San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-04
A 100000 BLAZE.
Twaaiy-wo Blocks, Five Of Which are
Wno.esei. HOUSE, DESTROYED.
HIGH WINDS ASSIST TIE FIRE Fl5ND.
MiINaukee's Famous FIRE Boys
Utteriy PoWerIe>S 10 ChecK
the Raging Flames.


partmcnt struggled b.avely with the
flames, wnich were famed oy gale
blowing thirty-six miles an hour.
Chief Foley kept the fire confined TO
one block on East Water street until
Z O'clock when il got away from MIN
and leaped across the street and began
a rapid march toward Lake Michigan,
six blocks away, coming down in short
order. F. Dohman * Co. wholesale
drugs; NJ. Biocn. wholesale liquors:
Bun Il kipDs' seyen-sJory building fur
niture factory; Roundy, Peckman &
Co. wholesale grocers; jacob William
ei Il Co. wholesale grOcers; johnson
Bros. cracker factory american DIS
cult cOnpany): National distIiling
company At $ o'clsCK The flames
had crossed Broadway between Buffalo
ana Detroit tIiuug numerous wood
structures. anu then advancing 10
Milwaukee street and reached Jeger-
son street. three squares from
where il broke out Ihe course
of the fire changed at SID and
began licking up the territory be-
tween Broadway and jefferson streets,
to the east ana west orancn of the
Milwaukee river The flames soon
reached the Dig Angus Smith grain
elevator. when fell At the Broad
way bridge the fire began on the
south side OF the shipyard district
Inc fire department known all over
the country Is one OF Inc best
equipped and Disciplined was power
less 10 stay It's progress. Inc freight
Yards OF the Chicago and Northwest
ern road was reached ana whole
trains OF cars loaded with mercnan-
disc i've STOCK and grain were
burned. Aside from tle fire the CITY
IS in total darkness. Jhc gas works
having been burned. Inc entire
lower part OF the Inlrj ward inhaD-
tied largely by poor irish families.
was devastated. About 500 cottages
were destroyed and poor people were
Wandering ABOUT me streets loudly
iamenting their loss. Alarms came
IN every lew minutes from parts OF
the city widely separated and ii is
thought that fire ougs are helping in
the work OF devastation. Inc elegant
residence OF T.. F. Hodges. member
OF the BOARD OF trade. Two
miles from me fire district was
destroyed. An alarm was also runC
in from the house OF correction.
In 10 This hour II o-ciock. the ire
mas tapped up everything in the ter-
rito-y bosnGed on the west Ov the
Dorjn branch OF the Milwaukee river,
on the east by the lake anu on the
sou.h oy the haroor branch o. the
river. or twerjy-Jwo solid BLOCK five
OF which are occupied by wholesale
houses factories. distelleries, etc. and
the rest by residences. This does not
include the vast yards OF the Chicago
ana Northwestern road, covering
many acres. There IS no telling what
extent the fire viii De. II IS spread-
ing south OF Br0a1way bridge and
backing up Detroit street at the river
front ana lake. The ire Is raging Us
fiercest at this hour, 1889, just north
OF the gas house. East of the gas
mouse the fire has consumed every
5hing. West it Is burning iercelv.
Inc Reidoerg vinegar works has just
been burned. The f-e is also eating
It's way soutn to Erie street ana will
PROBABLY consume everything in that
locality. The Insurance. men estimate
that the loss Will aggregate 81 600. 600
no TO this hour ana l. is still spread
ing. The fire IS burning fercely
among the great elevators at the
mouth OF the river near the lake.
Numerous wholesale houses and the
immense freight house OF the Chicago
ard northwestern railway IS destroyed
and the fire Is still spreading. Eu-
gines from Racine and keuosna
are playing on the fire at a point
where they can DO most good. They
left the trains south OF the fire and
did much to confne it 20 the north
bank OF the river below the turn at
Walkers Point bridge. At u 4. II.
Chief Foley announced tine fire under
control Leading insurance men say
about nall the loss IS covered by in
surance.
Tney estimate the big losses
Is follows: Bub * kipp furniture,
$500. 600: j. + Patton & Co.. oils and
paints $3.50, 600; j. P Klssiuger.
wholesale liquors. SO. coo; Milwaukee
mirror works. $4,000; B. Leiders-
dofT, tobacco, $25. 600; G. Agier
lithographing company 500 90;
Roundy Beckham & Co. wholesale
products, $500, 900; H 5. Cheftels &
Co. wholesale grocers 5000 900; j.
Welmurc & Co. wholesale grocers
5000 000;Northwestern freight houses.
contents and cars, $500, 600; Mil
waukee, Lakeshore and Western
freight houses. $50, 600; Nolan
der hotel, $2j. 900: fifty smaller
business houses, $500 900; 800 dwell
ings ana cottages, $500. 600; T. Dohme
& Co. drugs, $3.50, 0G0; Weissel &
Weller machinery $l00 600; Toepper
& Sons machinery. $40, OO0; Bay
icy K Sons. machinery, 500 600; |
ImDusch Bros, grocers, $3.50 .
OOG; Ferneker & Bro. confec-
tionery, So, 600; Delaware & Quenten,
tool shops. $50 900; Milwaukee bag
company. $50. 600; p. FIuger * Co, !
$25, 600. The total loss
is now estimated at So, 600, 600.
AmerIca'S OiscOyerer.
CHICAGO. H., Oct 2S.-Whiie all /
the rest o. the world have been en-
gagged in celebrating the achievements
d Columbus, the Norwegians OF chi
,ago have been quietly making prepa-
-ations to honor the memory OF their
Left Eriksen. who they
claim was the real discoverer OF the new
world in zoos Several thousand Nor
vegians crowded into Scandia hall
yesterday afternoon TO listen 20 song
and story and eulogy OF their country
nan. Many stores and dwellings in
he neighoornOod were decorated in
lrofusion. \ street procession OF
preceded the meeting.
LAST night there was another celenra-
iona grape-eatinE festival-in
memory OF Eriksen's legendary vine
and Members OF the association.
which is having $50 600 painting of
5riksen made Tor the Worlds fair,
we're present
Heavy ocean Gaacs.
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