Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-14

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fire eating its way to within shor'
distance of the main hotel building
| This ell is two stories in height, the
lower portion being occupied in part
| by Davy & Maxwell while the upper
| floor was used as a laundry, stock
room, store room and pastry rooms
The p S. Barber Hose company was
stationed in the alleyway between the
Dixon house and the First Baptist
church, and their active work pre-
vented the fire from reaching the no.
tel.
The total fire loss4i is placed at $780,
600. The fremen did great service In
practically keeping the fire confined to
First Baptist church from total de-
struetion and the Dixon house perhaps
from serious damage.
Sparks and Cinders.
Joseph Hyde, Samuel Harris, Will
liam Warren, Roy Ennis William
Wlutcomb and Charles Whitcomb OF
Niagara Engine company of New Lon
don visited the fire Sunday afternoon
and commended the Westerly and
Pawcatuck hre1nen on their efficient
handling of the big confiagration.
Eugene Driscoll of P s. Barber Hose
company, while at work fighting the
fire in the Dixon house annex, had his
right hand severely cut by glass. Six
stitches were required to close the
wound.
Some of the horses rescued were
badly burned.
The two steam fire. engines were
stationed on the bridge and furnished
three lines of hose until 8 O'Clock in the
morning, when the Cyclone steamer
became disabled
One of the pair of beautiful Shet-
land ponies owned by little Miss Eliza
beth WEIGH was burned The two
ponies were being led out when one
broke away and dashed back into the
flames to it's death.
William H. Greene, one of the as
sistant chief engineers. fell backwards
into an area down a long Right OF
stone steps into about two feet OF
water in the Dixon house alIeyway.
When rescued he was attended by DR.
f. /. Payne, the department physician.
Mr.. Greene received severe cuts in his
head and it is feared his skull is frac-
tured.
Owing to the low location of the fire
alarm bell all fremen did not hear
the first alarm and in consequence II
became necessary to send in a second
alarm at 4 O'Clock Sunday morning, to
relieve their fellow firemen, who had
been at work four hours, under the
most disadvantageous circumstances
The trolley cars Sunday brought
many to Westerly to visit the fire
ruins.
Chief Bransfe1d sent in the fire
alarm for the box in Dixon square
within a minute after the fire was dis
covered.
Chief Engineer Cottren and his men
received warm praise on the effective
service rendered.
Edward and Thomas WEIGH, who
roomed at the home of their brother
James A. WEIGH, barely escaped with
their lives and lost all their personal
effects.
Ten tons of hay were consumed in
the fire and added to the spectacular
effect
Water from the fire hose overlooked
the surface and did considerable dam
age to the stock of E. M. Dodge &
company in the store cellar in the
Dixon house.
Major Samuel A. Kephart, Coast Ar
tillery corps, has been assigned by
! BrigadieI General Howe, department OF
the east to inspect the First and Sec
ond districts, First and Second bands,
and sixteen companies, Coast Artillery
corps, staff departments. Hospital
corps and Signal corps, Rhode Island
National guard. The inspectors for the
assistant adjutant general, and Maj
Horace L. Manchester. inspector gen
eral. The date of inspection for the
i Westerly company is March 8.
Believing that the treasury depart
n1ent contemplated speedy erection OF
the new postoffice building in Wester-
1y, the Board of Trade appointed a
ry, Postmaster Walter Price and Al
! berti r. Stillman to confer with the
architects department relative to the
style of building and the material to
be used, the committee being natural
~ inclined to native granite in the gen.
eral construction.
Postmaster Price. who is on a south
ern trip with his wife and daughter
spent three days in Washington last
week. Mr.. Price had a talk with the
supervising architect regarding the
plans and specifications for the new
building.
Unless the present estimates are
changed, the supervising architect will
not be able to take up the work OF
planning the new building for at least
a year. Westerly is far down on the
list of public buildings to be con-
structed, this list being made UP in the
order in which the purchase money is
paid by the government.
An act has been introduced in the
state senate that will be appreciated
present duties of a tree warden do not
seem to be adequate to save trees from
destruction. The act gives mayors and
town councils powerfo appoint for
ester. the appointment to begin in
April of the present year and annual
ly thereafter.
/ 1t is provided. that the forester shall
not plant on the public highways any
trees u the colponWood, Dox elder
Lonbardy poplar, willow or evergreen
varieties. He is also to have super
vision of the trimming or destruction
of any trees, and he is to see that all
posters, signs and the like are not
stuck upon any trees in the public
highway. The hitching of horses tc
trees is to be construed as a INSIDE
n1eanor. The penalty for violation OF
the act is a fine of not less than Sc
nor more than 800. The matter has
been referred TO the judiciary com
nlittee.
Another act introduced in the senate
of special interest to Westerly pro
vides for the use of state arrnOries
solely for military purposes. The only
social or athletic organiza tons allowed
to use the armories are those connect
ed with the militia companies. These
organizations must first get permits
sion from the officer in charge of the