The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-20


dressed 20 Hattie Layton. Bslvidere. III.
). Z. Caiklns wife and baby. who were
thought for q tiase 10 have been victims
or the casualty. have been located in
Highlands. Nr Calkins IL newspaper
man from Davenport. Ia. city editor ef
me Gazette. They registered At tire
GanTy on their arrival here, bust later
went TO stay with friends.
NJ E. Lstson a dairyuran OF this city.
was in the ruins ten hours Sefore he was
rescued His injuries sre a crushed arm.
several contusions and the shock 10 his
nervous system. Mr.. Letson said. I was
more incased than pinioned. as only my
left les. there where YOU see the hand
ages. and my right arm were held down
by any weights You cannot have the
faintest idea OF my feelings as I lay there
IN the bottom % the basement with ali
the ruins on top and around me. hear
ing the excTaciating cries OF those diving
and in agony. and being almost overcome
BY the shock and smoke. soaked with
water and almost drowned. and fearing
that The next moment I would be buried
alive.
". A. Logan. editor OF the Buena Vista.
Col. Republican. was in his room. hut
had not retired when the explosion oc-
CURED. He said: Il was sitting on one
side OF the bed, when I felt the bed move
upward With a violent jerk Before the
bed righfed itself quantity OF plaster
fell from the ceiling. completely covering
ne and the bed clothing. When ! could
see anything | saw thai the walls of my
room were torn asunder several feet. and
that I was fastened in tightly. except for
the window I was not hurt but lest no
time in getting out Of the building
J. II. Isafson was discovered alive In the
rims about O'Clock. He was jammed be-
tween the icebox and timhcrS in such
Ha hat -,
for several hours. Meantime he begged
piteously 80 be saved. About 70 o'clock he
was rescued and removed at once 10
hospital one OF his arms was crushed.
and he may have suffered Internal inju-
ries. but his recovery is confidently expect4
ed
Tho hotel was divided about the center
by court running 10 the top Of tho
building. The building had been split in
two at this point. and the entire five sto-
ries back of the rotunda were thrown into
q shapeless mass in the alley. out of the
Pile OF brick and wood and iron below
there came feeble means and piteous cries
for help. The iremen devoted their efforts
10 the work Of rescue until suddenly flames
broke out and the workers were driven
away. Joseph Mun8l. whose head and
shoulders protruded from the burning
mass. was rescued after two hours of
work. At times the cries Of babes and the
but the flames and smoke increased ana
finally the voices were all silenced.
At 40 large force Of men and teams
began hauling away mounds of debris
from the place where the hotel stood. Al
daylight three bodies were already In
sight. two men and a woman, hut II was
impossible 20 uncover them sufficiently TO
identify them. the fire still being danger
Gus.
Gen. Charles Adams. whose body is he
neved 10 be In the ruins. had been resi-
dent of the state since early days. and
formerly took n prominent part in poll
tics as a Republican. In 1875. at the time
of the Ute trouble. he was indian agent
at the Ouray reservation, Following the
expiration of that appointment he was
sent 10 Chile as United States consul. and
served a number of years. OF late years
he VAS engaged in mining and various
other enterprises AT Crcede and Cripple
Cheek He was also interested IN the
Manitou Bottiing Works, and had been
acting as general agent OF the company IN
this city Gen. Adams Was full brother
of ex State Auditor Louis Schwanheck.
The name Adams was given him hy an act
of the Legislature.
Peter Gumry, owner of the hotel. was
one Of the old-time citizens OF Denver.
He was about o. years old, a widower. his
daughter being the wife of X. e. Greiner.
builder. and IN this branch Of business ne
made a good deal Of money. lie superin-
tended the construction of the Chamber
OF Commerce. tho courthouse. and more
recently the capitol. lie was a Scotchman.
There is no doubt the disaster was
caused by a boiler explosion. Frank
Ioescher. the engineer. IL Is said. was
Intoxicated. and after turning a largo
quantity Of cold water into the hot boil
ers. left the building ten minutes before
the explosion occurred The police are
looking for him X. T.. Irwin. night clerk,
saws Lnescher. who was only II years old.
was drunk when he went on duty. and
was I'm the habit Of negieCtiug his work.
The Gumry was five-story building,
valued at s30 oO0 and had been used as a
hotel since iSsS when II was rebuilt after
p fire I'm which one life was lost.
The total loss caused ~ tho explosion
and fire ia about S75. coo The Gumry hotel
was worth about SZ5@G. and had $@p
yvnrth OF furniture IL is q total loss. hat
was insured for sc5,oo0. The McMann
block. which stands next 10 the Gpmry.
was also heavily damaged II IS owned
by col f. +. Bishop. and was built IN
fss0. II is q four-story pressed brick
front and is occupied throughout hy the
\. Linibiade Furniture Company The
whole rear end OF this block WAS ruined.
The loss on the building Is about $21.e".
as ~ will have 20 be torn down. This
block is insured for Sl5.eo The stock Of
Liliblade valued AZ $4,000. is only partly
lost
Because OF rs much greater strength.
the ROYAL Baking Powder Is more econom-
icai than any similar leavening agent