The Newtown bee., 1888-06-22
DANBURY.

It was speedily ablaze and was beyond help when the firemen arrived ill a very few minutes. It was immediately com municated to R. A. Belden & Co.'S ma chine shop, a large three-story building and soon that was enveloped in flames beyond control. Bates's lumber yard al- so became involved and very speedily was one vast blaze. All this gave the firemen more than they could well attend to. There were not enough hydrants available and there was not more than half or two thirds the full pressure on the water, there being constant draft up- 1 on it for the factories and family use. The blaze was so hot that the firemen could not get very near with safety. It looked as if the fire would have its own way. Barry's carpenter shop was soon licked up; c. W. Wilcox's store house for grain) followed; double tenement house, in which were six families, went down; Meeker's elevator went ablaze and the large brick building, the Bartram & Fanton sewing machine factory took fire, but was saved from much damage. These were located between Still river and the HousatOnic railroad. Some of | the ties of the latter were considerably charred. The flames or sparks leaped | across the New England and Housatonic tracks and set Chichester's barn on fire | on his White street premises, but that | was soon put out and the barn saved from much damage. At one time the station houses of both the New England and Housatonc railroads were thought ) to be in danger. Fortunately they were not damaged. Osborn Bros. lumber yard was saved by dint of great effort. This is the greatest fire Danbury has had. The damage is roughly estimated Clues day morning) at from $50, 900 to Sl00, ,O00. , The insurance on all may amount to something like half of the estimated damage. The building occupied by Arm strong & Co. was owned by Isaac w. Ives. The largest loser probably is Jos eph Bates, the lumber dealer, which he estimates at some S5O,0OO; insured for about half. The actual loss above the insurance appears now to be about S60,000. The weather was excessively hot during the fire and, added to the heat of the flame, rendered the heat al- most uncomfortable. Danbury firemen probably never had a harder fight. They did well, considering the adverse circumstances in which they labored. Just as they were completing their work a shower came up and rain fell in torrents for about 15 minutes, assisting greatly il s putting out sparks. The buildings burn ) ], ed were all of wood, very dry and burn ed almost as freely as shavings. Fami 2 lies who threw their household goods out ,t., had them somewhat damaged by tht heavy shower. Mir Barry, who has th' contract for building the Methodist chap el, lost all the window frames for it, be sides 150 frames ready for other build ings; this will put the chapel back Blackman's and Morgan's carpente IVY. shops were burned, with much loss. Tn :. workmen saved most of their tools. Tn 75c firemen, some of them, remained on tn sSc sS ground all night with hose playing upo soc the smoking pile of burned lumber. s,is
 Dr Vile went to Newtown, Sunday, O = call of Dr Smith to consult eoncernin low the case of Mrs Norman Hoyt of Berl ,me shire, lady we'll and favorably know here. ..
 We are now promised an order of Re Women, not exactly by that name, but N. kind of annex to their friends, the Re - Men.
 Miss Swift of London spoke for tl Salvation army at the Rink, giving a account of their work in London.
 The Ancient Order of Foresters, ne
 here, is said to be fully equipped for bu
 mess. Thomas F. Rowan chief range ~ P. F. Henebry sub chief.
 Samuel Meyers, a former Danbul $ merchant, died in New York, wednesd:
 week, just in middle life. He was pop l lar here, but unsuccessful financially.
 Contributed to the hospital fund by u . several churches over Sl60.
 Deputy Agent Mansfield has kill
 several horses recently, one for the hor
 railway company. These, good servar
 were broken down with faithful seryi
 to their human masters. The killing
 called humane act.
 Henry Merritt, printer, went sudden i, deranged. The police had a despers
 struggle in putting him in confluence
 He has been taken to the Middleto,
 asylum.
 Two picnics were held Sunday. P hans moro Wa ara advaposnr
 Monday, Miss Ida J. Botsford of Pal
 tine lost her wallet and sum of mon
 in Danbury. She drove into Danbr ArC with her sister Elsie, who attends sch M here and knows she had it in her poss
 sion on the road. She did not get out 'rd as her carriage until she stopped at pl,
 near the Catholic church. When ,
 missed it, she returned to the carri.
 and went over the ground where she I jed been, but could not find it.
 The walking match, in which Old Sp
 won, attracted but little attention. e 10 among sports.
 Mrs William H. Hawley may be ca will irrepressible. She has bought the
 borough property on White street I
 the bridge and it is understood that c~ intends to remove the old building ,, put up large brick block for bnsil
 purposes.
 ce Texan horses have been on
 here and some Danburians invested.
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