New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
tion of automobiles altogether. Taxes
 on automobiles bring the state an income of about $1,750,000 year.
LARGE AREA OF
 PROPERTY IN DANCER
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several months. due to the contro- versy as to whether 1t Is single
 dwelling or a two or three-family
 structure. and consequently it was we'll dried out by the elements. there
 being no windows in place. The dry lathing cracked before the blaze and
 within few minutes of the discov-
 cry of the fire, the entire upper sec
 ton was a mass of flames. Famed
 leaped high in the air, licking out
 on all sides and creating a roar that
 could be heard for great distance
 around The sky was aglow and the
 snow-covered roadways and yards in
 the vicinity reflected the flames so
 distinctly that residents of the neigh
 borhood hastened to locate the scene
 of the fire.
 An unoccupied. new house. owned by Mrs. Anna Lee and adjoining the | Naples building on the east, took fire and was badly damaged despite the efforts of the firemen to prevent the flames from spreading, and a house on the west side, owned by Roy c. Schilling, was threatened, while the home of Attorney Harry H. Milko- witz on Vance street was in danger,
 the roof breaking out in blaze sev- eral times. Occupants of other houses on Vance and Hart streets were pre- pared to leave, fearing the flames ! would reach their homes. One fami- ly. discovering a blaze on the front veranda, caused by a flying ember, hastened to extinguish it just as a company of firemen turned the hose in that direction, and the family re- ceiving a wetting. Streams of water were played on the roofs and walls of other houses, undoubtedly pre- venting their destruction. For a time
 the entire neighborhood was threat ened. and there was great excite ment as throngs gathered from all sections of the city to watch the bat
 tie which the flremen finally won.
 but only after one of the stiffest
 9ti SSiCS Iilcy H1NC iie'o III ooiic
 time.
 Fire Bursts Out Suddenly
 A few minutes before ' o'clock a
 still" alarm was sent in and almost
 immediately afterward Box 118 at
 Hart and Linwood strees was rung,
 bringing companies 1. 6, and No. 2 service ladder A Jerome street bus
 had passed through Hart street a few minutes before the alarm sound ed, and so far as is known, there was no sign of fire. A local attorney said today he passed the Naples house about five minutes before the alarm was sounded and he did not see the slightest indication that the building was burning.
 Inccndiarism Suspected
 Chief Noble, who was at home yesterday with cold. responded to the alarm and directed the fight against tho flames. He said it was one of the most spectacular fires he has witnessed and he admitted to- day that he feared for the other frame dwellings in the vicinity, for the fire had such start and the house offered such minimum of resistance that the handicap was difficult to overcome.
 Relative 10 the cause, Chief Noble said it is possible that someone was smoking in the building and care lessly dropped match. and it is also possible the fire was deliberately set. There is no reason to direct suspi cion towards anyone in particular, he said, but the fire has the appear ances Of the work of an incendiary.
 First Deputy Chief E. F. Barnes and Building Inspector A. N. Ruth. erford inspected the ruins this fore noon, going through the house from cellar to top floor. Chief Barnes said the fire started, according to under the stairway lead ing from the second to the third floor, in the southeast corner. The stairs were almost totally destroyed and Chief Barnes pointed out that a fire, fed by dry wood and famed by the drafts from the open windows, could very easily shoot up through to the top floor and spread to all cor ners of the building in a very short time. There is no question in his mind, he said. but that the blaze was set
 Outside the house, directly be- meath window, Chief Barnes found two cans, of the kind used for stor- ing benzine, gasoline and similar fluids. They were blackened by fire and whether they were thrown out of the house or not is not known. Chief Barnes took them to the central fire station, remarling that they may or may not have some bearing on the fire.
 Loss May Reach S1O.GOO
 The damage to the Naples house is estimated at between S6.OO0 and Sl0.000. Chief Barnes said he learn ed there is s15,000 insurance on the It is said it was taken out by the owner and r. H. Dohren- Wend, the contractor, for protection during the period Of construction of the house. MT. DohrcnWend refused 10 make any comment on the fire or he insurance today. "I will not say at all" he said. and in- sisted his stand was final.
 The Lee house. which was recent y finished and has not been occu- pied. was damaged to the amount of tbout S3,o00. in the opinion of Chief Barnes. The west wall must be re placed, he said. and q great deal of he plaster on the inside must be re- l!aced on account of the grent Ynl-