New Britain herald., 1915-04-22

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 Little Baby Taken d
 The five months old chi and Mrs. Ben Johnson, VI
 one of the apartments in
 building. made its first d street when the smoke pd rooms and drove the frighteN CT to the street. Mrs. Jog her mother, Mrs. MargarE found shelter for themselv baby in A. l.. Gayler's bar the same block.
 The nervousness of the the building was increased that there have been four in the last two years. ThN discovered in the air shafK Byron's six -year-old son, VA into Mrs. Mack's rooms an the news.
 Fire in Holmes and HofE
 An earlier fire, the origirN is uncertain, did damages d Of s10.O00 in Holmes & block. owned by Fred Beloin morning. Although the d was confined principally to considerable damage was smoke and the stock in J Halloran's store and also Rapelye's stove store was b aged by water.
 General Alarm Soun
 The origin of the fire is n but members of the Pastin club, which has rooms in first discovered dense clouda filling the building and noti1 AXel Carlson, who pulled irl from box 14 al 1:46 a. ml o'clock a general alarm wa from box , and every comp city responded.
 Defes tive Wires the Cd
 It is thought that the caused by defective wires of the block. No other cd be ascribed and MT. Beloir men this afternoon were sas the wires were responsi hle Fire FIIls the ccIia When the fire dcpartme it seemed as though tho eil ture must be doomed. Th of black smoke we're rollingH the windows, even on fhe and in the basement in ths lurid glare Of the flames cracking of the burning made the fire look even mo Ia the rear Of the block Halloran's store there is inside Of which is located th Not far from tho furnace wrH bales of waste paper and lf that the fire spurted. Whc partment arrived if had way through the heavy b lad burned out the doors the private cellars of the s the firemen turned on thci Of water the flames had ju their way through the fioor the rear or Halloran's cloth \ small hole was also burn floor Of the stove store.
 Smoke and Water Dam
 A stream of water directed clothing store finally quend flames but completely sod stock which, coupled with from the fire and Anoke. Ii contents of the store almos loss. In Rapelye's store aln the stoves and other metal soaked and badly damaged Pierce's piano store, in the block, was also damaged b Fortunately for w. H. CT fire did not get into his dru all and his only damage smoke. The same holds tr various club rooms and ofiic cd on the upper floors of the
 Chief Dame, Of the fire de was unable to state what cs fire but from the indications sure that it must have been fully a half hour before it covered. II will be a day fore the insurance adjusters to tell accurately what the will be. Joseph Bcloin. o tn owner Of the block, m' homo in the building, but formed of tho fire in time capped with his family. m taken across to city hall. structure been q tenemen however. there is no doubt some one would have been q to death by the smoke.
 Block valued at S5O.0
 Holmes X Hoffman's bloc nated at the corner of Main Main streets. Jn the ground Is occupied by Crowells dr stove store and H store. On the second ra rious offices of doctors and md on the third floor ar .ooms. one Of which Is used n ng place for lodges. Tho Athletic club also has room Ioor. The tup floor Is a dn The block is valued at SEQ. n
 Aerial Truck SniasIe.
 In racing to the fire the b