Evening star., 1895-06-10
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Extensive Damage by Flames at
Milwaukee.
COAL AND LUMBER YARDS BURNED
Many Tons Of Hay Go Up in a
Puff.
GOOD WORK OF FIRE TUGS

MILWAUKEE. Wis, June 1O.-The fire
which broke out at o'clock this morning
in the barns of the Forster Lumber Com
pany Cape and Cherry streets, spread
rapidly to adjoining coal and lumber yards
and soon covered an area OF three blocks
along both sides of the canal at that
point.
Sparks communicated the flames to the
large. barns of the Schlitz Brewing Com
pany. and the roof was destroyed before
the fire was gotten under control. The
steamer Raleigh, lying at Uhrigs' coal
docks, had her upper works badly damaged,
and the schooner Lucy Graham had her
spars and rigging destroyed. The principal
losers were the b. Uhrigs G. Sons, coal
dealers, and the Forster Lumber Company.
The coal hosting apparatus and coal sheds
were swept away, and large amount of
coal ruined. Forster & Co. lost the greater
part of their lumber, besides their barn
and sixteen horses.
Barns in the immediate vicinity of the
fire contained at least 800 horses. and as
the animals were released by policemen
and firemen they ran through the streets
to the terror of the crowd, which had been
attracted to the scene.
When the fire reached the loft of the
Schlitz barns, about IL, 900 tons of hay went
up in puff. and sent a pyramid of flames
hundreds of feet into the air. Fortunately
there was little wind blowing at the time.
Had there been stiff southerly wind, the
loss would have reached millions. as the
river and canal in that vicinity is lined
with immense tanneries, the plants of
which embrace combustible oil and bark
sheds.
Two fire tugs did remarkable service
One, the Foley. steamed through long
lane of living flames in order to reach the
steamer Raleigh and save her from total
destruc tion. Several lines of freight cars
stood upon the tracks of he St Paul
ROAD. in the vicinity of the Schlitz barns,
but they were saved by constant watching
At 3:1J am. the danger TO surrounding
property was over and the firemen turned
their attention to the blazing coal and
lumber piles. They were still at work on
the ruins today
Chief Foley estimates the loss at between
sGD,00O and $4,000, but 1t will undoubtedly
exceed that sum.
Heavy boss mt Cameron.
CAMERON, w Va. June 10.-The esti-
mates of the loss by the wiping out by fire
of Cameron, made early this morning, are
entirely inadequate. The standing property
Of the town was probably worth S4J0,00o,
and the latest itemzed list of the losses
foot up over 100000. The insurance is but
a drop in the bucket, only $4,000, of which
10000 is in three Wheeling companies.
Fifty-two houses We're burned between 1890
last night and o'clock this morning when
the fire finally spent itself.
and the balance business houses. The fire
started in Fitzgerald's livery and in ten
minutes had communicated to buildings on
either side and was then utterly beyond
control.
Though the loss to the town is almost
everything, the spirit of the place is that
of miniature Chicago. Already builders
are here from Wheeling, and several BUS
iness men are preparing TO rebuild. One
firm sent in an order to a Wheeling iobber
for $1,000 in goods this morning. The home
less families are being cared for by those
who were so fortunate as to be outside
the path of the fire.
WHEELING. w. Va, June 1O.-The spe-
cial Baltimore and Ohio train, carrying, the
Wheeling fire engine and hose reel to the
relief of the burning town of Cameron,
jumped the track near Rosby's Rock at
1:4J this morning and went down fifty
foot embanllment.
Engineer Pat Duffy of Wheeling is in the
fire under the wreck and is undoubtedly
dead. Dick Donohue. jr., of Wheeling IS
also reported killed. The brakemen of the
train We're badly hurt. The special con-
tanned. besides the Wheeling firemen, sew
erai Wheeling persons. all of whom es-
capped with slight injuries. W. s. Faris,
city editor of the Intelligencer. was slightly
hurt about the arms. The fire engine and
hose reel were ruined.