New Britain herald., 1926-07-06
Bristol Neus
DAMAGE OF SlO,OOO
 IN BRISTOL BLAZE
Fire Starts in Millinery Store
 and Threatens Building
FOURTH OF JULY ACCIDENTS

IVURlH UT JUUl hUUlDLN l , Exploding Cannon Tears Of Part of 1 Youths Hand - Two Sudden
 Deaths-Man Electrocuted In Fac tory-Dcath Of Miss Hume. Prompt and efficient work on the ipart Of the three city fire companies subdued a blaze which for a time threatened the business buildings 1 between Laurel street and the city Ihall and which broke out at about IS ?. m., yesterday in the La Mae Millinery company store at 55 North Main street. It was necessary to lay two lines of hose after 1t was found that the fire had gained too much l headway to be extinguished with chemicals. The damage to the building and contents is estimated at about s10.000, the interior of the millinery store being badly gutted and the contents ruined by the smoke and water. The building Is owned by Miss Ella Upson and Is one of the oldest on the street.
 When the alarm was sent in, smoke was issuing from the doors and windows and the subsequent in- lvestigation made by Fire Chief John H. Hayes failed to disclose the origin Max Friedman. proprietor of the millinery establishment, was seen leaving the store only a short Itime before the fire and at that time everything apparently was all right.
 During the fire, all trolley traffic was held up and automobile travel was diverted.
 While the companies were engag- ed in fighting the fire. another call was received from Maurice J. Ken Iyon Of 32 sherman street, the roof Of his house having been ignited by a skyrocket. One company was dis patched 10 the scene but upon its arrival the fire had been extinguish- led.
 Injured By Exploding Cannon. Louis Dimeo, aged 19, son of Mfr. and Mrs. Joseph Dimeo of 109 Di- Iyinity street was seriously injured yesterday morning when a toy can- non exploded while he was loading if. The ramrod went through a sec tion Of lis left hand and tore off the little finger. IL then entered his leg, badly lacerating 1t. He was taken to the Bristol hospital, where ho was attended by Dr. R. J. Boyle, who found it necessary to amputate Ithe next finger to the one torn off at the time of the accident and also a portion of the palm. Anti-tepanic serum was administered as a pre- Iventive against lockjaw.
 While suffering from shock in ad- dtion 10 his injuries, Dimeo was Ircating comfortably this morning and no serious effects were antici- pated.
 Electrocuted While At Work
 George Gervais, aged 26, of 1o3 sGreen street was killed at o'clock Saturday afternoon when his hand ICame in contact with an extension flight wire carrying but 110 volts, while he was engaged in sweeping ithe electrical furnace plant at the factory of the Bristol Brass corpora ition on Broad street. According 10 Brook Benford, a fellow employe IGervais had dropped the broom and jit was while reaching to pick 1t up ithat he touched the wire. Benford, on hearing Gervais' scream, went to his assistance and employees of line gang of the Bristol & Plainville Electric Co.,, who happened to be lin the vicinity, were called in and applied artificial respiration for an hour and % minutes. pr. B. N. Whipple was called from the Bristol hospital, but on his arrival Geyais was dead. pr. A. s. Bracket. medi- cal examiner, was then called and pronounced death due to electric shock. The only marks on the body were three slight dry burns, one of Ithe thumb and two on the forefng- CT. The voltage carried in the wire would not ordinarily have caused death. but it is thought that the moisture of Gervais' body caused Ithe electricity to ground.
 Gervais was q World War veteran land was a member of Harold F
 Emmett post. V. F. w.. of this city He Is survived by a wife and ont small child.
 The funeral, which was q military lone, was held at s o'clock this morn. ling from St. Ann's church on Wes
 street and interment was in St. Jo seph's cemetery. A firing squad from Con pany l., C. N. G., fired { Ivolley over tho grave and taps wa sounded hy ,ugler James Burns.
 Dennis ]. Collins
 Dennis J. Collins, aged 59, Of 12' tJudd street, died suddenly at hi home last evening from heart trou
 hle. Mir. Collins was walking aloni
 Main street when ie suffered an at
 tack and was taken by automobil