The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-09

If yesterday afternoons ADMIN
ute test didn't make all civilians
seek shelter, the rains participation
during the brief interval helped &C
complish that purpose.
Streets throughout the city were
cleared of automobile traffic and
pedestrians as soon as the first sig
nal sounded, and vehicles ladened
with urgently needed merchandise
arrived at their destinations with
no difficulty
Chief Air Raid Warden James j
Curtin announced today that 1,4O0
air raid wardens, aided by an equal
number of auxiliary workers, par
ticipated in the test.
Sixteen theoretical incidents IN
which high explosive, incendiary and
poison gas bombs burst throughout
the city, destroying" gas, telephone
and power service were efficiently
handled by the volunteers. Twelve
persons were hurt" but none were
too serious, it was revealed"
Fire apparatus, ambulances and
repair equipment were theoretically
sent out to "hard hit" vicinities,
however, when they reported back
they diclosed their inadequacy to
handle the Situation" because the
bombers had caused too much de-
struction.
Mayor John S. Monagan, chair
man of the War Council, who wit
messed one rehearsal for "the real
thing" said the display OF prepared
ness he observed "s good example
of the way the services will work to-
gether in the event Of a genuine in
cident."
Frank j. Green, director OF the
warning center, announced that the
time of relaying the signals TO the
II points in the district was accom-
plished in two and half minutes
with satisfactory results.
Deputy Chief Air Raid Warden
Michael Hayes said today although
the test was most successful, the
wardens need some instructions In
the correct method of writing ana
presenting their reports of incidents.
The following helped to prevent
the test from being perfected l0o
per cent: several air raid Wardens
ignored the 18th incident; entrances
to the Lilley building, West Main
street. and the Hitchcock building.
Willow street, both official air RAID
shelters. were locked; the siren atop
the Washington street firehouse cid
not wall for the first alert; five am
balanced appeared to carry away
three Casualties" from a West Nam
street incident. In the event OF tne
real thing, the other two would
have been demanded elsewhere. Ana
DR.. Edward j. Godfrey revealed that
less than so per cent OF the emer-
gency medical forces were on
duty"
The police department handled
pedestrians and traffic most ell
GENTLY, said Mr.. Hayes.
Incidents occurred at the follow
ing places: feature incident at the
Harrington building on West Nam
street, opposite the Green, IN when
high explosives and mcendlary
bombs made a direct hit; Zone q
-Ledgeside and Highland avenue;
Highland avenue at Hawthorne ST.
and Bank street, between Riverside
street and Congress avenue; zone
A-East Farm and st. Paul streets;
Welton street; Beecher avenue near
Lockhart street and Homestead ave-
nue. at woodland avenue. .
Also, Zone B - Baldwin street at
Washington street; Hamilton avenue
at Silver street; West Liberty and
Benedict streets, and Baldwin and
Piedmont streets; Zone Driving
ton and Herschel avenues; Cloves
terrace at Hewett street; Sheffield
street near Chase avenue. and East
ern avenue and Hazel street.
Results Satisfactory
Hartford, Conn.,. Aug. 9-UP)-
splendid results were noted in a
statewide air raid drill yesterday.
State War Council Administrator
Harold F.. Woodcock said today af-
ter receiving virtually complete
report of the test.
Local war councils had arranged
a wide variety of incidents, some OF
them extremely elaborate and in
genious," he said in statement.
These provided an opportunity to