The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-04

well as events which have been iTi- portant to the personnel of the de- pertinent. :.
 The fire department honor roll fog the year is as follows:
 December l0-Lieut. James F. Carolan, retired.
 January 17-Private James s. Crough, Engine B. -..,-,...,.--...
 May e-Private Joseph E. Forth, retired.
 August 6--Private William J. Reynolds, Engine 2.
 October 1-Chief Thomas F. Lynch, retired. W.
 November 28-Private Michael J. Calvin, Engine 10.
 The outstanding events Of the past year are as follows:
 .sC DECEMBER, 19S6
 3, Joseph Acoury's $2,500 truck burns up while enroute to Bristol by way of Wolcott, and $250 in cash is also consumed in early morning fire, to which Engine 2 of Walnut street was called by f1otorist who passed the fire on his way to Water bury.
 s. Fire sweeps the S-family house ct 42 Anderson avenue in the carly afternoon and does much damage. to the household effects of the tenants who were not insured. The build ing's owner was Frank Jueius.
 6. Sunday morning cellar fire at 2b7.26i Walnut street frightens cc- cupants of the building, and tempo rarily wipes out the drug establish ment of Fred C2arsty and Edna Gancher. 4.s
 Q. Dental ofice of Dr. Francis P. Barnes at l08 Bank street suffers considerably from fire.
 16. Capt. Robert Whitaker, on his way to the Burton street station, discovers small ice shed on fire, and assists Thomas Moran, caretaker, to the street, after the latter had been fighting the fire for sometime. Tiremen summoned by the captain.
 25. Eugene Fortier, 20, of 151 Chestnut avenue discovers fire at 3 o'clock in the morning at the home of Rev. Theodore 0. Bobilin, iS2 Chestnut avenue, kicks in the glass of the front door, and suffers lacera- tions of the right leg as Q result. Firemen called to extinghish the fire, which occurred during the abe sence of the family, away for the holidays.
 2s. Fire routs out occupants of the two family home of Charles 8. Miller at the junction of East Main street and the Frost road, in the early morning. Mrs. Miller, invalid, carried to house nearby. MI. and Mrs. Voghel, occupants of the second floor, rescue their two small chil- dren and rush through the cold to . place of safety.
 %. Fred Robinson, B, drowned in pond of the Frost road. Fire men respond to call for aid, under Acting Deputy Chief stephen Bloom. field, but are unable to reach boy.
 JANUARY, les5
 {. "Chippie", c collie, barks so ftiriously at 8 o'clock in the niorn- ing that he awakens Mir. and Mrs. Fred Miller, who discover that tre has reached their apartment on the top floor of 3e3 East Main street. They rush their seven children to the street, and then to the home of ..eighbors. The fire burned out the hardware establishment of Strauss & co, on the first floor, and the Miller Tire %.
 6. When something went wrong with the lights at 105 Gloves ter. race, during the absence pf MT. and Mrs. Harold Verzier, candles were substituted by the ElurseInaid. One of ths children carried one into . closet, end fire followed. Young Jane Donovan, and her two com- r,anions, Anna and Betty Collins ran to Engine 6 and notified the free men, Lieut.. Beckwi:h. and Private James Barry rushed in through the seayy smoke and carried out several es yne sleeping children: there were seven in ail.
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