People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1895 — Blaze at Wauwautosa, Wis. [ARTICLE]

Blaze at Wauwautosa, Wis.

Milwaukee, July 10.—Fire broke out at Wauwatosa, the western suburb of this city, at 5 o'clock this morning and swept away almost the entire business part of the place within two hours, entailing a loss -of between $40,000 and $50,000.* The insurance will not amount to more than half that sum. Fifteen buildings were destroyed, together with a large portion of the contents- of the stores, shops, etc. lso fatalities or casualties occurred during the progress ®f the fire.