The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-20

AOA LEOptEty LOSS W
Probably Reach S75,oO0-some
Frightful Scenes.
DENVER. Colo, Aug ia portion of
the Gumry hotel, the scene of last nights
frightful disaster is still standing,
gaunt and sinister ruin. constantly threat
ening to crash down on those delving in the
ruins at any moment. The searching for
victims have been carried on with the ut
most energy constantly since the explo-
sion occurred and is being continued to-
night with the aid Of twenty arc lights.
FLAMES broke out afresh in the wreck
age tonight and the fire engines are again
pouring forth water, still further irnped-
ing the work of rescue The list of dead
and missing now numbers twenty-five.
making the disaster the worst that ever
occurred in the city. Up to go tonight
only seven bodies had been recovered.
being those of Manager Gardiner and his
WIFE, clasped in each others arms: George
Burt, a Rock Island railroad conductor;
Mrs George r. Wolfe and daughter: Fred
Hubbold and Will Richards, the elevator
man.
Among the missing is new included FL
AiCl lGICe NuOl u, the night enEl-
neer, who is said to have re-entered the
hotel Just before the explosion occurred.
1t 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
GIynn, who was at first supposed to
nave been in his room at the hotel. turns
out to be at Holyose, Colo, where he was
spending Sunday with friends.
A vast throng surrounds the building on
every side, pressing forward as far as
the ropes will allow. The police are con-
stantly guarding against any one stepping
through the lines. on account of great
danger that the front of the building may
fall.
Dead.
Peter Gumry, owner of the hotel; r. C.
Greiner, manager of the hotel, son-in-law
of Peter Gumry; Mrs. r. G.. Greiner. clerk
in the hotel. daughter of Peter Gumry;
General Charles Adams, Manitou, Colo;
A. l.. Blake, Pueblo. Colo: Myron y.
Hawley, Union Pacific railroad clerk,
Denver; James Murphy. contractor. Dem
yer; George Burt. passenger conductor.
Mrs. r. G. Wolf and daughter. Lincoln,
Neb.; two chambermaids, names I'M
known; one bell boy, name unknown.
Missing.
Greiner. father of Z. c. Greiner, man
ager of the hotel; Bud Burnes, Colorado
Springs; w: j. Carson. Pueblo Colo: f.
Colo; z. F. McCloskey. Canyon city.
Colo; Judge Glynn. Leadville, Colo. 1t is
not positively known that these two men
We're in their room. j. L. Kirke, OMAHA;
j. A. Brown, Omaha; Elmer Pierce, engi-
neer of the Gunlry hotel.
Injured.
Joseph Manual, cigar maker, Cairo, ILL.,;
face and head terribly cut, body bruised,
internal injuries; Michael c. Burgess, Sc
verely cut about the face; a. p. Erwin,
night clerk, cuts. and bruises; j. H; Let
son, railway conductor body badly bruis-
ed, internal injuries.
without Injury.
Among the guests who escaped prac-
tically uninjured are:
Peter Ross AMI daughter. Chattanooga,
Tenn; w. r. Mccormick, travelling sales
man, Chicago; Ray Helme, Ogden. Utah;
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. McLain and baby,
Huron, Kan; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Shaw,
Huron, Kan; Herman Leuders, Manitou,
Colo; Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Roberts, Colo
RADIO Springs.
Some Victims.
Three Pueblo citizens are among the
victims. OF these the body of only one,
George Burt, the Rock Island passenger
conductor, has thus far been recovered
Shortly after Burt's body had been found
a white shirt with a diamond stud on
it's bosom was found few feet from the
body of the unknown. Several employ
ees of the Burlington road at once iden-
titled the stone as the property of George
Burt the Rock Island conductor With
the belief that Burt's body was near by
the firemen redoubled their efforts, and
a few minutes later. the vest and coat
of Burt was unearthed.
Fully ten minutes had elapsed when the
charred body of Conductor Burt was
heavy timber. In short time the re-
mains were eXtricated and conveyed to
the morgue, where Levi Greer, q. fellow
conductor. identified it.
In Burts vest pocket his gold watch
licked the seconds while it's owners life
had ended Three 500 bills and num-
Der of railroad passes were found in an
other pocket of the vest. On the dead
mans third finger of his left hand the
ring, the gift of his wife on their we'd
ding day four years ago, was found. The
body was badly burned about the lower
limbs.
on his train from Colorado Springs at
the union depot. An associate of the
same road accompanied him as far as
Lawrence street. when they separated,
Burt departing for the hotel. Burt was
an employee of the Rock Island road for
the past seven years. He was consid-
cred one of the best railroad men in the
west and was recognized as one of the
most capable men in the employ of the
company. Among his associates he was
universally liked and was great IA
vorfte among them.
Mrs Burt arrived in the city this af-
ternoon and is quartered at the Oxford
hotel She is heartbroken over her nus
bands terrible death.
The body of Burt was viewed by Cor
oners Martin and iGven, and was then
removed to the undertaking rooms of
Farmer & Hale. The body will be pre-
pared for burial and shipped to Chicago,
where the parents of the dead man re-
side.
Burt was member of the Order of
Railway Conductors and carried a heavy
insurance on his life in several COM
Danies.
Sad Scenes.
The scene surrounding the death of
James Murphy, contractor. was
heartrending. The firemen engaged at
the rear of the building heard the
agonizing cries from the man that he
was burning, and to continue the play
of water. After fifteen minutes of he
roic work the firemen reached him.
His two lower limbs were pinioned be-
tween two heavy joists.
After almost herculean efforts, with
dense smoke binding the firemen's
eyes, Murphy's left leg was released.
At this moment sheet of flame COM
PEELED the men to withdraw Murphy