Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-12
MILWAUKEE HORROR.
- GREAT LOSS oF LIFE-He-
N mole DEEDs-NA4ROW
ESUAPEs, ETC.

81
4 "a sensral belief Is that the fire Is
- MI H an incendiary. Several
" ~. heretofore hres have been rot ut
~ vsnt OF the elevator and put out,
SoVing determined attempts to de-
S1roy .yhe building, and leading peo..
~ GENERALLY TO believe that last and
Sncooeuful effor. was made by some
Ind.
Hhertly before the Newhall House
61Sxn. part OF the Milwaukee Fire Oe-
19thent was called to o small nre
ISre9 miles distant. and before the On,
r1nea = ere In working order the hotel
- one blazing pile. The fire caught
~ the basement ard shot with IL 2ht-
1Jne.like rapidity up the elevator SHAFT,
SIySt forth in terrific volume from the
1sof. the flames spread out In the
6llsrept gtories a. they were reached,
SII In a few minutes after the hrst
iiorm the floor OIL the south end OF the
1liAing WAS sea OF fire, all burning
l<onCe.
SHen began the terrible tragedy.
1s1te awakened from their sleep by
1arrible heat or the bursting OF the
1dSas into their rooms were forced to
Swindovs, where their heartrending
5aS rang in the ears Of the vast con-
- of people gathered In the street
rless 70 render aid. Exit by way
~ roof was cut of by the IRE. and
70 Two stand pipes, with the nre lad
1a were no, available for the same
S15u. Men who in the daily walks OF
= y lave been accounted heartlcss and
plinR wrung their hands In despair,
Ninp about utterly bswildered, ex.
ning "My God MY God ! This is
Able |"
H. Hen q black object would appear on
outside Of the window, driven out
sfbs smoke aad flames. Piercing
Las woul d rend the air and heavy
would announce that q human
n had droped from the dizzy height
Deet death on the pavement below.
nns time there were six persons
hing from ons window sill At the
story, crying in aRonized tones for
hslp that could not be rendered.
after another they loosened their
and met their fate.
Che story .of a hair-breadth escape
n terribl. death is related by Liz'
Augland, ons OF the dinin groom
rs. She awoke and heard a noise
Sut 4 o'clock, A. M. She awakened
room. mate, Mollit Connors, and
two girls hastily dressed and a'
pted TO descend by the stairway,
N to find themselves facing q sheet
6ame. Miss Conpors, terribly fright
M, scresmed ont My God. Liz.
n we can't get through there. y Liz
replied " Ne must get through
perish. With this Lizzie rushed
puRh the flames and succeeded IN
&ching the office floor, where sue tei!
ousible. She was terribly burned
ont the neck and lower portions OF
- face, and on her arma and legs, but
Injuries are not fatal. From Miss
rland the fate of MOlis Connors Is
ened. She says that when she start
through the flames she tunnel to see
kMollie was coming, and she saw her
n on the stairway. This leaves no
|onbt but that MOllis COnnors psrished
y The burning building.
s n deed OF heroism was recorded wor-
~ OF unqualified praise. K. Ryemer
ISd Herman Strauss, of Truck No. !,
Iosared on the roof OF the bauk build
at q critical jupcture, directly op-
~ Ito the servants quarters, ladder ~
nd. For n moment the unwleldy
Ing was poised in mid.~ir and then
|1ncendsd with crash through . win.
~ of the hotel. 1t formed bridge
ross the alley, aud before 1t bee anne
Aoe,ly In position men had crossed into
y hotel. Then, amid the cheers OF
n multitude below, they dragged
|Slpless creatures across the slender
Sidge until fully q dozsn were rescued
II in their night-clothes, but many
iDre badly frozen before reaching a.
1Aelter. i
"A woman In dead faint was dragged
ross In safety, but at one time the
8hole of her body was hanging over
oar of the ladder, while brave man
I'd her by one of her ankles. The
Tbwd below held their breath in sns-
nse, expecting every moment to soc
" ladder turn over or break beneath
w terrible strain. The man. however,
- equal to the emergency. BY hur-
|1lean effort he pulled her upon the|
Ilnpder bridge, and finally placed her
~ of danger, while the crowd, which
~ endured the most painful suspense
n fully ten minutes, burst forth in
l0und after round of applause. Twelve,
vniter girls were rescued by these brave
nen. Tho two brothers Clayton res
med four women, Carrying them out
bodily. The police rescued dozen per-
IONS.
General Tom Thumb and his wife
zero saved by au officer, who carried
hem down stairs il. his arms Mrs.
Dleeker, wife of the manager, jumped
HON her window In the second story
md received very serious injuries. 81.
|hough it Is thought sue will recover.
|5karles kelsey, a colored lad, about 1S
vlnss Of age, valet to General Tom
Ehumb, was burned to death. Inc
Ut of the company escaped uninjured.
1aii Jacob Lit, Of the Grand Opera
ouse: "The first one / saw at the
44rRue was Mrs. Gilbert, who was
22ried on Monday to John Gilbert,
IN the Minnie Palmer company. Last
nht, after the play, Mr.. and Mrs:
Hilbert remained with Mr.. Marsh and
nVself until about midnight. She was
7 Wright, beautiful lady, and ! never
~ such a happy little body. She was
H4eatly rel Diced at the idea OF going 70
1urope with the company, and to,d
Vhat she would do while she was ab-
ut. Poor little woman, her troubles
IA pleasures on earth are at an end.
r.. Gilbert cannot live. He played
Va Gambler in Ny Sweetheart.
4; John +. Antisdel, principal proprie-
- Of the hotel, has gone crazy over
5 affair. He ran up and dows Michi-
"a street moaning and crying, ION
y God Who set that fire p Over
head wasn black cloth. He held
y hands heaven ward as though invok
"a Divine aid. When he came to the
sngled body OF one Of his guests his
wings were pitiful in the extreme
In efforts to soo.he him failed. ne
lay recover his reason In time. HIS
A ntIl lHn