| Show FIRE liRE SWEEPS OVER ov ri WATERBURY Waterbury Conn ronn Feb 3 For ten hours lost last night and this morning flames fanned by IJ a mc I high Wind held of or this sway over the business city causing n a loss 1088 that will wilt exceed The best portion of ot the tIme city formIng arming a II triangle hounded bounded on the north by b Exchange Place on the lie west vest westby vestby by Rank flank street on the south by Grand street and nn on an the east e l t by south Main street was ras almost wiped out The first fint fire which started In the big tore store of ot the time Reid Hell dry ry goods good company compan on Hank Rank street was not considered d under Control until about worth of property had been destroyed About th the time the firemen supposed they had hind the time thames lames under control n u second fire tire broke broko out cut cutIn In n the th house hOUD the ito leading hotel remodeled by b the late hate Judge Judie E EC l lC EC C L Lewis wl a few tw years ean afo ato at a an ix cx pene of ot about and anti the establishment was c completely wrecked The Time occupants ot oc o the its hotel were to seek Reek the street In their helm night clothes With WHit time the ringing of ot n a second tAron alarm niacin the entire city was thrown Into H mc panic There was a 0 fierce noree yule gale blowing and sparks from the tho burning hotel were driven iriven In showers over a great at area Tho Time occupants of buildings located 1 In Iii Inthe Inthe the lie path of at the me wind prepared to leave heave Although the lire fire depart department ment was Wail reinforced front from nearby cities It was for a mu 1 time Impossible Impo to stay alay the progress of the time Humes The Time lire 1110 In lit Its Ita entirety entirely burned over oer four acres I of the best busIness section Among the prominent building totally destroyed are the Iho block occupied by time Iho Reid Ibid A Dry Dr lees lood company I tho tie plant of ot tho the Waterbury the Amerl merl I cnn en time Masonic Mn Temple the and Franklin houses the th W V L r I Dug Duglas Vu las Ins Shoe Shot company the Johnson block and anI time the Salvation Army Ann home hOlne In Iii all 1111 about Kf W of the mo most mOlt t prominent business houses houles are burned out HARD HAnD FIGHT Rarely have hasa hn firemen n been obliged to contend worse worB condition conditions than thamm those which prevailed from tint first to lo tact last In this destructive dO The TIme wind was all blowing a ga gals gal and the cold was Wall Intense It seemed at one omme onetime time line at as though every ever structure In 11 time the heart of the city elt would be destroyed ed edIn In tome Instances th the work ot proved of ot no avail Tho Water Waterbury bury bums Jill Dank Hunie building at 11 time theo coiner of Rank and Grand w s saved nl It Iho tile Now No England I building bl but bul a n tow few fo foot away awny and the Masonic entitle templo on till Iho time side of or tIme the bank building bu Wore wiped out of existence Tho city Is in under martial mum law time tho tibia blue uniform of the time national guardsmen on Ott ivery UlY oly side Ride Details III changed eu own every ry two Io hours hour time the armory the th t Jm city hull huh Iha I ii ohm cites antI and oilier public places have turned Into temporary hun hundreds thetIs being tendered When imen Asked If IC he lie would call tot old mild from flout cities Mayor said WILL TAJ I CARR CAItI Am OP OF ITSELF although suffering a II grievous blow will take care of although extremely grateful tam for the time ex cx of sympathy that have In on every Vel side mild Tho Time lire 1110 broke bloke out alit simultaneously lt on time Iho third mutt Ihs dust of or Reid Held Hughes store The Thu ho bursting burning building was 11 located In iii the hum I of ot the tho city within view Io ot or many maim which think Hunk tho time city Park or commons Time The suit ROII abandoned any mimmy all at S clout to tn mm save Sit the I lie burning tin I ImI limit nut tinned t their th lr II lo to adjacent ll It of or no avail however howe I Within WIth III lit hf leen sell time Iho Army AlUm bar racks to 10 tile the rear und westward were burning From theme this Ih leaped across Junk hunk sLiest alit wiped out tires llacH of n A few ow later the tho he lIre again crossed Hunk I hll 1 and destroyed tho time Masonic Ma tem temple simm 11 After ArIH minutes It be camo that Will was to experience un In unparalleled thou loll Th jh wind was of hurri hurricane cane amid fon fomo once Appeals tam for help ware wura ure to 10 New Haven host poil mutt The of or help imelli to lo hut but still Die time nIl lire continued Its work of or destitution lion tion Meanwhile thieves took tonic tune of ot houses timid and It ll became lo to order artier nut mutt time the and inn two Iwo companies of ot time the A und n I were uro quickly on Oil duty lilA IN At 2 24 a II blocks occupied on lower bun hoar by lIy stores urn on oil upper hours by b tenement and amid offices were uvero In ruins At II 1 n a m tn time the seemed to lo be bo gaining control of ot time the limo tiro An All hour lator man citizens citizen lint had with lIh diana 10 to thelt homos homes only to 10 bo be brown thrown Into renewed ll panic by b another r this his tints time In la itt Scovil house hOUlt adjacent to the nIt hull hall Title Thin fire ll it Il li stated slated d I tel In itt time loom loomand I and title Is IB surrounded lu iii mystery Within two hours the hr th hotel hot I with other nearby buildings had umul been gutted gUllet TIt Tho fire Ore firemen men their work orle und amid at nt mel hud begun to again time the upper hand It not until 10 however hunt thal It Was definitely felt foil that time Ihn fire had been The rime house and ond house ruins were uvero still blazing and In the ruined vol voh 01 mimes ume of smoke nrose from train time t o debris |
