The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-01

Spencer Grain Co, OH Hamilton
avenue attracts thousands Of
automobile riders, and does much
damage.
June 7-Old ice house located
north Of Lakewood park goes up
in smoke early of Sunday eve
ming; smoke observed for miles
around and consequently every
automobile within a radius of
20 miles rushes "pell nell" In the
direction of the heavy black
smoke. Boys, matches and smok-
ing blamed for the fire.
June 9-Ringling and Barnum
circus day; hydrogen gas inflated
balloons barred from circulation
by activities Of Office Of the Fire
Marshal.
June 12-Sulphur dioxide lets
go In cellar Of Bldg. at 142 Grand
street and firemen are called out
early in the morning.
June 18-Heavily laden gasoline
truck oyerturns on the Naugatuck
road, and traffic has TO be re-
routed; Truck owned by Sabins
and Co., of Bridgeport and con-
tanned 1900 gallons of gasoline,
all of which was lost. The driver,
Frank Perry escaped injury.
June 28-Fire breaks out In
plant OF Charles A. Templeton,
Inc, q Benedict street on Sum
day night, but fortunately is held
down to small damage, to bldg.
and no damage to contents.
June 29-Fire in defective oil
burner kitchen range starts trou-
BILE in bldg. at 139 Sheffield street,
Waterville, and Mrs. Wilfred
Fontaine, and her granddaugh-
ter, Rita, two, are painfully burn
ed as a result.
June 3O-Escape of chlorine gas
in plant of Imperial Wet Wash
Co., off Watertown avenue tenn
porarily "chokes" several employ
es, and some firemen.
JULY
July 10-Cleaning clothes with
gasoline causes damages Of $500
in the 2h story house at TOO
Baldwin street.
July 16-Sulphur dioxide gas
lets loose at 1872 North Main
street early in the evening, and
tenants and neighbors and fire.
men suffer for awhile from Its
choking fumes.
July 25-Fire late at night de-
stroys barn on the Scott road
owned by Anthony and Martina
DeBrigida; automobiles block fire
apparatus on the narrow little
road.
July 2O-Ammonia leak in the
refrigeration system of the Ar
mour Co., West Main street
drives out employees, and TENOR
arily weakens the eyes OF people
of the neighborhood.
July 27-Small fire In the Mea-
dow street warehouse Of the Had
ley Company leads to the blow
ing of three sprinkler heads, fol-
lowing which some OF the furni-
ture Is soaked"
July 29-Village Of Oakville, on
the Waterbury side, becomes all
excited when the feed warehouse
OF the G. A. Stone Co., gets on
fire and does damage OF about
$500.
July 3O--Mid-day roof fire in
3-family apartment block at IT.
10 Aetna street frightens occu-
pants OF the block and neighbors.
Nine year old boy sticks lighted
match into gasolene pot at 1l9
Madison street and cellar fire re-
suits.
The strong right arm Of a
painter, apparently, brought
about friction and a fire. from q
LIQUID remover In the house at 70
Euclid avenue.
AUGUST
August l-Fire crawis into the
three apartment house at l4-l6
Ridgewood street In the dead OF
the night" and all occupants
have 10 rush out In night attire
TO escape the flames. The dam
age TO house and household ef-
fects went to nearly $4,000.
August e--Thomas Connolly, ~,
OF 30 John street inhales gas, and
n revived by q Fire Dept. squad
comprising Acting Deputy Chief
@. j. Bloomfield. and Privates
Fed fIardwich and Willie Fits-
gorad.
August 7--Miss Rhea Aubertin