Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-24
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
DANIELSON

Ths heaviest single fire loss that Dan
1eison has experienced in several years
was Just before o'clock Wednesday
morning. IN connection with a blaze at
storage garage in Union street. The
garage itself was destroyed and four
automobiles ruined The loss was esti-
mated at from $4,000 to $4,000, for the
most part covered by insurance.
Napoleon Cote, who happened to be in
he neighborhood Of the garage at AS,
saw flames curling UP a partition on the
instde OF the building and Immediately
gave warning of the fire. an alarm being
pulled IN from Box "a, at the Main street
raihorsd crossing.
When the hremen arrived the whole
garage structure was d mass of flame
and the fire was threatening to clean out
a whole series Of frame business and
residential buildings IN that thickly set
tied quarter.
In an upstairs room over the A. & p
store. the rear Of which was attached to
the garage. Bernard Ratchford and his
agsd and Invalid aunt. Mary Hardwick,
81, were asleep Mrs. HardwiclI was
helped into another tenement on the
same floor by her nephew and others Of
the household. At This period Of the fire
women in the tenements over the A. & P.
and Joseph Farron stores, which are in
the same building. were screaming with
fright
A checking up later showed that 1t was
Just seven minutes from the time the
alarm was sounded until the fremen
turned on the water to fight the fire To
those who watched the flames leaping up
and lighting the whole business section
OF the borough this brief period seemed
Ike half an hour. The firemen did one
Of the best pieces OF work in the history
Of the local department, however, and
confined the fire to the garage, the Bodo
building adjoining being practically unin-
jared
The automobiles that were lost in the
IRE were q Briscoe touring car owned by
Curtis Place, operator Of the garage: a
Franklin roadster. owned by ]. n Per-
reault; a Cadillac touring car. owned by
Louis Tetreault and a brand new Over
land sedan. owned by Wi-fred Roy. The
cars were totaly destroyed so far as
further satisfactory use is concerned. The
PsrTeauh and TesreauGt cars are covered
BY insurance. Mr.. Roy said Thursday
morning that he was not certain as to
whether his csr was covered, as he only
recently acquired it. and It may be in
e1red by the dealer who sold It to him.
Joseph Bodo owner Of the garage
building. said that his loss was covered
up to replacement value. TIE garage
was high single story frame structure
with capacity for storing about SIX cars.
II was built several years ago and has
been operated by different iessees.
The IRE spread with snch raaldity as
70 envelop the entire structure in flames
within flve minutes. There was so much
szncke and such terrific heat in Union
street when the first to arrive tried to
get into the garage that they were driven
back although Mr.. Roy did get to the
garage door. Across the street windows
n dwelling IN which James r Walsh
and his family reside were cracked by
the heat. The FIRE drew out q large
number Of spectators.
II Is believed that the fire was caused
BY the short circuittlg OF the electrical
system on one OF the cars
Thursday copies of the annual report
Of TIE Danielson Building and Loan as
ROo alton were ISSUED to shareholders
Tho report shows that the resources Of
the association now amount to s70,22A74
Of which amount SIS, e09.26 Is represented
IN nrSt mortgage loans. $3.50 in share
loans and other incidental Items
President A. W. Williams, Treasurer
Ernest K. Warren and Secretary Clifford
Il Skarkweathsr, who sign the report
point out that no rented tenement evel
gives the real home feeling enjoyed in 9
house that one has planned and bull
himself, and in this connection they
urge Danie,son residents to realize tneu
Homecoming ambitions by buying shares
u the association and TO start on the
:ns6 that VIII lead to ultimate owner.