The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-22

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flames. No other part of the remains
was missing. The remains of Toof and
Stevens were wholly unacceptable,
but enough were identified by means of
some of the contents OF their pockets.
The clothing of both bodies was nearly
burned off. They presented a fearful
sight. In the clothes of Mr.. Stevens
We're found a number of letters BY
these he was identified. There was al
so a pocketbook which contained cards
and bills.
In Mr.. Tools pocket We're found bills,
letters and a gold watch The watch
was still going when the body was re-
moved from thte building.
A ring was removed from a charred
finger Of Mr.. Toof, and by the aid of a
magnifyng glass, and although the
ring was much discolored, on the in
side could be read the words, God
continue our love forever. THE first
part of this inscription was partially
obliterated, but the last four words
were quite distinct. The bodies We're
kept covered, awaiting the arrival of
the friends and their disposition of the
remains.
Shortly after the bodies We're carried
into the undertaker's the sisters OF
young Stevens passed the store and
made inquiries as to the fate OF their
brother, and owing to the terribly sad
facts of the case, the fact of the bodies
having just been moved into the build
ing was not disclosed to them, leaving
the news to be broken to them by their
friends later. Young Mr.. Stevens is
spoken of in very high terms for his
excellent character and was greatly re-
spected by all who knew him.
AFTER THE FIRE.
When the fire was extinguished there
were from four to five feet of water in
the cellar. Two of the steamers were
kept at the scene pumping out the eel
lar. The wooden passageway connect
ing the two departments was terribly
charred and seemed almost about to
fall The house in the block on Little
Orange street in the rear of the Mersick
building was badly. scorched and the
windows were badly broken by the
force Of the explosion and the heat.
The house was unoccupied and was for
rent
One of the tenements on Little Orange
street adjoining the Hotel Mozart suf-
fered no damage, but the occupants
were greatly alarmed.
In the Water company's offices and
premises Immediately adjoining the fire
the shock of the explosion was felt with
great force and tremor of the build
ing was felt. Mr.. Ellsworth I. Foote,
vice president of the Water company,
said that the noise of the explosion was
fully as loud as that of the cannon
which years ago was discharged on
Fourth Of July on the old green. Di-
rectly upon the arrival of the firemen a
line of hose was laid through the Water
company's offices to the rear of the
building, from which coign of vantage
an effective stream was turned upon
the fire in the rear.
The force of the explosion shattered
many panes of glass in the upper win
dows of the Chamberlain Furniture
company building across Crown street
The upper windows of the nearby
buildings occupied in the upper stories
as dwellings We're filed with the faces
of frightened women, who seemed APP
prehensive lest the fury of the flames
would extend to their apartments. The
daughter Of Charles lime, proprietor of
the Hotel Mozart, Immediately adjoin-
ing the Mersick building, as soon as she
heard the explosion, despite the protests
Of the family, hurried to the roof, where
some clothes had been hung on a line
to dry, and had just nicely taken care
of them when the heat became intense
and streams of water from the engines
were playing on the spot
ALEXIS KRAH BURNED.
Alexis Krah, foreman of the factory
of the Pfeghar company, was burned
severely about the face and neck. He
was taken to his home, 500 State street.
and his wounds dressed. His injuries
are quite painful.
LADDERMAN HIGGINS INJURED.
John Higgins, ladderman of the No. 1
company, was struck in the forehead by
a falling brick. He remained at work
after his wound had been bandaged.
Higgins resides at 70 Chapel street.
THROWN FROM HIS HOSE CART.
AS Driver Brown of No rs hose cart
was driving across the Water street
bridge the noise made by passing
train under the bridge and the fierce
putting of smoke from the locomotive
caused the horses to start violently to
one side and Mr.. Brown was thrown
from his seat to the ground. The horses
ran two or three blocks and were then
caught.
JOSEPH c.. HAUSER.
Joseph C. Hauser, who was killed by
the explosion, was nearly thirty-seven
wears old and resided at As Elliott street.
He leaves a widow and four children.
He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hauser of Davenport avenue and was
one of large family, leaving three sis
tiers and four brothers to mourn his loss.
A brother of the deceased is an employe
of the journal and Courier composing
room. The funeral services will take
place at st. .Boniface church, with req
uiem high mass, Thursday morning.
JOHN T. TOOF.
The Rev. John Thomas Toof. who per-
dehed in the fire, was the son of DR.. E.
=. Toof of 23S Winthrop avenue. He
would have been fifty years old in
March. He was ordained a minister in
the denomination known as the Chris
tian Church. or the Church of the
Disciples" at Memphis, Tenn, about
twenty years ago. He filled many of
the first pastorates in the central states,
being located for nine years in Quincy,
I'll uics 10 81 ri, q roe WAS in Dallas Tex