The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-21
TAKING OUT CORPSES.
Sixteen Recovered From the
Denver Hotel Ruins.
OTHERS YET UNDER THE DEBRIS.
The Drunken Roy Who Blew Tp the
Boilers Escaped-Iax Inspection
or Engineers for Certificates.

Denver. aux. ea-ThIrt-en bodies have
% far been taken out Of the ruins OF tie
(iunry hotel, ard II ~ evident the oesth
roll when complete will contain twenty
sir names. possibly more.
TIRE dead taken out and Mentlhea are
Frederick Hubhold. manager OF the OPERA
house. Lisbon, Ia. Robert c. Grenier.
,nanaver of the Guusry hotel. Ara. Rob
ert e. fsrersier. James Murphy. contractor
Denver. George Burt. Rock Island rat
road conductor: r.. r. NeCioskeY. mine
owner. Cripple Greek: William Rlcharsis,
elevator pilot; Mrs George r. Wolfe. LIN
coin, seb.: a child OF Mrs. Wolfe. Beia
]. Lorah. Central City. Col' Ferdinana
French. treasurer OF Gilpin county Aiy-
ron r.. Hawley. Union Pacific clerk T.
". Edwards. butcher. Denver.
peter rurnry leaves sEee.o1 worth or
r,rouersv and no known relatives HIS
parents. who were French. were Killed
In the wreck of the brig Peter GuuFy on
The ranks OF Newfoundland oser hity
years ago He, then baby, was res-
sss&d the sole survivor. fflz resIaefs gave
him the rane OF Peter Gurnry-
WORT on the ruins was suspended and
she search for bodies discontinued this
afternoon till the walls. which threatened
10 foppia over ard bury the workmen,
could be pulled down. IL is believed there
are al least ten more bodies In the ruins.
and several days VIII probably ciapse be-
fore all can be recovered.
The body OF James Murphy was shipped
tonight with the body OF Burt 70 Chicago.
the body of NJ. T.. Hawiey. the Union Pa
eific railroad clerk, to Omaha. the body Of
Frederick HnbhoId 20 Lisbon. Iowa. The
bodies OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c. Grein-
or viii be sent tn Grand Rapids, Mich.
where they. formerly lived.
Mrs. Celia Decker has wired Chief
a@trt rTfr
news OF william Decker. who was bell
boy at The 1.umry at the time OF TIE ex-
plosion II 10 likely the boy persisted.
Fire Chief Roberts says he saw Elmer
Ioesher, also known as Pierce. he yoarg
engineer whose carIessnesg caused the
explosion. walking rapidly away from the
scene Of the disaster about ten minutes
after the fire department arrived. De-
tectives are searching for him.
Mayor McMurray. who has remained at
the scene OF the disaster directing the
operations. has announced his intention
or sending n communication 20 the city
council demanding stringent legislation in
regard 10 the inspection Of boilers and
the issue OF engineers papers. The Den.
Yer branch OF the National Association
or Stationary Engineers viii meet tonor
row TO take action regarding the expio-
sion. The members are exasperated at the
iaxity said to exist I'm official circles In
the matter of boiler inspection.
Z. A. Abbey, supposed TO have been
among the dead In the ruins, turns out 20
be alive. teicgraphirg from Pueblo that
he left the hotel the night before the ex-
plosion.
Work was resumed excavatng In the
ruins this evening. the most dangerous
part OF tho wall having been removed.
The rlmor that the engineer had been
seen alive Is not verified. At f2.an a. IN. n
body. supposed TO be that OF a s. Blake.
of Pueblo. was taken out. Two others are
in sight All are so burned and mangled
"a TO be almost beyond recognition. This
brings the total number recovered thus
far TO sixteen.