The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-18
PLANT OF BRIDGEPORT FORGE
 COMPANY TO BE SOON REBUILT
Blaze Gives Firemea Hard Fight and Several Are In jured and Removed to Hospital Seventy five Men Are Deprived of Employment

The works of the Bridgeport Forge Co.,, at the foot of Howard avenue, the largest wooden factory. in the city, was partially destroyed by fire, Satur- day night, incurring a loss of about $1O0,0CO fully covered by insurance. The main part of the plant is located shaped like the letter '.H,'' while the turning mill is on. the east side of Howard avenue. fs
 < The fire started in the extreme west end of the building and the wind, which was blowing from the north west, carried the fire before it so that the west wing of the structure was totally enveloped in flames by the time the department arrived. Two alarms were sounded and before the first had finished the illumination from the fire could be seen in, the cen ter of the city. Sparks were shower ing the east wing and the turning mill.
 The two alarms brought out five steamers, two truck companies, and the crew of the chemical engine. The latter manned large line of big hose and did splendid work with. the other companies.
 Chief Mooney fought the fire by ta- king stand between it and the en- dangered buildings and was success Iul III SdNlIiS lIlS east Wll6 cilO lilC turning mill.
 No. T engine company, which was the first on the scene, had the misfortune of having two men badly injured by the cayings in of the building. One of. the big cranes fell while the company was inside of the building and car ,ried what was left of the frame struc- ture with it Hosemen John Kane and stephen Timko were pinned to the ground.
 1,41v, ed the firenen to carry Kane to. the street while a number. of fremen car. ried Timko out.
 Both men were rendered uncinscious but no bones were broken. Both were badly squeezed and Kane who; was his back being wrsnched. Kane was hustled to Ste Vincent's hospital in the chiefs automobile and Tinko who had a number of cuts and bruises was. taken to the Emergency hospital where his wounds were dressed. La hospital where he recovered from the shock over night and was" able to go home yesterday morning.
 The alarm came in shortly after g o'clock Saturday night and it was o'clock yesterday morning before No. the fire, picked Ep it's hose and with drew.
 When a big crane tcppled over the heavy steel cable supporting it came down where a panty of No. g engine conpany's firemen were directing d stream of water. Fireman Stephen Murphy was. knocked to the floor and the fire helmet which he wore was all that saved him from serious injury.
 The fire. is the first the company has had in 26 years, with the exception of a blaze iii a pie of lumber that took pace while the plant was being built. The concern opened in 1883. It's first president was Alton Farrell. All of it's first employees were skilled men who came here from Nashua N. H.. where they had been emp, ,oyed by the Nashua Iron & Steel Co. The plant could hammer anything oSit of steel and it's gigantic hammer turned out shafts for some of. the largest s1earn-. CTS af1oat. It's first hamners-nen were Alderman Benjamin F. Fletcher, who had been mayor of Nashua, and the chief of its fire department. and James F. Mclaughlin. Assistant Chief Daniel Johnson of the fire de- partment was one of the Inen who came from Nashua wi.h the concern. Thomas Hallen, the present secretary of the concern, has been connected with t,ae plant since it opened.
 The Superintendent, J. T. Dillon, is q, ennsylvania man. He told a Far