The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-13
NOTES OF LOCAL INTEREST
4 HORSE CAUSES 4 FIRE IN Il LIZ
ERY Stable.


over Street Road Extension--other
News.
A fire broke out in Herman & Ross
livery stable on Fair street yesterday
morning at about seven o'clock and but
for prompt and efficient work many
horses would have persisted. AS it was,
one horse was suffocated
At $50 o'clock yesterday morning,
when Nelson Walker, carriage black
smith, employed at ]. t. Hayes car
riage repair shop on Fair street, was
going to work. he saw smoke curling
out through the roof of the stable. He
burst in the door OF the stall room,
where eighteen horses We're, and found
1t full of smoke and the floor ablaze
Blinded and choked by smoke, Walk
er worked heroically and, with the as
sistance of Policemen O'Connor and
John Moore and firemen from No. rs
house, united and led out seventeen of
the horses One, a big bay, belonging
to N. M. Tyler, was down and kicking
frantically, so that the men could not
get at his neck strap.
BY this time a crowd had collected
and an alarm was sent in from box rs
at the corner of Chapel and Union
streets. Several men with cloths around
their nostrils tried to liberate the fallen
horse but it's struggles became feeblar
and it died from suffocation before their
eyes and another horse was crazed by
the fright and would not move. Final
ly as a last expedient Stroker Miller of
steamer turned a stream from the
hand eXtinguisher upon the horse and
1t left the stable on a lively run.
The department was at work by this
time and stream from the chemical
engine extinguished the fire. The res
cued horses We're taken to Peck & Bish-
ops stables across the street, none the
worse for their narrow escape.
The fire started from kerosene lamp
which hung from a bracket in the rear
of the stalls. One of the horses was
loose when Mr.. Walker burst in the
door and 1t is supposed that this ami
mall wandering around, had knocked
down the lighted lamp. The damage
was only to the flooring and is about
$50. No insurance.
Webb, the real estate dealer, and it IS
leased by James T. Hayes, who con-
ducts a carriage painting and repair
shop there. He subjects the stable to
Herman & Ross, the undertakers. They
keep several horses and receive board
ers. The animal which was suffocatel
belongs to NJ. N. Tyler, the produce
dealer Of 40 Quinnipiac street. An
other horse belonging to an italian will
probably die from the result of the
smoke. This animal formerly belong
ed to the Bradley & Smith company,
the confectioners and was badly burn
ed at their fire. 1t lived and was
bought by its present owner
NAVAL. MILITIA SHIFT AROUND.
The following men who have made
application to be transferred from the
line to the engineer division of the Ma
val Militia have been changed as re-
quested: Henry F. Huntley, H. F. Os-
born, Ernest W. Sniffen. E. H. Catln
and Charles H. Hoyt These five, with
the four who were in the engineer d.
vision as originally organized and two
who were enlisted recently. brings the
present membership up to eleven. 1t
will probably be limited to about four
teen. The transfer of the above men
from the line dsvision Of the Naval
Militia leaves its membership at eighty.
There are six vacancies, which may
be filled later.
ACCIDENTAL.
Medical Examiner White has investi-
gated the death Of James Mcdonald of
312 Congress avenue, who died of in
juries received in falling from third
story window at his home, and finds
that death was accidental
ON TEMPLE STREET.
Attorney George L. Dickerman, who,
as recently stated, purchased the Beach
property on Temple street, has had
plans prepared for some extensive i'm
provements. The house is to be largely
remodeled. 1t is to be newly painted
and decorated throughout There is to
be new plumbing throughout which will
include the putting in of three hand
some porcelain bath tubs. There are to
be three bath rooms fitted up with
white glazed tile. There is to be new
heating apparatus The house is to be
heated by steam. The contracts for
doing the work will be awarded in a
few days.
Il u,
The funeral of Ann O'FarrelI, wife of
Patrick O'Farrell, one of the oldest Irish
settlers in New Haven, was held from
her late residence, 81 Oak street at $3.50
= yesterday morning, and at $3.50 from st.
Johns Roman Catholic church, where
a requiem high mass was celebrated
by the pastor Rev. Father Coyle, who
paid glowing tribute to her memory.
The deceased had resided in New Ha-
ven for the past fifty years. She leaves
three daughters and a husband to
mourn her loss; also one brother, An
drew Mcfarland. The remains were
borne to their last resting place and
laid on bed of evergreens by her six
nephews, Thomas c. Mcfarland, Jo-
seph F. Mcfarland, Patrick Rock,
Thomas Rock, Michael Rock and James
Reynolds of Albany, N. Y. The inter-
ment was in the family plot in ST. Ber-
nard's cemetery.
FIGHTING AN ELECTRIC ROAD.
Bridgeport. March 12.-The hearing in
the proposed extension of the Norwalk
TramWay company's tracks from the
Norwalk town line through Darien to
the Stamford town line, is being con-
tinued in the superior court before
Judge George W. Wheeler.
The railroad is making another of
fhnce -t1 ioIotc CT he