The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-03
FIRE AT WATERBURY
II Is Estimated that the Loss VIII Be
Sure 10 Reach Two Millions.
TWO LIVES WERE LOST.
Fire Started in Heart Of City at $50
Yesterday Evening.
FIVE FIRE DEP PAYMENTS AT WORK
Their United Efforts Could Not Subdue
the Flames.
BUILDINGS SHRlyELLED LIKE PAPER
The Militia Was Called Out to Pre-
serve ordar-Neiahborin Cities
Rendered Assistance.
FIVE FIRE DEPARTMENTS AT WORK
Their United Efforts Could Not Subdue
the Flames.
SHRlyRLLED LIKE PAPER


disastrous Ore IN the history OF Waterbury
broke out In the heart OF the city shortly
before $40 this evening and at 1919 was
not under control large section OF the
business part OF the city has already been
wiped out and tn the high wind there is
little hope OF saving what stll stands In
that part In the business section south OF
Exchange Place. The fire originated In
the W. ,stery department ON the third
nuor OF Inc store OF the Reid g. Hugaes
Dry Goods company AZ lOS.ll2 Bank street.
That store and many adjoining buildings
are In ruins. Insurance men estimate that
the property damage already done win be
found TO be considerably over N,HDu,OlO and
there Is no hope Of extlnEuishlnE the fgS
before that figure is doubled,
The FIRST building to catcu from the Reid
& Hughes company store was a tall strur
ture occupied by the Salvation Army bA.
racks and Turkish bath A moment or two
later the flames leaped across Bank street
and wiped out the Ryan & Fitamaurlce
block, Cannon & Webster's drug store, Da-
Wis cigar store and the store Of J. Il. Mul
HnEs & Sons Tho fro burned rapidly
through 10 South Main street aud jumped
across that street, shrivoling the buildings
like paper At the same time the flames
caught the Masonic temple and Travelled
from the Salvation Army building 10 the
rear Of the Franklin house ON Grand street
and the entire block consisting of seven or
eight handsome hve.story buildings win
thirty teuemeuts and the lave quarters OF
the Waterbury American, were in ruins be
fore midnight
| After o'clock the militia was called out
/ to preserve order, The Ore was partially
under control at 1870 o'clock. 1t had been
| checked on South Main street and iudica
! lions were that 1t would content Itself OF
| Center street with burning 0Gt the IONS
! block that contained tho Franklin houst
and the American office. The First Rap
| list church. opposite the latter structure
was endangered but was not burning at q
| late hour tonight Losses on buildings re
ported up to u o'clock were MS follows: w
! p. Camp block, in which was located Reid
! & Hughes store $4,000; Masonic temple
! 10000: O Conner block, $4,000 Green
! berg & Buckner $1,000; old American
/ block. Charles Miller owner. $4,000: John
/ son block $4,000; Jones Morgan & Coz
elothers $4,000; j. r. Mulilugs & SON
! cothiors 10000. Camp block, IN process.
Of demolition $1,000; New England Englu
eering company, $1,000; Franklin house
totally destroyed $4,000; Turkish bath, w
G.. Schleget proprietor, 500 900; Jean jacques
block. $4,000; Mrs W. G. Banion's block
occupied by A, n, Sellcw company, So
OoO George Il. Judd block. occupied by ii
! Paine Hoffman company, S35, COO Asho
with block. occupied by d. c. Church com
pany. $50 600; Waterbury American, los
on building. $4,000; Schltz Brewing com
pany, $4,000 Colon Brothers, $4,000; I'd
ward McGraw. two blocks, $4,000: Meig
block. $4,000: whlttlesey block, $4,000
Boston Furniture company, $1,000; Bron
sons block $4,000.
At il O'Clock property estimated at 500.
600 IN value was stil burning.
Two deaths are said TO have been causet
by the are. Help has arrived from Hart
ford, New Haven, Bridgeport and Nauga
tuck hut the combined efforts Of all th'
Gre lighters seemed unable TO su,due thu
Games.
Shortly otter Midnight the nre, which
had apparently been brought nearly undo
control, broke out in new places, and th
efforts OF the local dremen, combined witt
the sid given by Are-Gghters and apparstd
from Hartford, Torrlngton, Bridgeport, New
Haven and NRugatuck seemed poWeriess Il
stay It's progress. The blaze was wIpin'
OUT the business portion Of the city. al
the IRE being confined To that section
though residential parts were In danger b.
sparks driven by the furious winds
In tho panic caused by the IRE there wer
many rrrnors Of accidents and fatalities
but at the waterbury hospital at ! ociocl
It was said that no accidents or deaths ha'
been reported there.
At that hour the FIRE was stll burning
though it appeared that It's vigor was abat
ing The loss at that hour IS estimate
at 100000.
II is reported that numerous thieves ws
operating In houses whose occupants ha
LETT them 10 view the blaze A numbe
OF arrests were made.