Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-14
BOYS ARRESTED AS FIREBUCS
Admit Setting Fire Paint Shop of New Haven Road Fire De epartment had Two Large Fires in Succession Sunday Afternoon-Burnns of Railroad Building Followed by Storage Shed of Max Gordon & Son Corporation.

| Practically all of the afternoon Sun- 1 day was put in by the fire department 1 Tn lighting fires and cleaning up there l after, while some of the men remained part of the night at the second fire. l The first call was to the paint shop of | the New Haven road, two story wooden building south of the round-
 mouse, which was practically gutted,
 while directly thereafter the old Pe-
 quot foundry building, in Central
 wharf. now used by the Max Gordon
 x Son corporation, was found to be
 ahre and demanded attention for a
 couple of hours. The loss at the first
 VIII probably reach $2,o00 or more,
 s12.OO0 and s15,OOo It was the first 1 bell alarm the department has had since January. Several fremen were injured, Merton Latimer of Chemical | Co. No. getting the worst injury, when a piece of slate from the roof of the foundry building fell inside the structure and struck him in the side of the head, cutting a gash several inches long. He was taken to Mahoney Bros.' stable and later to Dr. KimbalTs office.
 where the wound was sewed up.
 It was 1-20 o'clock when alarm
 Main and Ferry streets. Sunday after noon- The paint shop of the railroad had been found in flames, and the fire was going through the roof when the as the building was dry and there was some paint and quite a little oil to feed 1t. There were several small explo- sions. The building was used as of- fees for several of the heads of de- pdrtmeDts, including the yardmaster and watchman, while there was also an oil room, where lanterns were filled and supplies kept. The interior of the building. especially the southeast side and end was well gutted, taking out the roof in the center, but leaving the ends standing.
 How the fire started was a mystery
 pf fir-1f V Sl,77. .e-<.o ., the boiler used for heating the build ing was out of commission, and that while he had had an oil heater in there, it was not lighted on Sunday, as it was being heated from a locomotive
 Two small boys were seen running away from that vicinity by a police man. and suspicion was directed to two youngsters who, although of ten der age, have a hard reputation with the police. Joseph Dombrofsli was ar rested by Policeman Maloney and turned over to Policeman Henderson, while later in the afternoon Bennie Thames street. They were taken be- fore Chief Murphy and admitted the entire affair. The building was open so that anyone could go in, and it is a quantity of waste which was there near the oil room. Both boys are T years of age, and only a few nights ago were taken in by the police at 12.30 at night,when they were stopping people on the street and asking for matches. They are also the boys who have been holding people up on the street and asking for money to go to shows. The police say they are two bad boys who have done many things.
 Engine Go. No. 1 did service from Franklin square, and a spark from it set fire to the roof of the BIinderman building, which was put out quickly with chemical. One or two of the fire men got well soaked making >hydrant hitches.
 A string of empty freight cars was standing on the side track next to the burning building. When the flames began to burst through the side of the building the railroad men at once coupled on the switching engine to get the cars into a place of safety. One