New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-29

portions OF tie city whtre there are no electric
lights are ia total darkness. -Four additlonai
men have been taken to the Emergency Hospital
all seriously injured by falling walls.
At 35 I7e fire began burning at the river
south n aud including Detroit-st. and swept
clear through to the lake, distance OF about
erht blocks. or one mile, and was soon blazing
fercely among the great elevators Of the city at
the mouth OF the rlyer The destruction includes
several wholesale houses and the immense freight
house of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway
At this hour tie ere was increasing and spreading
Up TO II oclocl, the fire has Tapped up every
thing in the territory bounded on the west by the
north branch of the Milwaukee River and on the
east by the lake and the south by the haroor
branch of the river--twenty-two solid blocks,
five of which were occupied by wholesale houses,
factories, dstileries, etc, and the rest by dwell
ings. This does not include the vast yards OF
the Chicago and Northwestern road, when covers
many acres. Hundreds of cars have been burned
There was no telling at l :05 o'clock what the
extent of the fire would be. II was then extend
ing south of Broadway bridge and backing up
Detroit-st at the river front and at the lake.
The Gercest fire is now just west and north OIL
the gashouse East of the gashouse the iire mas
consumed everything, and there IL nothing more
in that locality for it to feed on. Inc IRE Is
fcrccst west Of the gashOuse at the RIedoeis
Vinegar Works, which have been consumed Inc
flames are eating their way south 70 Erle-s'', anu
will probably consume everything IN that locaiiv'
Only small buildings owned by the gas company
have been burned, and the liremep may save the
main buildings.
Insurance men estimate that the loss will az gre
gate S7.O0OOOO mp TO this hour. The hre Is
still spreading About dozen steamers ana
schooners have been removed from the Milwaukee
10 the Kinnickinnck River, where they are out oil
harnl's way.
Engines frola Racine and Kenosha are paying
on the lire at points where they can do the most
good. They left the trains south oil the IRE anu
did much 10 confnc it to the north bank OF the
river below the turn at Walkers Point bridge
ATLAS Chief Foley announces that the fire is
under control.
Milwaukee is the metropolis OF Wisconsin. II IS
an important railway centre and port OF eh"y.
II + on the western shore OF Lake Michigan, ana
ike Cleveland and Chicago, the city Is divided by
rivor The CITY has an OF about fourteen square
miles The commerce OF the port Is largely IN heri
cultural products tn bulk OF the produce OF Mime
sofia Iowa, Wisconsin and Northern llInois belhs
sblppcd from the city by rail or steamer. The Kin
uicnnick and Milwaukee rivers run almost paraiiei
with Lake Michigan, and they furnish tho Guy VIII
better water service than, perhaps any other western
civ has. The part Of the city which the fire Is
dc.,rnying lies between the Milwaukee, River and Lake
vucbI,nu and Is the chief business quarter. The
iargeSI loke steamer, can load upon the rivers ana
'"lal3 " t,",, ire limits Milwaukee, has 900
manuIactorics. with a capital Of s2o00ooo Ihe
rwors ol tie city. completed In LA III co, ol
d., onn 600 furnish tho city with wafer from Lake
Wicldcnn Milwaukee l. we'll supplied with schooi,
fcr both sexes and is adorned with pubic pan, i au
t,s,,,,. nr4 cato grounds The city has population
of over 200 900. and is the nineteenth city IN ran
In the United states.