New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-28
BUSINESS MEN BURNED OUT.
4 MILLION DOLLARS GO Up IN FLAMES
AND SMOKE.
, uFsTI;rcTIvE CAPITALIZATION IN MILWAUKEE
STARTED BY \ GAS ENPDOSIoN-EN-
C'ITEMrrT AMONG THE GUESTS


,,,a.o,,,., VS. March g7-One Of the worst
~ tho many destructive fires in the history OF TINS
v was got under control at 2A5 o'clock this morn
Inc Al that time over 100000 worth OF popert!
had bean destroyed and twenty business hFhls "aN
lost their stock and buildings There were Also many
minor losses including offices, fats and small SHOPS
The fire originated at Few minutes aIter i"''
,t,ht in the wholesale clothing house OF lahdaue'
G. 60 Fourih-st and Grand-ave. on the Grahu-dNe'
sic the flames swept through the puln"S w.
med bv the Tanner Company with mousse luii's"o
Goods lust adjoining the Landauer store anu az
This ND almost as quickly as the hrSt pu'''i"F' an
them rssscd over t. a two-story building o''"P'o'
~. t,,rl.ra 4 Wamboldt. retail cothierS. A TO"
p ,,oodcn buildings on the north side OF Gfahu-t>'
caught hre and cor seventy-hVe or e's"N ~
were practically destroyed on the west sue "a
F,urth-st the flames leaped across to the ndnu
some four-story building OF the Young We"
,ior Association which was partially Destroyer pe-
g., ,b, fre ,ould be checked. The Foster Buildhs'
90, .t. eo,,ibvest corner of Fourth-st and Grand
ave also caught. but was not badly udihdse'" NV
Hoo Niarche drugstore suffered badly pu' 'ie "''e'
occupants escaped with slight loss Al l-''' d. H.
the Public Library Building. on the northwest cor
per 90 Gyard-ave and Fourth-st. caught hre inns
MS oc.,iried by the Columbia Clothing store the
vboa,er 4 Wilson Sewing Machine Company anu
sr,ar offices The western half of the building con-
FAMED the Milwaukee Public Library Naiuei a.
S-on1 Ev hard fighting the iremen were ape ~
save the library bllidlhs anu t4' '''N'''S' 60
wardng Company's Building. The Young NE"
Cbrls,a0 Association Building was completely
burned out ,
stopped here. the fire began eating eastward
AGAINST the Davidson Building. occupied ny MOT
rau's large retail drysoods establishment on inc
first noor and by Offices in the three upper "o''''
Here the flames were checked
rbe fire was he result of gas explosion, Whl'H
occurred in the wholesale drygoods ana nouoh
house Of Landauer nr2;hers. The fve-s'ory or'cA
building belonging to the John PIdnKih'oh ','''
was in flames when the hremen arrived. NJ ieaS'
twenty firms suffered losses The larger concerns
arc we'll insured though the exact amounts cannot
h. obtained as the insurance policies IN many cases
are in safes and vaults that lie henoath the heaps
Of brick and wrcckage where the buildings stood
There was great excitement in the nelShpo'h"ou
of the fire especially among guests at the hoteiS'
I'm, 81 far as known there no loss of lie.
The manager of the Schlitz Hotel was in the once
when the fire broke out. and quietly awakeneN
large number OF the guests anu ; Guy e. Wv east
be- ready to escape If the biaIe Workcu NJ ~ c,ne
There was no panic. although II was livery SCH
cot Sov.1 Lv way of the elevator and stairways
INTO ;be hall The Davidson Hotel guests had more
reason 10 feel uncomfortable. as many OF mem 90,
cunied rooms next the alley TO the north IN me
roar Of The PaukintOn HWldinS' ahd VIZ 49,. "a
danger am the time They were awakened ny NE
night clerk and there was soon scramble 1or t tnc
elevator The Office was fllled WIN ndssdee as no
women and lots of men. who thought ultre was H'
N tbo bnjljinr 10 3lS Grand-ave. there Were
nuinhar Of women some Of these were panic
stricken when the fire swept across the avenue
and stood on a landing the side Of the hulIdhs'
wildly gesticulatins and unable to move or DO any
thing ,o help themselves Police Lieutenant
Howard and some officers went to heir assistanoe,
ia, before the officers could reach them TWO
jumped the second story. Both struck on q
uola IN the aleyWay and both were in)urei, pu'
how badly or who they were could not ~ Ieafn''
as they were carried off by friends in the crown.
Some of the losses az follows l>al1uaU'I
Brotbers loss on stock. $4,000; y. +. Tanner a
Co furniture and household goods %''V'; MI
vaikeA Storage Company. $4,000. BdrllnS, VAN
boldt & Co. gents furnishing goods. $4,000; Joseph
Ams,hler saloon. SJ.oNo Roebel n Relnhardt, ART
Goods and picrures 5000 Collateral Loan Bank
$4,000; Miss Humes. millinery. $50; A. ,M99G @ntrr'
boots and shoes $1,000; William Foester. bulldlhg,
SIa ON: Naz KrauZe X Choen. wall paper, $i0"',
Au Bon Marche. boots and shoes $lV"": nouiss
Mems Christian Association $27W0; ColuinDa
CIothinc COMPANY $23.@0; Benedict 4 Co. whole
sale clothing S3000o: Matthews block. &oHoN