Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-06
AFTER THE FIRE.
New Milford People Will Coms
 mence To Rebuild at Once.
CLAIM DAMAGES OF $500, ,ooo,


 Not Be Over $4oo, ,000 The Insurance
 On the Burned Property Is About
 $25o, ooo-Partial List of the Build
 ings and Property Destroyed.
 New Milford, May 6.-CommunicatloH by wire with the outside world was re- established shortly after 10 o'clock tnls morning. At that hour the frantic ex- citement of the village people haa given way to q calmeF survey or lhe situation and it became possible to es- innate more conservatively and accu- rately the damage done by the 1ires The night was thrilling one for the towns inhabitants. The fire broke out at S:45 last night in the, hay loft or d livery stable and burned for six hours before it was considered safely under control The flames spread with greas rapidity and before the fire had been in progress an hour the villagers were panic stricken The meagreness of the volunteer fire department brought home to the property owners the logic of insurance writers in raising from time to time the rates for New Milford risks. Had it not been for the prompt and timely response of the Danbury fire company with its apparatus the disaster would undoubtedly have been much greater The fire started in the center of a square bounded by Rail- road, Main, and Bank streets. The livery stable in which the flames o1ig- mated was the center of a nest of rook- cries of wood and highly inlamlnable material and the fire communicated 10 other buildings in alarming style. When the Danbury fire fighters arrived the affair had taken on the proportions of a conf1agration. It was found that the puny streams of the towns water supply were woefully inadequate. Ac- cordingly the Danburians were forced to pump water from the Housatonic river. Meanwhile the flames gained headway unchecked until practically the whole of the square was in flames. Within the square there were located over forty buildings. This morning ! out of the entire lot three structures remain standing. These even were nor uninjured. In the area of the burned district was an acre and a half, per- haps.
 i The townspeople claim that the dnnl- age will aggregate nearly $600,000. The insurance men and real estate dealers, however, are more conservative and state that $400,000 will cover the loss. The insurance is about $250 GOO. Ths origin of the fire is unknown.
 The work of rebuilding, it $ expect ed, will begin at all early date. Fol-
 lowing is a list of the buildings and
 property destroyed:
 Ackley, Hatch X Marsh, general 1 store; c. Tringaus, tinker: New Af;l-
 ford house; F. C.. Brainerd, furniture l and undertaken: A. H. McAIahon,
 plumber; A. l.. Conkey pianos and or- gans; Adams Express office; Alexander Levy, stationery and books; C. Hit.
 restaurant; Joseph Folzone, shoemaker3 l Frank Eyitts, harness maker: Philin
 Blanz, barber; c. A. & A. G. Todd. in-
 surance agents; F. NJ. Williams, attor- ] ney; l.. Manyon, tenant; FrontallaG 1 Cigar Co; Italian shoemaker; Henry I Harris, barber; John Thatcher. rcs- | taurant: brick building owned by Syd- ney Smith: building owned by Nohia
 Bennett and occupied by George War. ner, pool room; Charles A. Adds. lens ant; Lincoln house; c. Riddiford gens l eral store; Lucius Sherman, harness- | maker; N. G. Brown, shoe store: F. w.
 Marsh, attorney; New England house.
 George +. Pixley, proprietor; First Na- tional bank building; house owned hw | Mrs Frederick Kirsh and occupied by
 James Murray, tenant: J. E. Coxs Il butcher and c. Buchel. tailor: Georga
 Robinson, shoes; Chinese laundry:
 Eddy block. owned by Henry Eddy oE Danbury, occupied by Italian fruit
 store and Henry DonneIly, saloon C. H. Booth building, occupied by Bootlf
 X Bentley, dry goods and cothiers: c. l B. Blackman, dentist; building owned \ by Noble Bennett occupied by w G. \ Batron. dry goods; brick block owncf l by Noble Bennett and A. C. NIygatt,
 occupied by w. W. Noble drugs: M. w. | Hill, jeweler; J. H. Nettleton. station<
 cry; T.. Roman, dry goods and mllins cry: offices of Noble Bennett and q brokerage office: D. w. Bantam. dcn< tist: John. w Addis, attorney; Charles Allen, doctor: Mrs Lottie Cronk. dress< maker; Carlson X Meloy, bakers: Chi<
 nese laundry; postoffice; IT. Thomas. furniture: Thomas & LaHait. nutlcrs
 takers; Y. NJ. c. A. rooms; town clerk ( office and New Milford Water Cof brick block. owned and occupied by Randall X, Co, investments and securi>
 ties Mrs Kate Brinsmade dressmaker9
 building owned by AckIey, Hatch &
 Marsh; building owned by Mrs John
 Murphy.
 It is impossible at this time to givs a list of the individual losses.