Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-14
Trapped by Barred Windows and Metal Doors
 and Caught by Back Draft
BURNING OF NEW HAVEN COUNTY JAIL
Five Other Bremen Sent Hospitals Fearfully Burned Thrilling Reseues of Others-Death List at his Fire the Largest the City Has Ever ad-Prisoners Safely Removed-ihree Companies Militia on Duty.

New Haven. Conn April 13.-Trap- ped by metal doors and barred win Gows, six firemen who were fighting flames in a workshop were caught by a back draft and incinerated during the partial destruction of the New Haven county jail today. Three of VheI- comrades were almost miracu- louslE saved through the heroism of other nreInen who were outside The bodies of the six men were found this sfternoon after the debris cooled burned. but aside from five sent to the hospitals all remained at work owing to the great task before the fire fight ing force of the city
 The Dead
 Captain C L- Chapman of Truck I.
 Lieutenant William J. Doherty of
 I.scdernlaa John Buckley of Truck l.
 Hosemeu James T. Cullen, James Aorten and Thomas J. McGrath of Engine company No f.
 Seriously Injured.
 Laddermen A E. Wilcox, Thomas J. Waugh of Truck No and Hosemen John Hussey. Captain Charles H. DfNel of Engine company No. and Cornelius Shugrue, laddernan of Truck No l.
 Policeman Dorzn Saw Three Men Die-
 The death of three men is accounted Tor by Policeman DoTan- These were Of the truck and were fighting their way through the cell room in the jail ErDper to the general workshop Of the prison An explosion. possibly of Hank of gasoline caused back draft which slammed behind the hremen the iron doors separating the cells from the shop Officer Doran had seen the Gremen and then came the sheet of flame and the men were gone
 Six Men Hemned in Corner.
 Six men in the group were flemmed Tn a corner Three made their way to g third story barred window. Captain OFSeil Hussey and Wilcox were the men Outside the hrenen saw them and turned streams on to protect them. With faces pressed to the bars they called for help. Captain O'Nei1 giving orders Suddenly the roof overhead Efteo and the men saw the sky Smoke Rr1 flame followed the-new outlet Up went ladders on the outside and down 1r@11-ladde1S inside to the rescue of the men All three were gotten out, OTSeH sending the others first But fin q far corner three other men had no escape and somewhere in that room yet three others died Waugh was rescued fin another place through the bravery of Chief F'ancller's cflauf- feur. James Cronogue. He had been Eprfnkied with blazing Earnish after a HnlaH explosion of this liquid and Gro noEEe c-awied into the building over a line of hose and put his helmet over VauEsa's face This saved his life and probably his sight for Waugh was quickly hauled out
 Financial Losses S20o,0o0.
 The death toll at this fire was the heaviest New Haven has ever had. The financial losses VIII run to S200, coo
 Militia Called Out
 Three companies of the Second in- kznt-y. Connecticut National guard. were called out at Il o'clock by Colonel Eeddes upon authority of the governor, End Major Tsbell placed in command. w- 41--T 1-esI ( El the county property, the city police being used outside z46 Male and 42 Female Prisoners
 Marched Out
 During the fire, when it looked as if the entire jail was doomed, 246 male and s2 female prisoners were marched ou- in order and transported down town the former to police precincts md headquarters and the latter to the Ermory- Judges. lawyers and insur- Rnse men having access to the jail helped to check off the prisoners Later in the day. when 1t was found that thu 1 cell room could be used the male pris- | Oners were carted hack again under | military guard
 Fire Started in Chair Factory
 The county 5ail. like many penal in | stztutions of New England built years | aEo. had an imposing front section in | VI i1Ech She high sheriff lives On each 1 sx7ng are offices The middle structure, | @ELRnOflE EoELE. three 6lCTlC6 III n6tSlt, l contained the cells In tiers Behind | theH~ was an annex used as a general | workshop of the prison nearly 100 feet i square 7 Tn the rear. and serving as wings. | were wooden buildings used as chair l shops offices and storehouses of the | >e~ Eng land Chair company On the | westerly side of the jail a TOW of small | houses were clustered occupied by la borers and their families sIoping | h~n goo feet in depth on WhaHey | 1punue gave the 5nstitution the appear mne of hospital The fire started | qn th< second floor of the chair com wvrs rstoreroom- Some 200 of the |
 nHerS were under contract to work | Ft rhAirmsklng- The cofnpanys off | raals gave no credence to 3 report that | \ prisoner started the fire. They hold | w fsfe crossed electric wires theory
 Prisoner Gave the Alarm. l A prisoner gave the alarm. and at | rrre-a r-J r-orknen were marched out | ,f the workshops and into the cell | room and the doors closed to protect ..kars spread with rapidity until three anur< later there was no more mate rSaf for it. The new section of the | .aff with its iron girders and steel fit swav All the wooden structures were -rrnple<ely wiped away and the middle section of the jail wrecked Although he fire went through everything but he Sf1Er1E : H pt2 tlt1Slt5. tA1e cniS d<-ii- .re in the cell room was to clean off lfe rafrr the small fittings and to .wfst bars into varied shapes
 Back Draft Shuts Off Retreat
 r< xxx to check inc fire in the gen. ursI morl<roorn tnax men from Truck <n I and Engine company No. were ,nnt into the 1aH corridors. They had rpt through inrb the workroom with h~fr hose when the back draft shut off heir retreat
 The 6odiss Found. I'm rhe late afternoon the. nremen Inr1r,xt -sae toc6es among the twisted | r3rx3rr. and the cfarred beams in this s~rf 0f the ru1ns- Two bodies were ~. rhe third floor. but the others had stti down as the floor gave way
 Erfrar,elx SpectaeuIar Blaze.