The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-20
Only Twenty-Five People Are Now
Believed tn Have Perished fin the
wrecked Gumry Hotel.
SEVERAL SERIOUSLY HURT
EIGHT BODIES TAKEN FROM THE
RUINS UP TO LAST NIGHT.
Engineer OF the Building Charged
with Having Filled the Boiler with
Cold Water While Intoxicated.

DENVER, Col, Aug ia portion of the
Gumry Hotel, the scene OF last nights
frightful disaster, is still sanding. gaunt
and sinister constantly threatening to
crash upon those delving in the ruins at
any moment. The search for victims has
been carried on with the utmost energy
constantly with the aid of twenty arc
lights Flames broke out afresh in the
wreckage tonight. and the fire engines are
again pouring forth water, still further i'm
pedng the work of rescue. The list Of
dead and missing now numbers twenty
five, making the disaster the worst that
ever occurred in the city. Up TO $50 to-
night only seven bodies had been recovered,
being those of Manager Grenier and his
wife, clasped in each others arms; Gore
Burt. Rock Island railroad conductor;
Mrs. George R./wolfe and daughter, Fred
Hubbold and Will Richards. the elevator
operator of the hotel. Among the missing
is now included Elmer Pierce, the night en-
gineer, who is said TO have re-entered the
hotel just before the explosion occurred
1t is to this mans carelessness that the
disaster is attributed. The bodies of Peter
Gumry and General Adams are still in the
ruins. Judge James Glynn, who was at
first supposed to have been in his room at
the hotel, turns out to be at Holyoke, Col
where he was spending Sunday with
friends. A list of the casualties follows
Those known to be dead are
PETER GUMRY, owner of the hotel
X. G.. GRENlER, manager of the hotel
son-in-law of Peter Gumry.
MRS. GRENIER, clerk of the hotel
daughter of Peter Gumry.
CHILD OF MR.. AND MRS. r. C. GRE
NIER.
GENERAL CHARLES ADAMS. Manitou
Col.
A. L. BLAKE. Pueblo. Col
MYRON L. HAWLEY, Union Pacific rail-
JAMES MURPHY, contractor. Denver
GEORGE BURT. passenger conductor on
the Rock Island road. Colorado Springs.
EDWARD BUTCHER, Denver.
MRS. g. r. WOLF and DAUGHTER, Lin
coin, Neb.
THREE CHAMBERMAIDs. names un-
BELL BOY, name unknown.
FRED HUBBOLD, or Hauser, Of Eliza
beth, Ia.
The missing are:
j. l.. KIRK, Omaha.
j. A. BROWN, Omaha.
ELMER PIERCE, engineer of the Gumry
Hotel.
- GRENIER, father OF r. c. Grenicr.
manager OF the hotel
BUD BURNS, Colorado Springs
w. j. CARSON. Pasbio, Col.
+. FRENCH, Central City, Col.
BART LARsCH, Central City, Col.
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and Larsch were in their room.)
e. f. MLOSKEY, Canyon City, Col.
The injured are:
JOS. MUNEAI cigarmaker, Cairo, H..
face and head terribly cut, body bruised;
MICHAEL G. BURGESS, severely cut
about face.
A: f. IRWIN, might clerk, cut and
bruised.
NJ. E. LETSON, tramway conductor body
badly bruised; internal injuries.
FRED COLEMAN not serious.
BUD HOPKINS, not serious.
Among the guests who escaped practi-
cally uninjured are: Peter Poss and daugh-
ter, Chattanooga, Tenn: W. r. McCor-
mick, travelling salesman, Chicago Ray
Helme, ogden, u. T.; Mr. and Mrs. w. c.
Mackin and baby, Huron. Kan: Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Shaw, Huron. Kan: Herman
Leuders, Manitou, COL; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w
Roberts, Colorado Springs, Col; Mrs A.
Schmittal and her two sons. Charles and
Leo.
At 1890 p. m. the body of r. f. McClos-
key Of Colorado Springs, a wealthy owner
of Cripple Creek mines. was taken from the
ruins. This, with James Murphy, who died
while being taken out makes eight bodies
thus far recovered. The fire has almost been
extinguished and one hundred teams are
now making as rapid progress as possible
removing the debris, though at best, the
work is painfully slow.