Newhall House Hotel Fire
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Date | January 10, 1883 |
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Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Deaths | 70+ dead |
The Newhall House Hotel Fire (January 10, 1883) is the deadliest fire ever to have affected the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At least 70 people perished in the fire. Survivors of the fire included General Tom Thumb and his wife Lavinia Warren, who were carried out of the building under the arm of a Milwaukee firefighter.[1] Other survivors were William Edward Cramer, founder of The Evening Wisconsin, and his wife, Harriet.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Newhall House Hotel Fire". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ Forest Home Historians and the Forest Home Historic Preservation Association (27 July 2020). Milwaukee's Forest Home Cemetery. Arcadia Publishing. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-4671-0489-0. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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