The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-03
WATERBURY, Fire
STARTS Up AGAIN
The Flames Break Out Anew
This Morning.
TWO HOTELS ARE DESTROYED
Guests FOrCed to Flee in Their
NiEhtcIOthes for Their Lives-Ori-
gin of Second CORaagratIOn a.
Mysterious rs Ti1at of First.

WATERBURY, Conn. Feb. 3.-After the
combined fire departments Of every large
city in Connecticut had succeeded In get
ting under control the blaze which had
ragged here since 6 O'Clock last night. #
broke out afresh about daybreak this
morning
This time 10 had irsidiousIy crept along
up South Main Street 10 the Scovin
House, the biggest hotel in this part Of
the State.
Just after tbc hrewOrSers believed that
they had the IRE under control. flames
leaDed up from a dozen portions in the
ScoyiH House. and It was seen to be
doomed. The Exchange Hotel less than
hale block away on Main Street. caught
from the flames about the SINE time.
In both these hotels were a total OF
about goo guests. who. resting on t. pro-
prietors' assurance that they were safe
from the flames. had retired
They were aroused and were compelled
to make their escape in their night
clothes
Destroyed in Half an HOur.
Within half an hour these hotels were
wrapped in flames and were seen to be in
evitably doomed.
Their loss removed the last hotel In a
city Of fully 10000 people. and the home
less residents Of the hotel were forced
10 go from house to house in the residen-
tial part Of the city, even their baggage
destroyed. and beg for temporary shelter,
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flames.
The ScoviH House is valued at about
S6O.000 the Exchange Hotel al half that
figure.
The mystery OF the start Of the scoviu
fire is as deep as that OF the origin Of
the eonnagratiOn which started in the
store OF Red & Hughes. and has caused
ugly runners, which. however. cannot be
traced TO eny definite source OF founda-
ton.
When the two hotels began to blaze at
4 o'clock this morning, no other blaze
was seen within a hundred yards of
them They we're a furl0ng from the
Reid & Hughes stores, where the flames
originally started.
Fight 10 save city Han.
Both these hotels were Of wood. Next
to the Scovin House. is the City Hail.
and the wind is blowing Directly over it.
II seemed doomed at o'clock this morn
ing. but the efforts Of the fremen cen
tered on an attempt to save it, and for
four hours they kept-the flames away.
Meantime half a dozSE-smaIl stores and
business blocks on the same ,treet as
the ScoyiH House were eaten lp by the
flames. They included the Hodson Bill
lard parlos and cafe: ]. W. Reitber's
meat market; Bauby Brothers fruit
store; NJ J McEvery's cafe: Cones drug
store: Drescher & Kiers cafe, Albion q.
Spalek's barber shop, and the billiard
parlors which are conducted next 10 the
ScoviI House and known as the Scoylu
House ParIors.
The unremitting work Of the hremen
finally placed in control the Gre in all
parts Of the city about O'Clock this
morning.
The City Hall was saved, and the fire
burned itself out in the heart OF the
business section which is now a heap Of
smoking ruins.
One OF the remarkable features OF the
FIRE was that no loss Of life is reported.
Four OF the fire fighters were taken TO the
hospital badly Frustrated by cold and ex-
haustion, but they all revived this morn
ing and will be allowed to leave the in
stitution today
"BiIIyu Derwin Injured
The worst injured Of the exceptfonaIIv
small list OF victims Of the fire is Billy"
Derwin. the former Eastern and Connect
cut State League baseball player. He is
a hoseman on FIRE engine company No. 1.
He was found about daybreek this morn
ing In an exhausted condition.
The city was panic-stricken when the
second hre broke out. Nearly half the
eity's residents had retired 70 catch a
few hours sleep. but they reused them
selves and prepared for the worst. as the
ScoyiH House stands at the beginning Of
;he residential part Of the city.
Total Loss S3,OOO,O 900.
The latest estimates Of the loss place
the total figure at nearly s3.C00. 900 The
fire viii -ank easily as the most destruc-
tive in the history of Connecticut
VanGaIs were found this morning. pill
Laying the ruins Of the burned buildings.
and it seemed during the forenoon as if
all the crooks in the State had hocked
to the city to ply their trade.
The police force was unable to cope
with the crowd and assistance was sum
mOntd from sister municipa lltics