Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-08
FIREBUes IN FAIR HAVEN.
Two More Incendiary Fires Yester-
day-A Barn on Fire-Fire Last
Evening in n Lumber Yard.

Two More Incendiary Fires Yester-
day-A Barn on Fire-Fire Last
Evening in a Lumber Yard.
Fair Haven had two incsndiary fires
yesterday. 1t is evident that frebugs are
again at work and the utmost effort should
be made by the police to nip them in the
bud lest they wage winter campaign.
The first fire, the alarm for which was
sounded at noon, was in barn at the cor
ner of Dover and Lombard streets. It Is
owned by Mrs. Moneon and was occupied
for barrel storage by Mr.. Eagsn. The fire
was extinguished before the arrival of the
fire department and with only a slight
loss.
At $50 box rs was struck-the prize
box of all the city for fire alarms. The
fire was in pile of cyprus and hard pine
lumber just back of the wharf of the New
Haven Steam Sawmill company near
River and Ferry streets. There is
several hundred thousand feet of lum-
Der piled on this lot, and only a
month ago pile of lumber adjoining that
Steamers and 8, and the hook and ladder
responded. Steamer 5 had to lay hose
| over 200 feet. After a little water was
thrown, the men had to tear down much
of the pile to get at the lurking flames,
and it took nearly an hour to wind up the
affair. George N. Baldwin of the annex
and manager of the Strand Sawmill COM
| pany was at The fire, and said he could not
tell until TO- day the extent of the damage
He thought it would be from $500 TO $500
| on which there is an insurance.
| MORE PROTECTION NEEDED.
| To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND CouRIER:
The number of fires in Fair Haven In
the past year, and more especially in the
last few months, demonstrate the fact thai
very large and valuable territory of thu
city is inadequately protected from tn
ravages of the fire fend. The immens,
territory which is covered by steamer 5 ant
truck handicaps their services in thu
Twelfth ward, which is of no mean pro
portion, and it is likely that in the no dis
tant future another engine compan.
will be needed in the Fai,
Haven district to cooperate will
the engine and truck companies nov
located on East Pearl street. Anothe
matter which ia of still more importanc
is that in many instances when q box /
pulled for fire in Fair Haven, steamers
and s, which cover the lower and easter
| ends of the city, are called over acros
the river, leaving still more valuabl
} district uncovered during their absence
| New Haven has in the past Leen extremel
fortunate in regard to fires of any larg
: proportion, and it is hoped that this ma
continue, bat it cannot be guar
anteed. and in all probability GU
} city fathers ere long will n b
compelled to take action concerning thi
, important matter, which is the concern Q
} all. Cities far smaller than New Haven
t especially in the west and south, have de
partments with many more men and bette
facilities than we have, having been taugh
f lessons from the experience gained fro1
, larger cities of the country that have ha
: immense CONGREGATIONS. With anothe
} engine company in the Twelfth ward G
: vicinity it would not be necessary to ca
for aid this side of the river, and woul
, put our already efficient department on
t still better footing to combat with the fer
| element