The evening world., 1895-08-19
Shrieks of Men and Women
Heard in the Debris, but They
Could Not Ee Saved.
TWELVE EODlES TAKEN OUT,
Disaster Said 10 Be Caused by the
Drunken CareIessness OF
he Engineer.

wrecked Dy q tt.Tlble eNplpSipn teii Hiii'-
utes after midnight this morning. The
rear half OF the building. a iive-story
brick and stone structure. went down
with a crash.
Fire Immediately broke out. The ho-
tel was crowded with guests. and many
of thefm were killed. as well as hotel
employees. who were sleeping in the
portion Of the building which fell.
There is no doubt the disaster WAS
caused by a boiler explosion. Frank
l.oescher the engineer. 1t is said. was
Intoxicated, and after turning iarg.
quantity OF cold water into the hot
boilers left the building ten minutes be
fore the explosion occurred. The police
are looking for him.
Il T.. Irwin. the night clerk, says
Loescher, who was only seventeen
years old. was drunk when he went on
duty, and that he was in the habit OF
neglecting his duty.
At a. NJ. twelve bodies had been
taken out. AT that time the fire was
still burning, hut was under control and
confined to the hotel Many moro
bodies are known to be under the ruins
After the fire was eXtincuished. the
search for the dead began.
At II o'clock one body, which was not
identified had been removed from the
ruins. and several more were in sight
The number of killed, it is thought. will
reach twenty.
Dead Rnd Injured.
Following are the lists Of the dead and
injured so far as yet ascertained:
DEAD.
PETER GUMRY owner of the hotel.
Il. 6 GRErNER manager OF the hotel, son-in-
Mrs Il. c. GREINER. clerk OF the hotel. dAush.
ter 81 Peter Gumry.
GEN. CHARLES ADAMS Manitou Col
A.. biAkE, Pueblo; Col
jAMjss MrRrnY. contractor. Denver.
Rock Island Railroad. Colorado Springs
:. Mrs q. r. WOLF and daughter. Lincoln Neb
Two ciAMbEtaMAlDs. name, unknown.
ONE BblI.BOY. name unknown.
- GREINBR father of R. c. Grelner. man.
agcr OF the h0tel.
mn RrRNs, Colorado Spring.
Y J; ,l,rAnS rATSoN Pueblo Col.
BART LARsCH. both Of Central city. Cot.
=. T. M'Closkey. Canon CITY. COL.
JrprE GLYNN. Leadviile Col.
Joseph MrNEAl cigar maker. se,e ani head
teI.iay cut. body bruised; intcrnsl kJuriss
Ml'lN-l. Z. III htfESS. severely cut about
=. A. IRWIN, might clerk, cuts and brys.es
j. II. LETSOS. tramway conductor. body badly
brni7el; internal injuries.
FRED COLEMAN, not serious
Fifty-two Rooms Occupied.
Night Clerk Irwin Is among the sur
rivors, though badly injured. He states
that there were 81 rooms In the hotel
of VIII ch 52 were occupied some of
them by three people. In the rear por-
tion. which Is completely destroyed
were ID rooms, all OF them occupied.
Damage to the hol,. Will amount to
1ron $4,000 to $4,000.
The hotel structure for 100 feet along
the alley and extending 10 feet towards
the front is mass of debris. Brick
and plaster are piled in heaps twenty
feet high, and from this mass of wreck
age could he heard the moans of the
injured and dying.
Fircmen Make slow Proyrc.>.
At 1876 five injured persons had been
taken out. They were all inmates of
the upper story and sank down with the
floors, escaping more fortunately than
those below. ! he firemen worked like
beavers digging into the debris. but
made slow progress.
The sound OF the explosion was heard
throughout the city. awakening people
in bed a mile from the scene. 4 cloud
OF dust was thrown thousand feet In
the air. and as not breath of air was
stirring it hung in the air like a huge
column. For hours atoms Of powdered
brick and mortar descended like gentle
snow.
shrieks of lhe Dying.
Every engine in the city poured
streams into the mass, but the flames
could not be got under contro! before
many az the injured were cromated
AZ their chances Of escape lessened
TIE cries OF the imprisoned people in
srsased. ans heartrending shrieks arost
from every portion OF the great mass
Of VT 1sge.
during The height OF 'he excitement
. hDrse and team ran away Oh Eigh
tssHth street. Etanpeding the great
crowd of spectators. number Of peo,
pc were more or less injured by being
tramp4ed upon auI falling IN IN,
broker glass, which covers the streets
and sidewalks ~ every direction
Electric-light wires dangling from
broken poles H. the alley ADDED fresh
peril to the fremen. One morse was
killed by coming In couta-, with lv,
wire.
Two " omen Abandoned.
Two injured women had been almost
extricated from the ruins when IN.
flames approached 80 close that IL,
rescuers had TO abandon them for tAelr
own safety Both voices were soon
silenced. Three women were also seen
In the back part OF the building. bur
could not be reached.
OF those pinioned beneath the debr.s
two men were seen TO be alive. Bot'
were lying on their beds. covered win
several feet Of debris. but they had tC
be left to their fate.
Immediately after the explosion oc-
CURED baby was heard walllng In the
corner of a room, which had nearly
6allsn Away. lts parents had gone