Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-20
horror IN DENVER.
1 Hotel Wrecked by the Explosion Of
q Boiler.
or,r CRUSHED AND BURNED.


,,,,vrR. COL. August i9.-fronao"
-, live men. women. and children per
,s,.4 bv an explosion Of boiler IN Wv
c,r.erv Hotel. on Lawrence street s'e
:. Ger midnight this morning. nan 9"
an injured people are at the hosp''''
So, burned and crushed bodies are
o.. roorgue. Ten more are known 70
,,,r,.d IN TIA ruins, and seventeen pe'S0"'
ar, reported missing altogether. go,
with a deafcnlng sound ana WIN .ro
,,o, force the entire rear poruoh Vi
,.,n1ing WAS demolished. The rear am
"a, coils crumbled tike toy-ho"a'
Go, afterwards the mass Of timber p'i0"'
o,t furniture caught fire. cremauns many
80 rho victims. who lay pinioned anu
,.l,l,ss amid the blazing pile. ln'"
,....,us appeals for help could not be fe-
.aonded 10 because Of. the hafnes.
The known killed, whose bodies h"}'
,.en recovered. are;
p &. Grciner. assistant superintendent
,, ..rstruction at the state Capitol.
.-.,rer's wife. who acted as clerk oil
g. LoteL ns,o,or
ltlFit UA if'itN'4 -
t,.l Hubbold OF Lisbon. Ia guest
o. l. McCioskcy. Of Longmont' Coll
XIII richards Denver; elevator-ooy'
f..uown woman.
..iI 3 years old. 49,. ,.,a,,
rn. only means OF idehuiy 4ns tnS -
~ OBJ. woman Is by bu'I- "'''' ,tcre,
80 enc initials ii. b. engraved th''e
=" MISSING.
...... those VINO are missing and sup
,, d. san IN the ruins are
..~ elfnery. owner OF the MOTEL anu
....ri,rt OF construction at the
49, capitol r.u
.l.rI.s r.. Adams. OF Denver r...ro.,o
-. Mummy. ID prominent Democratic
,.l.nu Cf Omaha. ,,o.,..r
~ Edwards, butcher oil De"Ne'
W. Bake.
~ J. Cnrson. c.,.., county
~ French. Treasurer Of Gilpih eou"'''
,.-. e.. r.. wolfe. ,,n
ca. \eh ,.,,.,..,,k
: Zurich. Of B!acNh""A'
I.rLrn,vu woman.
rrrr., unknown ChamberinaidS
Oil. injured are:
=. De- Letson.
..h Munal.
A.xnler T. Irwin.
Ir,l Coleman.
Nathan Burgess.
Iul hopkins.
CAUSE OF CATASTROPHE.
9TH. latest Information regarding the
e.,.st~.t,he IS that T-yoar-old boy
1r...r Pierce. who was temporary
,.c.d In charge OF the boiler. was re-
..-rstble for the explosion. with the
,.I,r at white heat he let cold water
.,f, 4, causing an immediate explosion
lie escaped uninjured. and to-n-eht was
l ing hunted 10y many angry peop'e'
Few people other thah hie"'en' ~.
l7stlly-summoned rescue corps ana po-
i,emcn remained near the scene 70 VII
,ess the recovery of the horribly pnfheu
and distorted bodies. A., ,,,.a
man taken from the ruins, sept oil ~
,hir,l floor. and when found was e,oas,"
q, -, cort~al mass OF mortar ana hrlcks
60, barely allowed freedom OF movement.
chief Roberts, Of the FIRE bepaf lhlent'
r-st discovered him, ana rap'u'y peS"'
g.. removal Of the tons Of material tha'
..'eI IN rest directly upon his body.
g. rao-,-rending appeals he begged LOT
-..,tino 10 end hts life The rescuers
r.-tel with will, and In two hours
ID e.cceeded in removing enough pas
&C., and bricks from the apparently me
&. 1.1v 10 allow his removal.
| t.. LIVER limbs were crushed. but ne
r. survive HIS terrible ordeal
4 WOMAN'S HAND.
.,... -. o.clock a womans hand pro-
! ,-....,, f-en among a pile of building
laval WAS observed. \ space was
.t..-.f r- srd il. ard when the deDt-~
o.. -.n.v.I II was discovered that the
- ors dead Lying beside the
-r v... tre corpse Of child.
~. arem,n kept bravely al WORK SUI
,s-.--.-... by Mayor Murphy anu TO,
l-.-C.mm.ssioners Hogsle' Chnrch' anu
WE Iu the afternoon women Noi.li-
ts-s came with refreshments LOT '''
WORKERS ,..... 1865,
-. recovered and taken 20 the hloIsuV'
~. -tou.b, TO be that of J. McClos-
H.
E-,s rY hour later the remains OF |oh-
.c.- ruft were discovered
r-r in the morning were found 'he
.s q Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Greinef,
.atI IN an embrace Of DEATH anu
H.. . debris They had undoubtedly
sa rm suffocation. as their features
v,-- calm and their limbs In repose'
III. le,. RIM Of Mr.. Greiner was thrown
I-r.s bis wife's face, his forehngef
rs.l ae a danger-signal.
Excitement IN the city tonight Is AZ a
IN pitch Throngs Of people crowd
fee isdquarters and the inorgue 10
tar.a tor missing friends.
Ropes were stretched around the scene
2 DE- disaster. but they and extra ponce
+ Iel tl keep back the excited frlends
D. INK people and thousands OF by
safl,fs
There Is much conjecture tonight CON
,urg the cause Of the accident pu.
tr.er Martin is firmly convinced 'i@'
l. n4s caused as stated.
A hastily-organlzed surgeons CORPS
trier PoMce-Surgeon Jarecki did nooie
vork With fifty fee, OF brick wall tot
,.--g over their heads. they wended their
~ along corridors. down stairways. by
{ ssy partitions. 10 aid the injured. Medi-
e. Was passed from one To another
iarr ID line. and while Letson was being
Z .si his head was swathed In uamp
o. gs and stlmulants administered
SEVERE STORM.
About 6 O'Clock this evening, severe
storm came upon the city, and WORK
y eyfremely hazardous with the weak
e. walls To add 10 the dismal scene
"a teeap falling In torrents, and what
f. workers were not drenched by the
sIams from the engines were wet by the
O. rain.
So o'clock the rain had ceased faiilng'
}, Clouds OF sitting smoke continued a.
!. from the mass Of wreckage' anu
io'e engines were called. Their services
N.re not needed. however, as the VIM
d. away. IL.
TIE boy who was in charge OF the poiie,
&, me time OF the accident had attehucu
picnic during the day. and was uhdef