The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-31
City's Brauest In Annual Visit
To Graves OF Late Comrades
Cavanaugh Heads Pilgrimage Last Resting Places
Wrote History in Service of Waterbury Fire Department Of All
Remembered o Memorial Day.

for two horses, keep the appara-
tuS- spick and span, and also the
building. The hours were long
but the fireman OF that time had
plenty 10 do. Captain Doder0r
was strict, but he was true 10
every rule and order AZ issued by
the Dept. Chief. Good hearted,
friendly, and true blue, tho rank
and file liked him. even though
he made them slick up" for
every roll-call, Cdptain Doderer
died April |, 1895,
Chief Cavanapgh and tho rest
OF US paused IN thought OF his
active days In the flesh as a flow
or or two dropped on the grave.
Captain Henry N. Hull Is an
other fireman whose body rests IN
Riverside, Like Captain Doderer,
he also was connected with the
department IN It's early days OF n
paid personnel, and when the
hours OF duty were such that only
3 hours OF the a. were given for
meals and time off. Captain Hull
was Mt Scovill st., and later NJ
The Brooklyn fire station. He
died Jan. 20, 1923,
Calvary Cemetery
From Riverside, we went 10 Cal.
vary cemetery. There we carried
out the same detail on the graves
OF Chief Henry II. Hoffman, Dep
uty Chief Charles A, McEvoy, Cap
tain John J, Mitchell, Lieut., ed.
ward q. Loughman, PrivateS Pas.
quale Croce, Terrence Denehy,
Raoul PronovoSt, Michael j. Con-
way, Charles Il. Lynch, VIM, J.
Mcdonald, Michael u. Shea, John
r. German, James J. CROUCH, VIM.
j, Reynolds, Patrick p. Griffin,
Peter A. Coughlin and James j.
Murphy.
What a list, q roll OF honor 10
this or any department, not great
men M actually applied by some
people, perhaps, but great 10 many
OF uS who served under and with
them for so many years, II Ia
only O few years back since Chief
Hoffman commanded the depart
man. this tall, erect, and attrac-
tive individual, known and sal.
uted by the many thousands he
met almost daily In his rounds Of
the city. Recall Ills last public
appearance on horseback In the
old time fire parade OF August,
1894; he died the next month or
10 be exact. Sept. 10, 1894. There
was every reason for us 10 stop
prominence In the department for
80 many years.
City Hall Fire
And not far from the chiefs plot
we found the grave OF Deputy
Chief Charles A. McEvoy, "Darb,"
they nicknamed him years back.
He and Chief Hoffman were real
fire fighters: they were brought
UP In the game, talked little ex-
cept when necessary, but thought
much. The deputy died year ago.
We thought Of the old City Hall
fire Of April az, 1919. as we knelt
In prayer at the Captain John j.
Mitchell grave. You will recall he
was on the old aerial ladder when
1t overturned, strapped TO O rung;
the trolley wire on the north side
OF the roadway probably saved his
life, as he lodged and stayed
against IL until Capt. Mitchell was
rescued. He died in August 1880.
During the same year OF the
fire In question, Private Pasquale
Croce. attached TO the chemical
company, No. OF the old Leav-
enworth street station, was killed
as he drove one II not the first
city owned fire automobile along
East Main street on his way east
er1y TO fire. It was on O Sunday
afternoon. May 10. 1912, that the
fire machine collided with the
aerial horse drawn truck as the
two met ct the corner Of Spring
street. Croce was killed outright;
others were injured, the apparatus
was badly damaged and the horses
injured. The body Of Private Crosse
Is IN Calvary, too.
81. yeseph's
To the two Saint Joseph Gene
terieS we then went; FIRST to the
new and then 10 the old. In the
newer cemeteries Of the two, we
officially decorated the grave Of
the late Chief Thomas J. Lynch.
successor 10 Chief Henry II. Heit-
man.
We had Just right TO review his
lie 20 we had known him for q