The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-02
CREAM CITY OESOLATE.
FOUR LIVES WERE LOST.
The Loss Will Reach Nearly Six Nil,
lions.

Al Milwaukee, Wis, scores of the largest
business firms, together with hundreds of
frame houses, were destroyed by fire Friday.
Commencing ut $50 o'clock in the estab.
lisbment of the Union oil Company, at 275
East Water street, near the river, the
flames, driven by fearful hurricane which
was blowing spread with frighttu rapidity
70 the lake, over half mile to the East.
It is utterly impossible to estimate the loss
With any degree of accuracy. Even a com.
plete llst OF the big business houses cannot
be obtained, while to those must be added
the small individual losses of hundreds Of
small property owners, whose houses and
household goods have been destroyed. As
II is, the loss will probably amount to ss-
5000 or sl0.OOO,O0). The tract burned is
over half mile wide cas- and west, and
mile north and south.
After .wiping out the factories and
wholesale establishments, the
fire foun easy prey in
the scores of blocks, flied With frame
houses, which extend east of Milwaukee
street. From these the flames leaped 10 the
freight house of the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore and Western railroad. These caught
ment were ablaze along their whole length
over two blocks Adjoining the dcpOts
were the freight yards of the same rail
road as well as of the Chicago and North
western. These yards were filled with
hundreds of loaded cars all Of which were
quickly consumed. AS soon as it was seen
that the yards were in the path of the fire,
u score of switch engines were set to work
to get the loaded cars out of the yard. The
men worked bravely and succeeded
IN removing some of the cars, but they
could only take them farther
south. the yards to the north being blocked
This did no good. ~ the wind suddenly
shifted from the Northwest almost direct
north, and ina momOnt the cars, which
had just escaped the flames in one place
were burned III another. II was in these
yards that some OF the most piliful sights
were seen In one place half dozen pou-
try cars, full OF ducks and chickens, were
roasted alive. A. soon as the destruction of
the railroad yards was assured, the wind,
a. though prompted by malice, veered from
west 10 north. Had it remained in the west
the fire would have exhausted itself in the
lake.
The entire lower part of the Third ward
inhabited largely bv poor Irish families, IS
devastated. About 800 cottages have been
DESTROYED, and the poor PEOPLE are wander.
ing about the streets, loudly lamenting their
losses.
In many instances the people owned
their own cottages, aud their contents was
all they had in the world. How they Will
get along during the winter is mystry, un.
less relief comes TO them
from outside sources Mil.
wnukce people will do all they can and
already the Germania Society, the leading
German organization of tho C ty has come
to the relief of the citizens. The Society is
holding a big fair and ut special meeting
of the directors i was resolve to devote
all the receipts to the work of relief,
Al the southern section of Milwaukee is
in ruins. Never in the history of the city
has such a calamity befallen it. Acres Of
land, embracing the great manufacturing
districts of the city, have been devastated,
and now lie u mass OF smoulderng ruins.
Almus the entire southern division from
East Water street TO the lake, has been con
sumed.
The following victims of the fire have
HENRY PRUDDENBRUCK, fireman of
No. 3 station, residence 552 Reid street;
struck by fa ling timber and smothered.
CHARLES STARR, fireman No. / hook
and ladder company, of 522 Fourth ave-
nue.: struck by II beam and smothered to
ONE WOMAN, name unknown, aged 50,
small in statue, with dark hair; suffo.
Gated by smoke.
MRS. CALLAHAN, widow; body found
in the ruins of her home.
The removal oi the debris may disclose
other victims. At the Emergency hospital
are many sufferers, two of whom may die.
For "a space ot 20 blocks only mass of
smoldering ruins remain, where yesterday
were magnificent buildings and 500 resi-.
dcnces, the MONIES of 5000 people,
Among the big establishments DESTROYED
oy the fire are: Jacob Wellauer Il Co.,
wholesale grocers. 25i-2jG Broadway; J. l..
Patten, paint and oils, 266272 Fast Water
street; Gas Company, three reservoirs and
surrounding buildings: Milwaukee. Lake
Shore and Western freight house aud cars
IN yards; Chicago and Northwestern; cars in
yards; Milwaukee Chair Company, stores
and factory; III. :. Johnston, cracker fac
tory, fve-s;Ory brick, Broadway.
+. i. Bacon. President of the Chamber of
Commerce called a meeting of citizens
to arrange plans for raising money ana