The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-16
FIRE CUTS MUSIC
HALL BUILDING

lief was given by Chief Stsere.
The origin of the FIRE was In a small
room on the third fioor used as a ward
robe by participants of dancing.
Fay's Belmont orchestra gave dance
i'm the hall OH that floor last night and
IL is believed that one OF the young mon
threw a cigar butt or cigarette In
such way thst II caused the noor to
become ignited. No electric light fuses
were burned out and no globes were
broken, so that a stray current did not
start the blaze
The FIRE must have been burning slow
ly for an hour OF more. and then being
famed by a draft, spread with great
rapidity
The Public Market company, which
occupies the basement, ground floor and
a part Of the third floor, has a bakery
at the Chapel street side of the build
ing.
BAKERS HEARD ROAR OF FLAMES.
IN this bakery I've men were at work.
They had not smclled any smoke and had
no idea that the premises were on fire un-
I'll they head n roaring noise.
one OF them went to a door leading 10
tho hallway and opened II. AS he did so
he was confronted by sheet OF flame.
Giving an alarm to his companions he
ran with them to a rear door and escaped.
The flames were so fierce and swept
through the bakery with such speed that
two OF the bakeshop hands were unable to
slve their street wearing apparel.
About the same time 1Watehman Curry
h,arC an explosion and saw flames leap
fcom the window.
The presumption was that this explosion
waJ caused by some liquid kept In the
rooms Of the L. &. Dental company; but
an Investigation proved that II had result
,,J Frnf no "a Ar u~aa sn
we're that the window glass was brolWn to
atoms and thrown across TO the opposite
SIDEWALK.
When day light came the extent Of the
damage done could be seen and apprecia-
ted.
The building which belongs To the
W estmins ster Land company was n wreck
above the second story.
While the corner towers rema ined in
tact the front elevation was badly bulged
out and was for the safety OF the public
tom down.
The loes on the structure was upwards
OF 81 .oo0.
PUBLIC MARKET LOSS
The Providence Public Market company
had a stock Of meats. groceries and pro-
visions. valued with the fixtures at about
sl7f 900
Much Of the stock on the ground noor
eSraped damaRe eltner tfnm smoke or
water. as II was I'm sealed packages
The bakeshop was a complete wreck
and a. the cellar was flooded. the provi-
sious stored there were badly damaged.
A conservative estimate places the mar
kct company's loss al t25 GOO
The Music hall bowling alleys. John r.
Swlft manager on the second floor was
damaged by water. the N alleys and tho
eight billiard tables being ruined and en-
failing loss OF about S1lOo
The United States Dental company. on
the second story front suffered water and
fire damage to the extent OF tB00
Eddie Fay lost about $500 on n piano.
three viollns and music scores
MIsCH BUILDING DAMAGED.
The Caesar Misch building was dam
aged slightly and one or two OF the
tenants had losses the whole for building
and occupants not being more than, 1900
The Music Hall building originally had
one large assembly room with n balcony
extending around three sides of ~. afford
ing n seating capacity Of 5000
There was also an organ Installed
which. cost sl0cco and n wns thought
that there would be the musical centre Of
the city
The acoustic properties were not good.
the hall was never ?. popular one and n
fev wears ago n was remodelled p noor
being laid on y level with the balconies