, 1883-01-20
A Terrible Calamity.

H+s~i - cS9in ZAP has cnNtioHcu III
| flames. Il seems that the utmost terror
prevailed, the Inmates Of the doomed uild
| ing escaping by dozens from the upper
stories, covering tas sidewalk with hfeless
bodies. The shrieks Of the unfortunate filled
the ar AM were heart-rending. People te-
low Were unable 10 render any aid. Qaite a
nuuhes II terrified guests and employees of
the hotel appeared at the w:adoss, and SEE
| ing the distance 70 the ground fell back TO
perish in the flames The employees in the
hotel, Whieh accommodated 500 guests. num-
bcreG about So, and mostly lodSel IN the
sixth story. Their exit WIS cut of The
stand pipes with fire ladders were not avail
able for some reason. 4 very fsw were
saved by jumping down on the canvas The
s-vere eoii hampered the fremsn and caused
th,m eseat Suffering. Three steamers went
fr.m Chicago st 800, in response to call
irJ;a tie mayor, numbers ), II and IA.
together with two men each from con- p ,nies
|, , and >; and 1909 yards of extra hose.
The tram be1ring them went over the Chi
caso & Nar,hs estern- 1t went TO Milwaukee,
30 mllss, IN little over Al hour.
Wm. +. Gamer, Of tn Ersn;Rg H'iSooa-
san. WIS saved throlga the heroic efforts of
Chulie Gresssn., SeHtiRi typo.
Cbisf Clerk Tee. who had narrow escape
saws thee were ITO boarders aud 30 EN-
ployes in the hotel At least sc are un-
accounted for. The appeals for help were
hiGeoas, bat little could be done.
Ton T T.umb got out through the front
entran1e His aIie was taken down the fire
escape by fireman. W. II. Compton,
Misses Herbet and Dunlap a: d ". A. Lowell
OF the Madison Square Company, arrived at
midnight by express. The whole party was
saved by Ire escape, being only partially
dressed.
The following Dispatch has just been re-
ee.yed: Board o! trade Of Chicago tenders
is sincere sympathy to the people of Mil
waukee in the great calamity befailen them.
/ we can do anything to ASSIST yOu or mit'-
gat. tie suF riag Lex me know.
K. ". DUNHAM."
l. was horrible scene 10 see a bride OF
the night upon tie cold marble, charred and
bruised. and the anguish depicted IN her del
Icate features. It il sad she was Miss
Sutton, OF Chicago, pre.ious To marrying
Gilbert, wha is maddened beyond co itro,.
The IRE department called for assistance
froIa the soldiers Home, but Gen. Sharp
refused tp sen,i steamers, st which the lndig-
nation Is great. Chicago ami Racine relief
steamers are now on the way. but the fire is
under control.
The firemen made supeIhauan eHIris-
E,even waiter girls were brought safely across
the ffail ladders stretched over the alley
from the sixth story Of the hotel to The root
of an adjoining blak bpilding Inc jump
irg cloth did little service. Bat a dozen OF
the aafor unatss attempted to jamP, hut re-
bounded on the telegraph wires, a perfect
maze Of Which san ounded two fronts Of the
huiliing.
Ia three qIa-tsrs OF an hour after the dis
covery Of he fire the building was total
loss. At , o'clock tie Broadway front gave
or: aud came laundering TO the pavement.
Shortly after that the to;teTlng walls OF
the southeast corner followed, tearing
heavy telegraph pole to the ground, which
!elled 3 n Naa Hoas, a brakeman ot Hook
and i.liier 60. No. >, beneath Its weight.
He a!ei in a few hours afterwards The
deeds of heroism recorded are worthy OF
una laiified praise. FL. Ryemer and man
OF Truck ~. appeared on the roof OF the
baai b,:iliirg at critical iunc;ure, direct
IL OPPOSITE the servants quarters. with
ladder III hand. For moment the unwIeld-
II thing posed in mid-alr, then descended
with 4 crash thraugh the window OF the no.
| tel. Ii formed bridge across the alley, and
before it became steidy in position a man
had crossed iuuo tie hotel. Then amid the
cheers Of the multitude below, dragged the
helpless creatures across the slender bridge
anti fully dozen were rescued, al! OF them
in their night clothes. Many were badly
I frozen before taken to shelter.
4 woman Ia dead faint, unable to help
herself. was dragged safely o er, but at one
time the whole OF her body was hanging
over. clear Of the ladder, while the brave
| man held her by one OF Ter ankles.
T,e crowd below he'd Their breath In sus-
pense, expecting every moment to see the
J laIIer turn over or break beneath the terri
/ bic strain. By hercnlean efforts he pulled
/ her upon the slender bridge, finally placing
/ her oct of danger, while the CT, wd, which
! endured the most painful suspense tor inlly
/ len minutes, burst forth III round after round
| f apuI,use. Two brothers na.ned Clayton
rescued four women, carrying them bodily
cus. The pollce rescued dozen per'ons.
There l. loud talk OF ineend:arism, IN
! which the Chief concurs, also the police,
v 20 we're first on the ground. No tangible
crs und can be found for incendiarism, be-
vond the breaking out of the fire near the
;oo- Of the elevator.
CHICAGO, Jan. lO.-The Fe'rs specia! la
.he following concerning the Milwaukee
hg,acauss: The builiing mas long been known
Is death trap. aad it only required hall an
hCnr to con;Ietely envelope 1t IN flames. IL
ha. SIS employees, mostly lodged IN 'he
..1.h story. 500 guests could be accom"o'
dated. Exit By the roof vas imros'io'e Oh
49, m. 4 fire, and for some reason the t~o
sand piI es ana fire ladders were no. avail
able. Ben Hall, fi7eman, was crushed un'
der la-gr, heavy coTnlce. tn. was quickly
gotten ors from the red-hot plates OF gal
vaD;zsd iron seriously il mt fatai-y hnrf'
Tie department. iorgat the flames heriocahy
I4.. we.e Only abis to prevent theIr spread
The nook end laide- companies were mos'
s.,ive and saved atout tse.-e peopie BY vel
directed Efforts.
a. the. Morgus was hideous sight, i~e
sr,.H ier, were soon filed vita eodies
b.h,Ir packed, and these bodies OF giris'