Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-08-23

ductor; Mrs. George r. Wolfe and
daughter, Fred Hubbel and Will Rich.
ards, tho elevator operator Of the hossl.
The EDg,nssr Probably Iss.d
Among the missing is now included
Elmer Pierce, the night engineer, who
is said to have re-entered the hotel just
before the explosion occurred. It 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, Colo, where he was spend.
ing Sunday with friends.
A vast throng surrounds the build
ting on every side, pressing FORWARD as
far as the fire ropes will allow. Tho
police are constantly guarding against
any one clipping through the lines on
account OF the great danger thas the
front Of the building may fall. The
list of victims is as follows: ."--
: The Dead. 49,
PETER GUMRY, owner Of the hotel
r. C. GREINER, manager Of the hotel,
son-in-law of Peter Gumry. TN Sa,!s.5 "a y3ss%
MRS. r. 6. GREINER, clsrh q the
hotel. daughter Of Peter Gumry. NH 4. #
-U6nd 81 Mr.. and Mr. Gxeiner. 0
GENERAL CHARLES 5AI.AMa, Man
3tou. Colo. + ~ 4 1. & Il 4 Fl !. $..~
AL. BLAKE, Pueblo, Colo. -
MYRON E. HAWLEY, Union Pacific
railroad clerk, Denver.
FRED HUBBOLD or HAUsER Of
Elizabeth, Ia.
GEORGE BURT, passenger conductor,
On the Rock Island. Colorado Springs.
MRS. WOLF and daughter.
Two chambermaids, names unknown.
One bell boy. name unknown.
Tho Missing.
- GREINER, father of r. G. Grei-
ner, manager of the hotel
BUD BURNS, Colorado Springs.
w. j. CARSON, Pueblo.
F. E. FRENCH and BERT IARCH,
both of Central City, but not positively
known to have been in their ROOM
E. M'CLOSKEY, Canon City, Colo.
J. L. KIRKE, Omaha
]. A. BROWN, Omaha.
ELMER PIERCE, engineer Of the
hotel.
A Score Probably Escaped
Out Of so or more people who were
certainly in the building, q score got
out safely, and six others were rescued
with more or less serious injuries.
The fremen labored all day and
night in the work Of excavation, but
the progress is slow, and perhaps days
will elapse before the uncertain hor-
1ors Of the heap Of destruction can be
fully told.
Before fire added to the horrors of
the explosion, the fremen were ap-
realed to piteously by men and women
and babes whose lives were being
crushed out in the ruins. Then the fire
broke out and that ended it. Exactly
how many were saved it is impossible
to state, but it is known that several
who were in: the back part Of the build
ing managed to escape in some man
-0er.
Engineer Was Drunk. .,.
There 10 no doubt the disaster was
caused by . boiler explosion. Elmer
Pierce, the engineer, it is said, was
intoxicated, and after turning guam
tity of cold water into the hot boilers,
lett the building ten minutes before the
explosion occurred. The police are
looking for him. =
r. E. Irwin, tho night clerk, says
Pierce, who was only II years old.
was drunk when he went on duty, and
that he was in the habit Of neglecting
his duty. s..,...2;~e.rs~~
Irwin was pinned beneath some
heavy timbers at his desk, and was
lsscued by fireman. He has scalp
wounds and internal injuries but viii
recover. - :
Knbosus Declines 20 Ruu. -.<
COLUMBUS, O., Aug. A-Jamse XII.
borne, In . letter, forbids the pse Of
his name IN the Democratic strte con.
vsntion - candidate for governoe.
VIII Rebuild at Once.
HoUaHToN, Mich, Aug. N-Copper
Falls mine, which was about to start
ND after several years idleness, has
had two successive fires, which burned
the shaft house and air compressor
house and machinery. It will be re-
built at once and employ q full force OF
26O men. As soon as improvements
can be made men will be put to work
to advantage. --..,~--.------ r.
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