Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-07
Adjusters Are Working on
 Fire Losses Like Beavers.
Reid & Hughes Will Get SIoo, ,ooo--
 Several Other Claims Settled.

rison avenue and the alleyway between City hall building and the site of the Scovill house to-day. This practically completes Superintendent Reiley'S work in connection with the fire. It was the biggest job that ever fell. to the lot of the street department and everybody is talking about how well 1t was handled.
 The rear wall of the Scoyill house ruins was noticed to be in a danger ous condition to-day and Chief Snagg was notified by the mayor to inquire into the matter The wall Is held by iron rods which when the top Is re- moved the danger will be eliminated.
 Father Judd. Waterbury's grand old man, who has passed the ninety third milestone, viewed the ruins to- day and went in and out of the wind- ing ways with an elasticity of step that astoniShed those who saw him and knew that he was almost a cente- marian.
 On most of the losses of the large buildings committees have been se- lected to adjust the claims.
 Mrs Jennie Heminway, who lost all her property i'll the fire, has been handsomely remembered by the em- ployes of Mir Barber's department ae the Scovill Manufacturing company.
 Charles Gallagher, hoseman of the Burton street engine house, who was almost frozen to insensibility Sunday night on a roof during the fire, has so far recovered as to be able to walk out His hands and feet were badly frozen and for while he was unconscious.
 The Citizens club which had quar- ters over Jones X Morgan's store lost everything by the fire. The members are undecided as to whether they will continue the organization CT not A meeting has been called for Sunday afternoon at II Gatharine lane. at : o'clock, and it will. then be decided whether the members desire to con tinue the club
 Dr Devereaux, the veterinary sur4 geon, was busy man during the fire and his stables on Kendrick avenue was used as storeroom by most Of the business men and tenants on Center street and vicinity. There were trunks of all Kinds placed in his charge and the last one was taken away by the owner yesterday.
 The New Haven Leader Gf last night las the following to say ab0ai one of tHe men reported missing il tfc Water bury fire: i. ll. ....li..sse. ..:a travelling salesman employed by ihe l3gtier Drug 10 of this city. vilo wGs thought to have pcrj.h2d :n tta royill house. fire Il Waterbury osf II nday, has been Beara from JIe k making tour of the state in the interest of his firm, and that he is i'll the best of health is shown by the orders received by the this morning. Arthur B. Simpkins and T. B. Gillespie mem mers of the firm. went to Waterbury yesterday and made inquiries concern ing Malone. It was known that he had been in the Brass city. He first stopped at the Franklin house. but was driven out of there by fire, and later went to the Scovill house When that building took fire he thought it was 8 good time to get out of the fire-swept district He was last seen in the Sco- will house about ten minutes before the fire broke out there. He was in one of the rooms of the hotel. In leav- ing Waterbury without sending word to his friends Malone did not think of the alarm that would be felt for his safety"