Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-01-16
Guests at the Old Chickering House
Narrowly Escape Death Fire
Totally Destroys Building.
People Flee Night Oohes.-Man Brought Down Ladder
Burned---Another Drops From First StoryHep Summoned
From Landlord and Family Take Refuge Railroad
Roundhouse- Clothes Money Liberty Bonds and Jewey Lost


hotel was blazing hercsly. tArsnosn-
ing the Fuller or Tatsm butl61ao,
which joins the hotel on the wssk
Assistant Engineer E. L. Kelly ~
been through one Are In H. snmo
building. and he ordered q hno .
hose run up the stairway Of the n
TEN block onto the roof. This -
ton was soon 4 rearing furnasa.
Mayor Marcy telephoned to Danssl
son for help, N Il appeared tAas -
fire was getting beyond control
BY this time several streams wsus
playing on the building. The ~
pump attached TO Truck No 1 ~
put into use and did excellent SERVES
furnishing fine water pressure. Whea
the Putnam Engine company Of Dan-
ielson, Captain C. A. Hamilton an
ten men, arrived, the new apparatus
was stationed at the Manhassse
trench just off Pomfret street. Tia
six cylinder pump was equal to IL
occasion and furnished a stream
through the long line Of hose up Pen-
fret street that went over the hotel
from Front street. The company
made the run through the cold fren
Danielson in rs minutes and rendered.
valuable assistance.
1t WAS fortunate that the high win4
Of the afternoon had died down "
there surely would have been ecn-
fiagration. The IRE ate ~ way noEth-
ward along the building and ~ : -
clock was blazing Rercely At the Frsne
street end
The .wssther grew colder and coD6-
err and the thermomatsr registered
zero and then dropped some moFo-
Every fireman was coated with ies.
The water running down the strsse
froze and heavy icicles gathered -
all wires. The wires in front Of IL
Putnam News Company became -
coated and heavy that 1t broke of The
pole at the corner.
During the fire the grin at Arnold's
fish market was thrown open. Mira
Arnold, wife Of the new chief, Mn
f. L. Kelly, wife Of an assistant an
gineer Of the department, and Mias
May Baker, sister Of hoseman, serv-
ed hot coffee and sandwiches liberal
~.
On account Of the extreme cola
there we're not a. many spectaton
about as usual. Those who did come
out frequently sought shelter at In
tervals. The firemen had to stan6
the cold, but reliefs were furnisheo
There was still fire in the building
at a. lnte hour On Thursday. StreanD
Of water were kept running and ~
to be used occasionally during ~
day as the ere broke out anew In ~
eral places.
The building itself was owned h
R. H. and L. T. Bradley and y 90
mated to be worth $4,000. InsuS.
ancs was carried Of between v16.0 90
and $4,000.
On the ground floor was The Pue
nam News Company, whore the loss ;
estimated at about $1,000. partially
insured. Miron's barber shop. $1,000
10 1880. partially insured. The
New Chickering restaurant. sboit &lr
BOO. Gesson's market on Front street
with = stock ~ $1,000, partially dan-
aged by watsr, insured. Plumbing
of Rawlsy 4 TwiGK.
damaged by water. insured. There
was also slight damage by water and
smoke in the upper part Of the t.
tenn Block.
Landlord Lucey had but recently
moved his family into the hotel. He
had newly fitted up rooms and an e.
tensive library valued at $2,5uv. i'his
was all lost.
Personal effects consisting OF mon
ey. jewelry, bonds, wearing apparel
and other kinds Of personal property
was lost by dodgers. One woman
lodger, known as Mary, who works IN
mill, had 1925 in trunk, which
was burned.
Among the other dodgers was Mer-
ton Johnson, brother Of Alderman
John G. johnson. Mr.. Johnson sal
vaged a suit, shoes, no stockings ~
a safety razor.