Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-11-03


shops in the block between Buffalo and
Erie streets We're on fire. 1t is rumored
that some lives We're lost in the Bub &
kipp factory, as many employees were
at work when the flames descended SO
suddenly on the big buildings.
Up TO L a m. two dead firamen were
brought to the morgue. A woman
about forty years of age sought refuge
In the third ward school house and died
from heart disease. Her name and ad-
dress were not learned.
The territory burned out is the shape
of an Obtuse triangle with the Apex at
the river the upper side Of Detroit
street. lower Menominee street to --e
river, and the base at Lake Michigan.
Roundly stated it is a space two thirds
of mile wide and three quarters of a
mile long.
The militia did good service during the
night aiding the police to perform guard
duty. Captain Davis, OF the United
States revenue cutter Johnson, rendered
his crew to Chief Foley for use in fight
ing the fire. They were gratefully az
cepted and did gallant and effective
work
At 2:3O this Saturday, morning, Chief
Foley announces that the fire is fully
under control.
story iii Detail.
Fire started at $50 tonight in the
Union Oil company's store, on East
Water street and threatens to destroy
the entire wholesale business section
of Milwaukee east of the river blow
Huron street.
a furious gale is blowing and driving
the flames before it with startling
rapidly. Several squares have have al
ready been destroyed. A large number
of wholesale houses are gone and also
many residences.
8 p. m.-The course of the fire chang
ed about $50 and seems likely to
consume the territory between Broad
| W5y and jefferson streets to the east
and west branch of the river. The big
Angus Smith grain elevators are burn
Hg and not only is the fire advancing
with the wind but has begun slowly
| to back up at the point it started and
where there is no means of STAYING
its progress. The entire lower part of
the third ward, inhabited largely by
poor working people, is devastated.
Nearly three hundred cottages have
been destroyed and the inmates are
wandering about the streets loudly
lamenting their loss Alarms are COM
ing in every few minutes from widely
separated districts and it is feared
that incendaries are helping the work
of destruction
AT $50 p. III. in response to the call
Tor aid from Milwaukee, Fire Marshal
sweeney dispatched several companies
of firemen with engines on a separate
! train for this city.
9:15 p. m.-The elegant residence Of
| l.. i. Hodges, member of the Chamber
OF Commerce, at Ninth and Cedar
streets, two miles from the big fire
mas been destroyed. An alarm WAS inst
rtng III from the House of Correction
The fire department is using dvna-
mite il an effort to stop the advance Of
! the flames Several engines have been
| brought back to the point where
the fire begun and are trying to keen
the flames from eating their way north
on East Water street. The wind is
blowing a furious gale which breaks
the streams from the hose into a spray
a few feet from the nozzles.
The flames are slowly eating their
way toward the Sentiners newspaper
office and the wealthy wholesale houses
surrounding it.
Many scenes of the great fire of Chi
cago are being reacted. Dynamite ex-
plosions, leaping flames, crumbling
walls and wandering homeless people.
One fireman and an unknown woman
are known to be killed A report Just
comes from the life saving station that
four of the crew coming up on Broad
way to assist the firemen were buried
in the falling wall at Weisel & WiIter's
machine shop. The light horse squad
ron and infantry regiment have been
called out to assist the police force In
guarding property.
IL p. m.-The fire has Tapped up
everything in the territory bounded on
the west by the north branch of the
Milwaukee river; on the east by the
lake, and on the south by the harbor
branch of the river.
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twenty-five solid blocks, five of which
We're occupied by wholesale houses,
factories, distilleries, ETC., and the rest