The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-10-29
LOSS MAY REACH
TWENTY MILLIONS
Thousands Homeless and Sew
eral Dead as the Result of
Milwaukee, Fire.
BURNED TRACT A MILE LONG ANC
HALF A MILE WIDE.
rLAmrs rANNED nY A HURRICANE.

!
Ine-Its Progress STAYED on One Side by
Lake Michigan Railroad Yards swept
Help sent from Neighbpring Cities
Scores Of Business Blocks and Hundreds
of Dwellings wiped Out.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. g0.-Scores of blocks
of Milwaukee's largest business firms
together with hundreds of frame houses
were destroyed by the fire of last night.
The entire loss is supposed to be between
$40, O0O 600 and S25, 600 O0O
Commencing at j:3O in an oil establish
ment on East Water street near the river,
tine flames, driven 10y the fearful hurri-
cane which was blowing, spread with
! frigLtful rapidity TO the lake over half
mile to the east. 1t is utterly impossi-
Bile to estimate the loss with any degree
Of accuracy.
Eyen a complete list of the big bust
ness houses cannot be obtained while Co
these must be added the small individual
! losses Of hundreds of small property own
ers whose houses and household goods
have been destroyed.
The tract burned is over half a mile
| wide east and west, and mile north and
south commencing in the establishment
OF the Union Oil company, at 275 East
water street Inc nre was DlazlnS
fiercely when the city department
reached the scene. Owing to the hurri-
cane that was blowing the men We're
utterly unable TO 10 anything, ana, Tor
any practical results, might as well have
| done nothing.
In spite OF this the men worked bravely
| nd did Ia IND in tlair Il igL-
ing their lives IN the burning buildings,
| and endeaYorlnB, by tearing down blocks
in advance of the path OF the fire, to
check it. This was In vain, and all night
long the hames continued along their
way from the establishment IN which 1t
started
Inc path oil the Hre was IN the shape OF
an immense V, the point being III the OIL
establishment, whlle one line extended
directly east to the lake, the other run
! ming TO the lake IN a souUherly direction,
! Through mmenseLactorles from four to
seven stories high, Wllch were supposed
| 10 be nre PROOF, uhe names spread with
as mucn ease as though they were frame
| cottages, winch Jhey attacked tnrther
east
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wholesale establishments the lire found
easy prey III the scores Oh DlocHs hlled
| with frame houses whlch extend east OF
Mllwaukee street. From these the flames
leaped TO the lrelght mouse OF the Mi
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