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

then offered his rescuers SlVOO TO get
him out. and piteousiy he begged tor
them to chop his leg on y second
later the west wall collapsed ana COW
cred poor Murphy with tom; OF runs
Mr. Murphy came to Denver from
Omaha six years ago.
Mrs. George r. Wolfe from Lincoln,
Neb., visiting Mrs. SchmIttel. was
victim of the catastrophe She was
accompanied by her 5-year-old daugh-
ter. Mrs Wolfe's husband is prom
inent tobacco manufacturer of Lin
coin. He left the hotel yesterday Tor a
tour of Colorado.
J. A. Brown and ]. L. Kirk Of
Omaha are among the missing. They
registered at the Gumry Sunday af-
rternoon, and have not been seen since
the explosion. Mrs. Brown telegraphed
an inquiry from Omaha, and Chief
Goulding answered that there were In
tie hopes of her husband being alive.
A suit of clothes was found in the
ruins of the hotel, in the pockets of
which was 1000-mile railroad book.
bearing the name of \. Stuckey. ana
letter addressed to Miss Hattie Lay
ton, Belvidere, III.
j. e. Calkins. wife and baby. who
were thought for a time to-have been
victims of the casualty, have been 10
Gated in Highlands. Mr.. Calkins is-a
newspaper man from Davenport. Iowa,
city editor of the Gazette. They reg
istered at the Gumry on their arrival
here. but later went to stay WIKI
friends.
His story.
M. Z. Not ]. H.) Letson, a dairyman
of this city. was in the ruins ten
hours before he was rescued. His in
juries are a crushed arm, several con-
tusions and the shock to his nerves.
Mr.. Letson says: Il was more encased
than pinioned, as my left leg there,
where you see the bandages, and my
right arm were held down by many
weights. You cannot have the faintest
idea of my feelings as | lay there in
the bottom of the basement, with all
the ruins on top and around me. hear
ing the excruciating cries of those dy-
Ing and in agony, and being almost
overcome by the shock and smoke.
soaked with water and almost
drowned. and fearing that the next
moment L would be buried alive"
Total Loss.
The total loss caused by the expIo-
sion and fire is about $4,000. The
Gumry hotel was worth about $4,000.
and had $4,000 worth of furniture. 1t
is a total wreck, but was insured for
$4,000.
The McMann block, which stands
next to the Gumry, was also heavily
damaged. 1t is owned by Colonel Il.
F.. Bishop and was built in 1890. 1t is
four story pressed brick front. and is
occupied by the A. LilIyblade Furni-
ture company. The whole rear end of
TINS block was ruined. The loss on
the building is about s25, 900. as the
building will have to be torn down
This block is insured for $4,000. The
stock of a. Lillyblade, valued at $50
OOO is only partly lost
AT 1880 pm. the body of r. F No
Closkey, of Colorado Springs, a wealthy
owner OF Cripple Creek mines. was
taken from the ruins This. with
James Murphy. who died while being
recovered. Ia
The fire has been almost extinguished
and 1O0 teams are now making as rapid
progress as possible removing the
DEBRIS though at best the work is pain
fully slow.
w. j. CorsoD. whose name is in the
list of killed at the Gumry disaster.
was coal dealer 80 years old and had
lived in Pueblo five or six years. He
leaves a wife, who is completely pros
trated, and two children and 8 years
old.
A. L. Blake was the Oldest son of
the late Charles H. Blake. 2 Colorado
pioneer, for whom Blake street. Den
yer, was named. He was 80 years old
and was raised on ranch near this
city. Of late he has made his home
at Florence, where his wife and two
children now are.