The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-23

MILWAUKEE. Wis, August GA fre,
which threatened to make havoc equal
to that wrought in the third ward three
years ago, broke out at O'Clock this
afternoon In the warehouse of the Union
Steamboat Company on the Menominee
river. A thirty-mile wind was blowing
and the flames spread with great ra-
padity. The fire originated on the dock
Of the Union Company at the river and
Reed street bridge, and 1t is supposed
to have been caused by a spark from o
passing steamer.
OF wood and as it burned it belched
forth smoke like u volcano. Within a
few minutes the flames had burst
through the roof and caught TO row of
st. Paul freight cars standing Just north
Of the building. The Union com any's
building was GOO feet in length and in 1t
were thousands Of tons Of freight, all OF
which were destroyed with the building
which was In ashes In less than half an
hour.
Another row OF 600 cars in process OF
being loaded, were aoCn enveloped in
flames, the fire jumping from one build
ing or line OF cars to another, and 30
rapidly that the company's employees did
not have time to remove any Of them.
Within half hour after the fire started
the Wisconsin Central freight house,
just north OF the river, and three hun
dred feet in length, WAS totally dc.
stroyed. This, like the others, was
filled with freight, and large number
OF the company's cars, standing near at
the time, were destroyed.
Within few minutes after the freight
cara began burning fire broke forth
from tho cupola OF the oil and grease
establishments of H. J. Delaney & Co.
on third street, half block from the
tracks where the burning cars stood.
/ Following this the plumbing establish
lishmen. OF e. t. Doyn, on Second
street, was quickly destroyed, and the
wagon shop OF FL. Thinker, adjoining,
took FIRE several times, but 1t was out
out each time and II seemed in fair
way to stand.
a row of small frame dwellings on
Fowler street, directly opposite the ST..
Paul freight house, between Second and
Third streets, took fire one after the
other, and were destroyed. The occu-
pants were able to get nearly all their
furniture out before the heat and smoke
drove them back. The main freight
house OF the st. Paul Company, exte ad-
ing from the southwest corner of Fowler
and Second 10 Third streets, had very
close call, but was saved.
The burned territory extends from
West Water street along the river front
up TO Sixth street viaduct. The princi-
pal buildings burned, not including the
frame dwellings, were destroyed on
Fowler and Second streets and were as
follows: Union steam boat warehouse;
Anchor Limo warehouses, Pennsylvania
freight house. Wisconsin Central freight
house Owned by ST.. Paul Co. J, part of
Pritzlotf warehouse, Delaney oil ware
house (damaged), e. II. Downs plumb
Ing shop.
At $3.50 the fire was under control and
there was no further danger of it's
spreading. What the loss is cannot be
told with any degree of accuracy. Little
is known OF the character and value of
the freight destroyed, but it Ia beliey ed
that the damage amounts to upwards of
100000, some estimates place the loss
100000 While the fire was in progress
Joseph AcManus, son Of detective
VIM. McManus, of the city police force,
was run over by engine No. 6, at the
corner OF Third and Flower streets, and
instantly killed.