New Britain herald., 1928-02-03

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 Lack ef watss preDurs wAs . constant handicap to ftremen who also suffered from the cold wind which whipped tho flames bseors it.
 One newupaese lest all tts sauip- ment while a1etAAr suesea1 ssvgge damage. The L1ndepsa1sa4 ytaneh iansuags neWaDaDsr. Id tts yls1t destroyed. The Hsrald NsWA whieh had just movs1 inte . nsw buildtAs was . loser while. tAe vAn Nivss 0lobs whoss walis proved aA easet. ual barrier asalnst ths flames in oas direction, haA its bassunsat fieeasd by water but was otherwise un- damaged.
 Tho old Herald News building was one of the burned structures
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 Bssde ths Nehicaa HeusA. the Wilbur Hetsl and the DAy otats House tho latter . comparatively small establishment were swept Ar at the Nohican all guests escaped but not all wsrs able to Avs their belongings
 Tho last big building to % was the eight story Maasasoit- Pocasst National bank opposite the city hall. Ftremen seeing that their efforts to save 1t were unavailing. concentrat- ed their endeavors on the city hall which escaped with only . scorch- ing. Other banks to lsse their guar ters were the Metacomet National Citizens aavtnss and tho Fall River, Troy and Peoples.
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 Hastily summoned employes sue ceeded in removing cash. securities and records from all three institu- tions and similar precautions were taken by several other banks when it appeared they might be in danger.
 The Pocasset mills where the fire started wers in the process ef be- tng dismantlsd. The property was formerly used for textile manufac- turing purposes but has been idle about two years and is owned by Louis K Ngsett Of Boston. head of the United Drug company.
 MT. Ngyett who s at Palm Beach, Fla. was notified by tele- phone.
 Tho blaze was first discovered in the large six story mill number 1. The building proved . vefitable finder box and within half n hour all four units of the plant were on fro and shortly therafter the flames leapod across to the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad bus terminal. There, an unverified report said. tank containing 5000 gallons of gasoline exploded.
 The fire soen raced lts way through the Nohican hotel and the granite block and for several hours seemed to threaten the entire city.
 Many families prepared them- selves against the possibility of having to abandon their homes. stacking their goods in the streets, but firemen successfully confined the major blaSs to the businsas area.
 The guard room at police head quarters, was turned into sn emer- gency hospital where many persons including fremen who had been slightly injured were given frst aid treatment.
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 Tee formed quickly on the ruins as tons of cold water quenched the glowing debris. Fire apparatus, hose lines and even ono fireman froxe to the pavenasats. The dre- man had to Dc chopped free by his comrades.
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 Numerous narrow escapes from serious injury marked tho progress of tho blaze. Ono fireman saved his life by jumping beneath his truck when . wall of the biasiag Temple Bethel crashed. showering masonry about the apparatus.
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 The nrs deprived scores of law yers. brokers and agents and other professional men of their offices. particularly in the Granite block and the Burlington building. another large structure which wae rased. In many cases inavluabls records were lost before their ownefS could re- trieve them.
 The progress of the fire up Main street was halted on ono side of the street by tho hre wall of tho AeT- chants building and on the other by the Globe building. Public buildings fared better than others. The city hall, post office and customs buildings all escaped although threatened for hourA Paper Put Ont
 New Bedford. Maas.. Feb. ! w. The Fall River Herald News was made up in the composing room of the New Bedford Standard and printed early this morning on . Standard press when the Fall River