Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-10-29
Fko Nest Devastating in the
History Of the City.
DEATH OF DR., LEE, OF CORVALLIS
Railroad Accident at Portland

4AN " A4tSA4 H@t&t t-'& t%' D't'c ~--~~
ming In the Union oil company
atore east of Water street, threatened
to destroy the entire wholesale
business section Of Milwaukee, cas-
Of the river below Huron street. A
furious gale was blowing and driv
ing the flames before 1t with start
ling rapidity. At IL p. m. the fire
had Tapped up everything in the
territory bounded on the west by
the Horth branch of the Milwaukee
nver, on the east by Lake street
and on the south by the harbor
branch of the river, twenty-five
solid blocks, five of which were
occupied by Wholesale houses, fac
tories, distilleries, ETC., and the rest
by fine residences. This does not
include the vast yards of the Chi
cRgo 4 Northwestern railroad, which
covers many acres. Hundreds Of
cars have been burned. The gas
works are burned and not gas
light Is burning in the city, and
some portions Of the city where
there were no electric lights 1t was
Ia total darkness. Half a dozen
men have been taken to the emer
gency hospital, all seriously injured
by falling walls.
-Four lives were certainly lost, and
possibly more. Conservative insur-
ance men estimate the loss at not
less than six million of dollars. The
flames, which started in the Union
oil company's building, on East
Water street were famed by fur
fols gale, swept eastward across to-
ward Menominee river and nothing
could stay their resistless rush.
Dynamite was used but without
effect. Mighty billows of flames
swept oyer blocks of buildings,
jumped across streets and leaped
over the river. Thousands of peo-
pie viewed the grand spectacle. All
sorts Of conveyances were hurrying
about the third ward, loaded with
the belongings Of people on
whose homes the flames were
rushing. The entire fire depart
ment was powerless. Chicago, Ra-
cine, and other cities were asked for |
assistance, and by 10 o'clock engines
and firemen from out Of town were
beginning to arrive. More than |
eleven blocks Of solid territory, in
Guiding much Of the most extensive
Wholesale districts, have been
burned over. Nearly seventy build
ings, two.thirds of which were frame
residences, faded into smoke.
Insurance men estimate that the
entire loss will aggregate S7,0OO,OOO.
Al 1l:45 Chief Foley announced that
the fire was practically under con-
tro'.
Insurance men say about half the
loss Is covered by insurance.
SECOND DISPATCH.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 29.-The fire Is
now entirely under control, but
the ruins In places are burning
fiercely. and 1t will be several days
before the last spark Is extinguished.
The Insurance is estimated three
millions. 1t is feared some small
Insurance companies will be badly
crippled. II is known four lives
were lost. aud four people seriously
hurt. Killed: Henry Peddenbrock
and Charles Starr, fireman, crushed
under falling walls. Mrs. Kalahan
and an unknown woman died
from the effects Of the shock. tits
feared the watchman Of Bub a
Kapp Co. was burned In the factory.
A conservative estimate of people
rendered homeless, based ON re-
cent registration In the burned
district. places the lumber at least
1000. Nearly all are poor. and
have lost all they possessed. Sew
eFAl hundred business men assem-
bled At the board OF trade this morn
ing. TO raise funds for the fire suf-
1bres. In a short time. nearly
10000 In subscriptions was an.
nounced by Mayor somers. who
said; "While people Of Milwaukee
~ no aid to care for the destitute,
HEY will b grateful for any contrI-
bolions which friends are inclined
q make"
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( FIRE N Cleveland y Heavy Gale.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 20. "A firs has