Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-01-12
Great Fire Ia Milwaukee,

MILWAUKEE, Jan. l0.-Thc Ncwhall
House, six story brick building at the
corner of NJ chiyan street and Broadway,
was burned to the ground this forenoon.
The fire was discovered at 4 O'Clock this
morning and in less than half an hour the
whole building, long designated rs 8
death trap, was enveloped in flames.
Scenes of the utmost terror prevailed.
The inmates OF the doomed building
Jumping 3y dozens from the upper stories
and covering the stone sidewalks with
their lifeless bodies. The sl,rieks If the
unfortunate filled the air IN heartrend-
ing manner, the people below being una
bic to render any aid. Quite a number
of terrified guests and employees of the
hotel appeared at the windows aud see
ing the distance to the ground fell back
to perish in the flames. The employees
of the hotel which accommodated 500
guests numbered Sc, and mostly lodged in
the sixth story. Exit hy way Of the roof
was c,h off ny the fire and The two stan':
pipes with The tire ladders were not avail
able for the same reason. A very few
were saved by Jumping on canvas. All
the stores and Offices on the ground floor
with their contents. were destroyed.
A number of wholesale establishments on
East Water street were damaged by the
fire and the falling walls Of the building,
among them were William Cramer bank
er, Goodyear Rubber Co., Louis Schadegg
s. Co., Wholesale wines, James Morgan
dry goods, and Zimmerman Bros, cloth
ing. VIM. Scandal, cashier cf the
Manufacturers Bank, carried the cash
box out of the institution containing
money and papers amounting to $500, ,OOO
safely out of the flames. he insurance
agencies al, general offices on the first
floor scarcely saved any papers: The IN
surance on the hotel is stated by G D.
Nash, president of the Newhall house as
sociation, at 1926, 900 and held by Cincin.
natl agencies. The loss IS scarcely to be
estimated at this hour but will reach
100000.
Comparatively few guests were in the
hotel but the register is burned and the
exact loss of life is not determinable. II
will reach 50 to GO deaths and twenty to
80 wounded. So far q bodies are in the
morgue and 9 more in places near the
ruins. Identification comes in slowly.
The following are among those known
to have been in the hotel:
g. w. Briggs, Grand Rapids, Mich.
N Miller, Rtpon.
Geo Young, Chicago.
J. A. Manning, Cbicsgo.
w. y. Lewis, Chicago.
r. N. Baker, New York.
j. N. Mahoney, Rock Island, III.
w. j. Hill, Syracuse, N. 7.
A. b. Hcndeyt, New Haven, Conn.
a. j. Case, New York.
P. Hobler, Chicago.
ST.. Craig, DesMoines, Ia.
Chas. A. Hardy, milwaukee.
The Tom Thumb party.
Orange Williams, Sheboygan, III.
j. \. Prinsen and wife, Shcboyyan, Ill
j. G Clarke, Warsaw.
Mr. R,well, SanFranciso.
Mr.. Rowcll, Medford.
Ben lice, chief clerk.
J. H. Antisdcl, clerk.
j, F. Antlsdel, proprietor.
Is. j. Mason, teacher, Milwaukee.
The following guests are known y.
saved or slightly hurt:
Z. Pollock, Lancaster, Wis.
Rowell, Of Sanford s. Rowell, Medford
Wis.
q. Briggs, Grand Rapids, Mich.
= j. G. Clarke, Warsaw.
J. Il. Dava, agent Great Western Dis
patch aud Soulh Shore line.
Geo. w Lee, Northwestern travelling
passenger agent Of Chicago, Rock Islam,
ts Pacific II. Il.
j. w. Maxwell, Cincinnati.
NJ Cohen, New York.
NJ. Weber, LaPOrte.
I. q. Wxed. NNW YG4k,