Show TOWN SWEPT BY FIRE For Ten Tell Hours Waterbury Battles With Flames Gale Fair Acres of City's Fanned by Business Section Burned S E c t 4 t t Conn Feb 3 For For ten hours last at night and ami 4 4 morning morg hi flames fanned tanned by a high wind held sway over the business por- por tio city causing a loss that will exceed The best test portion J forming a triangle bounded on the north by Exchange Place ti city of Qt t the Bank flank street on the south uth by bJ Grand street and on n the east Ci on on the e west by Main Maln street was almost wiped out tyr f. f Escape From Hotel Botel PS first fire which started in the big J nW ot of the Reid Hughes Dry Goods Pam on Bank street was not cop cop- ed d d und under d r control until about 2 worth of oe property had been dee dor de- de r me 0 t p tt t h time e the firemen suppose supposed t h flames under control a adox ao J. J dono dox o 1 broke out in the Scovil hotel Juse s t leading fed fd by dp dr late Judge E. E C. C Lewis a aw aw Sw w yea years apo go a at an expense of about a and the establishment was wai com- com f te wrecked f I. I Firemen's remen's Hard Fight The occupants of the hotel were to seek the street In their night nightclothes clothes i With the ringing of a second second second sec sec- ond alarm the entire city was thrown Into a a. panic There was a a. fierce galea gale a blowing and sparks from from the burning r el ci were driven in showers over a aLt fH 5 Lt it area The occupants of buildings lire ed in the path of the wind pre- pre pare If rk I 1 to leave h nough the Waterbury fire depart- depart nt was reinforced from nearby c i ies les it was for a time impossible to toay f ay y the progress of the flames The TheIn Thea a In its entirety burned over four foures fourt k I t rt es of the city's best business sec sec- n. n Among the prominent buildings to totally to- to tally ally aUy destroyed are re the block occupied by y the Reid H Hughes Dry Goods company com corn any pany the plant of the Waterbury the American merican the Masonic temple the covil co and Franklin houses the W. W L. L duglas uglas Shoe company the Johnson block lock and the Salvation Army wo work work- k- k home In all an about of the prominent houses arje burned out Mayors Mayor's Statement arely have firemen been obliged to against worse conditions than lose loie which prevailed from first to last n this destructive conflagration The wind was blowing a gale and the cold was sas as intense It seemed at one time as though every structure in of ot the city would be destroyed In some instances the work of the firemen proved of avail The Waterbury Waterbury Waterbury Water Water- bury bank building at the corner of I Bank and Grand streets was saved al although although although al- al though the New England Engineering company's building but a few feet way may and the Masonic temple on I the north side of the bank build building Ins Ins- were wiped out of existence The city is practically under martial law the blue uniforms of ot Nation Nation- nl ill l Guardsmen appearing appealing on every side Details are changed every t o hours I IThe The armory the city hall ball the churches and other public places have b been en turned Into temporary shelters hunI hundreds hun bun being r rendered h homeless eless I Crossed the Street When asked if he would call for tor financial aid from outside cities Mayor said Waterbury although suffering a grievous blow will take care of ot herself herself herself her her- self although extremely grateful for forthe forthe forthe the expressions of sympathy that have poured in on every side The fire broke out simultaneously on the third and first floors of the Reid Hughes store The burning building was located In the heart of the city sand and within view of ot many residences which flank the city park or commons I The firemen soon abandoned any at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to save the burning building and turned their attention to adjacent property I It was of no o avail however Within fifteen minutes the S Salvation Army barracks to the rear and westward westward westward west west- ward were burning From there the flames flamE's leaped across Bank Dank street and wiped out three places of business A few moments later the fire again crossed Bank street and destroyed the Masonic temple After forty five minutes minutes min mm- utes It became evident that Waterbury was to experience an unparalleled con con- The wind was of almost hurricane force Appeals for help were wired to N New w Haven Hartford Bridgeport Bridgeport Bridgeport Bridge Bridge- port Naugatuck and Winsted The arrival of help served to Inspire courage among but still the fire continued its work of de- de de Ie- Meanwhile thieves too took ad j ad advantage vantage of ot deserted houses and it became became became be be- came necessary to order orde out the militia and two vo companies o of the Second regiment regi regi- ment meat A and G. G w were ere quickly on duty Another Outbreak j pl laJ g. g occupied on Tower rower floors by stores res' res an anon and andon andon d on upper floors by tenements and offices of offices of- of In ruins At 3 a. a m. m the firemen seemed to be gaining control of the fire An hour later many citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens had withdrawn to their homes only to be thrown Into rene renewed d panic by another outbreak this time in the Scovil house adjacent to the city hall It is stated originated in the room billiard-room and is surrounded with mystery Within two hours the hotel with other nearby buildings had been gutted The firemen continued their work and at had begun to again secure secure the upper hand It was not until 10 o'clock however that it was definitely felt that the fire had been conquered The Scovil house and the Franklin house ruins were still blazing and in tIia ruined volumes of ot smoke arose from the debris |