New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-30
TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATYON At NIL WAU-
KEE, WIS.

TIE Mi,roukce ScatiaI Of the 2jth says. We have to
record ibs morning the most disastrous oonlagraon
which has ever taken place in city, resulting the
loss near as be at pIeseat estimated, OF
$500 coo At 2 clock yesterday the alnra OF fro was
given and found TO proceed from $. B. d J. Davis
livery stable, in the of he u :. Hotel In instant
seenec the whole roof Of that extensive concern
on fire. the flames being taken by the wind norhwardly
sId toward the rest Of the block. Butler
Bowers livery stable caught and the stables of the
fremont House, adjoining the north in the block
the fremont House itself on tho north corner of the
block being soon FIRE. All these were frame buildings
and the Tooi being dry as Dder the whole
mass q flame driving over toward East Waterst Tho
Of the line Of stores upon this street took fire.
and the smoke and flame drove out the tenants OF this
block of The finest in city before they had been
able to get out but very small fraction OF their goods
and those of course IN damaged condition and scattered
abo.i everywhere, many OF them having TO be removed
two three tmes the fire burned its remogseles way
Tie heat terrible and the smoke poured from the
fronts Of the buildings in dense black Masses rendering
utterly impossible for e remen TO indure, except at In
terNAls.
was brick and substantially built. The fremen aboring
Ike heroes fought the fire inch by ch in the cndeavor
since they could do noil ng srher TO confne tue fire 10
the block in which or ngDd. The doors OF he stores
on the Wtst side Of East Nater St. were closed up aud
water kept playing upon their fronts and roos The cor
nice OF sexton Bro four-sory store and the windows
of the upper haistOry of g. Paster adjoining on the
norh were burned off and ou, bat the progress Of the
Nemes " ss tben stopped on that side Iiy clock p NJ
tLe Who'll block BOUNDED Ly East Water Huron, Main
ana MicligGu-sts was of runa, most OF the brick
walls having fallen in Al the Southwest corner par
az
norh wal of the building a the other end OF the bi0cs
conteiping the Wis. NJ q + LIS Bank, and 1@e "'c0T
sip Printing Office, was just tottering 10 rs iai'
By that time, however, The root OF the block oh inc
yes side Of East Watert containing the stores oi Bos
worth & Son, Hsney q DeBow, and ). Gardner, ~0;
blazing up and the efforts of The hremen were d"ec'ed
Great apprehension felt lest the wooden Qillng
on the north side of Michgan-st fronting the ooFh5"
block should take fire. and nothing but me inos' pe5
vering efforts on the part of occupants IN zee png h'
roofs and fronts wet, preserved them Had ths bioek
taken fire the damage would have been doubled As II
is the loss is n terrible one.
The Scafine of the next day gives the losses and
insurance: c-.., s...,os.or ,,ss s9i ooo ir,u.
aneo eSCo-Occuped by E. Burton whose loss SSco nf
fSss BestoS ice srdather $500 $780, siei9bsf Sh
Rs sS sgF SSS. ssSi q a 1T to ~ FssS 5o Rood
sn ESSy.r sHSS, TV CO. dGSns sasc 6nss owned BY
c1.mer los. sa@S no iOg,Eaa'sl% % s4sS-SUlips o;s
sc' &c sisaSn nia1 Ss. cc ssaidns $3.50
s:y5 81: .tS Co S9sss sSSs asSc%n sSS Y e9hps
building owned by c. DieAennsn Of h1'fI, & TSln
Co. $50 6sy ssSysI $50 ,S qPsnG~S-s @ss w :
Wels Co clothing $500 *l2I9o-ogdn;' 500 S NJ
g'is. her. 1s'T CO. ,Ss ssS 800 s5, wc5as Once SOD
ss AipGd F1e5sS9. ssy y& & & S q ss
S60O $500 Gamer $50 - eoher oeS apsnts lOs %
psOI Poe mSa'' ssG% ST1So s. C BSet BoEer' livery
stsc weheTiy Livery lo,s g16s9Sp Il y oo3 9 j. Wis,
h,sIy so SiSS Se hsi1easas @ sdisI 500 $I6Oo
1.,si,s- a. SooS. si7 jOo ssI7Oe-baldng ]6No' -
2"S De- How $1,000 sNOs; BoswoIth Il sGns r-ooSo'
100 No. Go $500 voe; Sexton Bros 20
rstoo-buiiG,uRs ~ $50 si5oc g. rnsie oo = " N,yton
Bfadiord Bros Bradley Metcsl not over P''
ial estua ated aud insurance, SSSl9 9V' sN''V''
T., ,t.e stnsted eases others WI were u'y IN
vve the insurance aganss the 40r. "'-'' ~
is',s.S zoo Others we're heavily ihsFeu
(lur home Insurance Companies hsNe VV''' y" wy
lightly apreeably Disappointing the puoHc'
AcctpFvrs IN MILwAUKEE.-On the o@y o1 tno ~ - =
vonng mar in Nazros employ was very sSrousy y0 ~ ~
by he falling of an anvil upon him. Ano,neI !yuus @ ~ ~
~ ,be seme employ was attacked with choIeta uon
stion and his life despaired oil - d. DavN' ~
80 he fyro Of Davis s. Moore. was knocSel yoNh ~ "
~ ocr ladder company erd badly hurt, a,housn w
80 n,f fatally Another young man ny IIlo n m 40 40 -
S ,as sun struck and fell down where ne was d!
80 ,pc roof; he was taken up and was r'coVel
tast sccouo.s great many were tSNe w a'u ,',nI
Ies o. ~; e. stealing There large number urunA
t.u 80 tsU fighting came of, which wo9d M
shu . of any othe< city. 1t was hard day lor NJ
t u.hhe "a we hope none Of their brave h1eIen - "
will suffer from sickness by over eAe ~ l.
oIeI ,hs sf,erroon German fell into me rNeI " q
oS foioxcation and although rescued nom o 80
s'@.e " 5nt 10 be brought to life. An irl'iiha" "
badly stabbed OH Horon's'' - p,.,o ard in Fonnec-
Tlree fire companies came from hecns suI IA sico
-; ,,;,h onr own department rendered ehcieh y. s
ton ~ rnenter the inventor OF the new power pres,
-. ns hat he loses 81 800 in money burner ]" IL"
There are many items Of loss not "-,S ne
"a iI ,b los. considerably; but as many gos "eio
saved we think that the figures sIvcn W. w