Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-09
W AEEINGFORD,

Smoke Was Seen Pouring From the
Tower at the Church of the Holy
Trinity and an Alarm W. as Sounded
but No Fire Was Found-Damage
by a Kunaway-AthIetic Association
VIII Retire.
Just before O'Clock last evening John
O'Keefe discovered volume of smoke is
suing from one of the towers on the Church
of the Holy Trinity and called the attention
of Father Cronin to 1t. A messenger was
at once dispatched to the wheel shop for
the Waterman to sound the fire alarm which
was done, and 1t was taken up by the other
gongs and the fire bell in town hall, and In
less than five minutes the entire fire de-
partment was at the church and the Wal
lace boys had line of hose laid and ready
for business. A careful search of the bel
fry and towers failed to show up any fire
or signs of fire, although there is no reason
to doubt that there was fire of some kind
for the smoke was seen by several before
and after the alarm was given. Where the
smoke came from Is a mystery yet to be
solved. One theory is that some Of the
many sparrows and other birds that meet
in the steeple and towers had got
hold of a match among the other
other material. used to construct nests, and
that the match was by some means ignited
and caused a FIRE among the birds nests
and caused the smoke 30 plainly seen COM
ing from under the elste roofs of the
tower. Another theory advanced was that
smonldering FIRE caused by lightning
from the thunder storm Tuesday evening
was the cause of the smoke The Wallace
hose was out for practice on Quipnipiac
street when the alarm sounded and made a
lively run for the scene, and were ready
for action at short notice. The Hubbard
hose boys were in their house uptown get
ting ready for out door practice, and inside
of ten seconds after the first alarm was
sounded were ont on the street enroute for
the fire. The way AL Roberts, with ]. A.
Cooks span of grays, hustled the hook and
ladder truck down the hill and across the
fiat was caution, and would have done
credit to any paid department In the coun-
try.
One of the ice company's horses had a
lively run from over on East Center street
nearly to Elm street yesterday when 1t was
stopped without ,anyrerious damage hav-
ing been done. The horse took the side
walk aud crossed over Nerthrop's brook
on the foot bridge safely.
Rev. j. E. Wildman ia expected home to-
day or on Saturday..
n. N. Stevens arrived home yesterday
from the Catskills.
E. Whiteworth of South Norwalk was a
borough visitor last evening.
The high school team will play ball In
Hamden on Saturday with the Everest
school nine. This will be the third and
deciding game, each team having won
contest.
The Central school district committee
have the school reports nearly ready for
printing.
East evenings fire alarm br ought ont Q
big crowd at short notice and broke up
the trade at the merry go-around for
short time. "a s..,
There remains seven days more to pay
your water rents and at the expiration of
that time the water will be shut of from
all delinquents.
W. f. Lane will on Saturday launch on
the lake two elegant row boats fresh from
e. q. Thatcher & Co.'s, boat builders of
New Haven. The crafts are Light and
easy rowing and will be especially adapted
for racing, being exactly alike and fitted
for two or four oars. - .---
The Ladies' Library association will give
Rose tea,n In the parloIs Of the, Baptist
church on Tuesday afternoon, June20
Ivy division o. r. Z. Of F. went to
Meriden last eyening to drill with Stokes
division. -=--
The W. G. T. q. will meet this after
noon at 8 O'Clock in the Congregational
church. -
Harry Haywood is enjoying vacation
in New York.
The bearers at the funeral of ]. RAN
dolph Hall were: Charles B. Yale, W. Burr
Hall, W. b. Newton, g. N. Hallenbeck, b.
e. Biggins and T. A. Wallace. Rev. O. h. |
Dickinson OBLIGATED.
The athletic association hes decided to |
retire from active service. The fence |
around the grounds on the plains will be |
used for the trotting and cycling park on
East Center street. x ~