The daily gazette., 1883-01-11

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CnIeAao, Jan. i0.-At 8 o,elo,a, 80,
morning, Fire Marshall Sweeney rcceJvsd 1ls
brief telegram from the Chief OF tbc M
waukee Fire Department saying thai ~,
Newhall H0nse was burning, aud asking fo'
help. W
At 5.37 o'clock another Telegram c.n.
from the same source, urging that aid 1.
sent at once.
Sweeney put three Of his best engines with
their regular crews and 200 feet OF No
on fat cars, aud they were sent forward q
an extra train furnished by the Chicago .n5
Northwestern road. The train left here
little heiore O'Clock with orders 10 msLa
no stop between here and Milwaukee III
reported here that IS persons were burned
to death, but the report has mot yet been
verified.
Every effort 10 being made TO secure fa,
| ther particulars. IL is known that N.
| Mutual Union office was burned entlreIy
out and Westerh Union facilities crippled
PRIVATE ADvIcEs.
Private adyices from Milwaukee say IN.
loss OF life hy the Newhall House fire ia mr.
40 heavy as at first reported, though proh
ably so persons were. burned. The hons.
had about 100 rooms and was always inn
being the oldest house In the city, and yer3
popular. II was owned and run byJ.f
Antisdell s. Son, known throughout ~,
country as family Of hotel-keepers
UNDER CONTROL.
A second dispatch from Milwaukee n.
ceiyed AT TO- %, said the fire was under con.
troll.
THE BugsED HOTEL.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 1O.-The NewLsu
House stood upon the corner of Broadway
and Mictlgan Htfpets, and was a six star,
building with froptage Of 200 feet ana
depth OF 80 feet. the time OF It's ere
tion, over 20 years ago, h was the largest
hotel property In Wisconsin and was fu
several EeFs regarded Al one OF the wonder
OF the elaYs
Thq bufpSa hotel was really mere sAeu
II has bten thought for long time that i
1t once took 1re the hames would soon
spread rapidly and endanger all surround
Ing buildings aud cause much loss Of llir
There was always large number Of guest
In the hotel. The site OF the burned hoteAh
Immediately opposite the magnificent Chan
Der OF Commerce building, and but bloc
from the Wisconsin Marine Fire Insurance
Company. The house was named aN4f
Daniel Sewhall, an old time speculator, wiz
was as well known l5 years ago as any nll
in Milwaukee.
| AuH DA5tuntnL VI Tue DullulnK Mhs uiHldgd
into offices, and contained beside the largr
job printing establishment OF Burrtk
ArmitAgc. The first floor proper was ccee
pied by the hotel office, insurarce eninm',
} sion offices, Two harroom and an lmmaft
, billiard room
} GETTING OFT BODIES.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 1870 far % bcdlA
, have been placed 10 the morgue aud mon
/ az f,taaaa n rsgfne IHapHtnaaffnn IA
} SLOW. Among those known TO have beel
burned in the hotel were the following {.
W. Brlggs, Grand Rapids, Mich; J. y
Mahoney; W. j. Hilles, Syracuse, y. Y;
\. Miller, George Young, j. Manning, ".
York; 4. B. Hendy, New Haven
A. ]. Gaze, New York; VI. Hobler. ChicagC
s. j. Craig, Des Moines, Ia; Charles A
. Handy, Milwaukee; Orange Williams; IA
:. Prince and wife; John C. Clarke, Warsaw
: Mr.. Howell, Tnmford; Mr.. Roweli, Nleaiord
Ben Tyce, chief clerk John II. Antisde
, clerk; John T. Autisdel, proprietor, and
: Benjamin Mason, teacher, Of Milwaukee.
oTHgR ACCOUNTS.
MlLwArkLg, Jan. 10. - The Sewsl
House, a six story brick building, corner Of
Michigan street and Broadway, was burned
this forenoon. In less than half an hour
the whole building, long designated a.
: deaih-trap was enveioped in flames. Seems
of the utmost horror prevailed
The inmates jumped by dozens from the up
per stories to the stone sidewalks Its
shrieks of the unfortunates oiled the al,
The people below were unable TO render aGl
aid to the employees of the hotel which *
= commodated several hundred people.
Q CHICAGO, Jan. l0.--A special from MI
waukee to the United Press Association ssy,
the most horrible catastrophy which hp
visited that city since the loss OF the steamer
Lady Elgin, 90 years ago, occurred ths
morning Thc Newhall House, one Of tie
bcst-known hotels In the West, was d.
covered TO he on Gre shortly before
e O'Clock, ahd the building Ia now In runs
I with fully 40 dead bodies buried In lA
Il debris.
: The lire hrokc ont, as near as can h
d ascertained at this writing, In the south end
G Of the huge six story building. II spread
! with lightning rapidity aud In the twlnklIDg
: Of an eye dozens Of doomed inmates Os
s their lives. In the hotel building . scene Ol
utmost terror prevailed. Corridors Wer'
lllled with dense smoke aud halfstlhN
j.. persons we're lying acrots Railways, whli
II shrieks Of women and the groans OF HfH
Oiled the air. Tho few who appesrei
at the scene did all they could to res. ne th'
y beWidered guests, and great many-hOS
# many cannot now be told--Were taken oO'
at the front entrance and from q small ba!.
cony running along the north side Of lhe
2 building; hut on the south aud west sides
Of the building the scenes were dresdiul
Some persons jumped from tue fifth sto9,
The servants numbered Sc and mostly
} lodged IN the sixth story Their ext. b.
way Of the roof was cut of by fire, and tEo
stand pipes with fire ladders were not avail
able for the same reason. A very few Wert
saved ny Jumping on canvas.
. The stores aud offices on the groAnd door
> were entirely destroyed on the Michigan
street side, and comprised among other
: that oil the Mutual Union Telegraph Com
/. pany.
THE Loss
J \ number oil other buildings Desldes the
hotel were burned, several banks and ID.
: snranee offices being among the numbeI
, Fifty telegraph wires are down
S500,0
The loss Of lille viii be between 20 and 6O
with about 80 wounded.
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sF"beiter bo wise by the misfortune ol
: DINERS than BY your own" Take warning III
Time. Time Avoid quack nostrlms by which thout