New Britain herald., 1924-03-12
Bristol Nevs

Passages Blocked and Fire
 Escapes Found to Be Defective
 LIGHTS AND POWER LACKING
 Bristol Brass Plant Closes Early and
 New Departure Night Force Has
 Nacation-Pupiis Pay Signal Honor | to Dead school Principal.
 1 Revelation of a highly dangerous
 fire trap took place this morning when
 the whole fire department was called out to blaze in the wooden tenement | block at 2 and :l School street owned
 by Dominick Sinsgalli. Defective fire
 escapes and blocked passa ges were 1 among the discoveries of the firemer ! and Chief John II. Hayes will order
 changes immediately in the building. which houses about 10 families. Fire
 resulted from q gas plate near a , kitchen wall and the flames had gain od good headHay bcfor, being discoV-
 cred. As soon as tho flames were no- ticed by the members Of Hose O.
 No. 1, directly across the street, that fire unit went into action and call
 for the other companies was sent out
 Making record runs to the fire over
 greasy paNemcnts, the tircmcn might have had a serious coniiagration 10 face IS their efforts to enter the sec ond floor Of the building. where the smoke vas following forth. were
 blocked by beds crowded against the
 doors al one entrance and al tho other the door had to bc kicked in, when it
 failed 10 open.
 The wooden fire escape. which is it. self contrary to city regulations. prov cd to be an excess in name only as its condition vas noted as unsafe.
 Even the railings had no proper sup ports
 The fir" was no great tax upon the tircmcn as tank or chemicals qucnchcd tho flames in tho kitchen and after holes had been hacked in the wall, the fire between the parti- tions was quickly subdurd so that the total damage will be about $500.
 Four lines of hose were laid. as the structure was regarded at a finder box and was fankcd on one side by a building Of like tyne. while a few steps away was the Southsidc school house with several hundred school children in danger if the flames had gained hcadway.
 Tho building in which the fire was located, Is a four story affair had has long been a landmark of the city. For cubator." because Of the large number euhator.' because of the large number of families. sheltered within it's walls. Tho structure, along with thc wooden building next door, have been criticiz- cd by the fire officials for some ti,ne past and definite action will now bc taken to prevent any holocaust as would have resulted this morning lf the hrcmen had not been so prompt.
 No Light or Power
 Power. lighting and trolley service was completely paraly2ed for nearly two hours last night shortly anor | ! o'clock when tho transmission lines l from the Falls Village plant of the { Connecticut Tower company failed to | deliver the regular supply to the city, ! For time indications were that ! Helen of Troy. \. l.." which was scheduled for presentation at S;t5 l o'clock at the Community theatcr. 1 would go on with candies and mcag ger . gas jets to illum" thr scenes in tho . "larrow Collar Co" offices. t.uick work vn th" part of the Bristol and Fiain> ille Electric co ipany sa,"d the day. or tho night rrth"r. for the city at largc and esp, cially for the NcH York theatrical p'oplc, as thc old plant at Highland Court Was hooked up'' to th" circuits short ly after o'clock and everyone breath ed gain. Trollcys which had been narooncd in li sections of the com- munity again moved after hundreds of commuters had been compelled t1i' t,' usueilt rliab,c Traction ser, ic, Co return 10 their homes from work. This Nas thc longS ticup Of such a ccpplct' naturr since inc Falls Village service ~as instituted ncrr.
 Th' electrical sor,icc began 10 bother early in the afternoon and at , o'clock tho Bristol Brass Corp. ound it ncrrs-ary to close down be- aus" of the uncertainty of thc tt- 'r. The lights did uot go on as usual when tiic shadows began 10 ienfthen iround { o'ciock and when night .aac. a rush for candies and rareiy . is"d gas lights began. Trolley serv- cc Nnnt "Icud" in the btight of tho [ iomrward rush from the factories md taxicabs raped a harvest Slcam silroa5 scrN iC' helped iiu tho gHp for 'orcsiN illr T'lainyi1ie anI srrySiIic gs StcanI trains were run ling uni; ia to "n minutes of scic.j. ilrd at ih3 time Later in the .i1 r. steam s"r icr was rof so good. 'rolic, scr,icr gas rrsumc1 on rcgu. ar s,.hedulc by o'cf0ck and from hal tinr on. carr.td patrons p1th | i1" sirirtcsi prrrtualry. in order hal trolley lines might l." sept oprn ! or iodGy's rurrirg. @rov- plows vcrc | rrt busy au .iErt
 The failurr of the lighting system . -as nearly death hlow for "Hcicu , z Tray. \. Y.." rhisb vas pres, nted |, [ The Community heater as the a arkness of the theafsr interf.red 10 Ie tNtout of roiJtdmg fhs siag4hands ( tH5 hours ofW oriinc time in set Ing up the sceuary. Scms tall tgstiiug took place as soon as the ghts came on and the curtain was |, Fsds 70 go up ct s:i6 o'clock and .fs show hegau am lime Mafss- ,