Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 23 August 1895 — Page 3

Business Directory, l THE IIEC.ITIIII MTIOML WK. I DECA I'UK. • INDIANA. CAPITAL STOCK, SIOO.OOO. h'FFJCERS:—P. Smith. Prenident: J B. HOLTIIOIbK. Vicc-Pru*l<i«nt; 0. A. DV MN, CHShio ; E. X. Ehingku. Awlxtiint Castile''■ DIRECTORS -P. W. SMITH. Wm. A. Kl '.HLkh, .1 II IltpK. D. G M. I'hoht. J. II Hi'bhim'k.C. A'dug vs, John B. Hoi.thoi st. 'Thll bank doos a gen<’*j|l banking bii»ln<-»s. Loans money upon Approved swiiriiy, uk oountH ixiper, muKoH collections, mmiu" moiivj to any points, buys county and city orders. | Interest given on money d< posited, on time , eertltlca les. TheOld Adams County Bank 6APITAL, »12U.000. ESTABLISHED, 1871. Officers:—W. H. Niblick. Pre*.. D. SUtdatiaker, Vice-pres; Rufus K. Aiilson. Cashier. 0. 8. Niblick, Ass't Cashier. Do a general banking business. Collections made in all paau of the country. County, City and Township orders bought. For ’lgn ana Domestic Exchange bought and •< Id. Interest paid on tinaft deposits. Paul G. Hooper, I Attorney a,t laa.'W Decatur, Indiana. I . I. FRANCK. J. I. MEHHYMAN FRANCE A MERRYMAN, A.ttornoy«»at-Ijaw, Office:—Nos. 1, 2 and 3, over the Adams Countv Bank. Collections a specialty. J. n.. JBOBO, VIASTFK CONIiniNNIONBK AND ATTOHNBY-AT-LAW. Heal Estate and Collections. It. K. EH WIN, Attomoy»at«Liftw, Hoorn I »nd 2 Niblick & Tonnellier Block, r Decatur, Indiana. <«. K. DICKERSON, Attorney and Notary X=»xxTolio. Pension claims a specialty Real estate and ollection agent. Geneva, * - Indiana. M. L. HOLLOWAY, Itl. D. Office and residence one door north of M. E. church. Diseases of women and children a specialty. A. G. HOLLOWAY, Physician and Surgeon. Office over Boston Store, Residence one floor north of M.E Church. 38-31tf I j. C?. jsr3SE*Tcnxru, DENTIST. Nowlocaleu over itoiliiouse's shoe store, i prepared to do all work pertaining to the dental profession. Gold tilling a specialty. By the use of Mayo's Vapor he is enabled to extract teeth without pam. Work guaranteed. 0-0 TO H. M. ROMBERG For Your IjX V JdK.'lT. the Best Rigs and most Reasonable Prices, lit! * - ■■ - Madison Street Gallery. MISS JULIA BRADLEY &BRO., Props. (Successors to H. B. Knot!.) Cabinets, Tintypes, Photos, Groups Done in the latest style of art. All work guaranteed and price the lowest. Gallery on Madison street, north of court house. 38-31tf __ qp MERRYMAN’S FACTORY •> 'f you can get all kinds of Hard and Soft Wood, Siding, Flooring, Brackets. Moulding, Odd-sized Sash and Doors. In fact all kinds of building material madore furnished on short notice. J D. HALE, DEALER IN-— Grain i OU, Seeds, , Coal, “ Wool Lime, Salt, Fertilizers; Elevators on the Chicago & Erie and Clover Leaf railroads. Office and Retail store southeast oorner of Second and Jefferson streets. gWYOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED Look Here! I am here to stay and can'sell Organs and Pianos cheaper than anybody else can afford to % sell them. I sell different makes. GLEANING AND REPAIRING done rearonable. See me first and save money. j, T. COOTS De c atur, Ind.

r . ; Gumry Hotel Wrecked by a Terrific i Explosion TL’.s Morning. MANY GUESTS IN THE RUINS. , < i Sixty People lit Tlint Portion Destroyed, , Nearly All of Whom Must He Dead. ( j The Boilers In the Basement Thought to Have Exploded—Ruins Are Burning | Fiercely—Hhrleks of the Wounded. I Denver, Aug. 19.—. The Gumry hotel ‘.725 to 1733 Lawrence street, was < wracked by a terrible explosion at 12:10 1 thia morning. The rear half of the j building, a 5-story brick and stone ( fracture, went down with a crash. The , aotel was crowded with guests, and i nany of them must have been killed as well as the entire force of hotel em- | ployos, who were sleeping in the portion l of the building that fell. On both sides I of Lawrence, from Seventeenth to Eigh- , teenth street, and on Larimer, directly back of the Gumry, the plateglass windows of the business houses were blown in and a number of pedestrians were injured by falling glass. The fronts of many buildings in the vicinity were badly wrecked. The hotel structure for 100 feet along the alley and'extending 75 feet toward the front is a mass of debris. Brick and I blaster are piled in heaps 20 feet high, and from this mass of wreckage can be heard the means of the injured and dying. At 12:35 five injured persons have been taken out. They were all inmates of the upper s-tory and sank down with he floors, escaping more fortunately than those below, who are still buried .n the ruins. The firemen are working liße beavers and digging into the debris, but are making little progress. The remaining portion of the building from which the guests are being removed by ladders as fast as possible is expected to fall at any moment, and precautions to avert further loss of life adds to the difficulty in reaching the dead and injured. By some estimates, 60 people were in the portion of the hotel destroyed, j nearly all of whom must be dead. It will be late before a full list can be obtained.. The cause of the explosion is uncertain, but it is supposed that the battery ot boilers in the hotel basement must have exploded. The sound of the explosion was heard throughout the city, awakening people in bed a mile away. A cloud of dust was thrown a thousand feet in the air, and as there is not a bit of air stirring it still hangs in the air like a huge, column. Minute atoms of powered brick and mortar are descending like gentle snow. At 12:50 the ruins are fiercely burning and the firemen have been obliged to retreat from the work of rescue. Every engine iu the city is pouring streams into the mass, but the flames cannot be possibly gotten under, control before many of the injured have been cremated. As their chances of escape lessen the cries of the imprisoned people are increasing, heartrending shrieks rising from every portion of the great mass of wreckage. Two injured women had been almost extricated from the ruins w’hen the flames approached so close that the rescuers had to abandon them for their own safety. Both voices have now been silenced, fire completing the work commenced by the explosion. The bodies of three women are also to be seen in the back part of the building, but cannot be reached. The flames make it impossible for the work of rescue to be carried on, and the loss of life will be appalling. Six persons have been taken from the wreck, all badly injured. Yesterday 22 people ? registered at the hotel many late at night. The latest estimate of the dead makes the number 60. Denver, Aug. 20.—A portion of Gumry hotel, the scene of the frightful disaster is still standing, gaunt and sinister, constantly threatening to crash down upon those delving in the ruins at any moment. The search for victims has been .carried on with the utmost energy constantly with the aid of 20 arc lights. Flames broke out afresh in the wreckage last night, add the lire engines were again called upon to drench the ruins with water, still further im- . peding the work of rescue. The list of dead and missing now numbers 25, making the disaster the worst that ever occurred in the city. Late last night only seven bodies had been recovered, being thdse of Manager Greiner and his wife, clasped ill each others arms; George Burt, a Rock Island railroad conductor; Mrs. George R. Wolfe and daughter; Fred Hubbold, and Will Richards, the elevator operator of the hotel. Engineer Pierce In the Ruins. Among the missing "is now included Elmer Pierce, the night engineer, who is said to have re-entered the hotel just before the explosion oecurml. It is to this carelessness that the disaster is attributed. The bodies of Peter Gumry and General Adams are still in the ruins. Judge, James Glynn, who was at flist supposed to have been in his room at the hotel, turns out to be Holyoke, Col.,

where he win spending Sunday with friends. - / A vast throng surronndod the building on every side, pressing forward as far as the fire ropes will allow. The police are constantly guarding against any one slipping through the lines on account of the great danger that the front of the building may fall. The body of E. E. McCloskey of Colorado Springs, a wealthy owner of Cripple Creek mines, has been taken from the ruins. This, with James Murphy, who died while being taken out, makes eight bodies thus far recovered. The fire is under control, and 100 teams are at work removing the debris, though at bust the work is painfully slow. Early this morning three more bodies Were uncovered, those of Bela 1. Lorah and Frederick French of Central City, Colo., and an unknown. The former have been identified by Mr. Lorah’s father, who is assisting in removing the debris from the bodies. The third body is burned beyond recognition. Liat of the Dead. Peter Grumry, owner of the hotel. R, C. Greiner, manager of the hotel. Mrs. Greiner, clerk of the hotel. Child of Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Greiner. General Charles Adams, Manitou, Colo. A. L. Blake, Pueblo, Colo. Myron E. Hawley, Denver. James Murphy, contractor, Denver. Georue Burt, Colorado Springs. Mrs. G. K. Wolf and Daughter, Lincoln, Neb. Fred Hubbold, Elizabeth, la. E. E. McCloskey. Colorado Springs. Belt I. Lorah, Central City, Colo. Frederick French, Central City, Colo. Will Richards, elevator operator. Three Chambermaids, names unknown. Bell Boy, name unknown. Unknown Person. Minning. Mr. Greiner, father of R. C. Greiner, manager of the hotel. Bud Burns, Colorado Springs. W. J. Carson, Pueblo, Colo. Judge Glynn, Leadville, Colo. J. A. Brown, Omaha. J, S. Kirk, Omaha. Elmer Pierce, engineer of the hotel. Injured. Joseph Muneal, Cairo, Ills., face and head terribly cut, body bruised, internal injuries. Michael C. Burgess, severely cut about face. A. E. Irwin, night clerk, cut and bruised. J. H. Letson. body badly bruised, internal injuries. - Fred Coleman, not serious. , Bud Hopkins, not serious. Rescuers Beaten Back. The scene surrounding the death of r Tames Murphy, contractor, was heartrending. The firemen engaged at the ! rear of the building heard the agonizing cries from the man that he was burning, and asked them to continue to play the water. After a few hours of heroic work the firemen reached him. His legs were pinioned between heavy joists. After the most herculean efforts, with dense smok< blinding them, the firemen released Murphy’s left leg. At this moment a shot of flame compelled them to withdraw. Murphy then offered his rescuers SI,OOO to get him out, and piteously demanded them to chop his leg off. A second later the west walls collapsed and covered Murphy with tons of ruins. A suit of clothes was found in the ruins of the hotel in the pockets of which was a 1,000 mile railroad book bearing the name of A. Stucky, and a letter addressed to Miss Hattie Layton, fcellvidere, Ills. Wan In the Ruins Ten Hours. i M. E. Letson, a dairyman of this city, was in the ruins 10 hours before he was rescued; His injuries are a crushed arm, several contusions and the shock to his nerves. Mr. Letson said: “I was inore encased than pinioned, as only my ieft leg and right arm were held Lown by any weights. You cannot i ive the faintest idea of my feelings as I lay there in the basement with all the ruins on top and around me, hearing the excruciating cries of the dying and those in agony, and being almost overcome by the shock and smoke, soaked with water and almost drowned, and fearing that the nexUfirifcute I would be buried alive.” The total loss caused by the explosion and fire is about $75,000. The Gumry hotel was worth about $25,000 and had SB,OOO worth of furniture. It is a total wreck, but was insured for $25,000. The McMann block, which stands next to the Gumry, was also heavily damaged. It was owned by Colonel E. F. Bishop and was built in 1890. It is a 4-story pressed brick and is occupied throughout by the A. Lilliblade Furniture company. The whole rear end of this block is ruined. The loss on the building is about $25,000, as it will have to be torn down. s' Denver, Aug. 21.—Sixteen bodies have so far been taken®put of the ruinsj of the Gumry hotel and it is evident that the death roll, when completed, will contain 24 or 25 names, possibly more. It is believed there are at least 10 more bodies in the ruins and several days will probably elapse before all can be recovered. The anxiety, felt regarding J. A. Brown and J. L. Kirk of Omaha was somewhat relieved yesterday afternoon when it was learned that the room which they occupied Saturday night was occupied;, Sunday night by William Decker, a bell' boy. Brown and Kirk may haVp , left’the hotel Sunday night. Fire Ch.iet’ Roberts says that he saw Elmer Loesher, also known as Pierce, the young engineer whose eargjessness caused the explosion, walking rapidly away from the Scene' of* the disaster about 10 minutes after the fire department arrived: Detectives are searching for him. 8. A. Abbey, supposed to have been among the dead in the Gumry disaster, turps out to be alive, telegraphing from Pueblo that he left thejtotel the night 1-uxfrwa ilia ornlAcinH uate last nignt a oorty supposed to be that of Albert 8. Blake of Pueblo, Colo., was taken out. Two others are in sight. All are so badly burned that' ttjey are

Sick Or Bilious Headache Cured by Taking AYER'S Ptl Cathartic Pills Awarded Medal and Diploma At World’s Fair. 1 Ask your Druggist for Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, j nure-ognizeanic. counting these the , number recovered thus far is 16. Mayor McMurray, vJ’ito Has ! remained ! constantly at the scene of the catastro- | Che directingoperations, has announced ; is intention of sending a communication to the city council demanding more stringent legislation in regard to the inspection of boilers and the issue of engineers’ papers. The Denver branch of the National Assaciation of Stationary Engineers will meet this evening to take action regard- ■ ing the explosion. Tin engineers are exasperated at the laxuy said to exist in j official circles iu the matter of boiler in- ‘ spection. . | According to Indian Custom. Tacoma, Aug. 21.—Mrs. A. Henry, a half-breed, has brought suit to recover the land oh which the village of Lillawlap Falls, on Hood canal, is located. The evidence has brought out the fact that her father, a white man, married her mother according to Indian custom, by purchase, giving a shotgun for her. The defense sets up the illegality of the marria,''.*, claiming that the daughter is illegitimate and not entitled to the property. ■ Speed Trial of the St. Louis. Southampton, Aug. 21.—The steam trials of the American line steamer St. • Louis over a measured course in the English channel yesterday were a complete success. The course was 104 knois in length and the time in which it was covered was 4 hours, 41 minutes and 1 second, which gives a mean speed of 22 3-10 knots. There was a smooth sea and bright sunshine, with little wind Caused by the Explosion of Artillery Bnrracks In Russia. Vienna, Aug. 20. —Trieste papers re- ; port that an explosion destroyed the arI tillefy barracks at ToulaY Russia, and J that 300 men were killed, including many officers. The barracks were found to be completely undermined. Many arrests have been made. Er ie Lines. Schedule In eflect June 9, 1896 Trains Leave Decatur as Follows TRAINS WEST. Mo. 5, Vestibule Limited, daily for I «... „ M N 0.3, Pacific Express, daily fort . .. Chicago f No. 1. Express, daily except Sun-1 10:45 A. .v day tor Chicago f No. 31, Local, daily, except Sun-1 10 . 45 A M day..... ( THAINS EAST. No. 8, Vestibule Limited, daily for I H . |W p M New York and Boston J ■ No- 2, Express, daily except Suu-1 ... p M day tor New York f No. 12. Express, daily for New l .. York f i..i. a. m No. 30. Local, daily except Suu- , day j 10:45 A. M. Through coaches and sleeping cars to New York and Boston. Trains 1 and 2 stop at al stations on the C. & E. division. ' Train No. 12 carries through sleeping cars to Columbus. Cirelevill. Chiliicathe Waverly. Portsmouth. Irontor. and Kenova, via Colum bus Hocking A'alley & Toledo and Norfolk A Western Lines. J. W. DeLong, Agent. W. G. MacEdwaßPS T P A. Huntington. Grand Ranids & Indiana Railroad Took effect June 23,1895. GOING NORTH. STATIONS. No. 1 No. 3 No. 5 j No. 7 Cincinnati..lve 8 05atn 8 30pm, Richmond 3 30pm 11 00 .. 11 25 .. Winchester.... 434.. 1200.. 122Qam Portland 517 . . 12 42pm 12 51 Decatur 612 .. 145 .. 137 Ft.Wayne...arr 6 55.. 2 35.. 210 “ ...Ive 2 55ptn 2 20.. 8 00am Kendallville 4 05.. 3 14.. 9 10.. Rome City 4 22.. 3 26.. 9 26.. Wolcottville 4 28 1 9 32 .. . Valentine 4 40 9 44 .. LaGrange 4 41'.. 3 48.. 952 .. Lima..... 5 59 10 04.. Sturgis 515.. 4 06.. 10 16.. Vicksburg 614... 4 52.. 1116. Kalamazoo, arr 6 40. 515 .. 11 45. •• ..ive 7(5 .. 520 .. 1155 pm Gr. Rapids..arr ........ 9 15.. 6 50am 130.. “ ..Ive 7 00aml0 45 . 800.. 1 40.. D.,G.H.&M.cr 715.. 11 IX) ... 813.. IKI Howard City... 8 20.. 12 05am 2 39. 1 Big Rapids .... 9 05.. 12 45.. 9 30.. 3 13. I RewlCity 9 40.. 125 1005.. 340. Cadii.ac.... .arr 10 45 .. '.‘Op.. 10 55.. 4 . ....Ive 1110 •• 24Wun11(0.. 4 40.. Traverse City 1240 pm 720 . ' Kalkaska...... 135 pm 4 00.. . .... 5 50. r Petoskey . ... 340 .. 550 ... 140 .. 720 . MackinacCitv. 5 2«.. 7 20.. |3OO .. . , ~ GOING SOUTH. 1 STATIONS. No. 2 ! Not'6 I No. 4 I No. 8. Mackinac City,. 9 Oi’pml 9 30am1,3 COpni; Petoskey 1030 .. .10 <®'.. 4 15.. i...v— Kalkaskh 13S7aml 5 50.. I t. ■ Trnverse City; ....10 35.. 525 Cadillac... Atrr 2 10.. 125 pm 710 i ....Ive 2 30.. lisi.. 7-;15'., 7«am , Reed City.,..,. 3 40.. 2 35.. 815 . 8 45.. Big Rapids. 408 .. 323 .. 837 . S' l’> '• Howard City..l 51K) .. 105..' 1010.. , dI.G.H.&M.cr 605 .. 5 10.. 10(0 It 15 . Gr. Rapids .arr 6 20.. 525.. 1015 11130. “ ..Ive 725 am 600.. 1140 pm 2 15pm, Kalamazoo.arr 9 20.. 7 52.. 135 am 4ho. •• ...Ive 9 25.. 800 ........ 4 05.. ■ Vicksburg,.-V4» .. -B.BK- —A4BO . .Sturgis ........ 10 42.. .... 5 15.. Lima. 10 51 .. 924 527 . ■ LaGrange .... 1107 .. 936 .. •.-... 531'.. Valentine 11 18 ~ 944 546.. Wolcottville... i 130.. 954 557 Rome City..... 1136 .. 9 59;. 602 .. Kendallville... 11 50 .. 10 16 622 ... Ft. Wayne..arr 1255 ... 1125 730 .. " " —s.lve 115 pm 11 45 .. 545 am Decatur 1 59.. 12 36.. 6110 Portland 3 00.. 140 am 730.. .......... Winchester... 3 44.. 2 25.. 809 Richmond 445 .. 320 .. 915 pm Cincinnati...... 7 25,, 715 .. 12 ftte. ...... Trains 2 and 4 run daily between Grand Rapids and Cincinnati. C, L. LOCKWOOD. Gen.- Pass. Agent JEFF. BRYSON Agent, . ' Decatur Ind

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