Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-23

and conditions could have done. The visiting iremen contributed share Of work that is fully appreciated but the brunt of the battle fell on the To- cal men. The fire fin the north end Of the city, of course. was due 10 no lack of efficiency by the department.
 It was learned Friday that the Put nam nest of owls and the camp of Sons of Veterans lost very little in the fire, Dr. Perry and other work CTS of the order practically cleaning out the hall, which the organizations jointly occupied, of the property Of the orders. A. c. Warner post, c. A. R., and the Ladies Of the c. 4. R. however, suffered practically a total | loss of their lodge room and OrRaniza- | tion belongings.
 Loss Widely Distributed. | From all that could be learned Fri- | day it is apparent that the loss on the destroyed property will be well | distributed among the insurance com panies involved, much of it falling, though, on lumbermens mutuals car- rying risks on the plant of the Whea- ton Building and Lumber company. | This is where the heaviest Of the loss occurred. Tn the Wheaton plant were thousands of dollars worth of finished materials that were about 10 be placed on contracts that the firm holds at Webster. WoonsocKet. Mans field, where the Connecticut Epileptio colony buildings are being erected by the Wheaton company. and fin other places. It was said Friday that much
 equipment for the new central ofics
 of the telephone company was de-
 stroyed at the Wheaton plant. but this
 is not verified.
 SprinkIers Not at Fault.
 There was some talk Friday about
 the sprinklers at the Wheaton plant
 failing to work, causing an extensive
 disaster, but this thedfy is without
 foundation. The fire started outside
 the building equipped with the sprink-
 lers and by the time this building was
 enveloped in flames it would not bs
 within the bounds of reason to ex- ,pect any sprinkler system ever con-
 triyed to check the onward march of
 the fire, which, according 10 eye wit- nesses early at the scene, spread with
 a rapidity that was appalling. Talk of Relief Fund. Late Friday afternoon first thought , was given to organizing for the crsa- , ton of a relief fund for the fire suf- i ferers. There seems to be no doubt { at all that such a course should bs pursued, for there is suffering and want in the forefront for some who lost their homes in the fire. Those : advocating the fund have not yet f mapped out a definite plan as how to
 proceed, but the idea seems 10 bs to
 give the movement an official charac-
 ter, so it is likely that Mayor Mac 7 donald and others will be interested 9 today and the aid of the local press ! sought.
 g Loss to Railroad Company. t The railroad company will be oblig- o ed to face some slight loss on account { of damage done to freight that wal Y damaged by water used in drenching = the big freight shed and further loss Q on the corporation is caused by intur- : ies to tracks that will require the re- . placing of ties eaten by the flames . Rails on the coal trestles were twisted
 out of alignment by the terrific heat
 Cleaning up the ruins will not be q 9 great work, as about everything. ex-
 cepting metals has been reduced C
 ashes. The valuable machinery from = the Wheaton wood working plant il e ruined beyond redemption. SO aftei 2 carting away the charred materiall n there will be nothing left but junk. O Insurance men will be busy durins d the next week adjusting the losses tha. l. have been incurred.
 : Photographs of the Fire. Q Photographers got many views o
 the ruins Friday, two of the best. mad y especially for The Bulletin, appearini l. (cOntinued on Page siS.J