Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-19

thlCngO, co. W. ~ Nnytof, III hE's
%: j. n. HOOD, Louisyil,, Coz :, 10;
y. J. a lien, MCCoDE, Nob., 10; Georss
Burt, Colorado Syringe, 90; II, kuil'
horn, SsllBa Kas., 90, J. Il. ITO up
sou, Butte, Mont, 8, Agnes KIM,
De-oto, Mo-, %; a. Berry, Csri6 U, 23i
81. H.. Le,ton, city, 7; r. w. Willatd,
Cleveland, Ohio, ~; W. Il. Ropes,
BoatOn, s.; w. L.. McCord, Msrtinyille,
Ind, 20; hre. A. Burrows, Cotton,
Colo, 30; II. j. Franklin, Colorado
Syringe, Is; ). a, AbUey, Pueblo, ~.
Saturday John A. Coleman, On n
ha, ~, Bert Crook, FAirrlay, 6ei +. b.
ROweu, Lake CITY, 81; Cecil Bronson,
McCoCk, Nob., 90; h. r.. Clark, Black
hawk. C0lJ., 8; NJ. Il. Let.on, city, u
n Cartons, ~. Louis, Is; ID. T., CiAtk,
Goollanl, Kas, a NJ. J. Baker, d.
Louis, 70.
Yesterday the following registered at
the ho,sl: Mrs. o. IL. kmight and
sons, Lake CITY, 81; J. l.. kirk, oma'
hA. 05; J. II. Brow u, Omaha, So; BUD
Burnt, Colorado Springs, ~ j. w.
Roberts and wife, Colorado spring,
o.; Miss Jennie Howard, Boston, 80
Airs. G.. NJ. Williams, Boulder, 43i
Mrs. Hattie Williams, Boulder, 81;
Mr.. and Mrp. W. &. MuClnip, Huron,
| Kan, SO; Mr. anu Mrs. Henry sylvan,
Huron, Kan, %; George Burt, Colo
RADIO Springs, 90, f. McClo Key, Con-
trail City, 80; +. French, Central City,
II; d. /. Larsh, IL; n. T.. Letson, city,
7; W. J. Carson, Pueblo, 10.
sroRY OF DEATH ASD DESTRUCTION.
The death lisl will iucluds the owner
Of tho hotel, Peter Gumfy, Manager
Robert &. Greinor and wife, who
acted ns day clerk.
Joe Munai OF Cairo, Illinois, was
rescued nj 1880 O'Clock, alter an hours
work, and II Ia certain ~ more vic.
tins can DO alive. a, -. ltWiu, the
night clerk, who with ths barkeeprr,
William Rlobb, had miraculous ts-
cane, went over the rtg,bier for the
last Jew dgye THIS morning and ondoa-
vOrsd % call to mind tlu occupants OF
the dilirfoul roOms. lie says thCte
were between lfly and nity.nNe
people registered aud bixtern were
occupying rooms where Il was difficult
~ escaIc.
General Charles Adams, OF Manltou,
Colorado, occupied room IL, In the
rear Of thu hOlel aud over tue boilers,
a section on which the havoc Of the
explosion waa the hatdtat, II he was
ia the room, he IL undoubtedly dcnl.
a. l.. Blak0 OF Florence, Colorado, was
sleeping directly over this boiler aud
KaVbb places him also guUlg the
dead. Myr8n T.. HUwley, clerk IN tho
freight department Of the Union Pa.
clio Railroad, TOOmcd In the rear end,
had gone ~ bed carly AM l. counted
among the Loot. James MutphY,a con.
tractor, wAs regular bogruer aud also
rsomoi IN the destroyed portion.
RoeDb says he was In ,he room aud
also must DO among the dead. The
others who bad rooms In the hotel snd
who have not been accounted iIr are:
M. f.. Lett, y. French gul Bort +.
Latsh, Of Central CITY, Cole; w. J.
Carson, Pueblo; Mr.. and Mrs, Burgess
aud two olhsts; Edward Boulder, Col;
Herman LuedeTs, Mre. Wolf anu
daug hter, a. W. Roberts AMI wife,
Colorado Springs; H.. Il. McLJsky,
Canon Cliy, Colo; thron chambcE.
maids, and bell boy.
The whole rear hslf OF the hotel WI,
blown TO atoms anu the front portions
nrs merely shattered and burned fTsg.
ments Of the mouse. Tho force VI
explosion was so great that for two
blocks on Lawrence street anu for
some distance on LAfimer street every
window In tue business blocks lie shat.
tered In pieces on the pnvemenis. Tue
dust lhsI cleared alvey somewhat
when the ilfemun reached tho place.
There waB no fire 10 be- seen then.
Tho explosion AwOke the guests In
tho front pert Of the house, aud by
thH time tue iitemea reached the scene
I 10. lt.sN aH 10
Windows. The frumgn with torch
and lantern entered into all parts OF
the hotel. The iirst 10 demand the at.
tsntion OF the ambulance oOrpI
was Michael q. Burgoss. who
WIS walking nj nK Lawrence street
on the opposite side from thu
hotel when the eE pl0sion occurred.
The glass cut him about the heal anu
the face In frighifui manner. His
injuries sTe very serious, though moi
necessarily istnl. lie IN n painter from
Custer cry, 3. ID. But Hopkins, bar
tender at Gumry, was found on thu
grOuud rioor OF the hotel unconscious,
bleeding from many cuts.
STATEMENT OF SURVIVORS.
Joe Munal was found In the base.
ment dressed only In his undeTclotheI
and completely covered with hshsI
ana dirt. When revived he said; vi
nm cigar maker from CsirO, Ills, /
waB uystaira Ia bed WHEEL | heard hI
awful crash. did not know what u
was and got out OF bed and hurried
out, aud going dow nataiTH | must have
lost my way, for when got down OF
what thought was the ground floor,
fell down into the basement" His in
juTiss, though severe, are not thought
10 be fatal. Tho,s three are the only
injured persons taken TO the county
hospital up TO n. m. w. A. Logan,
editor OF the Bueua Vists, Colo, Re.
pubhcdG, was In his room but had no
TrtITed when tue explosion occurred
He said: ~ was sitting on the side o
tue bed when felt tho bed move up
ward with a violent jerk. Before III,
bsd righted iitsIi heavy quantity o
clustering fell from the cealing, com
pletely covering myself ami tliu beg
clothing. When l could see anything
saw the walls Of my rooms were tori
asuudsT several feet anu WAS iAstene,
In tightly except for the window,
was not hurt, but lost no time In get
ting out OF the building"
Many others hsd similar EXPERIENCES
TIE BUILDING SPLIT IN TWO.
The hotel was divided about tn,
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