The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-01

overcome by gas fumes while
ironing In her temporary home
at 100 Walnut street. Employees
of the Conn. Light g. Power Co.,
under G. F. Cross, apply first aid
help, assisted by Acting Deputy
Martin j. Campion and Privates
Rice and Wood Of the fire dept.
Three cars badly burned in ga
rage fire at Is Myrtle avenue in
the Bunker Hill district. The ga
rage was owned by the West Side
Hill Methodist church, and was
destroyed. The cars were also lost.
August 11-New gas mask DEM
onstration for Fire Dept, menu
bcrs held In the city yards.
August 14-Fire sweeps through
storage warehouse Of the Dou-
mouchel Paper Co., 81 Canal
street, late at night, and does
much damage.
August 18-Home OF Raymond
Zapp at SIS Frost road practical
ly wiped out by early afternoon
fire.
August 2f-Mayor Hayes and
delegates from the Waterbury
Fire Dept. attend annual session
of Conn. State Firemen's Associ-
alton in Greenwich.
August 22-Biggest fire OF many
years breaks out In the early eve
ming In branch lumber plant Of
J. e. Smith & Co., Inc. off West
Main street at Commercial street,
and burns down four story brick
warehouse, owned by the w. L.
Hall Distributing Co., in addition
to destroying the lumber plant.
Firemen on duty for "a hours;
four alarms given, calling all
members Of the department. The
total damage ran close to $780,
600.
SEPTEMBER
Sept. Axle Of hose wagon OF
Engine IL snaps while apparatus
is on It's way TO alarm from box
80 for fire in North Riverside
street.
Sept. champion Stewart, col
ored, of TO No. Elm street owns a
1927 Cadillac sedan responsible
for two fires, one on August /,
nd another on this particular
date; short circuit caused both
fires; the time In each fire was
6:35 a. M, and the same box was
pulled for both fires, 81; the au-
tomobile was In the same spot
upon both occasions.
Sept. 11-Bradley avenue barn.
filled with new mown hay, and
owned by Seth Blansfield totally
destroyed In early morning fire.
Sept. 14-Pilot Of Army Areo-
plane discovers house fire on
lonely East Mountain road, flaps
wings of aeroplane In and around
vicinity of Municipal country
club to attract attention, and
then flys to point over burning
house. Fire Dept. called, but lack
of water prevents building from
being saved. Owner of premises
Mr.. and Mrs. Denis Masley.
Sept. 19-Emergency call To No
S Patterson Court, Waterville. OH
the part OF Acting Deputy Chief
Martin Campion and his aids,
Privates John j. Woods and JO-
seph Rice. finds John II. Barlow
81, dead from gas fumes. and his
wife, 10. unconscious. Mrs. Bar
low died few days later.
Sept. 17-Bus disaster on the
Cheshire road at $50 p. m. day
light time: four instantly killed,
and 10 injured: later one OF the
injured, also died.
OCTOBER
Oct. 4-Gas fumes overcome
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruno B. Wehr-
mann at thier home, 500 North
Main street, and kill both aged
persons.
Oct. l4-Fire breaks out during
absence OF Theodore Fowler, rs.
from his home on Munson ave-
nue., and practically ruins the
the little dwelling.
Oct. l0--Cellar fire In the eight
family apartment block In the
rear OF 90 South Elm street drives
out all of the tenants In the
early evening.
Oct. 22-President Roosevelt
day In Waterbury; thousands line
the public streets. and thousands
more Join the crowd assembled In
Library Park. introduced by
Mayor Hayes. the President ad-
dressed the people for q short
period: Firemen join police In ef.
fort TO cope with traffic and
crowd In the park.
Oct. 2s-Whlle Mrs. Allen Up
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