Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-28

Omaha, Feb. 2s-The list Of dead
in the Dewey hotel fire may not
exceed fifteen or twenty, possibly
less. The number 10 still indefi.
mite, however. Only about twenty
out Of the, sixty in the building
thus far are actually accounted for.
Omaha, Feb. 2s.-Lo.s of life esti-
mated all the way from twenty to
seventy-dve resulted from fire which
destroyed the Dewey hotel. second
class hostelry occupying three-story
building at Thirteenth and Farnum
streets, today. The fire was discovered
at o'clock and 1t was three hours la
ter that the firerren pronounced it un-
der control. It was confined to the
building where 1t started
Only four bodies were recovered be-
fore the flames drove the firemen from
the building. James Proks, copper
smith, and Charles Beverly, employed
In local oyster house, attempted to
escape, and their bodies were found in
the hallway on the second floor"
Hotel Rsoist0r Destroyed.
The fact that the hotel register was
destroyed VIII make it hard to secure
list Of the dead, and while the
manager OF the place. states that about
fifty were registered. others about the
hotel declare that many of the guests
were not registered and that the total
number was more nearly 100. OF these
not more than twenty-five are known
to have escaped. The known dead are:
CHARLES CUMMINGS, jumped
from the third story, breaking his
neck.
CHARLES BEVERLY, waiter.
JAMES PROKS, coppersmith.
Some Of the Injured.
Some of the injured are:
Mrs. C. E. Wilkins, wife Of the pro-
prietor of hotel, went insane.
LYDIA Nelson. 1924 Dodge street,
burned on face and BODY.
Iona Jennings. overcome by smoke
Mark Henninway. Ewing, Neb.. ov-
erCOme Dy SINOhe, may uAc'
Clara Newman. overcome by smoke.
Unidentified woman, overcome by
smoke probably will die.
Swedish housekeeper, Tina, went in
sane.
E. c. Stiss, overcome by smoke.
Cause Not Determined.
The cause Of the fire has not been
determined. 1t started in the rear o.
the building but had gained great
headway before discovered.
The lower floor of the building is
occupied by the Raphael-Pred Clothing
Company, the Hitler Liquor Company,
and the Adams Express Company. The
stocks Of all these companies are en-
tirely destroyed.
So.suddenly did the flames reach ev-
ery part Of the building that few Of
those asleep on the different floors had
time to reach windows. and none was
able to reach the escapes. One man.
Charles Cummings, a bartender, who
H
Of. the hotel, opened window and
plunged from the third story to the
sidewalk. He struck head first on the
concrete walk and was mashed into a
misshapen mass.
Left Sister to Fate.
Mrs. c.. E. wilkins, who, with her
sister. had q room on the second floor
facing the alley in the rear. dragged
her sister, Mrs. Alice Bonnevie, who
had collapsed, to window, and Mrs.
wilkins was forced to jump for her
own life Two policemen broke her fall
but she was badly injured. Her sis
ter's body is in the ruins
Jesse d. Mold, night clerk, was the
last living person to leave the build
ing. He opened the door of his office
on the second floor when he heard an
explosion and was driven back by a
huff Of smoke and flames. He at
tempted to rouse the guests but was
forced to go to the street almost over
come.
.Firsmsn Come Too Late.
"a few who escaped from second
story windows or from the one en-
trance On ne Thirteenth street side
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