The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-11-01

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coming fair to the citizens committee |
to be used for the benefit Of the fire SUI !
ferers.
Mayor Somers said Saturday morning |
AT least one-half of the Third ward Is /
burned away, and l think that fully |
8,OGO people are homeless. The loss can |
not he estimated. We are especially |
thankful TO the cities of Chicago |
Kenosha. Racine and Oshkosh for their |
prompt aid in sending fire apparatus.
The citizens Will organize Il rt4Ic4 COi-A- |
mittCe at once.
Notwithstanding the marvellous II |
piditv with which tine fire spread, AMI
the numerous falls of brick walls, the
injuries and loss Of life was surprisingly
small. and it is believed that not more
than four or five persons lost their lives,
although the removal of the debris may
disclose other victims. Those known 70
be kilie,l are Henry Prucdenbuck end
Charles Stahr. firemen; Mrs. Callahan.
widow. and an unknown woman, who
was suITocated by smoke. There are
many Icrsons at the emergency hospital.
Two Of these are seriously injured and
may die.
At the Hospitals.
There was so much confusion and eN-
Citement that no one seemed TO go
to the morgue or hospitals to seek tor III
iured friends. so, many school houses
were called into use a. temporary los
pitfalls. and many injured people are az
st. Mary's hospital. 1t is III the sub
urbs, north of the city, on the lake
front, and the telephone communication
has been DESTROYED. There are none at
st, Joseph's hospital.
At the emergency hospital, on JACK
son and Oneida streets, there Is the
greatest suffering. Wives and daugh-
| ters are there nursing husbands ana
| fathers and brothers. and the little
house is filed with the groans OF the
| sufferers. Out on the walk a score OF
people are standing, shiyering. III the
! cold. and waiting for a first glimpse at
| every new arrival.
Every cab that drove up was imme-
| diatelv surrounded and there We're cries
| from a score of people. The nurses IN
! the emergency hospital are brave girls.
| They 90 about their work calmly. The
smell of chloroform SO fills the little
house that it is sickening, but the nurses
are brave and are working without con-
fusion or delay.
Those who saw the Chicago fire can
realize what Milwaukee has suffered.
1t was the same thing on smaller
scale. The cold wind was furious, and
| before u building had been half burned
it would totter and fall, clouds of burn
ing brands and sparks going up high
above the smoke 70 show the place
where it had fallen.
The great flames would reach out a
| hundred feet or more, envelope build
ing for an instant and be blown back by
the wind But building once touched
by the flame would need no further
urging. but would fash up in flames
which in turn would leap up and ignite
the next building. And so the fire swept
on. devouring everything.
| There was so much warning Tor every
one that efforts were made In many
places to save articles that could not
POSSIBLY be moved a hundred yards.
There were a lot of thrashing machines
up on Menunimee street, for instance.
and their removal only saved them from
the flames an hour or two. Wagons
loaded with furniture, stoves, bedding,
clothing and various household artl cles
filed the streets. .aud invariably the
| horses weEe headed one way.
The drivers had no particular destina-
ton, they simply wanted to get out OF
the reach Of the flames az soon as posi-
ble. EYe-y available truck, express and
delivery wagon was called into requlSl-
ton. Occasionally large load Of
, household goods would be seen moving
by. propelled by man power instead OF
horses Everybody VINO was IN the
vicinity ,seenled anxious tS assist those
IN distress, and if the flames had not
, spread So rapidly much of the house
hold goods along the north line of the
fire would have been saved by the will
ing workers.
property. howeTe7-, many lost every
tlli.lg except the clothes or their backs,
and the efforts of the charitable Will be
devoted To relieving those whom the
fire has rendered homeless and deStl-
tute. Ma2sUrse nave been taken 10 stop
the depredSttlOns of thieves VINO always
haunt the scene of fires.
The militia are patroling the district.
Fifty members of the Milwaukee light
battery responded promptly 20 the call
. for aa>istanee Nearly as many more
from the Light Horse squadron and
enough of infantry to make no total
of l;.J men all on duty. They will patrol
the burned district as long as necessary.
If IT is found necessary Governor Peck
will order out additional troops. The
CITY police are also 10 be kept on duty
night and day. and altogether the police
arrangements are excellent.
Monday the work of clearing debris
preparatory to rebuilding Will be com
menced. Many property owners are
looking over tine ruins Saturday, and as
soon as the bricks cool sufficiently to be
to work removing the rubbish, and
within a few days new buildings will
be rising from the ruins.
Some of the Losses
Bubb & Kipp, furniture, $500, 900.
J. Z. Patton & Company, oils and
paints. $250,000.
J. P. Messenger, wholesale liquors,
go, 600.
Milwaukee Mirror works, $50, ,0GO.
B. Leidersdorf. tobacco. $3.50. 900.
Gugler LithOgraph company, 800, 900.
Roundy, Beckman & Company, whole
sale produce, $30O.OO0.
Il. S. Cheftel & Company, wholesale
grOcers, $2O0.O00.
j. Wellmure d Company, wholesale
grocers. $2O0,00
Milwaukee Chair company, $3.50, 900.
Northwestern freight house, contents
and cars. $780, 600.
Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western
freight house, $4,000.
McLanden hotel, $25, 900.