Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-04
SECONDS BLAZE IS ISCENDIARY
Waterbury Municipal Bsilding is isvsi al
Peril Of Navy Lives
NEW YONx INSURANCE MEN HA1O aH
Metropolitan ~CompunIes Figure ID
Their Losses NJ one aud n Half
MiIitons-Hartford Concerns
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Militons-Hartford Concerns
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WATERBURY,, Conn, Feb. s.-The sun
arose this morning on a blackeped and
Smouldering masa OF ruins that marked the
main business section o. the city. For ten
hours last nigh. and this morning flames
famed By a high wind held sway, causing
a loss that will be about 81. 5000 600. When
thu confagration was at last believed TO
be under control. a second FIRE broke out.
this time IN the scovllie house, adjoining
the city hall. Suspicion is strong that The
second are, which DESTROYED the Scoville
house, burning thousands of dollars worth
Of furniture, appointments and personal ef-
feets, and imperiling many lives. wal the
work OF an i~ncendiary.
The FIRE in the scoville house originated
in the pool and billiard room. IN the
basement Of the house, on the further side
from the burning district. The room was
locked and no one was supposed to be
there. nor was any nre kept in the room.
Manager Truman said at the Police station
while the are was still raging that he
had not the slightest doubt It was CT incen-
diary origin.
Second Fire Increases Consideration.
The Gre came go close on the heels Of
the big connagration, that the thousands
Of spectators who witnessed IL were
thrown into a more complete panic than
the original hre caused, The flames had
only begun to die out along Bank. Grand
and South Main streets at 4 O'Clock. when
flames leaped upward from the hotel as II
by magic. and people feared the city was
doomed after ell. The engiaas that hurried
60 the scene turned their attention mainly
to preventing the spread OF the flames. 1t
was evident that the hotel was doomed.
and II the fire had reached the adjacent
buildings there would have been little
hope Of saving any Of the central part OF
the city. The fire burned far into the day
and was not extinguished entirely until
evening.
h The ruins Of the scoville house blazed
up again this evening and caused some
b. alarm. but the renewed activity Of the
. flames was caused only by the heavy wind
from the west blowing the smoking en-
bers. There was little to burn, only the
front doors and q few window frames re-
. naming unconsumed at the time the blaze
broke out afresh.
The scene about the city today was only
little less remarkable than that OF the pre-
rious evening. Thousands OF people
stumbled around the icy streets and with
, greatest d~ificulty were restrained from
2 vsnturlng within the danger lines. There
- vas more or less disorder. but the police
were active and the militia was Of great
service in handling the crowds
Lootins of HousehoId Goods.
q Tho streets we're piled with household
goods and strewn with small articles
thrown from the windows. Some OF this
n~o.n~tw -.a. .ouAacatad IN naaaara-hv hut
the amount Of thieving was small COM
pared to the opportunities.
A tangled network Of wires on Bank and
n South Main streets greatly hindered the
work Of extinguishing the last flames and
Z, clearing ave. the wreckage. However. the
Y streets are rapidly belng cleared and the
trolley servios will soon be resumed. The
city's telephopie communication. lighting
/, facilities and electric power we're restored
rs before nightfali.
g4 A revised list OF losses and insurance IL
.isdtnhcuit to obtain At this time. It is be-
that when the truth IL known the
hguros autographed this morning. aggregat-
.dsing S2,6o0, 900, will not be far from the cor
,osreet estimate.
Remarkable Freedom from Injury.
The remarkable feature Of the nre was
10 undoubtedly the absence. so far as known
ignof loss Of life. Two men who we're asleeI
in the scoville house. Charles Y. Kent. 1
member Of the board Of education, and ths
second cook. q German, were reported
missing, but both have been located. Tn,
number OF injured was small. and In al
but one of two cases the injuries wer'
slight.
The rebuilding OF all the ruined struc-
lures IL only a question OF time. Temper.
airy quarters have been secured by all tn,
Arms. Many have already teiegraphed FOL
new stock and Will resume business Inn
mediAtely. The American Publishing com
pany is among the heaviest losers, tn,
newspaper building being entirely ruined
but the paper was issued In an shbreviatet
form tonight. ~.
some of the Heaviest LOsses.
A revised list Of the heaviest losses b.
the IRE and the insurance carried is a
follows. not including losses to scores o
families. Of which NO accurate estimate ca
be madei
scovills House. Building. stc.-slOO. 900
insurance. $4,000.
Old Abbott-Loss, so, 900.
Reid a Hughes company-Loss on stoc
ana building, $4,000; Insurance. s1s6.ooO
Masonic Tsmpie-vaiue. $4,000; loss to
tai; insurance. $4,000.
Jones. Morgan q Co.-Loss. 100000 in
tEurancs. 6 $1,000.
New England B~uilding-owned by th
New England Engineering company: losi
10000; Insurance. $40, 900.
New England Engineering Company
Loss. $50. 900; Insurance. tl5.O 00.
Franklin House-Loss. $4,000; Insurane,
$4,000.
Judd ~suldIns-LOss. $4,000; iusursue,
partial.
Nsxtsora coapanien' Losses.
HARTFORD. Com. FEB. S.-The closes
kstimates of the losses Of Hartford lnsul
lnce companies caused BY The waterbur
hre as given BY iomcials are: Aetna $50
boe; Phoenix. t2i, 500; National. ila. OoI
Connecticut. sikeoos Hartford. $4,000; o.