New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 28, 1924, Page 20

20 MILLION 1085 IN FIRE AT LOWELL One Fireman Is Killed in Fierce Sunday Blaze Lowell, Mass One fire- man was killed, April re injured (pproximately start- art *of n fire n the he busines strict, through five build of the city's lar, theater, the building and a o ud general a tioned in the together wi police in t from the city of Lawrence and th town of Dracut before the flames could be brought under contrel. Only the presence a « nearby the square in which the e originated, enabled the fighters to dircct enough streams on the fire to prevent a gen- eral conflagration. Killed By Wall Collapse Captain Edward P. Cunningham i dcad as the result of the coliapse of a wall of the Associate buil Other firemen on a ladder with were hurled to the ground, or their safety ladder as it fell building. Hoseman John Gray was taken to a local hospital, suffering from internal injuries. Seven other fire fighters were less seriously injured. The fire, which started apparently in the Lisbon club rooms in the top story of the five story Associate build- ing soon enveloped the structure, A general alarm was soyunded as showers of sparks set fire to the Mongeau bullding, a three story office building. Ald was summoned from Lawrence and Dracut and a general military call issued. Ruined Three Buildings The fire wiped out the Associate bullding, almost hopelessiy ruined the swep! Idings, a Kni Columbus to the city were e and sp city, m, aved when against another Mongeau block and razed the Acad- | emy of Music, one of Lowell's oldest theaters. Despite efforts of the firemen to save the Knights of Columbus build- ing, a three story structure entirely occupled by the order, the bullding ‘was soon a mass of flames with the fire threatening to engage the Y, M. C. A. building across the street, A large garage and stable in the same square, in the path of the flames was the next building to go. Prompt work on the part of the firemen re- sulted In the saving of 17 horses kept in the stables. Eight Hour Rattle Almost total absence of wind, in ad. dition to the presence of a capal, en- abling the firemen to deluge the burn- ing area with water, resulted in the checking of the biaze after they had been spreading for four hours, The final all-out was not sounded until eight hours later. The scene of the origin of the fire | was directly across the street from the Lowell eity hall which was transform- 4 into an emergency hospital for doz. wns of firemen overcome by smoke and injured. BOBS HAIR AT %0 Colchester Boasts Aged Woman Who Declares Shorn Locks Feel Very Much More Comfortable. Colchester, Conn., April 28 —Relng #0 years old is no reason why a wom- | [ as low as an shouldn’t have her hair bobbed, is the opinion of Mrs. Delia Bchmidt, who now proudly exhibits her gray Jocks clipped in the latest fashion. “Whath a convenience,” she ex- elaiméd as she was helped out of the barber's chalr and gazed at herself in the mirror, “I feel ever o much light. er. I was never able to get the anaris out of my hatr. I feel real young n" Mra. Schmidt advises all women, regardless of age, to have thelr hair ‘bobbed. FOR SALE Three-family house of 15 Rooms on Day Street. House in fine condition. Will sell on 107 basis. COX & DUNN 272 MAIN ST. BUY COAL THE NEW WAY Best Conl at lower prices. Coal direct from mines to con- “nmer A. P. MARSH Distributor for Hartford County 16715 MAIN &1 Rear Dickinem Drug Co, Tel, 2002 . 2000 Aid was summoned belts held them to the | | FORMER WAYOR DIES NEW BRITAIN HAS 5,88 i REGISTERED AUTOMOBILES 2,768 Machines In Bristol, 938 | Plainville and 614 in Berlin, Vehicle Department Reports Hartford, April There is an au- tomobile in Connecticut for ever, other family, on the average, it is in- | dicated by i istration fig apltulation of the reg- | es of the motor | vehicle tment for tl t year. | Wiereas there every in the state in 1910, there | a car for every eight and one- half persons, and the number is rap- idly inc ! state was a car for 48 persons 0 137t thicss car we jent during o motor vehiel in every dent that t increase d in an a past year, invelye year, in- in traffic | L the largest city in the | ad the largest number of au- | mobiles last year and Hartford, the third city in point of population, | came sccond in the number of auto- mobiles owned by its residents. The registrations for New Haven totalled 17,958 ; those for Hartford 17.4 ridgeport, ew Britain, ; and New London, Bristol, 2,768; Plainvi state Taking the 1920 federal census as a basis of computation, there are more cars owned per family in rural Con- , necticut than its cities, In New Hav- en, ‘for-instance, there was a car last vear for about every nine persons. In Union, the smallest town in the state, there were two cars for every nine persons. Approximately the same ratio applicd to other parts of | the state, in these two classifications. | | i | H. Dion. 60 Years of Age, Was At One Time Chief Executive of City | I of Willimantic, ( Willimantie, April 28.—Hormisdas Dion, 69, mavor of this city, died at | | his home yesterday from angina pec- | |toris. Mr. Dion awoke early this | | morning complaining of pains in his |chest and when it became evident) | that his condition was serious his | | physician and priest were called, \‘ ll\'lwn 18 years old came to Taftville, | Conn., and entered the grocery busi- | Iness as clerk, He later came to this | city, where for the past 37 years he ‘rnndurl'd a thriving business in the same line, | He served in many town and city | offices and was serving his first term |as mayor, which office he took aver |1ast December, He had been a mem- | ber of the school board for 12 years | land for seven years was president of | |the Kederated French-Canadian so- | cieties of New England. He was a | democrat, A wife, three daughters and a son | survive him, | - The French language is spoken by more than 60,000,000 people, Automobile [ Fresh from the Factory $15.00 A brand new 6 volt, 11 plate, full capacity storage battery. is behind this battery —and it is made in the tht of the great organi- zation. 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Hart has through the Camp Real Est: lot on Hart street to Lawyer Milkowitz, who will build a family house on the property K. of C. Fair at Jester Hall, 25 to May Have your permanent summer put in now. Faei Parior, 9 Mah Phone 638, $3,000 given away at the Fair, Jester Hall.—advt Smart 8&pring Millinery, French Hat Hhoppe, 87 W. Main St, Prof. Bldg. —advt, { Phenix lodge fair, May 1- Fellows' Hall, Arch stre Hallinan's Lunch (rom § to 7:30 p. m.—advi, Dancing and Entertainment at the K. of C. Fair, April 25 to May 5, at Jester Hall.—advt. Victrolas and Planos, Henry Morans three April wa advt K. of C, 2, 0dd alvt Help Fill for the Orphans Near East. a. m [ —advt. Dancing and Entertainment at the K. of C. Fair, April 25 to May 3, at Jester Hal adyvt 3 Columbia Recor'ls, $1.00, C. L. WALK OVER SHOE STORE . of C. Fair at Jester Hall, April 25 to May s—ad\t. 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