The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-06
Mysterious FiFB
 Threatens EaSt
 End Early Today
Lives Of Many In Home or Man Who Was Murdered
 Were ImperiIIed.
FIRE DEPT. WIRES
 WE'RE OUT OF ORDEE
No Response From Calls UnfM DonnelIy Rushed TO En- zine HOuse-PatrOlman Jack Ryan's Fine
 Work.

Work
 F. One of the most mysterf01g fr-a
 which have originated in thia -sscltlu and one in which loss of life Wa1 n-19- fortunately averted through the bIz-- 1 cry of one Of the local police dgpgr--
 ment broke out in the three floor dou- bled decked tenement at the corr
 of Stratford and Union avenue a1cr-- ly after 2: 30 this morning-
 Added mystery is recorded b-lE from the fact that after two sevCrr storms in which fire alarm gV1res were strained to their utmost, an al1rc-e unbreakabae ffsleeve-Joiuf" has been found severed at the top or C. poe near Read street, without any tra-- limbs being found responsible. and al the time when the fire was pre8urr- ably in it's infancy Two d1gtlncllT heard explosions have been noted. which coupled W1th the fact that al previous time the owner Of the to r-1.
 Nicholas Bia6ore, was shot to decln by an Italian countrygnan a.ftsr C.
 blRck-hand letter had been sent lr him, and another attempt nlaG8 lc poison the entire family today folll the authorities to 1nvaMfiMMts tM4 ao1-
 Abaatty of the place h4yinD h@en lao object Of a bomb eKp1o@ions Although the exact hour lco lot .r yet been fixed 1t has been lc1fru1 -,l11 several explosions ygNre hesr1 ermFrrr inE from the Demer3ian ErotlaTE l0. fectfonery store. 171z Str1tford aFcr
 shortly after 2:9O.
 Patro1man John Ryan upon fulT Il. that point started to invertira Nr he reached the corner he notoe f.r entire interior s.blaze- ELo ullt I.l- Ham H Mitchell. the driver cf e. u-ll- wagon and John Dornc1lv, 5ze Unt-r avenue. who also had been aftr1oIl r1-r Im | pulled box 53B at Ceztra1 end r1e- ford avenues which operated Que ls1.- a broken wire d1f not turn iu alarm. Ohicer Ryan hastened ub Ono
 narrow staircase and by means od pa.e.- F pofch stairways groped hi8 way to Che top floor through the smoke He VTe1 Instrumental in waking many of Che Italian families sleeping there. Wil1 the aid of the frightened male in~
 mates Ryan, Donneliy and Mitchel
 were successful In getting eli one though the flames filled the hallway and rooms before Ryan could reach
 the street, so quickly had the con flagration spread
 Several of the neighbors awa.keuei by the noise and confusion of Che shiverdng and but partly clad oceu-
 pants of the house ran to other alarm boes turning in one and even tw1 calls. There was no response from
 the boxes and finally at 2s4z DenueLI ran to the nearest engine hOuge, llu- 8, in Newfield avenue and notified the
 hremen-
 The engine was quick to respond af- ter the first call but the fire had gain ed such headTTay that the entire Der ndgian store was gutted and the fla1ner
 had penetrated through. walls and
 building to the roof where ft War ''rf1usf-rooming' back. Engine q. truck 8, and chemical assisled in
 putting two water lines and ssvereI
 chemical lines upon the blaze Wlicll
 was extinguished after damage e11i-
 mated at $3.000 was done to the stor-
 and $1,0OO overhead
 The lower portion Of the buildlnE is built of brick and the upper fou-
 tenements of wood. It is well hllel with tenants
 The widow and family of DTichol11 Bdafore live upon the third floor abc1e the store. The estate owns the 'bu1ll- ing in which the fire occurred Al they were once poisoned while ea4iuE chicken prepared for a fegta1 mE-ls and as the husband wac shot to deltn after receiving int1madon Of tho act the authorities today are making c most rigid investigation
 A peculiar feature of the fire and one which caused considerable crItl- cism in the neighborhood. was that c stray blow upon the fire alarm tap- pers at 1:45 a. m., this morning. c1ll-
  was out of order. Wire Superinteu- tendent Arthur E. Platt haGtened t1 fire Headquarters and through tho courtesy of Fire Chief Mooney EaI given the use of an automobile thaE the break might be quickly located Platt, with his men. had tested rho circuit to Central avenue and had just found box 5S5 open when t1eg were surprised to see steamer com ing up the street and flames shoottua skywards. The box is of the u1lT succession type and showed that two alarms had been sent in from it. Ih-v wound it up and were proceeding Wlt1 their tests when they were sururircl to see that the wire at the top of tl1 pole had parted at the Fiaas tusula- tor. They were even more sIrprir1I to later find that what is known ar a sleeve joint where two wIEes are joined had parted. This has hereto fore been considered almost fmposrl- ble without unscrewing, and the 5cilt was saved for the inspection Of tEu fire marshall and others Tn tho d1- pertinent. Repairs were quickly mad1. Both the police and fire deDartueutr . are today pursuing investigations ll- to the affair.
 It is said to be the first time within the history of the department thaf. . while circuit was out of order. e. fire had broken out within the region . covered by the alarm l
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