FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

LOCALITY

St. Paul, MN Depot Hotel Fire, Jul 1905

Posted July 9th, 2008 by Tammie Miller

FATAL HOTEL FIRE.

Six Persons Burned to Death at Depot House in St. Paul.

St. Paul, Minn., July 18.---At Wabash, Minn., six persons were burned to death in a fire which early today destroyed the Depot Hotel.

The dead:
MRS. A. HOFFMAN and baby.
ROBERT JOHNSON, an expressman.
GERTRUDE SPENCER.
REBECCA HERMAN.
JAMES HUNT.

There may be other bodies in the ruins. The fire was caused by the exploxion of a gas tank used for the illuminating plant.

Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 19 Jul 1905

__________________

Search for more information on this disaster and other train wrecks, fires, accidents, etc. in historical newspapers in the Newspaper Archive. Over one billion newspaper articles online!
Search for your ancestors among the billions of names at ancestry.com Find death records, census images, immigration lists and genealogy other databases for your surnames. Use this Free trial to search for your ancestors.
Start Your Family Tree It's FREE and easy. Start with yourself, your parents, grandparents and you're on your way to building your family history! Get Started Now and build your family tree at ancestry.com. It's Free!


Family Old Photos | Old-Yearbooks.com | Old Photos & Genealogy Blog

gendisasters.com is a genealogy site, compiling information on the historic disasters, events, and tragic accidents our ancestors endured, as well as, information about their life and death. Database and records searchable by surname. Compilation, design, artwork and concept covered by copyright. Copyright ©2006-2009, All rights reserved. Contact me. Privacy Policy.