Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-01

CulI W Iehch lueIll. lHe ludlu uduScl
at this point WIS that the flames
might spread into the adjoining eel
lars and every effort was made to pre-
vent this. About 3 80 O'Clock the
blaze ate its way through tue ficor
and was seen in the center of the
store, 1t was then a comparatively
easy matter to reach the flames and
four streams of water soon had them
in check. At about 80 recall was
sounded and shortly afterwards all the
streams we're turned off.
The store of Morris & Gregg pre-.
sented sorry appearance Tuesday
evening. Nearly every thing on the
main floor was watersoaked and the
center of the floor vas in a partial
state of collapse The basement
looked worse than the main store for
in addition to the watersoaked condi-
tion everything large part Of
every combustible material was badly
charred. The firm estimates its loss at
about $500 with a total of 5000 in
surarce on stock and fixtures, $500 Of
which is through the agency of Tay-
lor Il Son and $500 with g f X Jenne,
ClapC & Jones are also heavy losers
especially on large quantity of holl-
day goous which we're stored in the
cellar These goocS we're sold to many
of the firm S wholesale customers aud
large snare of them cannot he re-
placed in time for the Christmas trade
A one time there was over three feet
uf water in this cellar. The upstairs
stock of Clapp a Jones is seriously
damaged by smoke. Their loss is eS-
timated at about $4,000 with insur-
ance. j a Pollen s stock was injured
solely by the smuke but the loss will
amount to about S25GO. He carries
total insurance Of $500 on stock ami
fixtures through Taylors agency. II
amounting between 500 and
$500 All of his valuable optical ap-
paratus was saved. Mellen IL Proctor
also suffered slight loss by water
A Is soon as the floor in Morris IL
Greggs can be temporarily repaired
the firm will begin a fire sale which !
will include all'their stock which is |
at all damaged While the store is |
being repaired Morris Il Gregg and Il
a Jordan will have quarters in the
Brooks House sample room Just be-
low the American Express company, |
The amount of water which was
used in extinguishirg the fire was
enormous. Crowells reservoir was
lowered nearly four inches in less
than an hour, and the pump at West |
river was started in caseof emergency.
Only one line of hose WAS laid from
the reservoir at the corner Of Har
mony block for the reason that two
lines would have exhausted the sup
ply there. As it was there was only a
small quantity of water in the cistern
when the steamer stopped pumping
s fter the flames were extin-
guisbed Steamer No was taken to
-bs rear Of Pullen's store for the pur
pose Of pumping out the water which
was supposed to be in Morris d Greggs
cellar. 1t was found however that
only q few inches remaiUed, the main
,olume having flowed down through
he ether cellars as far as Holdens.
The work of the local firemen from
he first stroke of the alarm until the
asst stream Of water was turned Oft
vas faithful in the extreme. The de-
ay in sounding the alarm allowed the
ire to gain sLch headway that it was
m exceedingly tough proposition 10y
be time the tiremen arrived on the
Gene. There was no unnecessary de-
ay however and the hose nozzles we're
lpld in the most effective places in
pite of the dense smoke which
made breathing almost impossible.
)ne stream played on the fame from
point between the cellars of Morris
; Gregg and Clapp q Jones where the
moke was so thick that the men were
I,1;v,I ,, Ia rn1,aunJ ararN Fou
ties.
The loss on the stock in Morris &
iregg's store was adjusted this morning
t abou. $1,000 Their fire sale will begin
Wednesday.
The insurance adiusters have set
led with Fred G Clark on his loss :
y water from the fire in Morris &
iregg's basement Tuesday, allowing
im SlG9 81. {
The W C I U served supper to a {
arge number of people Wednesday {
ight The Eext meeting Of the IN q
On will be held in the Y NJ c A t
ooms Wednesday afternoon
The superviso and teachers of the g
rst six grades held meeting at the j
Iigh school building at IL o'clock '
aturday after which the supervisor, c
liss Z S Wardle, entertained the t
arty at dinner at the Brooks House. c
ollowing this, some time was pleas t
utly passed in telling school stories. !
George W Crawford, for several :
ears postal clerk on the New London :
lad between New London and BTattle- :
orc, made his last official trir over the {
rad yesterday having received the :
appointment of mail transfer clerk in the I
ew London station, the duties of .
hich he will assume at once. Mr. :
70 rrfnrd il q Nntnran of the MRr of 1