Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-29
To Check the Awful
Flames.
\ Seething Sea of
Liquid Fire.
Chicago Appealed to for
lieIp---The Fire Still
Raging at
3 "a. IN.

MILWAUKEE,, Oct. 2S.-All the south
ern section OF Milwaukee Is in ruins.
The dresdfu. cOntiagFatIon IS still IN
progress. Acres of land, embracing
the great manufacturing districts OF
the city, have besn devastated and
now lie mass of smOlderlng runs
Almost the entire southern division
from East Water street to
the lake has been consumed.
The IRE broke out near the corner of
East Water aud Detroit streets at about
90 o'clock and the alarm was imme-
diately sent In, but owing TO the terri
ble high winds which swept easterly
towards the lake, the buildings IN this
vicinity were speedily consumed and
the fre spread with bewildering rap
idlty.
Flying cinders dashed and sped on
through the night AR like mammoth
pyrotecnnic display. Scattering IN
tneir fight they landed upon the roofs
of the large manufacturing establish
ments, and in few minutes building
after building was gutied and huge
wals cracked and tOpp!cd 10 the
ground. Tnc Errmen exhausted their
efforts and bailied mansuily, but
~ was possible 10 get mastery OF the
fre lend. Nh cu rode on with the vlo-
lent winds AZ almost directly east, lap
piug up block after block IN such an
alarming situation, thst kilograms Were
quickly dispatched to Chicago. Ks-
Cius and nearer cities for aid, all of
which responded promptly. bringing
frs engines aud men to ASSIST IN the
dire calamity.
Many Lives Lost
It = utterly imuOss bic. at the pres
eut writing. 20 estlu ale the loss of lIfe
and property whieh must he Consider
she. At . o'clock the captain OF the
lifs ssvIng station reported the loss OF
four Ot his men, who are said 30 have
beeu crushed beneath the debrs Of
falling walls on Broadway.
mr. Cslishsn Dropped D~sd of Fright.
IHs : She only loss OF life 50 Tar re
ported.
shortly before o'clock the various
dspartn of gss works exploded IN
qulck succession wltn deafsnIng revsr-
bcrat0ns. f0Hs iO-s alone represents
S}. .0ou 400. All toe Northwestern
freight buildings and ears along the
tracks are totally destroyed. several
squads of ml.itIs nave been called out
to protect vslustie FIRE gnt from rob-
bog marsuiers.
sc the present hour midnight the
IRE seems Co have gathered tFesb en-
srEy and = burning on with more IN
tense tlry than ever. The immense
Patton OIL works are IN progressed
state uf demolition.
Rrssks out sfr-sh.
From reports now coming lp 20 would
seem tast the matter II lives lost vii
be considerable. All the evening men,
women sad children crowd-
st the streets endesvorng
to save their property from the
doomed dwelling Wen rushed frstc-
ally from store -o store m the whole
safe tIstrct. sppropristuE wagons or
carts w.tn when to remove the.r goods
ttisens from sl parts of the city as
sisted fr the work
rhs streets south ~ " sconsn were
q ei vFtns pushing aud sCrsmbing
fusss of humanity. arIY every ore
tenC lasd-o town Nltb household
ufsass A. tne sat It looked a.
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stahIss were burned ihe-e were pH
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tha % rhe rurve- rsH wit.f
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