New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-20
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SUNDAY fire CUTS
TAN|'S Shoe SHOP
Several Thousand Dollars Dam.
age-Fire Alarm System Fails
MISS BERARDY MARRIES

Weds New Britain Man Tolay-C
Fl. Norton Chairman of Parl
Commission; Work On Park Be-
gtm-SchooI Reunion Draws COO
| Fire which broke out in the barr
OF Santi TAM in the rear of his new
block on Whiting street threatened
the business center for a short while
yesterday morning ard DESTROYED the
barn along with / great quantity OF
SHOES and leather pieces. doing dam.
aged estimated II from s. eoo te
$4,000. The bul,i,ns is an old one
ana was being temporarily used as
Inc shoe repairing md manufacture
Ing shop of Mr., Toni while his new
block vas being built to replace the
one recently torn down.
The fire was disco, cred about 40
O'Clock yesterday Acrnlns bv DR.
George F. Cook. who had lust re-
turned from church in New Britain
ana was sitting down to breakfast
ale saw a small co.umn of smoke
using from the loof of the barn
hsar the chimney and hastily sent
in an alarm
Inc hre whlsti1 on the town hall
refused to funct on when the tele-
phone operator attempted to blow
IT, nut the operator reached Driver
James Il. Boswell by phone and he
WAS on the street with the large
truck almost imn' ed'ately Residents
OF the blocks in tho center sent in
further calls askirs why the whistle
rad not been blown, hut by that time
'he ladder truck vas en- the scene.
Mr., Roswell laii =. line of hose
from the hydrarS at Whiting and
Maple streets with TIE assistance OF
several volunteers who came for.
ward from the crowd attracted ia
the fire The work Of these men was
very good, Mr.. Boswell commented
today. and it enabled him to
have ready despite the fact that
members of the M company we're
late in arriving because Of the fail
ure Of the whistle.
Meanwhile Miss Zella DYER. chief
operator. was working frantically to
| locate the watchman al the Trum-
bull Electric Mfg. Co.. and when he
finally responded she had him sound
the proper call on the whistle at
that factory. That brought out a
number OF fremen, while others
We're being notified directly by the
telephone operators. and after only
brief delay there we're IS regulars
on hand at the fire.
The flames appeared to have
started near the bottom Of the
barn and to have worked up inside.
| partly oholled by the lack of air I'M
I'll they broke through the roof.
When the department arrived the
interior Of the structure was a
chamber Of fame and smoke but
the f1remen attacked it determlnedly
and did a remarkably good lob in
saving the exterior OF the f1imsy
wooden building and preventing the
spread of flames to the nearby bust
ness blocks They remained at the
scene for about an hour before the
last sparks were extinguished
The interior and stock were
complete loss, fire. blisterine heat.
smoke, and water combining to de-
stroy them beyond salvation There
vas a great stock of leather and
large number Of shoes in the build
inF. besides considerable ulantit-,
of expensive plate glass windows for
use in the new TAM block Just
what the damage is is not known
Mr. TAM placed it at s6non, while
the fire department figures If as 81
Coo although admitting that it can
not place a fair estimate because of
lack Of knowledge Of the amount
and grade of leather consumed
Residents of the Central building
were routed from bed by pounding
on their doors and fed to the street
in their night clothes, believing that
the five was in that block instead of
behind it. It is considered fortunate
that the fire did not break out dur
ing the night, as IT might have
touched off nearby business blocks
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