New Britain herald., 1919-01-09
ALARM SYSTEM IS
 ANNOYING PUBLIC
People Feel It Is Not Dependable
 and Want Change
LOCOMOTIVE IS DERAILED

Some Time While Nrecktns Crew
 Gets Busy--Trench Mortar Boys
 Back--Br1efs.
 A great deal of unfavorahle com- ment was caused yesterday by the tnlxup in the fire alarm which sound ed at noon to call the firemen to the nFe m the Russell block. The signal TOT fire In that district Is two blasts ot the whiatle and six blasts were blown. calling the Aremen to the dis tTict Ill the vicinity of Hamltn street. The nretnen were waiting at that place Tor the apparatus and were nonplussed by the failure of the chemical truck to appear. Criticism or the fire alarm system is being heard in all quarters and general opinion seems to favor 8 change in the system. The whistle at the Bris- tol Manufa curing company's plant Is connected electrically with the telephone exchange and the f1ra alarm is blown from there. Nearly every time a fire breaks out in Plain Vllie, there is & great deal of confu- sion caused by the cratic manner in which the alarm is given and the gen sraI public feel that for their protec- tton and also for the benefit Of the
 1remen themselves, some change should be made in the system,
 Locomotive DeyaiIed
 A light engine on the Highland Di- vision of the New Haven road was de- railed last evening at q point where a new track is being laid. The coal tender behind the engine was also thrown from the tracks. Westbound traffic was held up for some time by the accident. No one was injured and the cause of the accident is un- known. The wrecker was dispatched to get the car and engine on the tracks.
 Trench Mortar Boys Back? The people Of Plainville are mysti- fled as to the whereabouts of the 301st Trench Mortar Battery. The unit when last heard from, was sta toned at St. Nazaire in France. It Is now reported as being in New York city, and 1t is understood that the battery will be sent to Camp DeVens to be demobllized. The battery did not see service in the trenches being due there on November 10 the day before the signing of the armistice. On the way the train rolled down an embankment into six feet Of water, causing one death in the battery. The delay prevented the men from entering the trenches. There have been, two deaths in the entire battery since ar irving in France. The men had an eventful trip across being attacked by nine submarines. The convoy was composed of 27 ships and not one was lost. A sailor told one of the men that seven of the submarines were sunk by depth bombs. PlainviIle peo- pie are interested in the battery as it contains several P1ainville boys. Mrs. Carl Hultenus.
 Mrs. Carl Hultenus died yesterday at her home in Forestville, after @ short illness of pneumonia and in- fiuenza. She leaves her! parents and her husband. and a sister, Miss Viola Moran of F'orestville. Mrs. Hultenus is 8 native of Forestville and married MT. Hultenus about a year ago. They lived in PlainviIle for some time after their marriage.
 Brief Items
 Miss Dorothy Conlon, daughter of Thomas Conlon of Whiting street, is in St. Francis hospital in Hartford, suffering from eczema. The child was taken to the hospital several days ago and her condition is said to be serious. The topic for discussion at the mid week meeting this evening at the Congregational church will be Chris tian Leadership in a Democracy The standing committee of the Con- gregational church will meet at the parsonage on Friday evening at 7:30. LOST-On New Years night. One fox fur neckpiece between Meals court
 and Central square. Finder return to F. Burns Russell Bids 1-9-3d