Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-11
FRICHTFUl DISASTER.

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A six-story Hotel I'm Milwaukee Eurned-
The Inmates Cut or by the Flames
Numbers Killed by Leaping from The
Names of the vlctias-Abous
Sixty Lives Lost-GhastIY scene at the
Morsue-Incsdents OF the Catastrophe
losses and Insurance.
ESPECIAL By TELEGRAPH TO THE RECORD uSIoN.l
MILWAUKEE, January 10th.-The Newhall
House, six-story brick building, at the cor
| ner Of Michigan street ard Broadway, was
burned to the ground this forenoon. The fire
was discovered st M. Ia less than half
an hour the whole building. which had long
been designated as death trap" was
enveloped in flames. Il seems the utmost
terror prevailed, TIE inmates Of the doomed
building lesping by dozens from the upper
ssor;er, covering the sidewalks with lifeless
bodice. The shrieks Of the unfortunates filed
the air. Tie people below were unable to
render aid. Quite number Of terrified
guests and employees Of the hotel appeared at
thu Window, and. noticing the great distance
TO the ground, fell back, to perish in the
flames. The emuloyes of the hotel, which
see inundated 500 guests, numbering eighty
xix, mostly lodged in the sixth story, and
made their exit By way Of the roof, being
cut off by the fire below. The two stand
pipes with fire-ladders were not available for
some reason. Very few were saved py jump
ing on the canvas.
OFFICES ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
All the stores and Offices on the ground
floor, with their conteIts, were destroyed
There were on the Michigan-street side the
Offices Of the Mutual Union Telegraph Com
pany; II. J. Baumgartner. sign painting
shop; George Etc, barber shop; Burdick &
Armitage, job printeEs; and on Broadway
front. the Manufacturers Bank, Metropol-
| tan Plate Glass Insurance Company, with the
insurance agencies Of Charles L. Grain, VIM
7. Durana, e. p. Hewitt, G. Z. Hubbard &
Co., f. w. Montgomery & Co., B. II. We'll,
West & Meyer, L. Il. Wheeler and J, 81.
Watson. agent of the Canada Southern Rail
way Office; Nelson's coal yard and the office
of the Merchants Dispatch Freight Line.
LOSSES BY FALLING WALLS.
A number Of wholesale establishments on
the cast side were damaged by the falling
walls of the buildings. Among them were
William Cramer. banker !; Goodyear Rubber
Company Lewis E. Chaddig Co, whole
sale wine; James Morgan, dry goods; Tim.
norman Bros, clothing. William S. Can
dee, Cashier Of the Manufacturers Bank.
carried the cssh-box Of the institution, con-
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| 5000, GOO, out of the flames. The insurance
agencies and general Offices on the first fl ,or
scarcely saved anything but their papers
The insurance on the hotel is stated By G. d.
| NASH President of the Newhall House Asso-
ci.tior, ct SIS. 0eO-all held by Cincinnati
agencies. The loss is scarcely to be estimated.
but viii reach S500,000
Telegrsphic communication will he inter-
rupted for traffic north, as about fifty wires
are down.
THE LOSS OF LIFE.
There were comparatively few guests in the
hotel. The register was burned, and the ex.
act loss of life cannot be determined, but it
will reach fifty to sixty deaths. There are
twenty to thirty wounded so far. twenty
three bodies in the Morgue, and nine near
the ruins. Identification comes slowly.
Among those known to have been at the
hotel are G. w. Briggs, of Grand Rapids,
Mich; N. Miller, Ripon George Young,
| Chicago; J. A. Molpiug, Chicago; w. d.
Lewis, Chicago; r. n. Baker, New York !;
| K V. Mahoney. Rock Island, H.; j. M.
| Hill, Syracuse, n. Y; A. B. Hendrix, New
Haven, Conn; a. j. Case, New York !;
Phoebe Rec, Chicago; S. j. Craig, Dss
Moiaes, Iowa; Charles A. Handy. Mil
waukee; the Tom Thumb party; Orange
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gan Falls; John D. Clarke, Warsaw; MIR.
Rowel. of Sanford & Rowell. Medford /;
! Ben Tyce, Chief Clerk John II Antisdel,
Clerk Johu NJ. Antisdel. proprietor; Ben
J. Mason, teacher, Milwaukee.
So far as known, the following are dead ::
- Allen John johnson, commission mer-
chant at Milwaukee. and wife Kittie Bailey
ard Mary Burns; w. A. Hall, miller, La
porte Ben VanhosR. fireman, struck by a
Owens; Kate, Annie and Bessie Brown !;
Kate Hinchen. Maggie Sullivan, Guste
Glese, Mary McDade, all servants Thomas
E. Vanhoon. Albany, N. Y; J. J. Houeh.
| of Monroe, H.; and d. G. Powers, Mrs.
Brown, Mary Buka, Mary Anderson, Mary
Miller, Mary McMahoD, Mary Howroy, SER
wants.
The following are missing w. T. Durand,
insurance agent; Geo. G. Smith, Passenger
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road Mrs. L. NJ Brown, Miss Chellis, dress.
maker; Walter and VIM Gillilsnd.
Severely injured Orange Williams, resi-
dence unknown Benjamin Tice, clerk of the
house L. w. Brown Train Master North
western road; L, B. Elliott, lawyer, fatally ;
w. L. Bucsent, General Western Passenger
Agent Michigan Central road; Rose Burns
Mary Ovens, Mamie Mclaughlin, Kate
Connors, Doylestowp, servants.
Il can bs safely said that sixty people are
dead and thirty seriously wounded.
The Mayor has called meeting of tie
Chamber of Commerce to organize salvage
corps TO search tbs ruins.
About week ago the Secretary of the To-
cal Board Of Underwriters applied to make g
rate on the building, that local agencies
might take risks.
The Tom Thumb party and the Madison
Square Company are all safe as far as
learned.
Mrs. John Gilbert, of the Minnie Palmer
troupe, married only two days ago, was
burned to death in sight of the multitude.
THE SAVED.
The following guests are known to have
been saved or only slightly hurt Edward
Pollack, of Lancaster. Wis.,; Rowell, of San.
ford & Rowell, Msdford, Wis. Carl Briggs,
of Grand Rapids, Mich. ; j ohm G. Clarke, OF
Wasou J. Il. Bowel, agent of the Grea.
Western Dispatch South Shore Line /; George
F. Lea, Northwestern Travelling Passenger
Agent Of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa.
ci6c Railway; J. W. Maxwell. of Cincin.
natl j. Cohn, of New York M. Weber. Of
Laporte, and James s. Wardrobe, of New
York.
SCENES AT THE MoRGUE.
The scenes at the Morgue, where there are
now thirty-two bodies lying in CHASTITY hear
on the floor Of the small room, are heartrend
ing and beyond all human power Of descrip
ton. A strong police force is necessary te
keep anxious i1quirers 10 line. Nineteen
bodies are identified. Eight bodies are be-
yond recognition.
ASSISTANCE FROM CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, January 1U.h.-Three steamer;
went from Chicsgo at ten minutes to 6, ia re-
sponse to call from the Mayor. with mem
bers Of Five, Ten and Fourteen, together
with two men each from Companies One
j Two, Three and Nine, and 100 yards of extra
hose. The train bearing them went over tbs
Chicsgo and Northwestern road ard coz
sisted Of five cars. Il went to Milwaukee
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