Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-03
SPARKS FROM THE FIRE.


 
 The tenants of the rsined and dam aged buildings are as follows:
 Henry H. Peck lest in pictures and jewelry $10,o0o; insurance Se,S0o.
 The loss ts ths Bsstsn Furniture Co is from $aksss ts $as,eoa partly in sureA.
 Fred MaysR . laGasrnaa stationed at the Burton street house, sPraiAcd hia left ankle.
 The Lxpslne- Fl sE&an es will have temporary efnee esrnsr LeavsAwsrth and Center streets.
 Ths Gas company will be located h ia sld efEes to-morrrow morning, at Ia Grand street
 V. U. Lathrsp figures the catastrophe Ss mean total loss in building and stock of about $5,00O,00O.
 Real Estate Agent Bronson esti- mates the total loss at $1,OO0,OO0, with Insurance of about $2O0.000.
 Jones. Morgan & Go have secured temporary quarters in the Milford building on Center street.
 Miss Mary O'Connor lost $50 which was In bureau drawer in her apart ments in the OConnor block. The steamer of the Burton street house broke down early in the night and was retired from tho fight. Reid & Hughes had tremendous stock on hand, which they were dlspos- Ing or at their annual February sale. Landlord Weceen Of the Plaza fur i nished coffee to everybody about the place wbo appeared 10 be in need of it.
 Inc HamDson-Sellew Go have taken temporary quarters in the office of tue Apothecary Hall Go on Exchange place.
 The Credit Clothing Co has taken temporary quarters at Eriedman's u1n- brelia store, corner Bank and Grand streets.
 Attorney Thons, who was in the New England Engineering building has obtained quarters in the Prichard building, next to the Democrat office
 pr J. ". Johnson of Torrington was among the fire fighters that came down rom that borough and worked all insnr 70 save Waterbury property. William Thibodean. a hoscman of the Burton street house, received a scalp wound early this morning bv o ialllng brick. He had to retire from the field. NA'A
 Judges Root and Peasley have se- cured quarters on the fourth floor of the Odd Fellows building, back to the location where they were before they moved to the burned building.
 W. s. R. Wake of the Boston Fur niture company hustled last night. and although his store was completely wiped out, he was doing business In temporary quarters at z o'clock this morning.
 Sackett's livery stable was in danger of being seriously damaged by fire sev- eral times. but prompt work by the nremen prevented any serious dam age Most of the stock was removed. About S75 damage was done in remov- l ing it.
 pr Mover was confined to his room ln the Franklin house with a slight attack of sickness. When the Are broke out he was removed to the Sco- VII house. When the latter building took fire he was carried to the City hail.
 The Milford Land and Cottage Go has placed contract for the erection 1 of a one story building on Center ! street, which will be ready for occu- pancy in thirty days. There will be two stores, one 15 feet long, the other | 60 feet.
 l w. l. Monroe stood in front of the old rink building last night and watched the flames reaching out from the Pollak building to his school. He wondered whether school would keep l to-day or not, but fortune favored him, and his school is in full blast.
 Henry H. Peck, who with the other guests of the Scovill house had to make their exit in hurry, says: "Great praise is due the Torrington lire department for the good work it performed around the burning build ing and in Keeping the fire confined ! The Waterbury American has se- cured rooms at Nos II and I2 in tue l Prichard block, Bank street, and are having their matter set up at the Dem l ocrat office and the Waterbury Blank 1 Book Go. The paper will appear as usual, though there amy be some change in the makeup for the present. Janitor Thomas J. Seery of the Wa terbury National bank deserves great credit for his indefatigable work in trying to save the building. TIo climbed to the roof many times with buckets. and there is no doubt but what his work helped materially to save the structure, as fire was raging all about 1t many times.
 Dr CConnor looked at the flames froHn convenient position, and when tho Pellak block caught, he emarkc,l ! to his neighbor that he guessed he would have to look up another office. The faithful and good work of the .nen with the nozzle, however, kept the fire confined to where 1t was, and the doc. tor will not have to furnish new of fce at present.
 John A. Holland, formerly fire l fighter did good work around the Franklin house in removing goods and getting them to place of safety When it was reported that there was a lodger asleep in room IT he buffete6 his way through snnoke and heat an6 found the room empty. The man hac ] or md 113 fx. ~