Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-23
sALIS Try BLOCK, MoosuP.
WIPED OUT BY FIRE.
Adjoining Buildings Danaased-susni-
elous Circumstances About Origin.
tBy a STAFF correspondent.1

Moosup, Dec. 22-Moosup was Wis
tied by an early morning fire Tues
day that wiped out the Salisbury
block, badly damaged the Bellesance
age to the Hyde block, a structure
just east CT the Salisbury building,
scorched the homes OF DR.. Charles N.
Allen and Moses Linell across the
age to the poles, wires and a 50-pair
cable of the Southern New England
Telephone company. A number of
firms We're burned out or suffered
losses by water. the total damage be-
ing estimated ct from $15. 900 to $20,-
600. partly covered by insurance.
Started in Salisbury Block.
The fire was discovered just before
I a, m. Before the f1renen could
Salisbury block where the fire orig
mated, was wrapped in flame and
there was little chance of any depart
ment saving it, no matter how eff
cient. The attention of the fremen
was devoted to saving the adjoining
structures and with considerable sue
cess. though the Bellevance building
was Quilted and will have to be prac-
tically rebuilt. The Hyde building,
on the other side of the blazing Sails
bury building, Jared better, though one
wall was so scorched as to cause the
bricks to peel and the cornices were
damaged. There will also be a slight
loss by water to tenants in this
building.
May Have Originated in Candy
Kitchen.
The cause of the fire was undeter-
mined Tuesday. but is believed to
have originated in the rear of the
James Paris candy kitchen, in the
Salisbury block, a two story wooden
structure.
5elIevance Heaviest Loser.
When the blaze was discovered it
had gained big Roadway and was al
ready giving evidence of the damage
to follow. Besides the Paris candy
kitchen the firms in the Salisbury
block were o. F. Cardinal. a fish deal
er; WItred Larcse, lunch, pool and
bowling alleys; Benjamin F. Tucker
| jeweler and watch repairer. There
was little of value 1t is stated on
the second floor of the bulldog which
| has been used for sto~aeo pt-~nsos
IN the Pellevance building illiam
Pellevance, the owner. had a store in
which he carried a valuable stock of
| cigars, tobacco newspapers, toys, nc
t1ons and many other lines and he will
be the heaviest loser. though he car
| ries some insurance His Mace of
business was wrecked and his stock
| of goods ruined by the fire DIR. A.
| Fo~ tai~e had an office in the Belle
| vance building and suffered severe
dar'aee to his property. Edward
| Valiant. eh0e repairer. also had his
place of business in the Bellevance
building, in the rear.
Hyde Building Tenants.
| In the Hyde building tenants are
S. Abrahams. tailor. and NJ. C. Mott.
grocer. All Hallcws council, K of c.,
/ has it's council chamber on the Sec
ord floor of this building. The firms
doing business in the Salisbury block
| IF which only the cellar remains. were
wiped out. Mr.. Bellevance and his
| tenants Jared little better, though
there is a chance for a small amount
of salvage for them. The Hyde block
firms losses were exceedingly slight
Cracked Hydrant Burst.
The bursting of a hydrant. not faI
from the burning buildings, caused Sc
rious loss of valuable time to the fire.
men, within few minutes after they
began their fight. This l1ydrant has
been cracked in its casing for months
it was stated in Moosup Tuesday. and
it withstood the heaviest pressure Of
the water flowing through it for only
a few minutes before giving way and
throwing forth a geyser that was ,ol
no benefit
Valuable Time Lost.
While this emergency was being me-
! oS CLOSING the gate IN the CTa1lSkz
mill yord, this forced action puttins
other hydrants out of service, the
fire swept through the doomed build
tngs with added fury. New lines o
hose We're run from beyond the cut
out gate sat the Cranska mill and
another the long distance from tn,
Union mill by the f1remen and TIL
cattle resumed. Two hours of hare
work brought the fire well under con
troll.
In the meantime the DR.. Allen ant
] inell homes across the street wer,
} scorched, the Allen place SUFFERING
much the worst, as the whole from
now shows that the building was Oh
the point of blazing.
Telephone Cable Melted of.
During the fire a 50-pair cable o
he S. n. E. TeIenhone company run
Mig along the rear of the. burning
Midi es and near the railroad melt
off ard number of distributing
~er were put out of service. L
. n CT the burning buildings pole
-'-in~ wires of the company wer
% -.7'"s and will probably hav
to be replaced.
ith Characteristic energy and eff
cheney the telephone people had hi
force of cable and linemen in Moosu
| from Norwich. Danielson and othe
1 | places early in the morning and tn
work of renairing commenced at ono
Many of the wires were back in SCI
vice by noon and the service wa
! completely restored in the Afternoon
Will Probably Rebuild.
i There was difficulty Tuesday in as
4 certaining what the net losses will b
Some of the firms are insured. othel
j are not. The buildings Were protecte
= nv insurance. E. E. Salisbury. own
Il of one of the buildings. said -Tuesda
II afternoon that his loss on his built
II ing is $4,000. the insurance on Il
II structure being half that amount
ii $4,000. The Salisbury building wa
II badly damaged by fire once befor
about five years ago. Mr.. Salisbul
says he will probably rebuild but {
II Tuesday had not definitely decide
" ust what his plans for the future W
be. Mr.. Bellevance will have Il
damage to his building repaired.
ii Suspicious Circumstances.
= There are certain suspicious CT
II cumstances about the fire that a
being investigated. it is said, but ju
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