St. Paul, MN Depot Hotel Fire, Jul 1905
- Minnesota |
- Fires |
- Explosions |
- 1905
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