Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-18
AHOLOCAUST
F'rightful Loss of Life by Fire
in Milwaukee.
The NeWhall House and over One Hun.
dred Guests Burned.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.

ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
Jas. Ants Eel said to Journal re-
porter this morning, that the fire orig
mated in the elevator. He could not
explain how.
John F. Antisdel, principal proprie-
tori
HAS GONE CRAZY
over the terrible affair. He ran up and
down Michigan street, moaning and
crying, "Oh Oh my God, who set
that fire ?" Over his head was black
cloth. He held his hands heavenward
as if invoking Divine aid. When he
came to the mangled body Of one of
his guests, his rawlings were pititul in
the extreme. All efforts to soothe him
failed. He may recover his reason in
time. His son and partner, James
Antisdel, stood on the street silent and
undemenstrave, as if paralyzed
by the horror. He said all
the Antisdels had escaped.
AT THE POLICE STATION
people crowded in to see if their
friends had escaped. Some of the in
jured were taken here. J. J. HoUgh,
of Peoria, Ill, agent Of tie Northwest
ern Fire Insurance Co., lies on a lounge
and may die any moment.
HE JUMPED FROM AN UPPER STORY
and broke both legs, cut his head and
received internal injuries. Mary Cor
gin, Mrs. McGuirey and Mary McCdu-
ley were brought iA, but an examina-
ton showed they were not injured.
One woman, name unknown, was
broughtsin dead.
At O'Clock
FIFTEEN BODIES
had been brought to the morgue, elev-
women and four men. Among the
number is Julia Curtain, a laundry
girl, who jumped from window and
died in a few minutes. The body of
Kittie Linnehan was taken to her home
on Van Buren, street. Bessie Brown,
servant, dead, lived on Detroit street.
Mitchell Burla, servant, dead. Mary
Burk is missing and supposed to be
dead. Augusta Jesa, perished in the
flames, lived on Elm street.
Eugene Elliott, lawyer, leg broken
and other injuries.
GEN. TOM THUMB
escaped down the ladder with his
wife.
Two bell boys, living in the Third
ward, are missing.
Bill Linneham saved eight lives il
the alleyway.
ABRIDAL TOUR
was suddenly turned into q funeral.
Miss Sutton was married in Chicago
yesterday to John Gilbert, of the Min
ME Palmer troupe They came here
last night. Mrs. Gilbert is dead and
MIR. Gilbert cannot recover. He jump
ed from the window with his wife in
his arms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Johnson are
both dead. They jumped from an up
per window and received fatal injuries.
The body of Miss Chellis, head dress
maker at Chapman's, fell with one of
the walls.
Mrs. S. G. Hallett and her child es-
capped by going to friends to pass the
night. MIR. Hallett is not in the city.
J. r. Duval, who occupied room
IN the top floor, northeast corner,
MAKES THIS STATEMENT:
"a little after 4 o'clock, think, my
roommate, Andrew Hardy, awoke me,
and our room WAS filled with smoke.
found James McAlpine running
through the hall to the front, and he
returned at once. The
SMOKE WAS BLINDING
and we nearly suffocated. There was
great confusion, and shrek after shrek
was heard from the servants quarters.
He finall reached a north window,
broke through it and jumped to the
roof of the adjoining building. Mr.
Hardy and Mr.. McAlpine were injured,
the latter quite badly. [ am all sound.
They were sent to the Kirby. [ saw no
flames"
Mrs. L. W. Brown, wife of the general
yardmaster of the Chicago & North
western Is dead. Mr.. Brown made
A ROPE OF SHEETS,
which he tied to sewing machine
He sid down aud received but slight
injuries. On the descent something
whizzed by him, which he now suppose
was his wife.
THE HOTEL
was built by Daniel Newhall and his
associates in 1857, and first opened to
the public with grand banquet, Aug.
26, of that year. The original cost of
the structure was $155, 600; the lot was
valued at $4,000. The total cost of
the hotel as finished and furnished was
$4,000.
THE BUILDING
is situated on the northwest corner of
Broadway and Michigan streets, hav-
ing a frontage of 105 feet on Broadway,
and 120 feet on Michigan street. 1t is
b1ilt or Milwaukee brick, is six stories
high, has 800 rooms and was at the
time Of its completion the largest and
| finest hotel IN the west. Its ownership
passed from the hands of Mr.. Newhall
soon after it was completed. G. D.
Nash and Daniel Wells, Jr., became
THE CONTROLLING OWNERS
in 1866. Subsequently Simeon Small
held the proprietary interest for a time,
but it fell back into the old hands
again. 1t is at present owned by a
stock company and run under lease
from the stockholders. The first land
lords were M. Kean, formerly Of the
Louisville hotel, and A. NJ. Rice, form
erly superintendent of
THE AMERICAN HOUSE,
Boston. Messrs. Kean & Rice conduct