Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-30

| needed by the managers of the fire department, is the absolute need of
 volunteer physicians at fires if nossf
 pie and. If this cannot be done phvs-
 teians Ihuer pay, who will be prepa red ] lo fshuef hrst aid to injured or dis
 abled hremen At the casino fire
 Charles Brown, William Warren Sarn
 uel Harris, and Michael Gately of the | Niagaras and Nelson Smith of the | konOmocs, while fighting the fira u,a,.e | eithef overcome by smoke and taken
 out unconscious, or were cut and nrulsed by a falling roof. and there | fo sytIla uo 1Stsishated physicians present 70 give them the medical attentior that would be due to sick dog For, ] luhateiy pr. Norris one of inc sura
 iler residents, and Dr. Stanton han
 pTrsI t,red t1 a' De al the fire when the in
 Jured hremen were taken out and tney rendered timely assistance
 At me IeNerone fire, some time apo
 warren was so completely oyercoroc | py smoke and gas that he was resuci
 taled with considerable difficulty and probably would have died, but for inc fortunate presence of q Youne man
 named Johnson, who knew just what 10 do III such case and did ft Ar the recent Bradley street fire C,haries Ofmsby, another Niagara man was overcome by smoke and brought haolr
 10 10 cohsclousness by a layInan. It so happens that most of the nremen whn are injured or disabled at fires ars members Of Niagara company and now that organization is consIderine tho al .auNisa DlIity or engaging a physician membership. This is an irnportant
 matter and should receive the inne
 ulate attention of the fire chief and lhe hre department commiftee of fbo court or common council There ought 10 pc two or more young doctors who Wuld cheerfully volunteer to attend nfes and attend the volunteer firemen in emergency cases.
 
 All rosy reports to the contrarv. th. site Of the late lannented site of the shiPyard of the passed away Eastern Shipbuilding company is not vet utiI iZed for shipbuilding or any otber manufacturing purpose. although ii is conceded to be the best site on the Atlantic coast. with ample deep water frontage, plenty of land and a raII road track already laid to the center or the site. There have been rumors and rumors of new shipbuilding con cerns and old established ones too were 10 locate on the shores of the harbor. but up to this writing none has materialiZed. There is nothinq left on the premises to indicate that the big steamships Minnesota and Da- kota were built there, not even a building or a shed being left and even the pile dock has been taken up and transferred elsewhere. It is crtainlv a deserted place and there is nothing to indicate that the place was ever utilized for any purpose, except the remnants of the old ferry slip that was used before the Thames river bridge was built and the trains were ferried across the river. the Groton terminals being at the shipyard site Even this was set on fire by some boys on the Fourth of July and was permitted to burn itself out, but the old, punky wood would not all yield to the fire
 At the present time the site is used by big band of gypsies as a camp ground the roamers ably not real lzing that the site of their camp a few years ago was one of the busiest places on the coast, employing hun dreds Of men in kidding two of the up to that time. The property is own ed bv the New York, New Haven <, Hartford Railroad Co, and perhaps is kept in reservation for a site for the transfer of the Dig repair shops from Newport when the railroad, land there is acquired for government Purposes.
 Officials of the Central Vermont railroad demanded police protection at the yard in East New London to guard the strike breakers from the attacks of women and children in the neigh borhood. although there had been no of serious outbreak I'm mediately several supernumerary po- lfcemen were pressed into service and detailed to duty near the freight yard which was already patrolled by men
 
 railroad company. The supernumer- aries had been on duty but a short time when the railroad officials de- manded that they be changed and men of the regular forge be substituted and this was done. So the trained officers were taken from their regular beats about the city and sent on the special detail to guard the strike breakers from ina ginary assailants.
 It was right and just that the police protection be given, but just why the men of the regular force should be Laken from the general guard of the ,ity and the supernumeraries suhsti- .uted just because the man with a pull in the employ of the railroad com Dany so willed. is not on the level. The iupers were better equipped for the special work in East New London than 'or the regular patrol work. and the ;hange made is not approved by the people generally who depend upon the 'egular police protection for their lomes while they sleep. or when ab- ;ent from the city as the regulars Ire familiar with all the property along heir regular beats and can readily pick a resident of the section from a banner perhaps of a tendency to conn nit burglary or other srine.