The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-12-31
| lANNERIES AND CAR BARNS,
milwaukee Icses Over $500 600 in
we n -four Hours hy

milwaukee Icses Over $500, 900 in
iweniyfour Hours by Fire.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 2S.-Two lives
at least were sacrificed in still another
terrible ire, which occurred yesterday
morning in the tannery district, burn
ing the plants of the William Becker
Leather Company and Conrad Bros
on commerce Street, and entailing q
loss which is variouslv estimated at
$4,000
The plant of Conrad Bros. was totally
destroyed, while the tannery of the
William Becker Leather Company is
| almost wreck with the exception Of
the building used as a notice and store
room, which was saved. Although as
yet only two bodies bave been recov-
cred from the ruins. members of the
1lre department are certain that the
remains OF others who perished
IN the flames will be found as
soon as it is possible to make a close
examination OF the burned buildings
Several tiremen were also in ured, and
the list @! casualties resulting from the
fire is greater than at any of the other
large fires since the Third Ward conila-
grafton. Those known to be dead are :
Thomas Sullivan, of $50 Marshall Street,
plpeman OF engine company, No. q;
George Reichmann, of $40 Jefferson
Street, member of the patrol corps of
the Bosrd Of Underwriters.
The immense South Side plant of the
Milwaukee Street Railway Company
was destroyed by fire early this morn
ing, entaillng a loss of fully $500, 900.
Like the other terrible fires with which
Milwaukee has been visited during the
past seventy-two hours this one also is
apparently of incendiary origin.
A little after o'clock a fire was dis
covered in the northwest corner OF the
shops by the night watchman. Run
| ming across the r, ad to the No. I engine
house he turned in the alarm, but be-
fore the fire department, with the eX-
ceptIon OF the company Immediately
across the road, could arrive on the
scene, the entire building was IN flames.
Immediately second ana third alarms
were turned in, but they were Of
little use, for the building burned fast.
On one side We're the stables where
fully sixty horses were kept. They
were all liberated, and nearly all gotten
out. On the other side We're the car
stables, where ii is said between 200 and
800 cars We're stored, and all these are
burned. It's in their loss the company
will sustain the greatest damage, the
buildings themselves not being worth
more than 2000.
Conservative men place the value of
the cars and the machinery at $3.50, 900.
The buildings were low brick ones,
but the flames from them soon lighted
the entire heavens and caused a dis
play which was magnificent.
At ; O'Clock the fire appeared to be
spreading and the plant OF the butcher
Stove Company, which is Just north of
the car barns, appeared to be in dan
ger, although it had not yet caught fire.
A manufacturing plant in the rear
was also threatened.
The machine shops were built the
past saason aud were fitted with very
fine machinery for the rebuilding and
repairing of cars The cars in the barn
all belonged to the Mitchell Street and
Russell Avenue lines. and these will be
disabled and unable 10 run this Morn
ing. Cars will undoubtedly be trans
ferred from the other lines SO that
travel shall be as little impeded as pos
sible.
Foreman Christensen, who has
charge of the place at night, was found
by a reporter while the fire WAS at its
| height, and he said the building must
certainly have been set on fire, as he
knew of nothing in the corner, where
| the fire originated, which could have
started it.