving order and as
sistlng III the work OF rescue.
Il is understood now that the
bodies of Mr. Bronson, vile and
child have not been recovered.
George ketchum. brother Of the
proprietor, is also in the RUNS.
Mr.. Pendleton. of Indiana, WHO
was soliciting subscriptions -
complete the monument 10 Thos-
| a. Hendricks, is among The miss
ing. Mr. James, an agent Of ti!e
White Siar.Line, was taken ou!
al noon alive aud not seeming TO
be very badly Injured, although