Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-11-04
The Southeastern Portion OF the
City of Milwaukee Smok-
ing Ruins.
Block After Block Licked Up
by the Awful
Flames.
Thirty Million Dollars Worth
Of Property Totally
Destroyed.

MilWaukee.-ScOreS Of blocks of Mil
waukce's largest business firms together
with hundreds Of frame houses are III
ashes. Commencing at $50 o'clock in
the oil establishment on East Water
street next to the river, the flames,
driven by the fearful hurricane which
was blowing spread with frightful
rapidity to the lake over Il half mile
to the east. 1t is utterly impossible to
estimate the loss with any degree OF
accuracy. Even u complete list OF the
business houses cannot be obtained
While TO these must be added small
individual losses OF hundreds Of small
property oWAerS whose houses and
household goods hove been destroyed.
As IL is, the loss will probably amount
to 9ZO,OOO,OOO or 92o,UUU,OOO. The
tract burned IS over u half mile east
ana west, and u mile north and south,
commencing III the establishment OF
the Union Oil company ut 21o East
Water street. The fire was burning
fcrceiy when the city department
reached the scene. Owing 10 the hur-
rlcanc that WdS blowing the men were
utterly Unable 20 DO any dining, and for
any practical results might as well
have done nothing. In spite of this
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AL tie southern section OF Alilwall-
hcc Is III RUNS. Never iii the history OK
the city has such II calamity IrIdti.,i ii.
Acres OF land, embracing thn great
manufacturing districts, 81 the civ. nave
been devastated, ana NOW hes IN i mas;
Of smouIdering runs. AlmosL me en-.
the southern division, from East waite.
street to the lake, has been cOn,tii.l,.,.
The ilrtmcn have exhausted their cIlort,
and battlcd nlanfuhy but 1t was iiI-
possible To gel the naslry of the tir..
Ilend, which rode on WItIl violent winds
almost directly ease, lappiug m block
after block in such IN Attaining manner.
that all efforts Of The fire drpartuueut
were futile. ri ujfi. o'clorl, tho .,t,t,,,
Of the life saving station reporter me
loss Of four of his men who are, said 10
have been crushed beneath the deb.ls
OF falling Walls Oh Broadway. This is
Tie only loss Of life So far reported,
but ;unld the present general excite
henl ANA confusion only Il few details
can De obtained. SnOrtiy before >
. CLOCK the various departments OF the
gas WORKS exploded i'll quick succession
with deaicninS rcEcrberaulons. Us
loss alone represents one million dollars
which WAS Tie cost of the recently
eiee'ed plant. All The Northwestern
1lciSll btlldiilGS Ahd ears along the
'i'''hS arc totally dcStfoyed Several
Si'ildS Oh militia nave been called out
10 protect valuable freight from rob
biitS lh'ilaudcrs. At the present hour
(hltdhhGhU the fire seems to have gath
cred fresh energy, ami IS burning with
more Intense fairy than ever. ImmcllS.,
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order the following stores. + Dohnn
X Co, wholesale s,rocerS. .Iacoh \yen-
auer 4 Co., Wholesale crocers: johnson
Bros. cracker factory fAmrric,n IRIS
silt Companyl AMI tha \atiopaI Dis
filling COMPANY
fbe entire ln,vrr mart of tho 1,birl
ward inhabited I,rral,- h,- MON, irish
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