The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-07
Past Week Witnesses In-
cidents Involving
Needless Loss, In
convenience.

Campion had I'll iaoderS raised 70
the big bldg, four stories from
the street side, and ordered sec
ond alarm to be given. This
brought Chief Thomae J. Lynch
and Deputy Thomas Cavanaugh.
on the first floor north lived
Mr.. and Mrs. Aiphonse Pannone,
Mr.. Pannone's brother, Luigi, and
Julia Pannone, n, daughter Of
Alphonse: across the way on the
same floor lived Frank Melchoire,
his wife Vera, Marie, 10, Saliva
tore 9, judith 9 and Frank A.
The second floor had Paul r.
Marticello, his wife, Robert, II
end Capmela Q and Katherine 2.
Mrs. Ida Garandrea, q widow, al
30 resided on this floor with her
family Of John, 20, Caroline, 10,
Luigi Is and Edith Q.
The upper or 3rd floor had
Emanuel zabbaro, his wife, vito,
Is, John IL, Catherine 10, Jose.
phine Q and Sadie, only months
old.
Frank Devito with his wife, and
family lived on the other side,
James u, Christian 10, Catherine
10, Dominick Is and Constantine
4.
No Insurance
Again at this fire we found that
OF oil OF the families In the bldg.
none carried fire insurance. And
what nice little apartments they
were, too. Well furnished, clean
and attractive.
And on election day morning,
while no one was at home, fire
broke out In the basement Of the
three story wood frame block ct
81 Bronson street housing six
families in the various floors and
one In the basement. II Yves In
the basement that the fire star.
ed, In the apartment occupied by
Mrs. Elizabeth Harvey, and her
three children, Daniel IS, Dorothy
10 and Frances IL. Only the day
before, little Dorothy was taken
to O hospital
But MRS. Harvey made the mis-
take Of u:!ng gasoline In q stove,
and then Going away, leaving one
burner In operation. Soon after.
wards there was an explosion and
every bit Of furniture owned by
Mrs. Harvey was destroyed In the
fire that followed. Only exception
oil work on the part Of the Fire.
men prevented the fire from going
to the apartments above.
TITS against the law to Use gas
oline In an apartment house." the
Marshal impaired 70 the mother,
but what more could be said or
done under the circumstances.
The children had been 10 briggs
School during the time Of the fire
and knew nothing Of II until they
arrived home for something to
eat. But there was nothing 10 eat,
and no household effects In the
little apartment.
Short Circuit
On the morning Of Nov. 4 at
2:s2 o'clock, Acting Deputy Chief
Campion and several companies
were called 10 Chester avenue UP
Waterville way, to o one story
wooden frame house occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lally and their
q children, aged an and az, Eliz-
18th and Barbara. While the lit
tie family slept O short circuit
occurred In the electric wiring at
tached 10 wall plug. Mrs. Lally
smeiied smoke, aroused her hus"
band, and they took UP their two
children and went TO the home Of
Henry 8. /Corbett. o. Middlesex
avenue, where word was tele-
phoned 10 the dept. While the
firemen were on their way, Mr..
Corbett and Mr.. Laily used gar
den hose line on the fire. The
Firemen quic..''J extinguished the
fire when they arrived. .u..
Garage Fire
Within O couple OF hours Of
this fire, We find Acting Deputy
Campion with another crew OF
firemen engaged In fighting o
garage fire at i48 Eastern avenue
In the Bunker Hill district. The
one story wood garage caught fire
some time during the early morn
Ing and broke into such O glare
that young Bianch Alsdorf.
daughter OF the owner, Arthur
Alsdorf, at first thought the rays
OF the sun were penetrating the
sleeping room. But she soon real
lied that the good sized garage In
the rear OF the home was on fire.
She awakened the family, and
they got out. Firemen were called
but they could not save the little
garage, the flames from which
were visible, from the heart Of the
city.