Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-03
SPARKS FROM THE FIRE.

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 SupsrnumsrSry John Somervills rung in the alarm from box [, Ex- change place.
 Half the window glass about town cracked with the heat and will have ts be replaced.
 s. FernaaH, the South Main street turrier, suffered s loss of about $1,oOo to 5000. partly insured.
 The offices of the O'Neills' and At torney Russell escaped with nothing worse than drenching.
 The Benedict & Burnham fire de partment turned out to the fire last night and did good service.
 George Kleeber's barber shop will be open for business Wednesday morn ing over Mammoth market, 151 Bank street.
 George Fl. Burns, clerk of the water department, got his books and desk out of the building when the Scovil house blaze started.
 Charles Gallagher of the Burton street engine house had his hands and feet frozen to-day. pr Adams ren- dered medical aid.
 While the fire is now under control and has been since morninS, still some ot the buildings are full of fire and force of men will have to keep watch of them day and night for some tine' It was only by the pluciSiest kind of work on the part of the freInen that Conlon Bros block was saved from being guttcd by fire. As it was, the stock was somewhat damaged by ire and water.
 City Clerk NJ. J. Ryan did not pro- pose to get caught mapping. When the Scoyil house started to burn he noved such things as might be lost or damaged in case the hall should burn, to a place cf safety.
 Simon Bohl, the meat dealer, Harry Dodge the shoe dealer, the Ziglatzki- Marks company, Eenne's racket store and Harding's store, all were damaged considerably by the fire. All had their stock partly insured.
 4 drummer, who was one of the oe- cupants of the Scovin house last night, lost SS1O in his hurry to escape from the building. The money was in his vest and 1t fell out when the drummer was leaving the building.
 Root & Boyd have opened offices in the Prichard building and began busi- ness this forenoon. Unless otherwise informed. they will carry out old con- tracts. If their safe Is intact their most valuable books will be saved.
 A special edition sent out by one of the New York dailies says that the people of Waterbury are fleeing to the hills to save themselves from the flames Things are bad enough, but they haven't got to that yet.
 Superintendent Wales could not say when the trolley cars would be run ming again to Exchange place. The main obstacle is on Bank street where the tracks are covered with debris and the wires are in a bad tangle.
 William Derwin of the Protector Hose volunteer department was found frozen holding a hose on the roof of Conlon Bros building. He was in- stantly removed to a nearby hotel He Is not seriously hurt.
 The Waterbury Bank building look ed like one solid mass of iron as the flames reached around it from all sides. How 1t stood there without ig- hitting excited the wonder of specta- tors. It is the only building in that section that came off safe.
 The building owned by Charles Mil- Ter. of Miller & Peck's, on South Main street, opposite Scoville, Is complete loss. 1t was occupied by one tenant, whose name could not be ascertained. The property was valued from $15, ,OOO to S20,B00. Partly insured.
 The board of public safety was quick to act and rendered valuable aid to Mayor Kilduff and Chief Snagg in the matter of notifying the outside towns as to the urgency of the appeal The full board was astir and each men ac- quilted himself very creditably.
 Jimmy Banning. employed by D. T. Hart, was supplying the iremen work ing on the roof with something to keep them warm when lie fell through the trap door to the floor below. He be- iieved himself uninjured at the time, but to-day he is confined to his home with badly injured leg.
 The buildings owned by Charles A. Meigs on South Main street are also completely wrecked. They were oc- curied by the Union Tea Go, Credit Clothing store and Jacobs pawn shop The Credit Clothing Co.'S loss is about ss,00o, partly inusred; Jacobs sS,000 ts S10.00Q, insurance about $4,00o.
 The whole police department has been Qn duty since last night and will remain so until the excitement dies out The military will alternate with 25 men on duty until tomorrow at 8 o'clock. The soldier boys did good work. But for them many a family would have been 2 prey to those who make such occasions as great fire an opportunity to steal It was a bitter night, but the boys stood it well.
 Jacob Buciner occupied the first store of the block which adjoined the Cannon S Webster block. His stock of millinery was of course ruined with the rest the upper part of the block was occupied by tenants, who lost all. Next door to Buckner was Samuel Creenberg, the owner of the block. who conducted q barber shop. His loss was fully covered by insurance. The cigar firm in front of the barber shop was also total loss, going down with the building.