The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-22
STUBBORN FIRE AT THE
 NEW HAVEN CLOCK %.
ST4RTED IN THE KILN DRH ROOM EARLY THIS
 MORNING.

chief Fancher quickly TuIned in Sec
 ond Alarm and tho Department Suc-
 eeeded in Keeping the Flames in One ., RuIIdfuS - Seasoned and Valuable
 Timber DestrOyed-LOss Will Prob
 ably be About $1O,O0O-Fancher
 Badly Cut Two Fingers on His Left
 Hand-Taken to Hospital.
 An alarm of fire that came in at ten minutes to one this morning from BOX 46. the private box of the New Ha- wen Clock company called the fire de- partment to one Of the hottest ana most stubborn blazes it has had to deal with in sometime. Immediately upon his arrival at the fire, Chlet Fan cher. realizing the dangerous location of the fire, sounded a second alarnl' calling seven companies to the scene.
 The fire originated in the kiln dry .building, On the first floor is the boil CT room, where six boilers are located. Over this room is the dry room' Which was stocked with a valuable assort- rnent of seasoned lumber. Shortly De- fore 1 o'clock the kiln room suddenly burst into flames with roar which was the first intimation that the night fireman, Mike Pokaskey, Pole, had Of the fire. He rushed out of the building, and sent in the first alarm.
 The kiln dry building is situated In the yard inside the buildings routing on the street, and is connected by one story brick building with the Wal lace street side of the main building. The timber burned f1ercely, and the Building was soon like the inside of a furnace. The firemen quickly had many streams pouring gallons upon gallons of water into the building.
 For a time the blaze died down, leav- ing the scene in the yard almost en- firely dark, and then after a short time the blaze came up again, showing lurid colors in the darkness of the night and casting sparks up in showers. Out of the tall brick chimney of the building the smoke poured, forming a heavy cloud high above the blazing pit below.
 The firemen saw that the kilndry was doomed and bent their efforts on pro- fecting the buildings surrounding it on three sides. The Wallace street build- ing seemed in especial danger at one time, as the wind blew the roaring flames right upon 1t, but the good work of the firenen held the fire in the build- ing in which it originated, 4
 At press, time 1t appearwed certain that the flames would be confined to the kilndry building, where they would probably have to burn themselves out. The loss, which was mostly in the sea- soned lumber destroyed, with the loss to the building itself, which is rot great, as the building is of brick, will probably not exceed $100oO.
 The fire was not very spectacular one for the public, as practically noth- ing could be seen from outside the quadrangle of the factory enclosure. A crowd numbering perhaps two or three thousand gathered at the second alarm, hut soon began two dwindle away and the police had no difficulty in maintain ing strict order. The position of the fire gave the flremen a space from which to fight.
 During the fire Chief Fancher had his right hand painfully cut by the glass of a broken vitriol carboy. The hand was badly lascerated., The chief stumbled and fell against the broken bottle. He was taken to the New Ha- ven hospital, where it was stated early this morning that no anputation would probably be necessary.
 A number of the officials of the com- pany were quickly on the spot to do whatever lay in their power for the in- terests of the concern. Chauncey Bai- lev. who was found dead on Clark street early in the evening was connect ed with the kiln dry department, where the fire occurred.
 In addition to Night Fireman Pokas- key, night watchman, John McGuin- ness, was on the premises at the out break of the fire.