Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18
WESTERLY CORONER'S FINDING Death of Katie Bomvenot Resulted From Blood Poisoning and Pertontis- -Dr. Percy l. Senior Held Liabe-New
 Motor-driven Fire Wagon Received Tangle Over
 Freight Shipment.
Freight Shipment.

The westerly fire district Is now supplied with two motor driven nre mpparatus, the second ones which has been assigned to the Rhode Island Ones. having arrived after 8 hignty successful road test from the factory in Middleboro, Mass. by way or Prov- iderace. Putnam and Norwich The new apparatus is plaan nose Wag,n ..I with capacfty for 2.0oo feet of hose. and fz equipped with extension ladder and portable fire extinguiShers. while the othar is a chemical hose combina- ton
 Soon after it's arrival. the new wagon made the run up Quarry Hau at last speed carrying 1.5o0 feet of hose and IS men. and with no more effort than If rzrnuinxr on a level road Both ma chfnes have been submitted to saf1s- factory road tests. and are above the specifications and conIraci reQulIe- rl1entz. and therefore acceptable to the committee representing the Westerly fire district The machines were de- uyered for a price which is more than Il 600 less than the appropriation. In addition, the district is enabled to re- tmim one of the horse-drawn hose Wag- ons. although 1t was originally planned tr, use thz, bodies of both wagons in the construction of the motor-dr1yen
 The only difference in the two ma chimes is that the body of the Cyclone waleon was utilized and that of the Rhode Island Ones WAS not In com pariso1. the Cyclones is the better lnoktng by reason of its low body, which gives the apparatus more symmetrical effect The deep body Of the Rhode Island Ones was necessary in order to carry 2,Goo feet of fire nose, about double the quantity ordinarily carried in the average hose wagon Beth machines are right up to the sec oud in construction and the depart nneut is well equipped for fire duty.
 Unsess satisfactory settlement is rnaeSe between the shipper, the con siunse\ and the freight department of the New York, New Haven and Hart 6oed Railroad company. there is liable to b0 legal entangtement over ship ment of IA cases of whiskey From New York firm to a Wesetrly liquor denzer The goods arrived about . month ago and billed under instruction not to deliver except upon presentation of a paid draft that was sent to To- cal bank This draft was sent to the bank three different times and pay ment was refused on the ground that credit for part payment was not given and each time the draft was returned to the New York shipper.
 The goods were in the freight house for several weeks and finally disap- peAEed. having been taken away with out the required formality, which in this case was the payment of the draft, tho payment of freight charges and re- ceipting for the goods. AS coon as the wf1isRzey was found missing clerk in the freight office made an investiga- ton and found the whiskey in the sa- loon of the consignee- Refusal was made to comply with the regulations regarding the shipment and the case was reported to Chief of Police Brown, who fs giving the matter his attention Nm fhe meantime an effort is being made to have the matter mutually ad- fusbed-
 ,.- The vialskay was shipped by the New York Dist1lery company and consigned to Joseph s. Grills. Some of tho whiskzey was found on the shelves of the Gxius saloon and more in the storeroom- 1t is understood that MT. Grills had made part payment on the goods before shipment and that the draft was for the balance of the amount, and he Is willing to act fairly in settlement of the matter
 During tho past few weeks there has been many thafts of fruit and pro- yiEdons, and even two sides of beef from the local freight house, and ali becAu5e of too small working force. Rafkoad agents are here investigating the ta1eft&
 Fr~oeT9ek C. OaneJ, of Wakefield tbs noted Rhode Island eoiored law. Ler, reached his fftyrsecond birthday s1hnrsday and ceAehrated the event by entertaining several friends of the le. gal fraternity at the Wakefield Yacht club. on the Salt pond There was g Duffet lunch, chcWder and clambake and iznrruInptu field sports Those pFeSent included Judges John w Sweeney. Elmer J. Rathbun and Johr DoEan. of the superior court, Judges Oliver H. Williams and Nathan B
 Lewis of the dzstrtct court, Assistant Attorney General Abbott Phillips Deputy Sheriff Thomas Dyer and At tnrnevs Albert B. Crafts, A T. L. Led w1dge. Alonzo k. Williams. Joseph P Coming, Richard Tr1mble Henry E Lane. Alfred G. Chafee, Oscar l. Heitzen. AEihur L. Lake, Irving o HHnt, William C. Bliss, James A. VIII. ianls, Thomas Curran Hook Roy Samuel ". Mathewson and J. Elmer Th@wils.
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