Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-14
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

In the scramble on Bank street last night around the scene of the fire in Humphrey block. some fair lady lost . dainty sailor hat which she can have by calling at Kelly the bakers.
 The residents of Bank street would like to know when the Traction Co intends to remove the broken stone and other traps left in front of their doors since the rails were ripped up. There are rocks and rails. paving blocks and ties with other de- bris thrown around there on all sides and DO signs of doing anything towards taking them of the groud.
 The members of the South Brooklyn school committee are likely to have some trouble arising out of their action in al- lowing Contractor John Mraz an increase of s9s.4o over his regular bid for the ad- dition to the school. One of the other competitors called on . member of the committee to-day and pronounced the affair humbug. He claims that there should have been another bid called for from all the contractors who answered to the first call for estimates. It was not necessary to go to the expense of Adyer- Using again, he said, because the contrac- tors live right here in the city and all could have been seen and acquainted with the true state of affairs without any ex- pense to the district He thought it un- fair on the part of the committee to make any such allowance to the successful bid der after he had seen the bids of his com petitors. All should have been called to- gether and allowed to submit new esti- mates. Mir Mraz satisfied the committee that the mistake was 6 clerical error and inasmuch as he built the school and gave excellent satisfaction the committee be- lieye that no injustice was done to anyone In allowing the amount his bid would have figured if properly computed when first submitted. it being still much lower that any of his competitors.
 Owing to an accident which occurred in the clothing store of David Schrieber. of 79l Bank street. last night, qnite large blaze was started running most of his goods and wrecking the proprietor's hopes of soon having one of the best stocked stores in the city. The store is a neat one story frame building belonging to F. C.. Humphrey built just beside his big brick block. It had large plate glasS windows and with the artistic taste of the proprie- tor which was shown in the splendid ar- rangement of his goods the rlace presented very neat appearance. MT Schrieber was putting the lights out about 9 o'clock and had reached the last one when it slipped and fell to the floor. The lamp exploded and at once started a big blaze. The man lost his head at the sight of the fire and ran out calling for assistance. A few of the members of the Athletic club who were sitting on the steps at the other side of the street saw the lamp fall, but thought the man would be able to extin- guish the flames before the fire could gain any headway. In a few minutes the whole store was ablazs and tongues of fire were reaching threateningly in the direc- ton of adjoining buildings. Everybody thought there was sure to be a good d gal of destruction for it was thought that Dra- hers barn. which stands in the rear of the building. would surely be set on fire. The timIly arrival of Protector Hose Co. No 4. prevented big conhagration and the fire was under control before the other com the stock is ruined and the handsome the inside. It is said that the place con l tained stock to the value of @, 500. It i. insured for sl 900. On the way to the fir; | the aeriel truck of the Hook and Ladder | company met with a bad accident in from of Plume X Atwood's. A pile of crosswall l stones has lain there since the rails wer, taken up. one of them reaching out tG within about two feet of the rails. One o the wheels of the truck struck against thii stone throwing the wagon over among tn, network of rails in the switch. One of tn, wheels was wedged up against the rail
 which stand a few inches above the street for the road bed has not yet been filled in and the other came in contact with a loaG of logs which was billed up in the gutter The front axle snapped and several of thu
 braces gave way. After considerabl' trouble the truck was brought back to tn, carriage factory. As to who will pay thu
 expense of repairing the truck is anothe
 thing. There were no liglts on th'
 ground. The matter of damages rests be
 tween the Traction Co and Blakeslee 1
 Sons. It was the biggest crowd that ha
 been seen at a fire in this section of tn
 city since the night of the big fire il
 Holmes, Booth < Haydens-