, destroyed by Water. ill ileum Ins tensed The [use Estimated From $888 To ii 088 The promptnesa of the south Nor— walk tire departinent at 5 o'clock this morning, averted what might have proved one of the most disastrous area that ever visited South NorWalk. Box three was rung in at the corner of Went Washington and North Main streets. and it was found that the fire was confined to the second story of nthc Central blood Company's store. at the corner of Railroad Place and West Washington street. A strong north- west wind was- biowing a hurricane. There was no time to loss, for it was ‘ realised that if the wind got into the ,. building. nothing could save it. and ad- joining structures from total destruc- tion. The is estimated at 8800 to stock and building. fully insured. employs of the 1the store shortly before 6 o'clock. He started a are in the large stove. The wind made a strong draft. and in a couple of min- uses the pipe was almost red hot dome- thing near it on the second floor caught lite. and he knew that there would be ‘ a disastrous fire if something was not one immediately He could not ascend o the out door. as the entrance is on the ou‘ ide. in the alleyway betwaen the building and the one occupied by the agency 1‘ Jacob M Layton and a couple of pants. Herold the next best thing pad hurried to box three, and sent in the alarm.‘ oer Walter Hall was soon on the s; firemen to arrive were Richard Ray- mono. assistant driver of Putnam Hose Company. They and with an axe burning ngroonr , douse see they be . main any length of time Officer Hali- fill! th‘ a could man .‘ ‘ if “15% his condi it com ight . ’1) a ions. The oil! cal: mueléblm to the :8; and after. he obtain his breath. be again went into the building and did eilective work with the chemicals. Driver Samuel McGowan had the hose wagon on the scene in about one minute and a half. ersi firemen rushed into the sect) and tried to save property by oiling chemicals The chemicals that were on Putnam Hose wagon were soon exhausted, and by the time the hook alili ladder truck of Old Well Company arrived it was necessary. to pour wow. into the struc« ture in order to save the building and avert a disastrous bl , . The fire was most confined tw second story. where ‘ s ‘ 1 What was not burn . this door was walls and cell- ing were charred up badly. The flames shot up the usa- and reached the attic and this 888' probably the company; and nilll’llillllill idontly in sor- tits vest hanging : llavir ‘ l" '1‘th _ Ibotit Him bulldM ily it. Humphrias mod I ‘ nihilism service. it . s W W” the min in Riverside - a. Brown Icting as entries The full, lodge service was gone rough with the exception of decent 'th a over amen on the casket of; scram. this part of the ceremony datarred un- til the cemetery was of Butler Lodge going in ‘I body to the cemetery. a delegation of ten was sent in carriages. The pail bearers consisted at three members from Butler Lodge and three from the Brotherhood of hocornotlvo Firemen. The bearers from Butler Lodge were James H. Wllnmt. George Way and clareuce Bearded. Those from the B. of-‘ L.‘ F., were Frank Scarlets. Fred Shores, and a member from Stamford. The flowers were num- cross and beautiful. ‘ LINCOLN QOgNOIYL’D ANNIVEW Lincoln Council, No. i. 0. U. A. M. will calculate the “twenty- ninth anni versary of the institution of the Coun‘ oil on Thursday evening next. Febru ary 6, in their hall, 100 Washington street. There will be speaking by prominent members, music. singing. recltations banquet and dancing. The committee in charge have arranged for a special car for Rowayton at 11: 40 Exercises will begin at 8 o'clock. WaIeh FIIIIIId lII Bey’s Terkel Harry Plell Mlle Found ll lln Fleur lIr'SI‘I'IIIIleI-Il lleyel‘ Was The Properly lll William Shepard, lll’ Line’s lieslaurenl William Shepard, who is employed in Caterer Frederick A. lane’ a reatau~ rant in the depo in Stanford left mai the depot yesterday- morning. hen e retro-sad for the garment a minute: later bit “odd; lady's gold watch and chain. which had been in the pocket were missing. it so happened that two South Nor- waik young men, Harry Plait and Henry Walterfs. had been in Stamford during the night. and had just depart- ed for South Norwalk on the 7 o'clock train. Suspicion appeared to point to them. and a telegram was sent to 0p- crator William J. Muivihiil at the South Norwalk station. requesting him to notify the police. The mes- sage was telephoned to Chief of P0- lice Vollmer at police headquarters and he hurried to the depot, arriving . just after the train. He saw the young men coming toward him and asked which one of them had the watch. Both denied all knowledge of it. but a search revealed the timepiece in the inside pocket Cl Platt's coat. both lads were taken .u the lockup, and word Was sent to Chief of Police Bow. man in Stamford and he came after . the boys and took them back to Stam- ford. The watch and chain were worth between 815 and 82b and a charge of theft only could be preferred. Platt claimed he found the watch on the floor, In the Stamford City Court this morning it was found that there was evidence cum: ugh to warrant the con 1 viction of Pi and he was fined "II- An effort is beingmade to raise this amount and save the lad from going" to jail. Young Walters was gives u." realm reprimand and discharged from Y' a monuments-cot. hue runner . Luuo . a m A Good (lam-Ind Fina Lunch at the loath Nor-walk clot J. E. Elator and Esther hf. Wright p .and their file“ the special one ta. Ii Club i we)"; guns 1! in aorta of «the that a” IIIII 80o yum III Tellers Damage Ii . . the no now Real mun llil lieyuelld Ii Sons Furniture Hesse Chimneys Blew lieu IiIIIl Win dew lilies Taken In The fiercest sale of wind in years. accompanied with a steadily lowering temperature. struck The Norwalk's. sysa- terda‘y “tornado and motioned to rage throughout the night, and «an yet has not completely finished its engage- ment with the Twin Cities, though its force was spent .duringthe night. Undoubtedly the worst damage was to the brick building in Main street. owned by the heirs of the late William E. Dana. and occupied as a furniture store by Raymond & Son. About 10:80 last night the wind forced ltself‘under the roof and fore it completely off for a distance of twenty or twenty-five feet, and deposited the material. which was wood and tin. into the yard in the rear. Those who were in the vicinity at the time say that they thought the whole building had been torn down. the noise was so great. Beside the sec- tion of roof that was carried away. the top of the brick wall, which supports the roof was cracked nearly the entire length of the building. The damage to Mr. Raymond's stock is also ccuaid? stable, as flying timbers and brick broke quite a number of places such as iron beds. tables. chairs, etc. How the wind secured such a firm hold on the roof ls impossible to tbli. unless perhaps before it carried the . roof away it broke several of the panes of glass in the windows. and thus se- cured an opportunity to get under- neath quite a number of panes were broken. but this my bare been done when the roof was torn off. William ..1 Powell one of Raymond & Sons' clerks, said that not a single pane of glass was broken w the store was closed Saturday night. 1 The damage to the building an: stock will probably be about 81.000 force of men were put to work this morning, clearing up the debris and re pairs to the building will he completed as soon as possible Luckily the rain had ceased and no damage by water resulted. A good sized building on Norwnlk Park, owned by George Clarke. collaps- ed before the gale. with a loud report. last night about 9:80. This was the building which stood near the burned Snap Hook and Eye Company‘s fac— tory. and which was saved after much effort by the firemen on the night the factory burned. The building at one time was used as a dancing pavilion. The loss will be cons derable. it is estimated that the site‘s velocity at one time reached uventy miles per hour. it carried everything before it. and snapped off limbs of trees carried any signs and other movable articles as if they were bits of paper. Glass in the windows of many places were blown out. and it was expected that more damage would be done. Two large Clark W m Leaves New . Canaan Prlnler' let M Tu deem it The llielielses Trial lone Bull is To Winter The PreIIelIsSIIIleIIIeIIb tin lie llsell door“ that! left lion 0a , far so out . toil a , execution Below is the program II it . Miss A'gneI ‘Oh I ‘ Mrs. Amy Wood Slots :zooiitraltoi F. J. Force. tenor. _ _ ncdict. basso. Accompanist‘s. s and C Quartetmw'FWho Bella Say” Qumette~"hl‘yn VIIOI‘II Bass solo-“Slit in" Soprano solo“ a. “martyr... b. "Marguerite Miss ' Contralto solo-L." consonant" ,.. .. Pinsuta Sold LIqIIIII Complaint having method the South Norwalit m that am lugm liq j y , , , was. made slide m. the result that Abe liandler wIs plac- ed under arrest. The man is employ- ed by at Stamford liquor dealer. The law permits dealers in this stateto solicit orders in the counties in which they do business and than deliver the goods later. but it does not allow deal- ers to take a stock of wet goods out on a wagon and sell them to anyone who may desire to purchase it be came known that Handler was domg this. and a trap was laid tor him. and be readily fell into it. disposing of packages of liquors to several persons in Springwood, one man securing a gallon of.whisitey without having pre viously ordered it. The man was brought to the South Norwalk police headquarters by Oiilcers William Pen- nington and Walter Hallgahd I bond was deposited for his appearance in the town court this morning, George Keeier. the Washington street bridge shoe dealer, oming surety for him. Judge Taylor this, morning heard the evidence against the accused. and found him guilty of the charge. A fine of 880 and costs was imposed. am. ouutlng in. all to 843.86. The amount was paid. aud'the prisoner discharged, MRS. JOHN HINIB INJURED. Mrs John Hines. of No. to Quin turd avenue was quite seriously in- iured Saturday afternoon by falling‘ down the cellar stairs. Silo fractured her right arm at the wrist and cut a dedp gash in the right side of liar head Au artery was severed and the injured ' lady lost considerable blood illrs. lilacs was alone in the house at the time, and after she had regained OGD- soiouanasb she managed to get into a yard and call to a neighbor. illisal J. Trice! was summoned. it required six stitches to close the wood. it will be some time before an; nines will to herself cabin. ~ 'm , excel: in. OOR‘I'ILVOU ro arsaau Iu nonwaue. “on John 1, “at” of! Tablsmfllub . “if: Bartender. Belinda ill less Is 88,818 888 lit 85. 888 880 illusions t‘eelle‘yreliees. line Ill 8308 M.,Ilndlllherillli M 1 WATERBURY, February' 3.-‘—'l‘he city of Waterbury, one of the proud- eat of the cities of the Nutmeg stats today stands devastated by lira. The loss, according to the estimates of the moat conservativra business-and insur- ance men, will run between $4,000,000 and 35,000,000. With all this great property loss there has been, stream to say. no loss or life and but few ac- cidents have been recorded. ‘ CITY'S HEART BURNED OU'l‘. ‘ The city's heart, taking in a triangle bounded on the north by Exchange Place. on the west by Bank street. on the south by Grand stmet, and on the cast by South Main street has nearly been wiped out. The first fire, which began about 8: 20 o ’clock last night, in the store of the field a Hugues, Dry Goods Company in Bank street, was , not considered under control until about 88.000, duo worth of property had been destroyed. ‘ SECOND FIRE BREAKS Oll'l‘. About the time the firemen suppos ed they had placed the first lire under control a disastrous fire broke out in another quarter of the city, near to the city hall and the police station. The Bcoviil house. the city‘s leading hostelry, remodelled by the late Judge E. G Lewis, a few years ago at an expense of about 876. 000. was discov- ered to be on fire about l o clock this morning. The handsomely equipped hotel. one of the moat noted in New England. was a complete wreck at daybreak. At the outset of the blaze its occupants were. forced to seek the street in their night clothes. ‘ cm. rsuown 1N rsurc‘ With the ringing of the second alarm the entire city was thrown into a panic and-When It was learned that the. historic B'covilic house was on lire there was complete consternation. The spraying sparks thicker than the falling snow nukes covered the entire business center of the city like an umbrella and the occupants of build lugs located in the pathway in‘ which the wind was blowing prepared to leave. Although the Waterbury lire department was reinforced by the ser- vices of the men of departments of other Connecticut cities the fire was completely beyond the control of mor- ta‘l hands; The night of February 2.3 will go down into Watcrbury's history as tile most hideous ever experienced. Waterburyians, as a rule. after the manner of the majority of New Eng- ianders. were spending the early hours of the evening in their homes. await- nan—an— (Continucd on Second Page.) 'TeIIilIlelale Ill The 'BidIlles Sole Topic Millimeter To day In Bullet. Penn. lawyer's lumpy Held Tester IlIIy Medley in Jail BUTLER, PI” February Mbe ter- rib‘is fate of the kiddies was the sole deal sooth “sale smiled Baari thetimitwasaseu that amid aratli I a thcact moralliugfor nor w. is so sh‘ he discipline! Milan‘s. A. Wilde at New York. . weak tomorrow alternates at s: 110 All exhibit lb euro ' tit and it is earnestly hoped that . the Central club members will be on ‘ hand in full force to near the distingu lobed speaker and to welcome their guests MISS CLARA BETTB ENTERTAINO. Miss Clara Betta, of the Orson. on- tertained a company of friends at her home, Saturday evening at a most on- ioyable card party There were me tables and seven handed euchre was played. The first ladies’ prize was captured by Miss mar-ion Vernon and the consolation award for ladies was made to Miss Ethel Sister. The gen- teiman' a prize was won by Mr. hank Van Beuren. During the evening he fre’shrnents were served. Miss Betta proved herself an excellent hostess. mes N, E. BENNETT DEAD. ' Miss Nancy is. Bennett died this morning, at her residence. 143 East avenue, in her bath year. Miss Ben nett was the eldest child of the late Eli B. Bennett and .s survived by her sisters. Miss Jane. E. Bennett. Miss Frances Bennett and Mrs. Mary E. Stewart, of Norwalk and Mrs. James E. Height. of Danbury. Funeral ar- rangements are not yet complete. Twe Binuys FeuIIIleIeIl Caught in TlI‘ewllele ‘ llll Sandy Hook liyhlslIiy lest ‘lelIl Hell Been; lluryinyduyylies TII Stranded Sumerians NEW YORK. February 3—The tugs. the John E. Bcrwind, Captain Kerns. dared last night. about eleven miles east of the sandy Hook lightship. The crews were taken oi! and brought to port by the German steamer Barclonia. from Hamburg. The tugs had been chartered to take provisions to the stranded steamer Carour at Long Beach. They want do“ to the Cavour yesterday with Captain Guy, the dock superintendent of the steamship oom- pauy. and succeeded in putting him on siderable delay in transferring the pro- start for home, signalled to the steam- er to hurry the transfer. The barome~ for was filling and every indication in the weather conditions showed that s northwest gale was approaching. in fact. when the tugs finally started for home they were met by the wind, which increased in force rapidly. They left the Cavour about 4 o ‘clock 1n the afternoon, and within one hour both were in a sinking condition. The seas broke over the craft and washed away everything movable the water gradually filling the holds until it was above the floor of toe are room and be- gan to put out the fires. The Bar- wind's pilot house. was smashed. and the water flooded her lire room. About 5:30 o'clock a large steamer was seen approaching. and the tugs steered tr» ward her to.aak assistance. The new- comer was the German steamer Barce- long She stopped and made a good lee so that the tugs were ably to run alongside. A rope ladder was lowered and the men from the lugs scrambled on board. Fourteen men Ii told were saved. seven from each tug. The rescue was «noted as ocloclr last evening Fifteen minu later the Atwood went down. and some time later the Berwlud disappeared. The rescued men were wstand acidbutmsoonlnadccom- fortsbie. The tag as us 16st a large cuaatity of clothes. c arts, instruments and other edecta Nothing was saved Capwn Bonn, of the nameless. said that he was approaching the lighlahip when his attention was drawn to the two tugs, which appeared to be labor- . tug very heavily. the seas breaking or- erm than:m and the water flying into AI hallo, , To,“ up are «radially reminded that , ‘ and E. s. Atwood. Captain. Wray. foun- it. visions and the tug captains, anxious to "M r‘ lame lienyreyaiunel lllI leleresliny Addresses in Special Mussel Program The twentydirst anniversary founding of the Christian E Society was held yesterday .aftorn at i: 30 o'clock in the South NM Congregational Church. the 6’1"):ij being under the direction of the walk Christian Endeavor , ' There was a good representatio the members in attendance. not" standing the very unpleasant on or. The program was opened by , quartette choir of the church sing it Venito Exuitemue Domino which 11% followed by the congregation sin a hymn. The responsive readin the fifth Psalm was conducted by president of the Union, Rev. I, , Moore Strayer The quarteue ill, rendered Buck' s Sing Anelulia , The scripture lesson was read by W , tor Aiken and prayer was ousted ‘ Frederick '1‘. Lyon of the South walk Baptist Society or and Rev. Jabea Backus, pas the Congregational Church in port delivered the address on Edit) slasm in Christian Service. Backus recalled his trip to Port! Maine, on the occasion of “the tenth anniversary of the founding ‘of th‘ clety. held in Williston Church. on which was presided over by Proof , Clark, the originator of the move Vir. Backus represented the Not Union at that time. and the mom ‘ of the anniversary visit were. : pleasant. Mr. Backuas address; all. full of esmestuess and cnthusijj and was an Incentive to more work on the part of ill ‘ : Pfiuagers How tette, and then his. alt-user an address dwglli . ways in whiclt helped by its ill in: closed with (if? whenbdidar ‘ tion by Rev. Mr tr ii i .1. mentioned on Educ“ Mt 3 ‘ board of the steamer. There was con- ‘ ’ ' ’ ‘ ammo-01»: FRIDAY. J Unit 31. Christine 1., wife of John seymcur '1 Sammie and daughter of the late Jon ‘ i. Cape. Funeral services at her late esid.encc 538 Putnam ave., Brooklyn, :, Molnday evening February 8. at sigh o 0 cell WANTED WANTED bands only i win; work via: Sewing straw braid ing tip mailing and trimming. Ap at once to Dennis A Blanchard, Water at. South Nor-walk Conn. . . Meodflfi‘ WANTED—EXPERIENCED MAL» I age but presser wanted Steady work. Apply to M. S. Mork & Co, 346 08611 St. Newark. N. .i. WANTED—CAT BOAT, ABOUT 38* feet long with or without rigging. Add; dress [Jock Box 828. 381‘. , 'ro LIT-«FIRST Schulta'a Market Rail 88. 00 For further pa at office, Old Well Cigarw Go. To tar—anon APR“. lat?“ basement and mood and third.t now occupied by the Hoyt A Oi Cigar Co” in the Fairdald Co. Irurauca building. Apply to John Knapp. 8: West 8t. 18 To slur—no s sinuses all modern improvemflittl. rooms. Taylor I Golden. re ceramics“ :1qu 8 [euros sit. (up bistro).
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