The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-19

Total insurance paid 49,. 2D6,HlV.06
Total uninsured fire loss
estimated ............9 IS, 101. "a
Losses RecOunted
You will note that our expenses
for the year 1896 amounted TO the
sum Of $536,52028, as compared
with our expenses Of 1885, which
amounted to $482, 128.42, an increase
Of $54, 400.86.
This difference ] can account for.
as the members Of the department
were granted q 5 per cent incrt
In salary as Of January l, 1886,
along with the decorating and re-
pairing Of all fire houses, together
with the purchase Of gas masks.
which were made absolutely neces-
sary by the number Of calls for am
monia leaks and sulphur dioxide
gases, due to the installation Of nu-
merous electric refrigeration units.
You will also note that our fire
losses as estimated this year amount
ed to the sum of $342,0i1.70 as COM
pared with $103,164 DIS Of 1895, a
difference Of 1898, 847.7o.
This, too, I can account for, be-
cause Of the heavy losses sustained
at the fires at the J. e. Smith Lum-
Der Co. and the Warren L. Hall
building on Commercial street on
the night OF August 22nd, 1885, and
the fire at the Connecticut Lumber
Co. at No. 1900 Highland avenue
Sunday, March 8, 1895. The COM
bined losses Of these fires amounted
to $241. Dol. 95.
will also call your attention to
the fact that the department an
swered 942 calls during the veal
1886, as compared with 1895 calls In
1896, which shows that we had 144
less calls this year than we had In
1885.
During the year the chemical
engine at fire headquarters was
changed from a straight chemical
to a booster tank with pump. This
Job Is not yet complete, but should
be finished the latter part Of this
month. This, too, was an added
expense.
Calls for fnhalat0r
On Friday, July oath, 1885, this
department was called by the police
department for the inhalator. and
Captain Bloomfield with Privates
Hardwick and Fitzgerald responded
The call stated that a boy named
Angelo Cannata, aged Z. Of 324
South Main street. had fallen into
the Mad river in the rear Of the
Steele g. johnson Mfg. Co.
On August 9Th, 1885, at 8:04 p. m.
Captain Stephen Bloomfield and
crew were called to No. Al John
street where they found Thomas
Connely overcome with illuminating
gas. He was revived and later taken
to st. Mary's hospital.
On Saturday, November 28th
1896, Deputy Chief Thomas f.
Cavanaugh and crew answered q
call to No. 81 Violet street where
two children, Eleanor Perruccio
aged A, and Concetta Perruccio
aged 8, were overcome by illuminate
ing gas. When the deputy arrived
he found that the children had been
removed from the building and were
being cared for by DR.. lombard.
On Monday, November 9th, 1885,
at II 100 p. M, Deputy Chief Thomas
F. Cavanaugh received call to go
To No. Al John street where Thomas
Connolly was overcome by illumi-
mating gas. Deputy Chief Cava-
naugh and Privates Hardwlck and
Flynn worked over Connely for half
an hour and succeeded In reviving
him, so that the police patrol later
took him to st. Mary's hospital.
Electr0cuti0n
On Tuesday. November 10th. 1886
a telephone call was received from
the Chase Metal Works In Water
Vile. where man named Harold
White was overcome due to coming