New Britain herald., 1924-09-03
BristolMews
WHISPER WREAKS
 HAVOC IN BRISTOL
Topples Over SlOs and SmaShes -s--
 Buildings on Farms
NO HYDRANTS, HOME BURNS

Cosmo Vacca Awarded Contract To
 Pave Main Street-Property Own
 CTS To Appeal To Superior Court
 City Council Meets.
 Cutting a swath a quarter mile wide from Reservoir No. 1 Of the local water department near the Terryyille road to Whigville yester- day afternoon a tornado swept havoc in It's path for several miles The storm played pranks with the barns and silos of the Chippens Hill sec ton, lifting one sio at the farm Of Otis Roberts on Perkins street seV- eral feet in the air so that 1t cleared some farm machinery nearby and then dashed it to pieces 50 feet away. One other silo at this farm was also uprooted and reduced to kindling wood by the terrific rain and wind cone, which twirled through the section. Mir. Roberts also suffered the loss of barn on Hill street, which was blown over.
 Edwin Gaylord's barn on Hill street paid tribute to the tornado, which then roared over the farm of Leigh D. and Dwight Minor on Hill street, destroying two silos. Silos seemed the favorite objective of the storm as Adolph Schultz lost one on Hill street. His silo disappeared and at this time may possibly be wan- dering over the terrain.
 Cattle in the fields suffered greatly in the storm but no livestock losses have been reported.
 A telephone pole near the home of Manager Louis A. Wheeler of the Bristol Realty Co.,, in the Chippens Hill section, was splintered by lightning. Hundreds of telephones were put out of commission and lights were also interfered with Temporary repairs were made so that lights went on at late hour last night. Telephone repairs are being made today.
 Fire Destroys House
 Forced to stand idle while flames ate up the home of Anthony Boise wicz on Stafford avenue shortly after 10 o'clock last night, the local fire department saved several nearby houses and barns. With the nearest hydrant more than a mile away, the firemen had no recourse except 8 small stream, which was quickly dried by the bumpers and a quick movement to another brook was necessary. Two lines of hose, 1,50o feet from the brook to the fire were laid, after the flames had gained such headway that saving the struc. turs was out of the question. All o1 the apparatus responded except the hook and ladder truck and Com pany No. 1, which were held in re- serve. Two bumpers the Uncas and Forestyille machines threw water on the blaze. which could be seen for miles around as the sky was H. luminated by the glare. The loss was about s7,5Oo and was partly covered by insurance.
 The origin of the blaze is not known, although defective wiring was blamed. The owner of the place, Mir. Boisewicz said last night that he had retired about 9 o'clock and that no fires were goingEn the stoves He was awakened about an hour later by the cracking of flames and the odor of smoke and discov- cred that the whole roof was ablaze, indicating that the fire had started in one of the upper rooms of the house.
 In order to secure water, the fire- men were forced to build a small dam in the brook. Two years ago Fire Chief John H. Hayes requested the property owners of the Stafford section to build small reservoir in anticipation of any fire emergency. Inc matter was allowed to drag along and last nights fire was one Of the fruits of the delay.
 Autos Bother Bremen
 Fire fighters at the blaze last night were interfered with greatly by the crowding in of motorists to the scene of the fire. The motor cars ran over the hose with the greatest nonchalance and blocked the efforts of the firemen by parking machines in space, needed by the apparatus of the department.
 Jitney Hearings Scheduled
 Hearings on the applications of Thomas O'Brien, Antonia Corone and Mcdonnell brothers of this city for the establishment of iitney routes will be heard by the public utilities commission on Friday morning at 1o:Se o'clock at the state capitol in Hartford.
 MT. O'Brien and Mr Corone have applied for a route which will lead from this city to Pennington to Avon ! and then to Simskurv This line is