The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-07
SAFES TAKEN FROM RUINS
W4TERB MERCHANTS RECOV-
 ER VALU4BLE PAPERS.
Contents Found in Good Condition scovill House Servant Girl, Supposed to Have Perished, Turns Up i'm Bristol Work of Clearing Away tho Debris Hundreds VIII be Given Employment.

| Waterbury, Conn. Feb. 6. - Water
 bury is quickly arising from the ruins l of Sunday nights confagration All
 about the burned portions of the city | there are evidences of the progressive 1 spirit which has always characterized
 the business men of the Brass City. Hundreds of men seeking employ | ment may obtain it for the asking, and
 there is abunday work for idle hands
 to do. Workmen are clearing away the debris as rapidly as human labor will permit with the aid of horses and carts. The cellars along South Main street are being cleared of four and five feet of water by means of steam pumps Rose Sposlzi, one of the cham bermaids employed at the Scovill house whose mysterious disappearance has caused a considerable amount of conjecture has at last been located at the Commercial house in Bristol She telephoned to a friend here and said that she ran from the blazing hotel. al- most overcome by terror, and after watching the fearful sight for about moment hurried to the station and waited there until the next train to Bristol.
 Yesterday the massive office safe was hauled out of the ruins of the Scoyill house and opened with but little delay The contents were in almost a perfect state of preservation and consisted of valuable papers, several hundred dol lars in cash, many checks and iewelry. People are awaiting the clearing up of these ruins with much interest It is expected that a quantity of jewelry, silverware and other valuable effects will be found deep down in the mass as the hotel was crowded with guests when the flames broke out.
 There is very little new in regard to what remains of the four acres of de- vastated buildings, the most serious in Connecticut's history. The wreckage will continue to shoulder for a day or two more, Nearly every has recovered his safe and to- day the last were hauled out and opened. The big valut of the New Engineering company was op- ened yesterday It contained all of the books, files, checks and other vaIuables of the concern which were found to be in first class condition A day and night gang of men alternate in the work of making repairs on the mechan- ical plant of the Waterbury American. of the valuable vaults were not destroyed and it is the intention to 4I~tx ] few days.
 The building committee appointed by he Business Mems association is at work and expects to have plans for temporary structures on the green by Saturday. Chairman Marks of the committee states that nothing definite lad been decided upon regarding the green as a location, but tHat they are working along these lines and would ake some action in that connection at | meeting to be held tomorrow night.
 There is some talk of running excur- ion trains to this city next Sunday rom all parts of the state for the large lumber of sightseers and camera fiends x ho wish tO visit the scenes of the uins Restaurant keepers will be pre- lared. !! Late tonight the second cook at the 'covill house, who has been missing ince the five, was also accounted for.