Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-11

Es H, firm of Hof and Wallbridge, New York; H. c. Ricber, James Wardrobe, New York; s. 0. Craig. Des Moines R. A. Connolly, Oti- cago; M. Weber, Laporte; Frank Tucker, Will Tanner, Berlin, Wis. J. v. Mahoney, Rock Island; s. A. Dixon, Chicago J. D. Paul, James Ludington, Elisha Starr. Mil waukee Charles 0. Clark, Warsaw; W. P. Hill, Syracuse c. w. Briggs, Grand Rapids; Kitty Bailey, servant. The Mayor called 8 meeting of citizens at noon and many of the merchants met. The dead were taken to the morgue where the sights were sickening. The streets were full of excited people and relatives and friends hunting for the lest ones. The dead in the ruins yet unrescued are supposed to number all the way from fifty to eighty. The fire is supposed to have been ineendiary. The hetel was 8 fire trap and is now loudly denounced when too late.
 The Newhall House was one of the oldest and largest hotels in the city. The original proprietor was the late Michael Kean, a mo- ted hotel man who died at Louisville few years ago. The present lessee is John E. Antisdell, who has had the hotel for about ten years. The hotel and furniture were owned by H. H. Nash, a prominent and wealthy citizen of Milwaukee. The build ing was of brick, six stories high, and had 175 rooms. It was located on the corner of Broadway and Michigan street, in close prox- im1ty to the board of trade, 200 feet front on Broadway and 150 on Michigan street. The dining room was 1O0x4O and seated 300 people Antisdeu formerly kept hotels in Detroit and is the proprietor of large summer hotel at Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. The Newhall House has not been profitable investment for the past two or three years. It was, though solid looking, really mere shell and 1t has been thought for long time that if it once took fire the flames would soon spread rapidly and endanger all the surround ing buildings and cause much loss of life. hnuGQ QJuoc 1odo al oil an old time speculator, who was as well known fifteen years ago as any man in Mil waukee. The basement of the building was divided into offices and contained besides the large printing establishment of the Messrs. Burdick & Armitage. The first floor proper was occupied by the hotel office, insurance commission office, two barrooms and an i'm mense billiard room.
 The burning of the Newhall House is the most horrible catastrophe which has visited this city since the loss of the steamer Lady Elg1n twenty years ago with three hundred M1lwaukeeans aboard. At the morgue hor- rid sight was beheld. The two small piers were soon filled with bodies tightly packed Then the bodies of girls, women, men and waiter boys were laid on the stone flags al most in heap as the patrol brought the bod ies three or four at 0 time. The floor of the Central police station was turned into hospital, persons fatally hurt winding them selves in blanket on the floor in excruciat- ing pain. One of the most sickening scenes was witnessed at the morgue at o'clock There were fifteen bodies laid upon the marble slabs and upon the floor. One of the first bodies recognized was that of Mrs. John Gilbert, the wife of MT. Gilbert, the actor. in Chicago and the bride of night lay upon the cold marble charred and bruised almost beyond recognition. Most of the Tom Thumb company have been heard from. General Tom Thumb and his wife are safe. All the members of the Madison Square The atre company were saved. There are thirty bodies in the morgue at this time. The total number of lives lost is estimated at fifty. A number of bodies are still in the shoulder ing ruins and every effort is being made to rescue them from total an- initiation. The fire started in the top story of the northeast corner of the house and destroyed the building in one hour. W. H. Crompton, the old Rogers in ssEsmer- alda," of the Madison Square Theater con- pany, together with Miss Herbert, Miss Dunlap and w. A. Lavalle, arrived in the fated hotel last night. They were awakened by an indistinct sense of terrible noise on the outside, and finding the rooms and halls full of smoke rushed down stairs. MT. Crompton had time to throw on some cloth ing, carrying Miss Herbert, who had nothing on her except her night dress. Miss Dunlap and Mir. Lavalle escaped in like condition. The report that Prof. Tomlins, the great or ganist, was among the missing is false, that gentleman having put up at another hotel.
 ySA number of stores and offices in the build ing were destroyed, including the Western Union and Mutual Union Telegraph offices William Candee, cashier of the Manufactur- ers' bank, carried the cash box of the institu- tion containing money and paper amounting to $6OO, 900 out of the flames. Tho total loss will reach about $500, 900. The insurance on the hotel is $125, 1000.
 CHICAGO, Jan. 1e.-A HerGld special from Milwaukee dated 10 p. n says: Milwaukee does not yet know the full extent of the cal amity which overlook it at o'clock this morning when the Newhall House was burned and somewhere in the neighborhood construction. As the first alarm was sounded the sight which met the gaze was something which never will be forgotten. Even then the whole interior of the build ing appeared to be ablaze. From the windows on every floor of the house the inmates were leaning out and screaming for succor. The fire appeared to be close behind them and forbade any attempt to reach safe ty by the only two stairways which the house was supplied with Scores of persons were seen to approach the windows and stretch forth their hands to the open air, but sud- denly drop back or disappear as though caught by a draft of flame. As far
 
 ing at late hour is as fol- lows: George G. Smith, passenger agent of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern rail- way Judge H. Read, formerly of Manito- woe Kitty Connors of Doylestown, servant; Walter Gilliland, bell boy; William Gilli- land, elevator boy; Mrs. L. W. Brown, wife of the yardmaster of the Northwestern road Scott, railway employe; Captain James Vose, United States engineer; Bradley Kel- logg, commission merchant of Ashton, brother of Henry Kellogg of Milwaukee the Newhan House engineer; Mary Mack, servant; colored man Cass, of New York Murtelle, a railway em- ploye; Maggie Finnegan, servant; James Ernest, of Schullberg, Wis, superintendent of one of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul branches Mary Miller, Mary McMahon and Rose Burns, domestics, all of this city; Bridget O'Connell of Delprarie, Wis. !; Prof. Academy. James Wardrobe. travelling agent of E. s. Jaffray & Co.,, New York, before re- ported missing, is among the for tunate ones who escaped. Following is a list of the dead as far as known: Allen Johnson, commission merchant, of Milwaukee; Mrs. Allen Johnson, Milwaukee; D. G. Powers, inventor, Milwaukee; J. H. Stoughton, travelling man, of Peoria; Mrs. John Gilbert, Maggie Owens, Lizzie Kelley, Annie Brown, Kate Linehan, Maggie Sulli- van, Augusta Gesa and Mitchell Burlan, all servants, of Milwaukee; c. Powers, conduc tor on the Wisconsin Central, Milwaukee Mary McMann, of Milwaukee, and Charles Kelsey, Tom Thumbs servants.
 SYRACUSE, N. Y., Jan. ION. J. Hill of this city, who was reported to have been lost in the. burning of the Newhall House at Mil waukee. telegraphs that he is safe. Mir. Hill is travelling salesman for the dry goods house of D. Mccarthy & Go. here. He lost everything and barely escaped with his life. Nothing can be learned here of J. V. Maho- ney, who is also reported as from Syracuse and among those who perished.
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