The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-30
SCENE OF DESTRUCTlO%
HEEES oE Esg.ACvxVHa .u,crx
AND SMOKING EtlFVEgS
"nefe magnificent beiidin.s,
HeN"'e" 10 Nsanutacture, trade
and Commerce once stood

Dehoie where Magnificent beiidin@s,
HeN"'e" 1" Vsanutacture. trade
ana commerce once stood
Relief for The sufferers.
Is! telegraph TO the sta Chronicle
|LwAuKEE, Oct. 80 The morning
broke on a scene If deSolatior, such as
the Cream City has never before witness
ed during its corporate existence.
twenty blocks yesterday covered with
magnificent buildings, devoted to manu-
facture, trade and commerce, wert
mass OF smouldtrnG ruins; aud where
900 resld ences, the homes of ) 900 people
stood, there was nothing save piles of
oiAckened brick and smoking rafters.
Fhe loss in money will probably not ex
ceed $1,000, 600, on which there about
~, 500, 600 insurance, bat the collateral
| damages, the immense shock TO bus
| mess and the iuConve nieuce and posi-
tive suffering cntailei upon residents
J - ''-'s'nPe we, r"~,a..+ he computed
! Evcfy Chort Will be made bowevet, 20
| relieve distress, aad even while the con-
| Bagration was at its height, T. Bacon,
president Of the chamber of commerce,
issued call for meeting of the citizens
/ If Milwaukee, at the chamber of com.
merce, at o'clock this morning, to take
measures for the relief OF the people left
homeless and destitute by the fire. The
call was not addressed to the members OF
the chamber of L, nun roe only, but to
all who are ready 20 join in the work Of
reli wing the distressed Hundreds of
familias are left shcitefless and with noth
ing 0ut the clothing worn when they fed
from tde swift pursuit Of the devastating
flames
At : 40 this morning it was announced
that the fire was under control, having
Uurned over about twenty squares. de
stroying about fifty stores aad factories
and about 500 residences
Noting the marvellous rapidity with
which the fire spr ad. aud tie numerous
falls q brick walls, the injured and loss
of llfe were surprisingly small, and II is
believed that not more than four or five
persons lost their lives although the re
movai Of the debris may disclose other
victims Those known to he killed are
Henry Praudden6uck and Charles SiaaT,
! firemen; Mrs Callahan, d widow, and an
I unknown woman, who was sutfOc3ted by
smoke. There are many persons at tn,
emergency hospital. Two or three az
seriously injured and may die.
The work to day is one of relief and
devlsiug plans to succor the unfortunate
people who lost their homes by the FIRE
Churches and public buildings have
beer thrown open to accommodate then
6 temporarily. Every society and organi
zation in the city is maturing plans 10
immediate financial relief.
No a =. A \ tac ba ~ ~ ,
gressioual tickets started the subscrip
) tions last night while the tre was sill
!. raging, with a cash contribution Q
50 600. At q meeting of the Chamber o
Commerce general relief committee wa
organized this morning to forward tn
: work. and subscriptions began 10 pour |
q from the citizens who were in attend
d ance before even the committee wa
appointed. Several subscriptions c
$1,000 were made on the spu, in
names including Congressman John /
Mitchell. II. c. Payne, August UhleiG
d P. Cudahy, NJ. P. Rose, +. P. B4co
and the Wisconsin Fire and Marine In
surance Company bank. telegrai
from F. D. Armour. Of Chicago, al
a nounced his subscrip'io ion as s. coo. SUI
scriptions $500 and others for srlalls
runs were added, the whole making
. handsome sum. The brewers assoCiatio
contributed another s., goo ana II
morning subscri ptions reached the SUI
" If about $40, 600
Several pastors have pledged the 90
lections in their churches 10 mono
q morning to the rel + fund end Is d
- m0ven, Mt appears t. be quite general.
= handsome addition TO the fun6 Wi
IN PROBABLY be received. The So Grip
en- ions made TO start the relief n1 a.
- 0u.y regarded as initial offers and q
60 puUlic spirited citizens viii still c0ntlEl
e. 10 extend their ala IN various ways, %
,c- sides being ready to respond TO sucoL
- cali from the relief committee if 1t is 7
81 gaIdcd necessary
IL l.. additions to tAe collections 70 STA
1tss the work Of relief, the Journoj this ate
-. noon suggested that as church orgaulz
i. lions resch the largest numbers Of penr
~ the quickest Way, each oTganlzat
oI make plans for an entertainment OF son
III KIND aud devote the proceeds to the
ro- lief fund In this way II Is urged th
~ the general public VIII be reached and
.E avenue afforded for their mites II aid
~ the good WORK.
nts II is estimated 4 1t 600 families ",
"a burned ont and that al least l5U0 ms
~ vlduals are h mel s. AS most OF ~
belongings, tenc1CDts and dNtliif
we're uninsured, these peopie nave Z
J. with total loss ana are destitute !
. business district devastated is IN ,,
Q tant oue, embra cling many heavy NAp
I sale houses. The total loss py he tire
a3 nov estimated at about so 600, 600 "
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