Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-21
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Country Club House in Pennington J ' Burned Sunday Morning.

country CluD House 1n Farmlngton Burned Sunday, Morning.
 The home of the Country club in Pennington, to which several New Britain people belong, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning, says the New Britain Herald. The fire was discovered by motorman, who gave the alarm. Steward Long, who was in an adjacent building, saved the club papers.
 Practically nothing in the building was saved. A sideboard in the dining room was gotten out in a more or less scorched state, but not before the sill yer on it had been melted by the heat A few chairs on the yeranda and a screen door were also rescued. The china in the pantry has very pecu- liar appearance, the greater part of each piece having been baked black by the combined action of heat, water and smoke.
 The club is very popular and we'll known, with many members from this city and all around the state. The list of incorporators includes the names of N. Albert Hooker, New Haven; Philip Corbin, New Britain; D. N. Barney, Farmington; J.. K. Smith, Waterbury; Pliny Jewell, Hartford; John F. Elton, Waterbury; Henry l.. Wade, Waterbury; Fortis H. Allis, New Britain; Erastus Gay, Farming ron; Gilbert F. Heublein. Hartford;
 Adrian R. Wadsworth, Pennington, and Charles Treadway, Bristol.
 In the confusion of fighting the fire the mixing room on the ground floor was broken into, the liquors confis- cated, and more or less drunkenness resulted. Out of stock valued at between S600 and S700 there was | about $200 worth left last night in the cellar, with every indication that if close watch was not kept there would be less there by morning. Part of the loss, however, was due to the breaking of the bottles by the heat and water.
 The building was the old Gay home stead, built about 130 years ago, and | is owned by J. K. Smith and John F. Elton of Waterbury and N. Wallace of Pennington. It was renovated four years ago when the club was incorpo- rated and the clubs lease has couple of years more to run. The building and contents are worth in the neigh borhood of $10,000, and there is about | $4,500 insurance. As to plans for the future all officials of the club said | yesterday that it was too early to say anything President D. N. Barney and Treasurer Lewis D, Parker were both out of town. Several of the board | of governors met informally at the Hartford club yesterday afternoon, | but had nothing to give out. A for nal meeting will be held in Farming | ton.
 The club house was unoccupied Sat urday night, rather an unusual cir cumstance. Mir Long kept all his l things in his room and lost everything, clothes, papers and all In his closet were his guns and ammunition and when the fire reached the latter there was series of explosions that caused the fire fighting to be confined to other parts of the house until the fusilade was over. MT Long. has $500 insur- ance, about half his loss. Of the members, J. F. Elton lost a suit and set of golf sticks, and Edwin Lang don. president of the Central National bank of New York, lost suit and set of clubs. One of the relics lost was an old fintlock gun. Ten servants are employed about the place, but coats belonging to one or two of them will be the extent of the loss there. The only accident was to George Leoa- pard, the third finger of whose right hand caught in the mechanism of the hose reel and was cut off. He had the wound dressed and returned to the fire. Amputation of a part of the fin ger will be necessary still.