Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-11

anu those WHO were ldkSAl ltOui the
Main street side had been out some
minutes before, Professor Loweth
having the help of David Fitzgerald,
John Kane. Myron Morgan, Dennis ].
! Twomey and John Lynch.
Miss M c. Aides, who had a suite
of three rooms on the second floor
tried to dress, but the smoke became
so dense. that she hurried to open her
door and tried to make her way to 4he
stairway, but was beaten back. She
beat out a window and called for help.
A ladder was raised and she was res
cued by Fireman Lynch, assisted by
Policeman Kane and others, and was
taken to the Wauregan.
Policeman Kane and the firemen
succeeded In getting out little cloth
ing and a few other articles. Her
loss includes a plano, furniture, stock,
| electrical equipment. watch, diamond
/ ring, and nearly 500 in money.
Where Fire Caught.
Chief Stanton believes that the fire
strated in the room where the tanitor
keeps his belongings. next to the air
shaft, to which there was access. This
was on the second floor under the stair
| way, and the flames at once shot UP
the air shaft next to IL and through
the roof, the fire first breaking out in
the fourth and fifth floors, and gradu-
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I front of the building in which were
the stores of Steiner and Lewis, being
the last to burn. while the offices on
I the second floor at the east corner
were to last to catch on that DOR.
Plenty of Water.
There was all the water the fire de-
rartment wanted, and 500 hydrants
l under so pounds pressure wouldn't
have done any better. If there has
been six or eight engines to put the
water under 140 pounds pressure, then
something towards saving the Shannon
1 building could have been done but,
as it was, the attention had to be
| given the adjoining property. Noz-
/ zles Of an Inch and a half were used.
| The big stream which threw water uD-
on the Wauregan house included two
I streams from the steamer and one
| from a hydrant. Other streams were
| siamesed from hydrants, but would not
reach where the steamer stream did.
The bursting Of the six-inch pipe in
the cellar took away the equal of
twelve one-inch streams and it was
also found that an inch and a half
| pipe in the cellar of the Plaut- Gladden.
| building had also burst. Their shut
| ting off brought back the pressure.
Among many Of the suggestions
made was by one citizen who sug
| gested putting a steamer on Laurel hill
1 bridge and dropping a line OF hose to
| draw the water through into the river.
An effort was made on Wednesday
to open the safe of the Falls company,
but it could not be done.
Mr.. Hughes stated on Wednesday
/ that the vaults of the Shannon build
| ing could not be opened until Friday.
| 1t is expected that they have with
< stood the heat and that the valuable
! papers and inventory there will be
| found all right.
Strangers Compliment Work.
There were many strangers here on
Wednesday and looked over the ruins.
] Those who had right to express an
I opinion in comparison with othr large
( fires in other cities and the work done
I there, said that it was hardly posi-
| BILE to imagine how the department
/ had done so well with the three en-
/ gines Of the type here. 1t would have
/ required a dozen or more in big cit
/ les. There were many complimentary
| expressions regarding the efficiency of
| the department.
f, DR.. Louise Miner lost many valuable
| curios and other things collected in
/ travels abroad. She saved hardly any
| thing. By the middle of the month she
| expects to open her Office in the Ken
yon building.
AS the leases Of the tenants expire
with the fire, they are seeking loca-
| tions in other places about the city.
| The portion of Shetucket street op-
! posite the Chelsea bank building was
/ closed on Wednesday afternoon after
/ the wall fell, as there was danger of
| the front wall falling. This blocked
| the Laurel Hill line.
The police did excellent work in
keeping the crowds back, many super
| numeraries being put to work
| The new Shannon building and the
new buildings of the Chelsea Savings
/ bank and Plaut-Cadden Co. will mean
| three new structures as the result of
/ the FIRE.
To shut of the large gas main enter
\ ing the building an employee CT the gas
department jumped into the cellar
/ neck deep in water and did the trick.
He was then hustled home and into dry
clothes.
Tenants Change.
Tenants of the Shannon building and
/ others affected by the hre have been
| hustling in the last day or two to find
other business locations. The Offices
| of the Attawaugan and Totokett Mills
! company are temporarily occupying
/ desk room in the Board of Trade rooms
/ but will move to the third floor of the
| Thames bank building as soon as pos
Z 6ADle. In j. mas AOunQ nc
/ con1modations with Dentist Kinkead in
/ the Geer building or Broadway. News
! dealer F. c. Lewis is temporarily To-
I Gated with B. G. Hannis on Main
/ street. William F. Hill has taken
/ temporary quarters with the New Eng
I land Mutual Fire Insurance company
/ on Shetucket street DR.. George r.
I Harris has gone in with his uncle, DR..
/ o. F. Harris, in the Shields building
/ on Broadway. The United States Den
| tai company has secured quarters in
/ the Bill block. The Metropolitan Life
I Insurance company has taken a suite
/ of rooms on the second floor of the
| Thames Loan and Trust company
| building, and 3. P. Learned G. COM
pany are making temporary use OF
/ room in the basement OF the same
| building.
Money from the Ruins.
The morning after the fire News
! dealer c. F. Lewis saved from the
ruins of his store, on the Main street
| front of the Shannon building, a wal
let containing Sc in old bills, which he
| had been saving as souvenirs, and
| leather handbag belonging to Mrs. Ada
| Wallace, and containing So, was also
| found uninjured, except for water. The
wallet had been left in a drawer and
| the packetbook was in a show case,
/ which had not been reached by the
| fire.
Birthday Anniversary.
81 al 80