The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19

baNohos hc Dhiluiik Mdt
built as the Eden Musee by the widow
OF General Tom Thumb, and as SO occu-
pied, later being remodeled for use as
hotel. Gumry and Grenier ran the hotel
for several years. Mr.. Gumry was prom
inent contractor and did much of the
work during the building of the State
Capitol, Grenier acting in the capacity of
manager.
Every guest entered on the register oc-
cupied u room in the hotel last night.
Twenty-Five people registered during the
day, most OF them late in the evening. the
list being as follows:
Mrs. o. III. KNIGHT, Lake City.
MRS. KNIGHTS sons.
j. l.. KIRK, Omaha.
j. &. BROWN, Omaha.
BUD BURERN, Colorado Springs.
j. w. ROBERTS and wife, Colorado
Springs.
Miss JENNIE HOWARD, Boston.
Mrs G. w. WILLIAMS Boulder, Mont.
Miss HATTIE III. WILLIAMS, Boulder.
w. c. MCLAIN. Huron, Kas.
Mrs. MCLAIN and child, Huron, Kas.
HENRY SLOAN, Huron, Kas.
MRS HENRY SLOAN, Huron, Kas.
GEORGE BURLE, Colorado Springs.
4. McCloskey, Cripple Creek.
+. FRENCH, Central City, Col.
Ii. LoRAH, Central City, Col.
w. j. CARSON, Pueblo.
NJ. T.. LETsoN, Denver.
HENRY SLOAN and wife, Huron, Kas.
W. 9. McLain, cashier of the Huron
State Bank, arrived at the hotel tonight
from Manitou, with his family. They
are among those rescued but are all more
or less injured.
for, six being probably fatally injured
and the rest less seriously. Shortly be-
bfore the explosion occurred the night
clerk was heard to remark that 20 guests
were in the house. The list of servants
will not exceed ten, which makes possible
death-list of So. Night clerk Irwin is
among the survivors, though badly in
iured. He states that there were 81 rooms
in the hotel, of which 81 were occupied,
some of them by three people. In the
rear portion, which is completely de-
stroyed, were 10 rooms, all of them occu-
pied. The damage 10 the hotel Will
amount to from $50, 900 to s40 900.
At 6 o'clock ~ dead bodies have been
taken out. The fire is still burning, but
is under control and confined 10 the hotel.
The fire enignes are still pouring water
upon the burning ruins Buried in the
ruins were many guests and employees of
the hotel whose bodies must have been
wholly or partially cremated.
The firemen labored hard at the work
of excavating, but 1t will be days perhaps
before the uncertain horrors of the heap
Of destruction can be fully told.
Before fire added TO the horrors of the
explosion, the firemen were appealed to
piteously by men, women and babies,
whose lives were being crushed out in the
ruins. Then the fire broke out and that
ended il. Joe Muneil of Cairo, ILL.,, was
rescued at 2:30 after an hours work, and
1t is certain that no more of the victims
can be alive.
A. Il. Irwin, the night clerk, who at
the back, made a miraculous escape, went
over the register for the last few days,
this morning and enoeavored to call to
mind the occupants OF the different
rooms. He says there were between so
and 80 people registered and 16 were oc-
cupying back rooms where il was most
difficult to escape. How many of them
were saved Ii is impossible TO state, but
il is known that several who were i'm the
back portion of the building managed to
escape in some manner
The occupants, as determined by the
clerk, are as follows:
General Charles Adams of Manitou oc-
cupied IL in the rear of the hotel and
over the boiler, the section in which the
havoc OF the explosion was hardest.
Mr.. Rubbe believed he was in his
room.
Tx. State Auditor Louis Schambeck. a
brother of Mr.. Adams, was early on the
scene and inquired eagerly for him. He
says IL was his brothers. custom to retire
early on Sunday evenings III ii is true
that Mr.. Adams was in his room he is
undoubtedly among the dead.
A. L. Blake of Florence, Col, was stop
ping in the room directly over the boiler
ana Mr.. Rubbe places him also among the
dead.
Myron Hawley, clerk out in the freight
depot of the Union Pacific Railroad oc-
cupied a room in the rear end ana had
been in the house for long time. lie
had gone to oed early and is counted
among the lost.
James Murphy, clerk, was a regular
boarder and also roomed in the destroyed
portion. Mr.. Rubbe says he was in his
room and he also must be among the
dead.
Others who had rooms in the hotel who
have not been accounted for are:
w. Il. LETsoN,
T.. II. FRENCH,
BERT LARCH OF Central City.
w. j. CARSON, Pueblo.
CALKINs.
Mr.. and MRS. BURGESS and two others.
EDWARDS of Boulder.
HERMAN LEUDERs.
Mrs. WOLFE and daughter.
A. ". ROBERTS and wife.
r.. Il. MCCLosKEY Canon City.
Three chambermaids and one bellboy.
The whole rear half of the hotel was
blown to atoms. The force of the explo-
sion was so great that for two blocks on
Lawrence street and for some distance on
Larimer street every window in the busi-
'sless blocks were shattered i'm pieces upon
the pavement. The dust had cleared
away somewhat when the firemen reached
the scene. There was no fire to be seen
then. In front OF the house was the
sound OF glass falling and people were
rushing in night clothes in horror from
the doors and appealing I'm places from
windows for help. The explosion awoke
the guests IN the front OF the house, and
by the time the firemen reached the scene
were ready to be taken from their win
dows The firemen with torches and Ian
terms entered all parts OF the hotel.
First TO demand the attention of the
ambulance corps was Michael c. Burgess,
who was walking along Lawrence street
on the opposite side from the hotel when
the explosion occurred. The flying glass
cut him about the head and face in a
frightful manner. His injuries are very
serious, though not necessarily fatal He
is painter from Custer City, ). ID.
Bud Hopkins, a bartender at the
Gumry, was found on the ground floor OF
the hotel unconscious ana bleeding from
many cuts. His injuries are not serious.
Joe Muniel was found In the basement
u.