Holstetter, John

John Holstetter, 42 years old, was burned to death when the mill of the Alamo Mine of the Admiralty Company, burned to the ground shortly after 10 pm last night. Holstetter's body, located in the engine room of the mill, could not be extracted from the burning structure for thirty minutes, due to the intense heat. It was badly cremated and nothing but the trunk could be recovered.

The origin of the fire had not been determined at midnight. Some were of the belief Holstetter had been electrocuted while working in the engine room and that the fire had then started from the electric wires. The night crew of the Alamo numbering several men, was in the ground when the fire broke out, but a second entrance saved them being trapped when the fire blocked the passage from the mill. Trucks from the central fire station and an ambulance from the Hurlbut undertaking company answered the call.The Alamo Mill is valued at about $50,000, and is of 200 tons capacity.

Holstetter, who resides at Thomas Station, is survived by his wife and two children.