3., .Meet every _.V i} i. ’ race R. u‘ ,, slut .srlirréité'ni‘ il tonnmrotrsiu- IlliEilKEll If FIRE (continued from First Page.) _——— _ . 'llhc assembly and senate libraries. “ stored with thousands of volumes of law and code books; contained also a number of documents and manuscripts til "can never be replaced. ' ordinance committee room. in which were stored drafts of all the appropriation and other bills of the pr ‘ t session. 3 e chamber of the president pro tem of the’senate. The lieutenanbgovernor's room, badly damaged. but not wrecked. The-senate and assembly chambers. both/‘idushed' with water that has ruin- ed‘thielr' rich furnishings. and the scan- dalvstrnck‘celllng of the latter hanging in.,.yasted. straggling shreds of half ‘dlssdlved paper. This ceiling. with its handsome adornment. is said 'to have cost a great sum and was one of the show. sights of the capitol. 9n. the fourth floor. in the west wing, the wrecked offices are: The court of claims in which many :‘mportant legal documents were on e. The bill draugliling department. The bureau of weights and mess ares. The state regents' rooms. The state prison commission. The state educational department containing many volumes of books oi scientific and historical interest. ‘ Do the second floor. the damaged rooms are: I The attOrney-genei‘ai s office. a The state excise department, probsr ;bly"mept by flames. . ' : 0n the first floor. the damaged do pai‘tmen-ts include: ~ e offices of the state treasurer on state tax commissioner. ‘ The state board of charities and thr commissioner of lunacy. The lower office of the state educa ii in department. ‘ motlcally all the offices below tht third :noor. including the executin- yhlmber. were damaged by smoke Int' A l: «yearn tid‘dWW ,1, W‘ «W ANG soap Bug r... Cor. N. Main 8. West Sts. Fred Weyler. 75 years old. a watch’ "tapes. .chernl parties of them were ~ first «so... the . iginsi minancipstioa Pmcismtion. thsiorlglnal of Washinit- ton’s 'lfa'rowell ‘ddress. the original manuscripts of . lit) state constitution and‘lb or 20 other priceleflw‘ manu- scripts ss well a of Washington rel- ics. Those hflVOl all been removed to a place of safety . Comissioner Draper said most 'of the manuscripts that have been lost were orislaal documents and cannot be replaced. . e tarly hatch records were lost. . it 9 books on the state. library IhelVes hich can be duplicalb.‘ ad in the open market today, such an. plicatlon would‘ cost. according to commissioner Draper. 51.500.000. but he “is the value of the other books and manuscriptsllost. because of their being rarities. iii priceless. Commis- sioner Draper estimated that the loss .. .. .. W. pawn—aw“... W water. The departments which escaped the ravage of tire and the deluge of water include: - The court. of appeals. _ Secretary of state's offices. Department of public works. The state superintendent of prisons’ oilice. - The state civil service commission; the forest, fish and game department. The restaurant. telesraph offices and press bureaus along the .“Mldway” on the third floor ulsn’escaped damage. While the. fire was at its height four men were reported missing.‘ One of them. Samuol Abbott. was thought it) have been incinerated when the state library wssg moipwepi.,;but he later turned up‘in is h‘uif'e crowd that gath- ered to .watch the millions oi the state so up in flames and smoke. ' Alter the tire was under clos of charred paper. senatorial situation. the Joint ballot at noon. when the fire broke out. of the as some tiny.b use near his dealt. control man in the slate library. was reported. to be missing. Thomas Bean. is calli- tol attache. and a man employed in the document room were mlssin Governor Dix was arouse? shortly after 4 o'clock and remained in close touch with the firemen by telephone until the tire was declared to be under control. Practically all the state oili- cials and many of the city oMcers were also on the ground. Stale Architect Ware. said he could give no idea of the total loss until af- ter the flames were extinguished. nor would be venture a hazard as to what the total less may be. . The firemen had many narrow es- sisrted it. . been extinguished had a line raring toward the slate library. trapped by flames in the corridors and rooms, but set safely out. Ohief Briduaford and a squad cnine near being hit when a large section of the wastern cornice crashed down with a part of the roof and upper wall. Sev- wroi firemen were overcome by smoke and many were made so ill they had 0 seek fresh air. * Half an hour after the fire was con- sidered under control. the heroes broke out afresh In the rolling of the issembly chamber. The fireman fought he blew from the parrot above. but 1 proved so stubborn that they had treat. difficulty in finally controlling it. Though the tire had been pronounc- id under control. the inside of the hill sandstone. elaborately carved. dome. which soon fell. ‘i‘bo stairway was commenced years to build. lion Andrew S. Draper stated that the stale library tired thousand pnuiphleis and hundred thousand capitol. on the upper floors of the west wins. was still a soothing mass of iiaiuos that sent billiows ‘of smoke spouting shyward and showered the surrounding sections with small parti~ 'i‘ho 'ca-irous last night did' not ad- Journ until nearly 1 o‘clock. and a few slraitklersrremnlned in the building An attache lubly library . returning for verloolied papers discovered it There had been a complaint filed during the day that an electric (switch was out of or- cler.unnd this is supposed to have Runnina out into the corridor tip. clerk summoned a night watchman and with the assistance of two news paper men. efforts were made to pill out the ullre. which probably could ha‘ve ext a grisher or bucket of water been avail able. inciting those. the flames spread until the room with its inflammable furnishings and paper was all ablaze. it was some time before illo firc‘ nwn arrived. and before they could not streams playing. the names were The grand western staircase. which was regarded as one of the most beau- tiful in the world. occupied the settler of the western wing and omisiaird oi an immense double stairway of Corr.- lt was surmounted by n glazed State Commissioner of State Edited today (‘tllllilll’lt‘ll six hundred thousand volumes. four bun three historical mann scripts. Two years use Commissioner Draper transferred froth the slate ii» bratty lo lht‘ safe in hill office on the in March. 183i. and took five and a half of documents and equipment of the state library which could be replaced was in the neighborhood of $2,000,000. :lio has arrant ed to carry on the work of his department at the State. Normal School. Which is under his con- trol. and notified 300 employees to I'd port for duty at ii o'clock this morning as usual. Starting afresh in the northwest sn- Tliere was much speculation as to . the effect the tire would have on the The assembly chamber was flooded with water. but the assembly parlor on the northeast corner of the buildin'...v was unscathed, and it was decided to hold the adjourn cd Democratic caucus there. as well as $10. the tire got away from the tire men shortly bofl re 10 o'clock. After several fire fighters had been knocked unconscious by tailing debris. the tire- men were caulk us about penetration beneath the shalttcred orig-hos in the west wing. . 1 A huge chimndy that was considered unsafe also kuptl them at bay and this permitted the flames to gain renewed headway. Grei t pillars of dense smoke curled fit in the peaks of both the northwest and southwest angler. and spits of bluish haze spouted from the windows on} the north sidebpen- ing from the gallrst. Fireman Bonnie". was ovcmomu in the southwest ringleand removed it. one of the radii y ambulances kept ready for emer uncles. Governor liia was on hand below 9 o'okutk and took personal directiibu of the salvage of- forts in the offices 'still untouched. it was decided to remove all the precious books and recuirds in storage. the llremen being unable to tell whether or not they could keep the blaze under control. The assembly} cliambrr is a wreck Streams of water are coursius over the rich Axminster carpets, while the desks and chains are piled in confir sion. water driving from the Ceiling and every articro in the 'vhambor. in the center of the forum lies the bars. brass chandellol. weighing many hun» dred pounds. it is hopelessly smashed. Wreck. ruin and confusion abound on every hand ill the north wind. The walls and ceilinlfs are stripped of their ornate porcelain blocks, the arr-hos rb. in; gaunt and bare. with uteri rafters stretched across them. floors have been siuashc-d in. brownstone art-lion have crumbled had the devastation is enhanced by this drzoplng ceilings and l'lvuleis ooursinlg 0 Or the floor and down the stairway. ‘i At the liomrbpai lr Hospital. three firemen are under nimiirul attention. i‘iihor firemen tyero injured by failing debris. but refill and to work after lll\'> lug their wounds attrudod to by first aid methods. m w“. M ..-.......----.. I '7 mm-.. 1.... . .. . . .. ....... ..,..,.... , H... .. l Month-End Sale . A NUMBER TOR STAPLE As usual, we put. out the Month’s Accumulation of Short Lengths and Broken Lines at Largely Reduced Prices " TQ MAKE THE NEXT THREE DAYS INTERESTING TO ALL WE HAVE ADDED ITEMS. WE MENTION A FEW. r bites each. ‘ .15? ’ E 69c. Vaiite $1.00 ”b vain. $i.49. . a I Ladies’ waists ' . shame WAISTS at a deduction of sec to BE 803E AND SEE OUR NEW SPRING ‘r .FWAISTS. A large line. .. . 2%. . . .Smo each .FEMZED scsaps 19c Piece Goods SHIRTING PRINTS ................... 5c . . Value 70. APRON GINGHAMS . .................. 6c Value 8c. .. .FIGURED PERCALES ........ . .ioc Value raj/go. SCOTCH FLANNELETTES ...toc Value we Just right for Spring Waists. , PLAIDB tot’Scliooi Dresses ............r5c LPLA‘ID'BUITINGS 4 ....IO¢ firio . so reassuring: canon .....m .5 V“.9fs‘-|3¢- I ~ ' ‘ ¥mmakwasn SILKB » v s u s (0‘. s s 6“. t sflfi Valve 3.... ._ .: ., .~ . “ ....'..3l‘i”¢ a... _ (ion. V’criierk tendered the aid of tilt guardsmen in policing the fire lines. in story portion of the west wing. the rooms are a hopeless wreck. Desks have till-en ripped open, draw- ers forced and their contents strewn about. the doors smashed lo splinters by tho DBIICTlH‘Llilefl of the fire tight- en. The latter 'erehnndioapilcd from the start by thdir ignorance of the many devious [bras and passages and blind corridors of the oatiitol. Both houses illl‘l at the (‘lty Hall during the forelroou in response to a nail by Governor Ills. it is expected that the legislators will take up a rigid problnl of the re. port that an eitlctrlr push button was reported out of tl‘olilllllfiillou by a watch. map yesterday i brains and not repair ed during the duty. This button is held responsible for ‘tho continuation and an official investigation is expected to result. Martial haw Established. Military snout-vision. approaching martial law. was established early in the foronoun. mo strict were the gusrdsmen that occasionally slate onl- cials were holdup until they could in identified. l Determined to dmvn out the fire I‘t My 001". lbe lirrmon broulhi ovary poselble line all hose to bear on the Wolf win: short it past to o’clock and m lifiiilil n 3W ifllllliill ”scabs-angina south is u. . am so ‘ wss macaw mitoses T. «May blatant-y music ALL; trots co“, in the ore st of Wests"! Plays (PW .l l since the fire started. ’ Sassoon ‘aisltsulua rile Hus. ' There is nothing new about the idea of pain: sons for restoring the color of the hair. Our ureat-srandmotbsrs kept their locks soft. darkland glossy by using a "sane tea." Whenever their hair fell out or took on a dull. faded or streaked sp- araace, they made a. brew of sass . ares slid applied it to their hair with wonderfully beneficial silent. Nowadays his don’t have to resort to the old-time. tiresome method of gathering the herbs and making the MM. This is done by skillful chemists boltin- than we could do it ourselves, and all we have to do Is to call for the ready made product. Wyotbs Base and Sulphur. containing page in the prormr strength. with the ’ addition of sulphur. another oldvtlms scalp remedy. This prepsntioniis sold by all first—class drugs-inn for 500. and $1.00 a bottle. or is sent direct by the Wyeth Chemical Company. 74 Cortlandt Sb. New York City. upon receipts! price. For sale and recommended by Still son-Powell Corporation. w...-a... .. . my»... in 15 minutes had driven buck the flames. Before an hour had passed they had been so thoroughly quenched that It was possible to Set within strik- ing distance of the smouldering heaps in the northwest and southwest an- ales. Conflicting reports as to the where» abouts of Samuel Abbott, the watch- man. aroused anylel y about the build. in; during the forenoon‘ hours. The firemen had found no trace of his body. and a report that he had been located alive was declared untrue. Governor Dix summoned State Ar- chitect Ware. Police- Chiof Hyatt and Fire Chief Bridgefosd into conference as to the safety of the capitol. The governor feared it has has so badly damaged that all parts were unsafe. all of the oonie‘reos refused an opinion on the matter before they had discuss ed it. Speaking of the fire. Governor Dix said: "It is an appalling disaster I consider the destruction of the state library a national loss. Fortunately. the copies of Abraham uiucoln‘s Email. ripntlon Proclamation and General Washington’s Farewell Address were removed. not long ago. from the li- brary to the safe in Commissioner Dra- per‘s office." Weylor, Bean and the document room attache, who were reported miss lnx. were accounted for before men. but it could not be doflnltely ascertain- ed as to whether or not Samuel Abbott had been located. ‘ Description of the Capitol. Perched upon the highest of the set" oral hills upon which the city of Al- bany is built. the capitol. a gigantic structure of white granite and with red rapped lowers. stands. it is 300 foot north and south by HM) feet east and went and covers three acme. The first stone in the foundation was lain July 7. iiiiiii and on June 24. 1871. the (YOHIN‘IIOHO was laid by the crane lodge of Free and Accepted Masons The capitol was first occupied by the legislature on Jan. 7. 1889. the formal occupation taking place on the 12th oi the following month. Some writers upon architecture say that the white granite capitol with its towers reminds them of the famous Tau Mnhal. in lndia. Others think that it is a superb redlecilon of French ar- rhlterturo. FILE. 0 RID IN 8 re 14 DAYS. PAZO OlNTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case of ltchlns. Blind. Bleed- inn or Protruding Plies in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. 50o. —.—— ”hue—inr~u* NUTMEG CLUB POOL. George Csvsnagh Defeats Mr. Smith by Only OM Ball. The fastest same of porn ever play- ed in the Nutmeg Club was run off last night. when George Cavsnssh and Mr. Bmith played for the title to the second one. The former. rated 15. do rented the latter by only one hall. Mr. Smith was rated too and secured ii! points when his opponent made the last shot. There was a large nulls; her of the members unseat. as a cl ' name had been anticipated. Both the players deserve audit for their exhibitlun. and to Mr. slay ' . ‘~ Scorer-bones. ' a dammit. W1. the name. The score by frame was ’ as follows: Covenant». 75. 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T hey are in black and colors, Persian and flowered. some with black, close fitting jersey tops and gay ilouuces with finely. platted rnchings. l . . “ jersey Topped Petticoats with taffeta flullnccs. plain or plaited. Messalines for Tailored Street Gowns, in soft greys. rescda‘, browns, navy blue, oltl blue and wistai'ia. Black and White Combinations that are striking and stylish. $4.50. $5.00 and $5.50‘ Cost and Suit Rooms, sccoml floor. NEW JAPANESE WARE Shown in the China Store. This ware is in white and gold. decorated by hand, and the gold work on the clear white were is so delicately applied that it gives the effect of lace. Extremely attracv tivc‘antl refined. Such pieces as. Cups and Saucers. Chocolate Sets, Chop and Cake l‘latcs, Sugar and (room Sets, Mayonnaise Bowls, Computes, and other odd and useful picccs for the (lining table. The Climax Couch. which is displayed in the Furniture Store. will recommend itself for any place where a couch is desired, which in turn can he made into a full sized bed when necessary. It opens out to a width of fitiy’one inches. by a pres- sure of the foot, and locks when open. The headboard reaches the. entire width. The couch is equipped with a thick cotton mattress and a cotton holster. The price. $1715.00. .FOUi‘lll floor. Easter Novelties. .-\n inviting collection of small chickens. tlucklings and bunnies with oilirr novelties in the shape of candy boxes. such as children like. thld liiilc baskets in various colors. Center 'l‘ahlos, with the Easter Cards. Chamoisette Gloves with Ctlltli‘t'tl linings. warm elmugll for early Spring street wear. 50¢: a pair. 6hr id. till. Emit Gammon. S ». .. i. W 80MB DAY and just look over our stock. in it you‘ll find many things you‘ve needed for your house- hold equipment but have become used to doing without. This is a mistake! Your household work would be twice as easy if helped out by proper Plumbing. Kitch- en. Bill"; Room and hauiuiry Fixtures of the most mod- ern it n .. The Jones”& Hotchkiss ,Co. 17 Wall Ctr-set Phone 74!. Nomlk. Conn. ESTIMATED CHIIRFULLY FURNIIHID -... - . .s... no." Haven; to publish the "Yale Record;" articles of association. 4' The Americhorssn Mining Cour pan , of Deep River; anal certificate of insulation. . 'ilia Calsbrls." Mutual Benefit So ciety. incorporst . of New Britain; articles of assoc“ it signed by Gas- tsn‘o Catatonia Pasquale finalise. as. Verio ’l‘orino‘ frank Paolo. (intestine eaten and "lots fissile. First Tamika-«Alli Dosh boy: Thqelisnes only life some last night. lssscstsla glared ms thirty shillinstl a week to y Hamlet. The con- up—«ne lent be his ‘ ~ coarokX'rio/N cinrlrlohsa . Corporation papers as follows have been filed with the state secretary: The mrdsid county Dairy Con» parry. of Norwalk: to start with .15.- «000 capital; incorporated by Edwin . Austin. doom 0. Case and Wil.‘ , Y. “shoot. ‘0. 0. Hail & 00.. incorporated. or Not-walk; to murmurs rubber and ‘ beats business with isshhbr moist.“ 7 310.000 ospita ‘. Jails N. Hall and of it... MA. m as. The Director ‘Oornpaay, walk: in comp directories; to slant with “dad capital. Monica-sled by Goodwin it. While. George $me tract W d fountain pen to sin width. salon—- . second Truman—You woke up! Mt Tmodinh-Dsmmsi How did you‘knowf Mend Tragedisn-ully the: calm. my nipple. i'vo dreamt like that my- selt.-Punoh. < Those that are quiet: in decide’srs nnssfe.—-Gmit. | In. it. daydsr a . .. incorporated. oi oi. to. ma semi-o floor and cell at plates. and sheet steel and bullion“: to start with ”0.000 a summons ted by l nine H. wrist-s o. nastier We
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