New Britain herald., 1925-05-22
PUMP WATER 1900
 Fl. ID FIGHT FIRE
"Smoke Eaters'' Hampered at
 Blaze on CurtiSS Lane
CHEST DRIVE SUCCESSFUL
Death of Thomas Cornell-Railroad Detectives Arrest Two For Cross Ing Tracks-Congcstion Relieved By No Parking Regulations.

By No Parking Regulations. only strenuous efforts on the part of Grcmen Of Hose Company No. l., Jnca!s Company No. and Squad 4, saved the home of Elmer Water house and adjacent property on Cur tiss lane al 1880 o'clock this morn ing, when a garage and motor car owned by Mir. Waterhouse were de- stroycd. When the hremen arrived at the scene Of the blaze, they found Cnly a two-inCh water main and low pressure to fight the flames, II was necessary 10 dispatch the No, 1 pumping engine to a hydrant on East road and lay 1900 feet of hose and pump the water uphill 10 the Hrc, The Squad A car with it's chemical tanks kept tho Water house home from igniting while the uncas. company handled the blaze, The garage and motor car developed into a roaring furnace that resisted efforts Of the fire fighters stubborn ly and every moment surrounding property was threatened,
 The Warehouse family had been riding during tho evening and it is believed that the motor car de- vcloped a short circuit in its wiring which caused the blaze About $2, | GOO damage was estimated as re- suit of the fire.
 Plan New Course
 Establishment of shop me | Chanirs course in the local schools vas discussed at a joint session Of the city council and tho board Of education last night. Installation of machinery in a special room at the new high school is planned 10 give the boys taking the course expe1i- cnCe in the work.
 Community Chest Drive Successful Final checking I'D in the com- munity chest canvass shows the ap- proXimate attainment of the objec- tive of 247,000, which was set for the drive this year. The workers have combed the territory in a painstaking manner so that all pos sible subscriptions have been taken care Of. Although full returns are not in, the directors of the campaign feel sure that the drive has gone oyor the top"
 Five organizations will participate in the disbursement Of the funds during the year, the Red Cross, the ] Visiting Nurse association, the Boy Scouts, the hospital and the Boys club. Campaign headquarters arc being maintained at the Bristol Ma tional bank, where contributions ar' heinz received and other work 0 the drive is being handled
 Crossing Tenders Careless i Carclessncss on the part of sey' eral crossing tenders in this city ir | the last few days has nearly resulted { in accidents to motor cars. accord. ing 10 reports of vehicle operators One driver cited an instance this morning which took place yesterday when the gates were let down almost 1 on his car although the train was mot in sight and the crossing tender i had plenty of time to slowly low CT his gates and thereby warn the driv- CT As 1t vas the motor car was upon the rails before any attempt was made to drop the protective bars. it is claimed. Several cases i of this nature have taken place late l ly. according 10 motor car operators, IWho feel that they have not hecu justly treated as in several cases, gate tenders have reported numbers to the state motor vehicle depart mont Of cars passing just as gates wore being lowered and in many in- stances, the drivers say, the fault vas at the door of the crossing ten der
 Thomas Cornell
 Thomas tOrneU a resident Of this city for the past two years, died in ,'he Now Britain hospital last night after short illness. He vas 5@ years Of age and leaves a son. Thomas Cornell of Cleveland, Ohio, and a daughter. Mrs Edward Den ehv of this city.
 ThH funeral wilt take place al St. Tosephs church on Monday morn lng at o'clock and burial will take place in Waterbury.
 To Prevent Tresnassing
 TrHspassiug on railroad property will he stopped as far as possible, according to announcements this morning from local railroad circles, Railroad detectives were in the city yesterday and two men were allowed to go this morning on the payment