Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-20
FIRE ALARMS EXCITE WESTERLY
Escaping Steam Taken for SmokeRunaay Horse Knocks
Chief Brown Down-Three Horse Hitch Oil Team
Bolts, Fracturng Driver Clarkes Leg-Eks' Successful
Charity Concert.

The two fire alarms that usually
presages a third real fire in Westerly,
were sent in Saturday morning within
half an hour after nine o'clock. The
first alarm was sent from Box Al, for
what was believed to be a fire in the
Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist
edifice When the church was visited
by a representative of the sexton to
see that the church was properly
heated in time for the Sabbath morn
with escaping steam, which, in fur
~ of excitement was mistaken for
smoke and the fire department was
Summoned.
The second alarm was for Chin
ney fire in the house occupied by Will
liam Rookie in Grove avenue, which
was subdued without damage.
The excitement attending fire alarms
in Westerly had hardly subsidized,
when a horse with runaway record
owned by man known as Red Bro
cato, the butcher" and attached to
meat cart, revived the excitement,
which, coupled with the double hre
alarms, made a new record for Dixon
square in the excitement line. The
horse had been left unhitched and de-
cided to take a warm-up run. The
animal dashed up High street, and
Chief of Police Brown and Policeman
Ferguson attempted to intercept him.
The latter stepped directly in front
of: the runaway and waved his arms
when suddenly the horse Veered to
the left and ran into the chief, knock
ed him down and proceeded on his
way until he stopped of his own ac-
cord at the Brocato barn.
Chief Brown received small cut
in. the head, his right arm was cut
and bruised and his legs bruised by
the wheels of the cart when they
PASSED over him. The chiefs over
coat was considerably torn. His in
iuries are painful, but not of a seri-
GUS nature. and he was back on duty
within half an hour after the acct
dent
just about the time the Cont horse
was speeding up High street, a team
of horses with an established runa-
way record were on runaway eS-
capade Just over the river in Pawca-
tuck. This team was composed of
three horse hitch owned by the Texas
oil company. One of the trio, ap-
parentIy through pure cussedness,
bOlted and in an instant started the
other two horses Joined in the run.
The team became unmanageable and
the driver Rouse /. Clarke, was
thrown from the street to the ground.
His right leg was fractured below the
knee and he sustained minor cuts and
bruises. Mr.. Clarke was conveyed to
his home in West Broad street, where
he received the required surgical and
medical attention.
This same team of horses ran away
recently, smashed into an automobile,
and did other damage.
The call of the fire department to
supposed fire in. PaWcatuck Seventh
Day Baptist church, Saturday modn
ing, recalls the day of long ago when
there was real fire in the church,
but which was eXtinguished without
serious loss. The fire caught from the
hot air furnace and burned hole
through the floor When the fire was
discovered the funeral services for
Mrs Amos Stillman were in progress.
A man of four score and more, who
was a boy at the time, related an in
cident in connection with that fire.
He was at the church and as soon as
he realized that the building was
afire, he rushed into the residence of
Welcome Stfllman, next to the church,
now occupied by Walter S. Price, for
a pail of water. He found the pail
He was SO excited that he enptied
the water into the sink and then got
u pail of fresh water to aid in eXtin-
gushing the blaze.
The charity concert under the aus
pices of Westerly Lodge, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, given
in BliVen Opera house, Sunday even
ing, was enjoyed by a large audience,
and the poor of Westerly and Pawca-
tuck will be the beneficiaries of the
proceeds The entertainment was
given by the F1orentine Musicians of
Boston, composed of Miss Molly Mil
dram, entertainer. Miss Stella Marek.
violin, Andrew Visocchi, accordion,
and Miss Mabel Bradbeck, piano; and
the Standish Quartet, also of Boston,
composed of Walter c. Mooney. Otto
Z. Lewis, r L. Busllirll and William
II. Corliss. The following program
was rendered:
Wake With the Lark, Geibel, quar-
tet; Italian Airs, Capua, F1orentines;
march, operate selection. Mr.. Viso-
cehi; song. Nicolini, Moret, Miss Mil
dram; Lullaby, Lamson, quartet; Just
Stories, Mr.. Van Buskirx; selection
La Traviata, Miss Mare1 and Mr.
Nisocchi; The Ambitious nightingale
Bennett, Miss Mildram; Libeslied
RondinO, Kriesler, Miss Marek; Old
Time Songs and Southern Melodies
quartet: popular medley, Miss Marek
Mr.. Nisocchi: finale selections from
Chin Chin. Caryll, FIorentines
Manager Bliven directed the free
use of. the opera, house and the regu-
lar orchestra of the house served
without charge, thereby aiding ma