The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-11


A. Chapman a. Co.'S store, known to be in
the ruins, of Milwaukee, Professor B. Mason,
OF the German American Academy; Mrs b.
Mason, wife of the German professor; Julia
Forgarty, of Oconomowoc waiter; Norah
Flanagan, of Milwaukee waiter; Captain
George p Vose, United States civil engineer
in charge of the river and harbor improve
ments in Milwaukee; George Lowry, who
had charge of the courtroom was last seen
in the hall on the third floor; L. A.
Brown, of Philadelphia, recently en-
gagged as manager of the Ranch Ten
company, known to have been IN the build
ing; Mrs. L. W. Brown, formerly of Allie
gheny, wife of i. A. Brown trainmaster of
the Chicago & Northwestern road, known to
have been in the building; John H. Foley
the electrician, of Milwaukee; Mollie Conner,
table girl; Augusta Trap, pantry girl; Jane
Dunn, pantry girl; Annie Carey, pantry; A
H. Clatiin, Chicago, agent for the Wilcox &
Gibbs Sewing Machine Company; ]. B, KEEL
logg, commission man, making forty deaths
tolerably sure. The falling of the outside
walls and nearly all tumbled over partition
walls make such an immense heap of
ruins that it will be impossible for
several days to begin the search, but
nearly 100 are generally accepted as the num-
Der of lives lost
A large assemblage of representative bust
ness men have addressed the following to the
mayor:
Whereas, the large number of telegraph
wires suspended from poles in the central
portion OF cities have proven very serious
obstacles to the fire department in doing eff
hcient work in case of fire, OF which the
terrible conf1agration of the Newhan House
of this city with the great loss of life which
might otherwise have been saved, is the latest
proof; therefore, the undersigned, citizens of
Milwaukee, most earnestly petition the Leg
lslature of our State and Common
Council of our city to pass laws
and ordinances compelling the corporations
on whose hands the telegraph traffic centers
to place their wires in the central part of our
city in the grou nd instead of suspending
them on poles We feel that this is a reform
most urgently needed and one which should
not be unnecessarily delayed for a moment.
We therefore beg you to give your earliest
possible attention to the matter"
KNOWN TO BE SAVED.
The following is as accurate a list of in
mates of the hotel known to be saved or not
fatally injured as can be obtained dtpresent.
the hotel register not being obtainable:
w. H. Crompton, W. H Lovelle,
Miss Matte Dunlap and Amelia Herbert, of
the Madison Square Company; H. {. Rikcer,
New York; S. C. Craig Des Moines; r. A.
Connally, Chicago NJ. Weber Laporte, Ind
Frank Tucker, Berlin, Wis; j. s. Mahoney,
Rock Island; s. A Dixon, Chicago; Jas. Lud-
ington Milwaukee; c. C. Clark, Wausean Wis.,
W. P. Hill, Syracuse, n. Y; c. W. Briggs
attorney of the Wisconsin Valley division of
the st. Paul road, Grand Rapids, Mich; Mr.
and Mrs w. c, Cramer, Of Milwaukee; Min
ME Mack, servant Dora Call, servant
Amelia Hall, Bridget O'Niell, Mary ONiell
Francis Riddle, Maggie Quinn, Julia
Burns, Mary McCauley, all servants
]. T. Richie, Louisville, KY; w. H
Hall of Laporte, Ind; R, Goggin, Milwau-
kee; Lizzie Green, waiter, ran from the
building badly burned about the face and
hands; Annie Miller, chambermaid; c. P.
Huff, of the firm of Huff & Walbridge, slight
cut on the hand; Ben. Tyre the clerk, was
seriously burned while awakening
guests; Tom Thumb and wife, I'M
injured L. W Brown, trainmas-
ter Of the Chicago & Northwestern
jumping from the third-story window;
Dora Cole, a servant, of Milwaukee;
G. B. Elliot was taken to tho, Krbey
several of his ribs were broken, lungs badly
burned and otherwise injured. B.
w. Buskirk, Western travelling agent
of the Michigan Central railroad, jumped
from the third floor, striking the wires. His
feet, legs and arms are badly bruised. He
will recover.
LIST OF IDENTIFIED DEAD.
The loss of life is considerably larger than
anticipated at first 1t is feared it will reach
one hundred. So far the fol-
lowing sixteen of twenty-five bodies
found have been positively identified:
T. E. Van Loon, retired capitalist, oil Albany.
n Y; Mrs John Gilbert, wife of John Gill
bert, of The Minnie Palmer COM
pany; Allen Johnson, commission
merchant, of Milwaukee; Mrs. Allen
Johnson, of Milwaukee; Maggie Sullivan
chamber maid parents live near
Soldiers Home; Mary Conroy Loudly,
of Milwaukee; Maggie Owens. of
street near Ciybourn; Mary McDade, wal
ter, whose parents live at Mukwonago;
Mary Mcmahon, a waiter parents live
at Lydons The body was forwarded
to the parent; Bessie Brown, of Milwaukee;
parents live in the Third ward, near the cor
ner of Jackson and Buffalo streets; Ottilie
Waltersdorf, kitchen girl aged, eigh-
teen years, body claimed by friends
Maggie Sullivan, chambermaid; Augusta
Geise, kitchen-girl; Catherine Monah, pantry
waiter; Bridget OConnel, hall girl, of Du
Prairie, Wis, and ]. J. Hough, commercial
traveller, of Maroa, LII.
INSURANCE
Insurance agents had recently refused to
take a risk on building, and C. D. Nash,
president of the Newhall House Association
when asked if ne regarded the building
substantial structure, said it was a pretty
good risk notwithstanding that GER
tain Underwriters were constantly con
demning it. The local insurance men
have always had an exaggerated idea of the
frailness of building. 1t was considered as a
fair risk by one of the most expert under
writer's in the country, S. f. Covington, of
Cincinnati, president of the Globe Insur-
ance Company of that city. In corrobo-
ration of the statement that considered the
risk good, 1 may say that have allowed the
association to assume a portion of the risk
The amount insured was enough to cover
the investment, and something more. l
desired, but 1 did not do so be-
cause I felt that the risk was
so good that l felt warranted in assuming
part of the risk for the company, of which
L. l.