Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-08-23
FULLY A SCORE ARE MISSING.

Denver, Aug. ia portion OF the
Gumry hotel, the scene of last nights
frightful disaster, is still standing, the
gaunt and sinister ruin, constantly
threatening to crash down on those
delving in the ruins at moments no.
tice. The searching for victims has
been carried on with the utmost energy
constantly since the explosion occurred,
and is being continued tonight with the
aid of 20 arc lights.
The flames broke out afresh in the
wreckage tonight and the fire engines
are again pouring forth water, still fur
Their impeding the work of rescue. The
list of dead and missing is unknown,
but numbers %, making the disaster
the worst that ever occurred in this
city. Up to 1880 p. m. tonight only
eight bodies had been recovered being
those of Manager Greiner and his wife,
clasped in each others arms; George
Burt a railroad conductor; Mrs. George
B. Wolfe and daughter, Fred Hubbold
and Will Richards, the elevator man.
Among the missing is now included
Elmer Pierce mot Lusher), the night
engineer. who is said to have re-entered
the hotel just before the explosion oc-
that the disaster Is attributed.
The bodies of Peter Gumry and Gen.
eral Adams are still in the ruins. Judge
James Glynn, who was at first sup
posed to have been in his room at the
hotel, turns out to be at Holyoke, Col,
where he was spending Sunday with
friends.
AN ACCOUNTING DEATH.
The scene surrounding the death of
James Murphy, contractor, was heart
rending. The flremen engaged at the
rear of the building heard the agoniz-
ing cries from the man that he was
burning, and to continue to play the
water
After Is minutes of heroic work the
firemen reached him. His lower limbs
were pinioned between two heavy
joists. After an almost herculean eff
fort, with dense smoke binding the
firemen's eyes, Murphy's leg was re-
leased. At this moment a sheet of
flame compelled the men to withdraw.
Murphy then offered his rescuers $1,000
to get him out. and piteously begged for
them to chop his leg Off A second la
ter the west wall collapsed and covered
i
ply came to Denver from Omaha six
years ago.
OTHER MISSING AND SAVED.
Mrs George E. Wolfe, from Lincoln,
Neb., was a victim of the catastrophe.
She was accompanied by her 5-year-old
daughter. Mrs. Wolfes husband is a
prominent tobacco manufacturer of
Lincoln. He left the hotel yesterday
for tour of Colorado.
]. A. Brown and ]. L. Kirk, of Oma-
ha, are among the missing. They reg
istered at the Gumry Sunday after
noon, and have not been seen since the
| explosion. Mrs. Brown telegraphed an
| inquiry from Omaha, and Chief Gould
| ing answered that there were little
| 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 A. Stuckey and letter ad-
| dressed to Mrs. Hattie Layton, Belvi-
| dere, Ill.
]. e. Calkins, wife and baby, who
| were thought for time to have been
| victims Of the casualty have been locat-
| ed in Highlands. Mr.. Calkins is q
newspaper man from Davenport. Iowa
and is city editor of the Gazette.
M. e. (not J. HI Letson, a dairyman
of this city, was in the ruins 10 hours
before he was rescued. His injuries are
a crushed arm, several Commissions and
| the shock to his nerves.
The total loss caused by the explo
sion and fire is about $4,000. The
Gumry hotel was worth about $751;
and had $4,000 worth of furniture 1t is
a total wreck, but was insured for $25,.
000
Fred Hubbold, or Hauser, of Eliza
BETH Iowa, has been added to the lis
of the dead, and the following to tn,
list of the missing: J. L. Kirke, Oma
ha; j. A. Brown, Omaha, and Elmel
Pierce, engineer of the Gumry hotel.
| SEARCH BEGAN EARLY.
Out of the 40 or more people il
the hotel when the explosion occurred
a score of them were gotten out safely
Three We're rescued with more or les;
serious injuries. and others are unoues
tionably lying dead beneath the mas
of bricks and shattered beams ant
| twisted iron at the rear end of tn,
ruined building.
The death list will include the owne
of the hotel, Peter Gumry and Manage
| Robert c. Greiner and his wife. VIII,
acted as day clerk.
| Before fire added to the horrors O
the explosion the flremen were appeale,
| to piteously by men and women who's
lives were being crushed out in tn
ruins. When the fire broke out tina
| ended it. Joe Munal of Cairo, ILL.,, wa
| rescued at 2:30 o'clock after hours o
work and it is certain that no more vic
Tins can be alive.
A. e. Erwin, the night clerk, VIII
| with the barkeeper, William Rubbe
had miraculous escape, went over tn
| register for the last few days thi
morning, and endeavcred to call t
mind the occupants of the differen
| rooms.
DEAD AND MISSING.
| He says there were between SO and S
| people registered and 16 We're occupying
| back rooms, where it was most Difficult
| to escape
Gen. Charles Adams of Manitou, Col
| occupied room IL in the rear of tn
| hotel over the boilers, the section o.
which the havoc of the explosion wa
hardest. If he was in the room he
} undoubtedly dead. A. l.. Blake Q
Florence, Col, was sleeping directl
| over the boiler, and Rubbe places hir
also among the dead. Myron E. Haw
, ley, clerk in the freight department G
! the Union Pacific railroad office, VIII
roomed in the rear end, had gone I
bed early, and is counted among tn
lost. James Murphy, contractor was
regular boarder and roomed In the dc
| stroyed portion Rubbe saws he was |