The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-07
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Chicago, 5.-A gre Is raging At Rsoine
Wis. The entire town is threatened.
The Chicago and Milwaukee IRE depart
Eents are called on for assistance. and
have sent engines. The fire broke out
In Goodrich steamboat dock, aud spread
to st. Paul elevator, and burned it TO
the ground; loss, $500, 000; burned Kelly
q Co.'S lumber yard; loss. $40. 600; JJne-,
Knapp & Cos lumber yard, loss SIS coo;
the dock and salt sheds and all property
for four blocks. The FIRE is Still raging.
Racine, $50 O. M The fire is still
progressing, burning ev erything in lts
way. At present everything is burned
north Of Third street, from the lake TO
the river, and the FIRE is making serious
Roadway south Of Third street. Two en-
gines have arrived fr, "a Milwaukee. 1t
looks at this time ss though the whole
city was doomed no engines having ar
rived from Chicago.
At 8 Is the fire has reached Fourth
street, and will soon be across t1st street
east Of Main.
Chics 40 6.-The Morning NesUs' tpe-
eial from Racine. Wis:
Mayor St0iOelL, MilyGukee:
Send up as many fire engines as you
can Spsre. The city is Threatened to be
wiped out. The fire started at the lum-
Der yards, and the elevators are on fire
now; the wind is blowiBg to the city.
[Signejl W. P. PACKARD, Mayor.
MAYoR'R OFFICE, MILWAUKEE, 6.
To Citizens Of MtLSOGWkee:
At this writing, 1890 q. M, our sister
city, Racine, Is at the mercy of the
flames. Her mayor has called on nae to
send as many engines ss we can spare TO
them. Three are On their way thither
I therefore call upon you TO exercise ex
ira care lest q similar calamity 0vertake
as in our partially defenseless condition.
I hope our Areman may socn return, and
that Rll will be we'll; but in any case, the
greatest precaution will not be out of
place. Dispatches are being received
saying the confagration is spreading,s and
We may need to send more OF our force
unless those already gone forward may be
successful in their mission.
[Signedl J. n. STowELL, Mayor.
The lumber yards are q mass of
flames. Ali the valuable books
from the railroad Office are
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flames will spread to that section and
if they do will, go from there to Main
street. Tho whole city il aroused. The
excitement runs high. The streets are
thronRed with people.
Lster-3.45 am: The fire beggsrs dis
cription. Over 81, 100000 Of prop
erty is destroyed. Engines have just ar
rived from Milwaukee.
DispatchGust received, Losses, $l3, 000.-
600; FIRE still ragiog.
Racine, 4-4.l0 q. n.-The wind has
lulled somewhat and there is hope that
the FIRE may be stopped at Fourth street.
It has not CT ossed the river yet, and so
far the lar &c manufactures are I'M
touched. Something like kfteen acres
are burned over. The loss is estimated
at from one to three millions. No fig
1Fes can be got as to the insurance.
$40 8. m.-The fire continues to spread
1t has burned over fifteen acres, Aad the
loss now reached is million and half
collars.
Chicago, 6-7 q. m.-NothiDg csn be
obtained from Racine yet 90 to the con-
lition Of the buried city. A gen.
Llemsn we'll acquainted with the
city ssys the fire, according to accounts
burned that section bounded by
he lake On the east, by the river on the
southwest, and by Fourth street on the !
north, which comprises about nine blocks,
pat not the finest ones 10 the city. He |
Jays the loss would probably not exceed |
z, 100000 on this property, and that |
estimates Of SIS, 000, 600 are absurd.
The Daily NetOS reporter at Racine |
that last nights report Of the
oss by the fire there was grossly ex-
that the total loss is only |
$50, 900, aud the insurance $4,000. |
Although about a dozen blocks were
lurned they were in the peninsula, which
lid not contain any very valuable prop
rty, and the engines from Chicago and
Milwaukee arrived in time to cenine the
lanes to that section. The Racine fire
department has only two fire companies.
Portland, Maine, 6. - Cumberland
aper mills, Westbroos, were damaged
y FIRE SIS, 200.
Below Falls, Vt, -Sts.burg brew
~ burned. Loss SOS, 600.