The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-29

city. and it was feared that the works were
doomed, but at II o'clock the great oil tanks
were still intact.
The Bethel Home near the gas works
caught fire soon after. Wirth q Hammers
liVery-stable on Broadway containing
hundreds Of horses was in the path OF the
flaming cyclone.
Some of the horses were taken away,
while a number stampeded. The Laura
Catlin kindergarten also succumbed, de-
spite the dynamite. Around on Erie street
George Toepper's iron foundries and the
Heidelberg Vinegar Works were destroyed,
together with innumerable small buildings
saloons and residences.
The valuable property of the Milwaukee
Gas Company was almost entllely saved.
When the fire began to head that way the
tanks were sunk below the level. leaving
nothing combustble above the surface.
Iht flames almost encircled the works with
out communicating to them.
The fire spent itself on the extreme east =
ern size when II destroyed the Hansen ele-
vator. At midnight il was thought TO have
done its worst. but the flames we're still rag
ing among the acres of burning and sm0k-
ing ruins. Hansens malth0use, within q
few rods of the border Of Lake Michigan.
with tie adjoining elevator, made brilliant
display when they caught
At 1890 o'clock LeiderSdorfs In the back
and most of the ships in the block between
Buffalo and Erie streets were on fire.
1t is rumOred that some lives were lost In
the Bu6 d Kipp factory. as many en-
ployes were at work when the flames de-
scended so suddenly on the Big building.
Up TO l A. NJ. two dead fremen had been
brought to the mOrgue. A woman about 40
years of age sought refuge in the Third
Ward schoOlhOuse and died from heart dis
ease. Her nsme and address Las not been
learned.
The territory burned out is in the shape
OF an obuse triangle, with the apex at
Blade & CO.. on the river, the upper side on
Detroit street, the lower on MenOminee
street TO the river, and tie hase on Lake
Michigan. Roughly stated it is space OF
two-thiTds of mile wide and three-quarters
OF a mile long.
The militia did good service during the
night, aiding the police TO perform guard
duty. Captain Davis Of the United States
revenue cutter johnson rendered his crew
10 Chief Foley for use in fighting the fire.
They were gratefully accepted and did gal
liant and effective work.
Ire leading insurance men say about
half the loss is covered by insurance. They
estimate the loss rs follows:
Bub kipp furniture, 500, 600; J. f.
Patton * Co, oils and paints, $3.50, 600; j.
7. klSSlnger, wholesale liquors, $1,000 {;
the Milwaukee Mirror Works, $4,000 !;
b. IeidersdOrf. tobacco. $4,000; Gugler
Lithograph Company, 500, COO: RouHdy,
Beckham q Co.. wholesale produce, $780,
600; H. S. Cheftel & Co, wholesale grocerS,
100000; J. Welmure Il Co., whole, ale gro
GERS, $500. COO; Milwaukee Chair Company.
$3.50 COO; Northwestern freight houses
contents and cars, $500, 600; Lake Shore aud
Observation-Disclosures $50 009; McLianden
Hotel s25, coo; p. FuceT d Co.. conlection-
cry. S25, 1000; Sauer Il Co.. glove manufact-
urers. $4,000; fifty smaller business
houses, $500, coo; five hundred dwellings
and cottages, $500, ,OOO; F. p. Dohmen Il
Co, drugs, $4,000; Wese & Vilter, ma
chinery. $4,000; Toepfer & Sons, machin-
cry. $4,000; Bayley & Sons, machinery.
$4,000; Inbusch Bros, groeers. $3.50. 900 ;
FOrmaker & Bro. confectionery, S25, 600
Delaware & Quentin, tool-shop, So, coo:
Milwaukee Bag Company. $4,000; a. j.
Hilbert & Co.. 1aYoring extracts, $4,000.
Total, S., ,776 000
At 2:3O this Saturday. morning Chief
Foley announced that the fire was fully
under control.