History of Milwaukee, city and county . umns, on Mondaymorning, September 10, I860. Still the extent of the calamity, the awfulmagnitude did not seem to be fully comprehended by the public. That some-thing appalling had transpired was felt, but that so many of our citizenshad been hurried into Eternity was hard to believe. It would be utterly impossible to convey any idea, to-those who didnot visit the Third Ward, of the scene presented there. It seemed as thoughsounds of moaning proceeded from every third house. Little crowds ofwomen were congregated along the walks, some giving free expressi
History of Milwaukee, city and county . umns, on Mondaymorning, September 10, I860. Still the extent of the calamity, the awfulmagnitude did not seem to be fully comprehended by the public. That some-thing appalling had transpired was felt, but that so many of our citizenshad been hurried into Eternity was hard to believe. It would be utterly impossible to convey any idea, to-those who didnot visit the Third Ward, of the scene presented there. It seemed as thoughsounds of moaning proceeded from every third house. Little crowds ofwomen were congregated along the walks, some giving free expression totheir grief, others offering condolence. Never before has our city beenstricken witli such a calamity. The scene at the lake shore depot baffles description. Thousands hadcongregated there to await the arrival of the noon train, and as it approachedthe crowd, impatient to learn tidings of friends, could not wait for the loco-motive to stop, but besieged the train. Then it was that the heart-rending tidings were received by broken-. CAPTAIN JOHN WILSON OF THE STEAMER LADY ELGIN Published in the New York Illustrated News, September --, L860
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