New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-29
TIE FIRE RECORD.
CITY BURNED.

OSHKOSH WISCONSIN, THE SCENE oP DESTRUCTIVE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES STREETS, nHLs
HOTELS, AND NEWSPAPER OFFICES DEsIROYED-
loss &, 100000.
CHICAGO, H., April 2S.-AbOut one-third OF
the city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has been destroyed.
About o'clock this afternoon n fro broke ont near
the st. Paul Railroad bridge, which soon spread
north, and toward the main business street. taking
IN most Of the principal business houses. IL then
swept east toward the lake at frghtfnl rate de-
stroying everything in its track. The telegraph
Office had 10 move in consequence Of which fact IL II
almost impossible to get details Ii il tho most
disastrous fire they ever had. IL burned the beet
business part Of the city, and about dozen mills.
The loss will reach ~ 600 900 at the lowest cacula
ton. Many of the Oldest and most prosperous bust.
men of the city have been reduced to poverty.
All the hotels but are destroyed. All OF the
newspapers, Northwestern Times, Independent, and
Telegraph have been destroyed.
This il the third great fire Oshkosh has expert
encedonc in May, 1850, and the next in July. 1874.
This it is thought, will involve much greater loss
than the others combined and will cripple the city
tn q large extent.
NEARLY ALL THE BUSINESS PART OF TIM CITY
BuRNED-THREE MEN REPORTED KILLED By
FALLING wAILs-HU NDREDs OF PERSONS HOME
LESS.
OSHKOSH, Wis, April 2s-9 p. MA terrible fire
has been raging all the afternoon. All the newspa
per offices, banks, telegraph offices, the Har-
ding Opera House, Post-Office, Universalist
Church, all the hotels except one. and
nearly all of the business portion of the city
gone. 1t is utterly impossible to estimate the loss
Twome have been killed by falling walls. The city
is in the widest state of frenzy. The burnt district
is nearly a mile square,
LATgR.-The fire broke ont in Morgan & Bros
saw-ml burning that and dozen other saw and
shingle on Sawdust-ave and millions OF lum-
Der, 100 houses, all tho printing off,
ces, Hardng's Opera House, and Beck
with & AdaIns's hotel The burned district
is one and half miles long and half a mile Will"
Three lives are reported To be lost, and humid =
persons are homeless. Nearly all of the busin,..
houses are burned including all the banks and on
the north side there is not dry goods store stand
ing II is impossible TO give the losses tonight
Tho city is in the hands of Il mob, and extra police
are duty.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT-IHr loss ESTIMATED at $3.50,
OOO-RUMoRs THAT FIVE OR Elk LIVES RAVE
BEEN LOST.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 2s.--Abont 1:30 this
afternoon a fire broke out at Morgan Brothers Min
on the north bank of the river in Oshkosh. a high
wind prevailed at the time, and the flames
swept onward with irresistible force.
The portion OF the city consumed at this time Of
writing embraces the leading business blocks and
some of the finest residences in Oshkosh.
The Bcckwith House and Hardug's Opera House
are among the buildings consumed. Both OF
the telegraph offices are burned, and there is great
difficulty in securing dispatches. Engines were
called in from Fond du Lac and Ripon. IL IL ru-
rnored that a powder-na gazine has blown mp, and
that five or six men persisted. Tie total los is est-
mated at $7JOO00.