The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02

dered divided among the follow ing children: Thomas Morgan, Will liam Morgan. Mrs. O'Loughlin, all of Waterbury, Robert Morgan of Boston, James Morogan Of Has tings-on the H udson, N. r.. Charles Morgan of St. Louis, Mo-, and Irene Burke and Mary Dunigan of New Haven.
 Mir. Morgan who died July 23d, drew his will Oct. II, 1924. Catherine Kunze, 31, found badly burned in her home at a fire, on April last. She died two days later at the hospital. Her hus- band. Frank w. Kunze. had his hands burned in an attempt to save his wife from the flames.
 On May 31. Mrs Elsie Schneider, 73, suffered burns which cost her life the next day. In attempting to light gas range her dress caught fire. and she wasIso badly burned that she had no chance from the outset. Michael Quirk, a neighbor, had his hands burned in attempting to save the woman.
 Then there was the case of Jo- seph Glover, employe of the Som l cigarette his apron of burlap caught fire. and his body was ter ribly burned. This happened on June 19, and he was dead within Q month.
 William Fitzpatrick of 75 Cole street, a city employe, struck a match as he sat in the cab of a truck being filled with gasoline, and flash occurred. Fitzpatrick hands. leg and body were badly burned and he died on September 16, within q month after the acci- dent.
 We were also called to the north end on Memorial day when young Walter Whitaker, 12, was found on high tension wire tower, which he had climbed earlier in the day. The boy was dead when the firemen arrived, but his clothes were still burning.
 On April 29, littlo Elaine Fon- ceca, 4, died from burns received while playing with matches in the yard on Abbott avenue. Her par cnts were also burned in trying to save the little girl, and another daughter, 3, suffered with burned hands.
 | There was also the drowning of little Joan Rood, 3hs years old, in the so-callcd Trumpet brook, off Bunker Hill avenue, on March 5, in which this department took an active part In the search for the body.
 Some of the outstanding cases brought about by fire and explo~ sion, we bring to your attention In the following manner, to wit:
 FEB 9-MichacI Corey, feet
 frozen on cold day during fire
 in his grocery store, 151 Sco-
 will street.
 FEB 13-Russell Bcnning-
 h0ff, owner of gas station at | 125O ThOmastOn avenue, | burned about face and hands
 when a flash occurred as he
 drew fuel oil from m cIcc-
 trical'y operated pump. | MARCH S-Mrs Stanley Ga l dOvazny, 88 Vine street rcs-
 cucd from fire by Private Eu- gene Lcggc of this bureau. | APRIL 28-Erank ZilIo, 800 North Main street burned about face and hands in kerO- Nscnc oil explosion at his home carly in the evening"; fire tn kitchen followed.
 APRIL 20-Flainc Fcnccca, 4, dead from burns. MAY 7-Bcrnard Ruby, Jcwclcr, 172 South Main street, burned about hands in cxplO-
 sion of small alcohol lamp used in the repair of watches; small fire followed MAY S-Lucian Mole, ga-
 rage attacllcc, burned about
 face and head In explosion of oxygen tank. MAY 1O-JoSeph BrOusscau of 2S Mill street suffers from hand burns, following oil stove fire in his apartment. SEPT 28--Ednund Phclan, s, pupil of Duggan school, bad- ly injured, following cxpIO- sion of an abandoned gasoline tank, after he had struck match and stuck it into the tank opening.
 JUNE 1G-John McI1cnna, 3, son of Patrick McKcnna, 18SI Mill street falls into bon fire In the rear Of his home. and is painfully burned. NOV S.-NIrs Martha Ad- ams, Grassy Hill road, badly burned abont hands when tar kettle boiled over on the kit
 chen stove.
 NOV 15--Harry Muir, post master of ThOmastOn. burned to death in automobile fire on the ThOmastOn highway, north
 of the Waterbury line.
 Some of the Fire Losses
 The most serious fire loss of the year a.. investigated by this bureau was of June 10 last when the bricx building at 31-37 Canal street was on fire for the second time within q few years. The history of this fire fire has been told many times, and is still fresh in the minds of many.
 The fire started In an upholstcr- ing establishment. and swept the building, The building loss alone ran to about $15,0O0 with an ap. proximate loss to the tenants of about five thousand dollars. On July 1 early In the evening l | fire was discovered in the base ! ment of the r, & W. Grand Stores, Ins., or the II. L. Greene, Inc, at | 149 Bank street. This fire caused | n total damage to all concerned of | | about $l2,000
 Tho recent fire in the so called | Garden building on East Main | | street owned by the MattatucK | Land company brought about loss mucb lower than was at first | predicted. The entire damage here | as result of the fire will not | run beyond thirteen thousand dol | lars. we believe. Licenses Issued and Money Received
 The office Of the fire marshal is | | called upon to supervise the is- l | suance of licenses for the sale of l gasolene, and fuel oil, as well as l the sale of explosives. | In this connection we would !