Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-11-05
MlLwAukEE.s DISASTER.

OOO-Four Lives Lost-BuiIdings to tho
Number of 46S Burned, and $500 Per-
sons Left Homeless.
MILWAUKEE, Oct 31.-Four hundred
and sixty-ive buildings destroyed.
Three hundred and fifty-eight fam
ilies-including total of $500 persons
made homeless
A total property loss of S5,sO5, 900,
with insurance amounting to about
81. SOC, 900.
Four persons killed and eight or ten
injured.
Such, in brief, Is the result of the
hre which threatened for time on
FRIDAY night to sweep Milwaukee off
s,-e face of the earth.
There are many sorrowful faces to be
seen along the streets in the vicinity of
the fire district. Many families lost
everything but the clothing they wore,
still there is not as much gloom as
might be expected. The general relief
committee held meeting and issued
the following:
ut is estimate that there will be needed the
sum Of 100000 to properly care for the people
| made homeless by Friday nights fire. At the
| meeting of citizens held in the chamber OF COM
| merce Saturday morning the sum of
s55,0O0 was subscribed: and, while we
/
side who have already made gener-
GUS subscriptions, we desire to say that we
confident the remaining amount required will
| be subscribed by our citizens without II being
| necessary to appeal to the outside public. We
confidently appeal to our citizens to raise the
| full amount needed"
There is promise that those who were
rendered homeless will not be permit
ted to suffer. Already S62, 1868 has been
raised, and all but about 900 came
from this city. Many offers of assist
ance have been received and accepted,
so that there is no doubt that fund
of $500, 900 will be available with
in few days. Many of
the people made homeless by the fire
and now in actual want may soon be
placed in comfortable circumstances.
Their homes are gone, but their land
is still there, and it is valuable land.
Wealthy corporations, business men
and spectators will be ready to buy
these lots.
The greatest individual financial loss
sustained by the great fire was that
suffered by the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railroad Company, which officials
and local agents of the road now
estimate will foot up from $780,
600 to S1,OOO,OOO and will likely
go nearer the latter than the former
sum. The burned property includes
both of the great freight houses, one
for incoming and one for outgoing
freight. They were nearly 100 feet
wide, covering the length of about
three blocks. That devoted to incom-
ing freight was thoroughly filed with
merchandise of all kinds and de-
| ~ IL, hoo
loaded during the day and was
: ready for delivery. That devoted
to outgoing freight was but partially
filed. As rule an average of 125
cars are loaded there daily with out
going freight. The usual number of
cars had been loaded during the day,
and many of them We're standing on
the switches ready to be taken out
during the night AS to the value
of the freight in the houses and
. in cars ready to be taken out no
accurate estimate can be made until
l the losses are adjusted between the
company and the shippers. One car is
said to have contained S3O,OO0 worth of
Z holiday goods just shipped by local
: firm, and it is expected that many others
J. were filed with valuable goods There
: were burned in all on the freight house
e tracks 1913 loaded freight cars, per-
8 haps three-fourths of them received
s and ready to unload. Their contents
: can only be ascertained by a complete
q checking up of the way bills. Many of
d them are said to have been loaded with
g valuable dry goods of various kinds
S which merchants were providing for
their holiday trade, and on such
the loss will be heavy. There were
good many cars loaded with grain
a of all kinds shipped to this market
Q and number of cars loaded with
potatoes The freight cars empty are
y estimated to be worth an average OF
e $500 each, but those values are small
# as compared to the contents of the cars.
Q There were also forty to fifty of the
l. Northwesterns coal cars in the com.
# pany's coal yards, all Loaf i, which
e were completely destroyed.
st The aggregate of the insurance car
/ ried on the burned property, as com
g piled by the insurance men, exclusive
e of that carried by the Northwestern
lr road, is So, 2,75O, 900, and is divided
e. among about 1853 companies, which
ID with one or two exceptions, the
N insurance men say, could easily
b. stand ten times the loss sustained
ID here without crippling them in the
- least. There are one or two mutua
companies W hich lose heavily and may
W be seriously affected Unfortunately
I'd one of these is most largely represented
o. in the residence district burned, where
Mt should it fail to pay in full, the losses
I'd will fall upon class of people who cal
ip least afford to stand them.
ee Following are the insurance compa
A nies which sustain the heaviest losses
Sc Hartford. SIS, 90
@. | Home .......... ..... -. 1000
So Lancashire (England). Observation-Disclosures. 5000
lie | Milwaukee Mechanics '................... 1904
~ | Commonwealth New York; ............. "a, 00
- German American New York; ...... 80. 5000
MT Ohio Farmers. Observation-Disclosures. 5000