The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-19

several passers by. The fragment weighed
at least ton.
In the wrecked building there was tier
of FIVE or six rooms extending across the
rear OF the building. facing the alley, on
each OF the three upper floors All OF
these rooms are believed to have been
occupied, as people residing in rooms across
the alley observed lights burning in every
window during the evening.
THE PRoPRIEToRs DEAD.
Among the dead are Peter Gumry and
r. G. Grenier, the proprietors of the hotel,
the day clerk and the night clerk, none
OF whom have been found.
Immediately after the explosion occurred.
a boy was heard wailing in the corner OF
a room which had nearly fallen away
Its parents had gone down with the first
crash Afterwards. the little ones cries
became weaker and weaker and when the
flames shot up into the skeleton of the
building it became silenced.
The firemen made brave efforts to save
a woman caught in the debris of the north
corner of the hotel. but were forced to
abandon the attempt. The spot where she
lay is now the hottest part of the fire.
None of the six persons thus far taken out
is conscious and identification is impossible
The force of the explosion carried away
a large portion OF the rear of the building
adjoining the hotel and occupied by A.
Lilliblade, VII olesale and retail furniture.
The wall Of the Gumry on the side towards
Eighteenth street crushed stable and a
small frame house, but no one was injured.
The Gumry was a fve-story brick with
ago. 1t was Of the better kind of the
class hotels, catering largely to transient
family patronage. Thus. many ladies' and
children were among the guests. The
building was built as the Eden Musee by
the widow OF Gen. Tom Tumb and was so
occupied, later being remodeled for use
as hotel Gumry & Grenier have owned
the hotel for several years. Mr.. Gumry
was a prominent contractor and had done
much of the work during the building of
the State capitol Mr. Grener acted in the
capacity Of manager. No meals were
served in the hotel and every guest entered
on the register occupied room in the
hotel tonight.
SOME OF THE GUESTS.
most Of them late tonight. the list being
as follows:
MRS. o. KNIGHT, Lake City.
MRS KNIGHTS son.
j. L. KIRK. Omaha
J. c. BROWN, Omaha
BUD BUREN,, Colorado Springs.
j. W. ROBERTS and wife. Colorado
Springs.
MISS JENNIE HOWARD, Boston.
MRS. C. W. WILLIAMS, Boulder.
MISS HATTIE II. WILLIAMS, Boulder.
w. C. MCLAIN, Huron. Kan.
MRS. MCLAIN and child. Huron, Kan.
SLOAN, Huron, Kan.
MRS. HENRY SLOAN, Huron. Kan.
GEORGE BURLE, Colorado Springs
r. T. MCLOSKY, Cripple Creek. Col.
COL. F. FRENCH, Central City, Col.
B. LOERAH, Central City, Col.
w. ]. CORSON, Pueblo
NJ E. LETSON, Denver.
Thus far only fifteen people who are
known to have been in the building at the
time of the explosion are accounted for
This leaves sixty supposed to be dead.
Henry Sloan and wife, OF Huron, Kan,
and w. c. McClain. cashier of the Huron
State Bank, arrived at the hotel tonight
from Manitou and Occupied front and south
rooms. They are among those taken down
by ladders and all are more or less injured
Mr.. McClain states that he thinks there
were sixty guests in the hotel, which. with
the employees. would bring the number of
people in the building at the time Of the
disaster up to seventy-five.
At 2:4O, twenty-four have been accounted
for, six being probably fatally injured and
the rest less seriously. Shortly before the
explosion occurred the night clerk was
heard to remark that seventy guests were
in the house. The list Of servants will no,
exceed ten, making a possible death list of
| fifty-six.