The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-07
Alleges Recent Ruling On Tavern Entrances
 Boosted Fire Loss
Block Owing to Changes Demanded By Liquor Board; Describes Cause, Extent of Blaze

stairway, but none was there. There couldn't be: the liquor commission wouldn't allow it, the store attend ants told us. And then we thought; 1t brought back to us similar rulings of the past in relation to stores, where liquor is sold. It may be a just ruling but we have a right to express our view in opposition. And that we do not hesitate to do. We don't know exactly, but it may have been less damage would have oc- cured had the stairway been there To reach the cellar, from the rear we could and did go down the reg ular way. But in case of fire, the nearer the better. What if young Czarsty had been trapped in the store.
 Bottles Crack
 The fire was greatly increased by the excessive heat of the furnace which caused the oil bottle to crack and spread their contents in all di- rections. The front windows of the drug store were cracked, when the flames came up through the floor and had to be replaced during the day. The fire had reached the front display case, and also the woodwork on the southside. The metal cell ing helped in the checking of the progress of the blaze.
 There are six apartments in the building, besides the two stores on the ground floor, the drug store, and a branch A. & P. store.
 The owners of the drug store are Fred Czartsy of 260 Wood street and Edna Gancher of PTS No. Main street.
 The occupants of the building, above are, first floor, MT. and Mrs. Andrew Minicucci, and two chil- dren, Robert 5, Patricia 3, Mrs. El- len Logan, owner second floor. Ka- nut Burgeson and two children, Thelma, 12 and Oscar, 13; Mir. and Mrs. Raymond Jessell, and son John 4; third floor, MT. and Mrs. Carl H. Lange, and son Edward 5, MT. and Mrs. Leo Romain.
 Nearly all of the occupants were in bed at the time, and were awak- ened by the ringing of bells and the pounding of doors by firemen and others of the neighborhood.
 Praise Efforts
 We of the marshaps staff term the work of the firemen as excep- tional, and worthy of most favor- able common. Capt. Russell and Pvts. Eugene Legge and Jeremiah Griffin, conferred and advised with the ones affected by the fire until after the cellar had been pumped out, and new glass arranged for the front windows.
 It was Sunday, but it's all in a days work for the accommoda ting Captain Russell and those associat- ed under him.
 There are some incidents of fire life that occasionally make us all feel unhappy and sad at the suf- ferings of others. One such oc- cured over Town Plot way Satur- day noon, at A Anderson avenue, when the 3-family house of Frank Jucius, a good and hardworking employe of the American Brass Co., caught fire from defect in the chimney and caused considerable damage, to the three families in the building, MT. Jucius on the first floor, Mrs. Mary Decosnno of the second floor, and Mir. and Mrs. AL phonse Slogeris of the third floor.
 The fire completely took off the roof of the wood shingled house il, the northeast corner, and damaged greatly, the nice little furnished apartment of the young Slogeri' couple. They have four monthl old baby.
 The only insurance on the place was that held by the owner of th' house. But he carried no house hold insurance, neither did thu other two families.
 It was Saturday afternoon ant insurance interests were away fo' the rest of the day. But through the Marshal's office we arranged for a temporary roofing of thu building through the activity ant good will of Thomas c. Smith, th' contractor. And for this we fel somewhat thankful when we say the rain as of Sunday.
 There were tears in the eyes O. the occupants as they observed thu progress of the fire in their vel fitted apartments. But after it wa! all over, it was found that the fire men under Chief Lynch and Depu' ty Cavanaugh had kept the fire it. self confined exclusively to thu place of origin.