The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-14
Parked Autos on Two Sides Of Street Make
 Fire Fighting Hard
No Parking at Nght South Side Parking In Day Is Fire
 Marshal's Recommendation Departments Civic Purpose Revealed In Grady Tragedy

street. His burns were not serious, as we understand 1t.
 CalsI for Inhalator
 Hnhalator calls included one ct l406 North Main street on Jan. g., 1889, where carbon monoxide fumes had knocked out Mrs. Nicholas Ex- arhou, Mrs. Michael Exharou and Q six week old baby. Acting Lieut.. Waiter Joy of Engine 10 arrived with the inhalator, but in the meantime the trio had been re- moved to the hospital.
 Acting Deputy Bloomfield with privates Gustave Olson and John oLeary answered call for the in- halator to 9i Congress avenue on Oct. 1, 1889, and on April 19, 1889, the same crew used the inhalator at 87 Ives street on Q young girl overcome by gas fumes.
 On Oct. 13, 1899, Deputy Chief Martin J. Champion, with Privates John J. Woods and Thomas Reidy went to 280 South Leonard street where another young girl had be. come affected by gas fumes.
 Plant Fatality
 Many will recall the fatality near the plant of the Waterbury Tool Co on Oct. % last, in which two ein- ployes of the Leak and Nelson, Inc riggers of Bridgeport, lost their lives These men were Anthony Broder- son and Louis Jones. They took hold of the cable sling, attached to the hoisting cable, when there was Q contact with the high tension wires strung along overhead, and both fell over to the ground. Clar. ence Johnson, another worker lean. ing against the crane at the time was shocked, and removed to the hospital. but recovered. Bremen un- der Acting Deputy Joseph J. Kelley used the inhalator on Johnson. Deputy Kelley's aides included Pri- yates John J. Woods, Thomas Reldy and Joseph Drosniack; Chief Cav- anaugh arrived soon after the acci- dent. and assisted in the work laid out by the rescue squad. Broderson lived in West Haven; Jones In Sey- mour; Johnson lives in Bridgeport. Examination of the apparatus by Lieut. Legge of the Marshal's office, showed e burnt mark on the hoist. ing cable, 27 feet from the end, in- dicative of just where the contact was made.
 Marshal Safety officer
 It may be observed that the mar shal must be chased as the safety officer of the city. Not only does this come from the local laws, but the statute itself imposes upon this official the responsibility for the protection and safety Of the public wherever gathered. It is because of this provision that we of the mar shal's office are observed at various times in the theater, and ct other places of public assembly. But to do this nightly for an extended pe- riod of time, would require Q much larger staff than we have ct present or four in all. Almost year ago, we suggested an antissmoking ordi- nance for public places of assem- ply, but no action was ever taken on 1t, although 1t may be taken up later, in view of the complaints re- ceived from people who have been annoyed and disturbed by fear of fire on the part of smokers seated beside them in the theater and other similar places.
 Tn order to make the city rea- Sonabiy safe from fire. and to pro. vide properly for the safe exit of persons housed in burning build- Ing. the automobile must be pushed aside and not given the considera- ton 1t receives ct the present time.
 Safeguard Dwellers
 We of this office have driven parked cars away from private al- leyways, wherein they lnterferred with the safety of the people living in these places, and where we have actually found cars parked against