Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-18

the Broadway front the following
firms were located: Manufacturers
bank, Metropolitan Plate Glass In
surance company, the insurance
agencies of Chas. E. Grain, VIM. 7.
Durand, G. P. Hewitt, G. T. Hubbard
& Co.. T. W. Montgomery & Co., B.
NJ. We'll, West & Myers, L. A. Wheel
er and J. H. Watson, agent of the
Canada Southern road, the office Of
Nelson's coal yard and the Office of the
Merchants Dispatch Freight line.
THE INSURANCE
on the building is said to be S125, 600,
all held in Cincinnati agencies. This
information was given by G. D. Nash,
president of the Newhall house asso-
citation. The loss can scarcely be esti-
mated with any degree of correctness,
but it is generally thought thati it will
reach fully 100000. Mr.. Candee,
cashier of the Manufacturers bank
carried the cash-bUx of the institution,
containing money and papers to the
amount of 100000, safely out of the
flames. The insurance agencies and
general offices on the first floor of the
building did scarcely save any papers.
Edward Pollock, of Lancaster, Wis,
was a guest at the house. He occu-
pied room on the fourth floor of the
Broadway front, nearly over the bal
cony. At about 3:45, he was awakened
by the breaking of the glass in the
transom over his door and the
FIERCE FLAMING OF FIRE
through the opening. He immediate
w olO e,
possible and stepped out On the bal
cony. Here he put on his clothes and
swung to the balcony beneath, where
half q dozen others were gathered.
Here sheets and be !clothes were TIED
together, and the ground reached by
this rope. Mr.. Pollock came to Mil
waukee to buy the outfit for new pa
per at his place.
THE GUELTS.
Among those known to be in the
house were: G. w. Briggs, Grand Rap
ids, Mich; n. Miller, Ripon; George
Youngs, Chicago; J. A. Manning, Chi
cago; w. D. Lewis, Chicago; R. n. Ba-
ker, New York; J. V. Mahoney, Rock
Island, H.; U. J. Hill, Syracuse, NY.
A. B. Hendeyx, New Haven, Conn; A.
go; s. G. Craig, Des Moines; Charles A.
party; Orange Williams, ]. A. Prinsen
aud wife, Sheboygan Falls; John G.
Clarke, Wausau; Mr.. Rowell, of San
ford & Rowell, Medford; Ben Tice, chief
clerk; Benz. Mason, teacher, Milwau-
kee.
AMONG THE lost
is Capt. Capt. James P. Vose, of the
United States engineer corps. Five
railroad men were killed: l.. K.
Smith, Kansas City, employed by the
st. Paul road; Walter Scott, Dubuque,
Iowa, also employed by the St. Paul
road; Dan Martelle and r. Howie,
of the Wisconsin Central; Geo. G.
Smith, local agent of the Lake Shore
and Michigan South ern.
SURELY SAVED.
The following persons registered
their names, to-day, at the place desig-
mated for the purpose:
VIM. A. Dewey, Wilmington.
Geo. E. Lee, Chicago.
Chas. Fromo, Chicago
w. r. BuseHback, Chicago
w. H. Compton.
W. A. Lavee.
Miss Amelia Herbert.
Miss Matte Dunlop, Madison Square Co.
j. L. Kellogg, Racine.
A. J. Cosse, New Y ork.
Orange Williams, GAINESVILLE.
Mr. Clafin, Chicago.
S. @. Roberts. Troy, N. Y.
Nick Moran, Beloit.
l.. Erickson Palmyra.
Wallace D. Elder.
Emil Fish New 7 ork.
NJ s. III. B. HarShaw Oshkosh
Edward Meath, secoud porter.
Towards evening piece of flesh was found
under the servants quarters, but in such state
that the could not determine whether human.
THE KNOWN DEAD.
The dead SO far as known are as fol-
lows:
Geo. c. Smith, railway agent, Milwaukee.
Miss Libbie Chellis dressmaker Milwaukee.
a child companion of Miss Chellis.
Bradford Kellogg, Milwaukee.
Allen Johnson, merchant. Milwaukee.
Mrs. Allen johnson, Milwaukee.
Walter Scott, railway clerk, Milwaukee
t. B. Van Loon, retired capitalist, Albany,
n. Y.
Mrs. J ohm Gilbert, wife of J ohm Gilbert of the
Minnie Palmer company.
Julia Curtain, servant. of Madison.
Richard GOggin. Milwaukee, was with Brad
ford Kellogg.
Maggie Sullivan, chambermaid, Milwaukee
county.
Mary Conroy, laundry, Milwaukee,
Maggie Owens, Milwaukee.
Mary McDage, waiter, Mukwonago.
Mary Mcmahon, waiter, Lyndon, Wis.
Jessie Brown, waiter, Milwaukee.
Ottilie Waltersdorf, kitchen girl, Milwaukee.
Augusta Giese, kitchen girl, Milwaukee.
Catharine Monahan, pantry waiter, Milwau-
kee.
Bridget O'Connell hall girl, Du Prairie, Wis
j. j. Hough, special insurance agent, Maroa,
III.
LIST OF MISSING.
As far as can be ascertained the list
of missing is as follows:
Judge George Reed, Manitowoc
Fred. Barker. bell boy, Pewaukee.
A. A. Clafin, agent, Chicago.
L. K. Smith, late of Kansas City, clerk in St.
Paul freight department.
Maj Geo. P. Vose, engineer Milwaukee
Lizzie Kelley, waiter, Milwaukee,.
Mary Owens. table girl, Milwaukee.
Mary Anderson, of Milwaukee, table girl
Norah Flanagan table girle.
Prof. B. Mason. of the German American
Academy.
Mrs. B. Mason, wife of the German pro-
fesssr.
julia Fogerty, of Oconomowoc. waiter.
Nora flanagan, of Pewaukee, waiter.
J. Schoenbucker bell boy, Milwaukee.
W. D. Rowell; of Freeport, H., a guest.
Mrs. Harshaw, residence not given.
Mr.. Smith, of Chicago.
Mary Anderson, laundry girl Doylestown.
Walter Gilleland, bell boy Milwaukee.
William Gilleland elevator boy, Milwaukee.
George Lowry, coat room attendant, Miwau-