The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-04

Co, 72l Bank street, when hydrogen gas came in contact with sparks from an electric ailnealing machine.
 l0. Much excitement in eastern part of the city when home made incinerator, located in the rear of 3l Welton street "blows up", injur- ing Mrs. John Lynch, and her g. year old son.. Alfred. The explosion resembled a. real old-fashioned dynamite blast, and shook every building in the immediate neigh borhood.
 31 Fire in a chicken coop late at night in the rear of 470 Baldwin street, consumes IS fine looking chickens, in for the night prepara- tory to a contemplated early rise. The head of a match flew into 8 fire of straw and was the cause of the fire.
 JUNE
 l. George Phelan of B Walnut street badly burned when gasoline tank of street department tractor flares up while in operation in some road work on Highland avenue. 2. Fire on the stage of the as- sembly hall of the Waterbury Wo- mems club building, Central avenue, frightens neigbhors and does con- siderable damage.
 8. Harold Slater, IS, and Alphonse Fontano, 19, suffer slight burns when fire breaks out in the 'Kozy Korner" ''Tea" room, Pearl Lake road and Piedmont street in the early afternono.
 20. Robert Cronan, infant, son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph J. Cronan of 40 sheldon street, scalded, during temporary absence of Mrs. Cronaa, and dies as Q result.
 24. Acting Deputy Chief Joseph J. Kelley and squad assist in reviv- ing Salvatore Moffo of 146 Granby street, overcome by gas fumes in manhole off Bunker Hill avenue. >,,r5s.. JULY lt
 1. Sulphur dixoide escapes from refrigeration unit in the Loft candy shop, Exchange place, in the early morning. Michael Bio, workman, affected by the fumes. Acting Deputy Martin Cainpion and crew respond to the call, don gas masks and shut of unit.
 3. Fire destroys oldest house in Wolcott, owned by Luigi Sarno, lo- Cated near Hitchcock,s pond; Chief Cavanaugh and Acting Deputy Chief Bloomfield respond to the call for aid with Engine s and the booster apparatus of Engine 10.
 a. Fire breaks out in the old 'Nieehan hone," l06 Catherine ave- nue, late ct night, trapping several of the occupants; James Finnegan 47, occupant of first floor, badly burned about face and hands in try ing to extinguish the fire.
 3l. Mrs. Ethel Mutton of 46 Hill street, was cooking some bacon dur ing the, morning when 1t smoked Up and caused so much trouble and fear she called the department. Lieut.. Michael Cavanaugh, observing the conditions, pulled a great big bag of common ordinary salt from his kit, and extinguished the fire in this manner. Sometimes we have had fires where mutton was involv- ed ct the home of a Bacon, but this is the first Instance of bacon on fire ;t the home of a Mutton.
 B AUGUST
 1. "Shucks', chorused the tlre- men as they were called to an over- heated peanut roaster at 5l Brook street, on a hot day: the gas was shut off and the roaster allowed to cool down before operating again. "Chassie" Bauby "puffed out" as he arrives in record run from his fa- vorite stand at Bauby's corner.
 3. Waterbury firemen fight barn fire on property of Mrs. Clara Mo- Very, of Wolcott, "just over the line" from the Waterbury terminus.
 i6. sulphur dioxide fumes es- cape from basement of The Buck ingham building, late at night, and employees of the Western Union complain, followed by m investi- gation of the fire department un- der Acting Deputy Chief Bloomfield.
 2i. Fifty gallons of gasoline es- capes from furniture truck of the