New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-10
FIRENEN BURNED TO DEATH.
EIGHT LIVES LOST AT A FIRE IN MIL
WAUKEE.
Br,HNrNG OF TIE DAVIDSON THEATRE AND
HoTEI.-TIIE IIIIPUTIANs SUFFER HEAVILY
"DETAILS OF AN EARLY MORNING.
DISASTER.

DETAILS OF An EARLY MORNING.
DISASTER.
Milwaukee. April 9-Firc early this morning
DESTROYED the Davidson Theatre and hotel A
score OF firemen fell through the roof. Eight
were killed or will die. and as many more were
removed to the hospitals. The dead are as
follows:
CAMPBELL. Archie. captain of the nretoa' Foley
FREEMAN. James G.. lieutenant q Company NO T.
JANSEN August. thrl assistant fire chief
KROEssCHMt EE. Frederick. pipeman
MGI'KK Frank. lieutenant Of 10. company ana Ao'-
captain
REIss Aiic killed 10y falling from ladder.
Unknown man. crushed beyond rccoeni'ion
At 400 o'clock this morning flames were seen
breaking out from the rear of the theatre ana
ho,e, \ structure valued At 100000. An alarm
was promptly responded to. but not until the ROOF
was a sheet Of flames. Immediately on the ar
rival Of the n-ernen ladders were run up and the
men rushed up on the roof. six stories from the
ground In doing 80 Allie Reiss one ~ the men.
slinped and fell u the ground. being killed by the
fall. All the men from one eng!ne-house. NO. y
were directed to the portion II the roof rgn'
over the stage where the fire was the worst
These 1remen and others took their stations ana
began working when. without warning. the root
under them gave way. WecipiiatnS the men
eighty feet below into the nrc on the large stage
~ the theatre all of them being either killed by
the fall or burned or suN1catcd to death
The large building was used for a theatre on
the ground floor ana rear. whilc IN" portion aOoN'
the ground floor 20 the front was utilized by the
Hotel Davidson. with an annex extending 70 the
north. which was not damaged by the haineS'
The hotel portion well filed WIN guests
hut they were all warned in time and maze 'helf
es,ane without injury. though panic prevailed,
Dii Cr
scarcely any at all. to the SchlI,z Hotel nearly
opposite
The Lniputlans with an immense amount OF
scenery were filling a two weeks engagement In
- Trim To Mars IN the house. ana had Tor t"e
engagement drawn great houses.
Manager Brown. a. he stool WatchihE ."'
nlavhoue. 20 up I'm smok" said: "The Original
rnsi of The entire structure and contents 10 Jpnn
and Alexander Davidson was between >"'o.uVo
and sf0OOO0 The chief loss Is. 0t course on 'hr
interior and will probably be halt the COST 81
,he structure or about 5000 900 have no doupt
II will be rebuilt, but II Will take year ." do H.
The Davdsons. who own the building ana
were stockholders IN the theatre company Ii'cu
here rormrrly but now live In chicago. where
thcy have large interests in the marble ana
other business. - J.,
the meat house Of the hotel. when was on uhr
top floor. under the roof. rear the auditorium ana
stage The watchman WAS I'm the room oniy n
short time before the fire was discovered re
thinks there was no way for the fire To start
thcr. except 1t had been done by some one i
hand accidentally or otherwise.
Manager Resented. Of the L!liputians. saws MS
loss will be fully $1,000 He says he docs not
know whether or not he will disband me com
many for Tho. season. TIL total money loss or-
casioncd by the fire IS about $lSS,VoO. as ioluWs
Theatre proper and stationary scenery, about
sl75 900: Roscnfcld Brothers, proprietors ot the
Illiputlans $4,000 Joseph Clauier. orchestra
leader $4,000 ,,,
Tho case of John Crowley Is a terrible one
Jun Law buried under the wreckage from . "A. m
until 10 o'clock noon. When first discovered ne
was being Hooded with water. lie could TAX anu
bepqod them not to drown him. Near MN II
comrade was buried. who died before rescue.
Crowloy was suffering for air. rubber TUBE
was secured and inserted I'm his mouth ana Al
tachcd TO an air pump and he was thus supp'cn
with air while the task Of removing the wreck
age above him went on as rapidly as possible.
| When taken out he was alive. He was taken
| 10 the hospital He Is seriously. If not fataiIy
INJURED Thomas Morgan is the name of the
Grcrnan hurled near Crowley. He was still IN
,bo wreck this afternoon. as was also Assistant
| Chief Jansen.