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Elizabeth Wilson’s Explosive Plunge Through Room 217’s Floor
The Stanley Hotel had a big problem on June 25, 1911. Just one day after new gas pipes were filled, the power went out at 8 PM.
Head chambermaid Elizabeth Wilson took a lit candle to Room 217 to help guests see. She had no way to smell the gas leak.
The room blew up in seconds, sending her crashing through the floor into the dining room below. Though the blast wrecked 10% of the hotel and sent a bathtub flying, Wilson lived with just two broken ankles…