The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-25
The Baldwin Structure Had No
Dividing Wall.
BURIED IN THE RUINS
The Terrible Odor OF Burned Flesh Comes
From the 6molderine Ashes. .
Gangs OF Workers Hunting
for the Victims.

sitting in a chair almost as natural as
life. 1t was partially burned and
blackened by smoke. but was easily
recognizable. 1t is supposed he fell
asleep in the chair and was overcome
by smoke before the flames commenced
| to eat at his flesh. Late this afternoon
an unrecognizable body. supposed to be
that of a woman. was recovered from
| the ruins OF the theater. The belief
| that there are more bodies still in the
| ruins In gaining credence. and the fire-
men to-day reported that terrible
| odor such as follows the incineration OF
This Is particularly true in the debris
| on the Ellis street side, where IL is be-
| lieved persons have been lost whose
identity Is unknown. and who were not
| in the list of the guests.
Four persons are known to be miss
ing. They are: John J. Carter. asso-
ciate judge OF the Jockey club: Tate
| Pryor, sheet writer for Bookmaker j.
j. Carroll: - Andrews, cashier Baldwin
grotto; w. w. Benchley. employe OF
| restaurant.
Arrangements for the removal OF the
| debris are being carried on under the
| supervision of the fire department. and
already much valuable property has
| been recovered. The hotel safe. con-
tanning many valuables belonging
| 10 guests, mas bttn lOCattu, anu tuS
| work of righting IL preparatory to
| opening II being prosecuted as rapidly
| as its dangerous position viii admit.
over $4,000 belonging to horsemen Is In
| the safe.
The work Of clearing away the ruins
will commence as soon as the ruins
are cool enough to permit workmen to
| go ahead with the contract. The dis
| position Of the site Of the old Baldwin
is an interesting one. and there are
| dozens of rumors connecting dinerent
capitalists and concerns with the erec.
ton of a structure to cover the razed
hotel and the popular Baldwin theater.
The Hibernia bank holds Ssoo.ooo
mortgage on the premises. and II IN
said that this concern will put up
\ magnificent hotel and theater. and ru-
mors say that the Southern Pacffc VIII
do the same thing. and that arrange
ments are already being made to this
| end.
j. ID. spreckles. the owner OF one of
the most handsome buildings i'm this
city. and the highest on the Pacihc
| coast is said to have his heart fixed
| on another sky-scraper, to be even
more beautiful than the one already
bearing his name.
James Phelan. mayor OF this city and
| o multimillionaire. already the posses
sor Of gigantic structure farther down
Market street. is mentioned as being
desirous of beautifying the city with an
| edifice erected over the grave OF the
| old Baldwin; and so the rumors keep
flying. but where they will end only
| time can tell. but II Is certain that
building of more than usual size and
beauty will be erected as monument
| to the Baldwin.
| A careful estimate OF the loss by the
| Baldwin hotel fire places the total at
| 81 500 900, on which at the outside there
was not over si50.0oo insurance. The
| sra "A ha hnfpl
was ridiculously small. The reason for
| this lay in the high rate charged. and
| the fact that underwriters did not care
| to carry a large line on such building.
built of wood. with no brick DIVIDING
wall. and but one outside wall OF brick.
The insurance on the stocks OF goods
| in the burned stores and their fittings
amounts to s72. 500. George A. Moss car
ried s22. 500: Hyman a Myers. $4,000:
Isaac Grants drug store. 5000; J. j.
| Groom, 50. 900; Moses A. Gunst, 81 900; J.
Edlin, s.. 500 and smaller sums were
| carried by other tenants. The smoke
and water damage in the adjoining
buildings was $4,000. 90 that s150.00o
| will cover the insurance loss.
f. J. Baldwins property In this city
and Los Angeles. with the exception of
a small part OF the Santa Anita rancn.
fs covered by a blanket mortgage.
| which calls for the payment OF a debt
| OF 81, ,625. 900. with interest at 81 per
cent. a year. except that money loan
| ed on property in the city of Los An
geles is to bear 8 per cent. year. OF
the Santa Anita ranch. 2.767 acres are
| included in the mortgage and parts OF
| the Rancho San Francisquito and the
Merced ranch are also included In the
list OF securities. as well as all Of Bald
wins holdings in the Santa Anita col
ony and the town OF FL Mont
About $500. 900 OF the mortgage covers
the Baldwin hotel property. and the
opinion Is entertained that the site
alone is worth at least s5oo.ooo over the
| mortgage.
| The number OF victims OF the Bald
win hotel fire Is yet unknown. The Ex-
aminer this morning gives the follow
ing fist
Dead
| JONATHAN L. WHITE. capitalist.
| residing in the hotel.
| LEWIS MEYERS. secretary Laluya
Mining company.
JOHN J. CARTER. associate Judge OF
the California Jockey club.
TATE PRYOR. sheet writer TO J. J.
Carroll.
| Missing
]. NJ. LEITHEAD. purser Of the City
| OF Sydney.
MR. ANDREWS. cashier OF the Bald
| win Grotto.
W. w. BENcHLEY. employe of the
grill room.
Injured
Mrs. Simon II. Seymour. severely
| bruised.
James Coltan. had cut severely.
Charles Towne. scalp and hand cut.
Bridget Mitchell. broken ankle.
The Chronicle places Carter and Pry-
or among the missing. while the Call
| confines the list OF dead TO White and
| f.xars ana adds Mrs. Andraxs and
children of Salt Lake to the missing.
and omits the name of Tate Pryor. as
he Is said to have been seen by friends
since the fire. 1t will be some time be-