Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-02

rlsited last night by the most disastrous
OnhagratiOn in her history, as we'll as by
he largest fire that has occurred in the
| Vest since the great Chicago fire of 1871.
The lower part OF the Third Ward is q
mass of smoking ruins. Wholesale houses
immense factories, and scores of dwelling
| lOuSeS have been laid in ashes. Hundreds
# people have lost all, and are homeless.
! The fire swept over and destroyed twelve
blocks. The burned territory extends
rom the river on the west TO the lake on
he east, and from Detroit Street south to
Erie Street as far east as Jefferson, ana
| rom Buffalo Street south of line east Of
! Jefferson Street.
Among the buildings destroyed was fire
engine house No. 10, situated on the east
side of Broadway, just south of Chicago
! Street.
| TWO firenen lost their lives i'll the fire,
! md two women died from the effects Of
| aXcitemen. A dozen or more people
! were injured, among them Chief Foley
! The condition Of some OF the wounded is
! serious.
| The property loss IS estimated at from
| $1,000 00G to S6,0O0,000. Few OF the bust
/ ness HOSES were fully insured, and the
| poor people whose residences were de-
| StrOyed carried no insurance i'll most IN
! stances
| AmQg the principal buildings burned
! Uniol Oil Company, Nj. Block & Co., j. p.
| KiSSl2er u Co., j. E. Patton q Co., Led
Prsdff Y Co., Inbusch Bros, Pfeugard &
| Goa. j. Hilbert q Co, DeIOrme Soap
| Company, Fernekes d Co., Bub d Klpp,
! Jaob " ellauer & Co., ROundy Peckham q
| CD. ShettelS d Son, National DlStillIng
! Company, Milwaukee Chair Company,
! lmmel q Wirth stables, Riedeburg d
| Boden Vinegar Works, McLinden Hotel,
W'Sel q Nilter Works, Bayley's foundry,
JonSt0n'S bakery, GreenSlade'S foundry,
Hasen malt houses and the TOPPER
! Weeks.
he worst featura of the terrible vista
| We the loss Of human life. There were
may narrow escapes, and four fatalities.
he dead are:
ENRY J. PEDDENBRUCH, a fireman, aged 81
yes resided at 552 Reed Street; died from suf-
| focion.
CARRIES STAIR, fireman. aged &c years. re-
| sidl at 522 Fourth Avenue; suffocated.
| Ms CALLAHAN, who died from the effects OF
| thehock, after being rescued from burning
| bun1ng and being carried to the Third Ward
! sClDl house.
Ms MARY O'BRIEN. aged 60, lived with her
| brNer at 100 Chicago street Found on the
sire dying. Expired on the way TO the hos
| piti
lie injured are;
| RHARD GAsCHNER, machinist, aged %, resi-
dem humboldt Avenue and Auer street; frac-
| turof leg and badly wounded about the head
! cTital condition
| il. RoEsCH, pattern-maker. aged %, 1874 Gar
| fielAVenne; seriously injured about the head, |
! ana leg broken.
MILAN WHITE, finisher aged "a, $40 Green
felAvenue; compound fracture of the leg.
! AUST BERGENTHAL distiller, aged A; head
yer, much bruised; taken to his home, ITO
| TWdy-ninth street.
RHARD SNYDER, police officer, sprained
| anE and badly cut up about the head; taken
to home on Eleye nth and Sycamore.
| FEMAN GUssEN, overcome with smoke, taken
| to home; he will recover.
| JAEs REGAIN, fireman truck 2; head and body |
| bruad.
Los BALsTED, fireman, residence 348 Clinton
| slret injured about body and head.
II small list of dead and injured is
real a marvel in view of the extent of
| terrOry and rapidity of the flames.
II fire was discovered in the store oc-
cupid by the Union Oil Company, 275
| Easty alter Street, at about 5:45 O'clock, by
lett carrier. There were three fires in
CthepartS of the city, and there was a
Sligh1elay in responding to the call from
box The wind was blowing a gale
frOmthe northwest, and this, together !
whine infiammable character of the con
tentsOf the building, made the deluge
OF Wer apparently OF no effect. APP |
Freezing the danger. Chief Foley |
had general alarm OF fire sent in from
box corner of East Water and Chicago
stree, at 6:15 p. NJ. This brought all of
the ehgeen engines Of the city onto the |
scene The water tower was put up in
| frOntf the burning building, and it did /
effecte work 1t was not long before the |
Streas of the engines and the deluge of !
WatethroWn from the river by the Cata-
raCt Id their effect.
| Theale Stitfened and at $3.50 O. clock the |
fircm felt the fire getting start on
them. Other tanks of oil had caught fire |
and tire were numerous explosions.
1t VS. Just at Z O. clock that the wind car
ried she sparks over to the corner of But |
ialo Sect and Broadway. The fiery Gin |
ders dyed in Bub 81 Kipp's seven-story |
new tex building, and in less than five |
minus the whole building was IN flames. |
| 1t wa then the fire got beyond human |
cOntrC About the same time the flames |
! crosse East Water Street and the firemen |
had tCetreat. 1t was not long before the |
two lis met. Then mountain of flame |
| was sept eastward over the Third Ward. |
| At 10 O'Clock Chief Foley saw that as
| siStan would be needed, and Mayor
SOme1Sent kilograms to Chicago and to
| the citS around here. The first response |
| was bKenoSha tiremen. They cameup /
on a sclal tram in tifty-seven minutes. |
and bnght a steamer and 300 feet of |
hose. hey arrived at 10 P. NJ. Racine |
| men we unfortunate in getting tranSpOr-
tatlon,nd did not reach here until 10:40. /
OShko sent steamer and plenty of men |
| on a Scial train OH the NOrth-W eSteTn |
road.
Uporeceipt of the call for help. Fire
| Marsh; SWenie, of Chicago. ordered out |