The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-02-25
.TROS1EL 1ANNERY
SWEPT BY FLAMES
SCHROEDER LUMBER COMPANY AND
ADJOINING HOUSES ESCAPE
DESTRUCTION.
LOSS MOUNTS TO S75, 900.
One Man Nearly Killed by Fall from
Roof--Two Families Driven Out
in Night Attire
SMALL SPARK STARTED FIRE

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb %, 1909.
"A loss between $4,000 and 100000
was caused by fire in the tanning plant
of Albert Trostel & Sons, Pleasant and
North Water streets, early Sunday morn
ing, and the entire plant and that of the
Schroeder Lumber company was threat
ened with destruction. One man mar
rowly escaped death in the fire, falling
from Il roof, while two families We're
driven from their homes and forced to
seek refuge in hastily donned garments
After five hours hard work the fire
men, with the aid of apparatus from all
parts of the city and two nreboats, sue
ceeded in extinguishng the blaze. but
not before the four story brick structure
which had housed the engine and heat
ing department and finishing rooms had
been destroyed. A four story frame
structure to the south also was burned
Sparks Started Blaze.
Sparks from the furnace in the boiler
room are said to have spread blaze.
which rushed through the four floors.
The blaze started ut 2:30 o'clock, and
was discovered by William Meyer, and
Jacob Ludowski, the first of whom tried
yainly to extinguish the fire, while the
second turned in an alarm. A second
ana third alarm was sent when the chief
arrived.
For a time after the department ar
rived, flames shot from the windows of
the big building from the basement to
roOf, much as they did in the recent
Johns-Manvile fire. Flames jumped
across the street, making it necessary to
move engines working near the building
TO escape the heat.
Adjoining Building Ablaze.
Early in the fight efforts were made
to keep the blaze from extending to
the four-story frame building south of
the corner structure, and a bridge be-
tween the two was DESTROYED by fire.
men. Despite this the building caught
hire. The seven story structure south of
the frame building was untouched by
fire.
The hrmen fought to keep the fire
away from the Schroeder lumber yard
across the river and were successful.
Falls Into Puddle.
August koss, a macnanic. $50 Pulas-
Xxi street. "A years old. was injured as a
result of his curiosity. He was watch
ing the tiremen tear down the connecting
bridge between the two buildings, when
a burst of smoke and flame made him
step backward off the roof. He fell 80
feet into puddle, unconscious, and lay
in the shallow water with streams from
the hose playing on him, until tiremen
happened to find him. He was taken to
the Emergency, where it was found that
he suffered from bruises only.
I'VE carry 100000 insurance" said
Albert o. Trostel The loss may reach
100000, because of fine leather stored
in the finishing rooms. The stock was
a particularly heavy one at this sea-
son.
To Rebuild at Once.
The buildings will be replaced as soon
as possible with every modern improve
ment. The work of the plant is not en-
tirely crippled, but will be hampered.
The homes of Mrs. Julius Levin, 913
North Water street, and Julius Lapinski,
913 North Water street, caught fire, but
the blaze was extinguished with little
damage