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]