Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1895-08-21
WRECKED BY AN EXPLOSION
,..o,v , of Boilers in the Base
ment Supposed to Have
Blown UP.
ruf RUINS BURNED FIERCELY
r,.omen We're Unable to Res
cue the Imprisoned Un-
fortunateS.

DENVER, Aug. lS'-Ahe ouin9
el I7s5 to 1888 Lawrence street, was
wrecked by terrific explosion at 1910
, m, The rear half of the building, a
kstorv brick and stone structure,
vsnt down with a crash. The hotel
vss crowded with guests, and at least
~ d them must have been killed, as
vell as the entire force Of hotel en-
Moves, who were sleeping in the por-
tou Of the building which fell. On
both sides Of Lawrence, from Seven
ssuth to Eighteenth streets, and on
Larsmier, directly back of the hotel,
the plate glass windows of the business
houses were blown in and a number OF
PEDESTRIANS were injured by falling
class. The fronts of many buildings in
Ne vicinity were badly wrecked.
The Boilers Exploded.
The cause of the explosion is uncer-
/ tain, but it is supposed that the battery
| Of boilers in the hotel basement must
! have exploded. The sound was heard
throughout the city, awakening people
. mile from the scene. A cloud of
dust was thrown 1000 feet in the air.
During the height of the excitement
. team ran away ON Eighteenth street,
stampeding the great crowd of spec
tators. A number of the people were
more or less injured by being trampled
! On and falling in the broken glass
which covered the streets and side
walks in every direction.
Electric light wires dangling from
broken poles in the alley added fresh
peril to the firemen. One horse was
Killed BY coming in contact with a live
vls Two injured women had been
almost extricated from the ruins when
ae flames approached so close that
ns reScuers had to abandon them for
sasir own safety.
Death List Is Fifty-six.
at 2:40 "a have been accounted for,
a1 Oeing probably fatally injured and
ne rest less seriously. Shortly before
'ns explosion occurred the night clerk
VS heard to remark that 20 guests
were In the house. The list of servants
sli nos exceed 10, making a possible
death list Of 56.
Night Clerk Irwin is among the snr.
Nors' though badly injured. He
,Asss mat there We're 81 rooms in the
a'si, OF which 81 were occupied, some
aem oy three persons. In the rear
pnuon, which is completely DESTROYED.
ssis u rooms, all of which were oc.
suped. ~ "oie oo'
Largely Family Hotel.
ins uumry hotel was a 5.storv br;ck
wan STONE front, and was built about
years ago. 1t was of the better
,,s., s O' second-class hotels, catering
,easas 70 ~, transient family pat
|rhilSs mus many ladies and
|Tha Tsn We're among the guests.
lds, ou.dng was built as the
Gsna..,M @ Masee by the widow of
pisd 49, -. Iom Thumb and was so occu-
Ao.a, r beng remodeled for use as
ovnsS = 1umry & Grenier have
Gunrv r 'as ,s' Motel for several years. Mr..
|nd hss was a prominent contractor
tAa hn;l,s uone much of the work dur.
Grsais, i.alng a Of the state capitol. Mr..
fgG. IL Inc capacity Of man
=, Haer and Daughter Perish.
,d s' Nv LIS, Aug. l9.-Frank Kasear
H.. y hs 4-year-old daughter Hilya.
Sbieh Darned to death in a fire
esrs, ~. uestroyed their residence and
small vsner ,;,s buildings at Algonquin,
siiage near here.