Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-28

door. Badly damaged by fre and water
Loss 50 600: fully insured.
Ira whitemsn kept a barber shop in
the rear of Kamak's. All his goods were
carried out safely.
The Connecticut Indemnity Association
occupied the most of the second floor
Their loss was tritiing, probably $500
would cover il and il was fully insured.
willing bands assisted in reno wing books,
papers furniture, records. etc. to the
armory, which Colonel Doherty threw
open TO them. The association will do
business at the armory for the present.
The Young women's Friendly league
occupied quarters on the same floor. Loss
| over 81 900; insurance $500.
On the third hoor were lawyers and
constables' offices and Architect A. j.
smith. ID. T. Webster was the most for
tunate of them all. His office was broken
open and the books and records thrown
| into the street until the flames drove the
people out. About $3.50 worth of books
were saved, among them being the
police court records. His safe still stands
! Intact on the floor. His loss is 81 200;
| fully covered by insurance.
r. A Lowe had the second best library
| in the block. Nothing was saved from his
office. His safe stands unopened, in fact
| all the safes on the third floor escaped.
Ills loss is SIS 200; Insured for only $500.
| Architect A J. Smith saved nothing.
/ Among goods lost is a valuable collection
of photographs and drawings. Loss 81 900;
| insurance 81 900.
Prosecuting Attorney Russell got moth
ing out of his office. Among records lost
are the books of the town school board.
blanks, etc, no being clerk of the board.
| LOSES 50 600; insurance 500.
Tax Collector GriggI is absent 10 New
York. Miss Maggie Mckinley, his steno-
graz h r, made an heroic attempt to save
some OF the books She got into the Office
but the smoke and flames drove her out
| Constable Rigney saved nothing. Even
the new book case he put in yesterday is n
wreck. Loss $500; no insurance.
Judge Charles Ct. Root could not esti-
mate his loss. 1t will probably foot up
S., 900; insurance $500.
Attorney Thomas F. Lawlor was in the
same Office with Judge Root. Loss $500;
Insurance $500.
Constable Egan occupied small office
which was supposed to be a total wreck &.
After the flames were subdued he cut his
way into the debris and saved everything
of value.
On the fourth floor were:
Terry Il Bronson, who had the best
library and best equipped offices in the
building. Nothing was saved from the
wreck. Their heavy safe fell with the
falling floors and now stands probably not
damaged alongside Attorney Russells on
the floor below. Loss 81 900; insurance
81 500.
Prosecuting Agent Holohan saved moth
ing. Two hundred and fifty dollars in
money in a drawer in his desk went with
the rest. Loss 5000; no insurance.
Judge Ellis Phelan in the same Office
was also a lossa. Loss 500; no insurance
Attorney Wilson II. Pierce is also one
Ea.us
insured for 81 200.
. Attorney Robert K. Hall saved nothing
Loss $500; insurance. 81 900.
City Attorney l.. +. Burpee is absent in
New York and his loss it is not
known. but 1t is thought that
1t will reach $1,000. Ills SAT,
. vas smaahed open. but the safe contain
ing the city's official documents remnas
intact.
Attorney William L. Madison was in thu
, same office. His loss is $500; no insur
! auce.
, Constable O'Brien places his loss at 81 ;
OO0; no insurance.
! Henry L Rowland had insurance quar-
. tiers in one of Colonel Burpees suite o.
rooms He lost some very valuabl,
3 records. Among them was the genealogical
record of his family. which he has beer
e working on for three years. Loss 81. 500
Il
City Sheriff Mcdonald lost also SOM
q valuable private and city records. Los
A IS, 900; no insurance.
o Attorney Harry K. Durant is perhap
+ the most unfortunate. He had only ius
q fitted up his Office. and is out $500; no
r insured.
n Inman Construction Co lose books anC
: records of their contract on the pipe line
: Loss $500; no insurance.
q The stenographrrs and clerks in tn
4 building are also losers to some extent
They are: Miss Nellie Donahue in Il. A
o loves office; Miss Mary Mccarthy. il
4 Attorney Burpee's Office; Miss Moore il
e Judge Roots office: MISS Mckinley il
= Collector GrIggs' office; Miss Dodds il
a Terry 4 BronsUn's office.
@ Rev Martin = Lawlor and Mrs NJ. A
Lawlor own the block where tho fir
q started. The building is completed
~ Quilted and the loss will be Sl0.0 900; in
o sured for s., 900
= Peter III. Seery occupied most of tn
l. building and his handsome cafe is
/. wreck. His loss is $4,000; fully insured.
IL BRANDS FROM THE BURNING.
y Harry laherty was having "A doze in
- char in Seery's place when j. w. Coo
a woke him up and he escaped just in tim
y" to save his life. His eyelids aud hal
= were singed and he has not got over tn
Ia fright yet.
l. Fireman Bernard Byrnes had one of hi
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