Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-08-21
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DENVER, Aug. 19.-The Gumrey hotel was destroyed by an explosion at midnight and fifty or more per sons lost their lives in the ruins. Fire started after the explosion and completed the work of destruction and death. The engineer, an IS- year-old boy, got drunk The water was low in the boiler. The Gumrey was one of the leading hotels. Only few bodies have been recovered as yet. Many might have been rescued after the explosion, but the flames starting drove the rescuers back The Gumrey was a fve-story build ing, valued at S300O0, and had been used as hotel since 1888, when it was rebuilt after fire, in which one life was lost. Gen. Charles Adams, whose body is believed to be in the ruins, has been a resident of this state since early days and formerly took prominent part in politics as republican. The death list in cludes the owner of the hotel, Peter Gumrey, Manager Robert c. Griener and wife. The scene surrounding the death of James Murphy, con tractor, was heart rending. The tiremen engaged at the rear of the building heard agonizing cries from man that he was burning and to continue to play water. After fifteen minutes of heroic work the fremen reached him. His two lower limbs were pinioned by two heavy joists. After almost herculean efforts, with dense smoke binding the fremen's eyes, Murphy's left leg was released; at this moment the sheet of flame compelled the men to withdraw. Murphy then offered his rescuers Sl.0OO to get him out, and piteously begged them to chop his leg of. A second later the west wall collapsed and covered poor Murphy with tons of debris, Murphy came to Denver from Omaha six years ago.
 CmoAao, Aug. l9-There is bit ter fight going on between the labor organizations of this city, and on labor day there promises to be seri- ous trouble, instead of parades and picnics as usual. The chief of po- lice insists on choosing the lines of march so as to keep the warning unions apart.
 SAN FRANcISoo, Aug. Ex-Governor Budd's private secretary, Edward McCalse, in talking about the gov ernor's condition, says all danger of fatality is past, but the governor is still very sick man. 1t is nervous prostration, the result of overwork. He is not able to walk alone, and it will be six weeks before the man can resume his duties.
 TACOMA, Aug. 19.-Puget Sound has sea serpent. Affidavits from a Y. M. C. A. young man and the col leo1or of customs. both of whom have at different times seen the fifty foot monster, go with the serpent. The monster follows boats, but has harmed no one as yet.
 BERLIN, Aug. 19.-Between 10000 and 5O,OOO veterans of the Franco Prussian war took part to-day, which 10 NAo ohhlNOASdlf OA luo Ualtlt Ol Grayelotte, in a celebration of that conflict. The demonstration took place on Templehof field, and the Emperor made an address.
 HAVANA, Aug. 19.-A severe en- gagement has been fought at Arillao, department of Santa Clara. The insurgents lost fifty killed and the government side eight.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.-Owing to the continued illness of Superior Judge Murphy, the Durrant mur- der trial was not resumed this morn ing.
 TACOMA, Aug. 19.-The Bank of Tacoma, formerly the Tacoma Trust and Savings Company, this morning made an assignment.
 HAMBURG, Aug. 19.-A boat con taining twenty-five passengers was run down and sunk to-day by the steamer Concordia from Stade and seventeen persons drowned.