New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 8, 1928, Page 10

'lwhen the 275 prisoners were sleep- ng. Confusion Terrible The caonfwsion was terrible, pris- oners sald. The great room with its ‘double tier of steel bunks was in semi-darkness. Awakened by the cries, the bewildered prisoners mill- ed about helplessly. struggling fu tilely with each other between the | rows of bunks, secking to reach | doors and windows that were barred. At this juncture, William O’ Mal- ley, a prisoner from Cleveland, be- gan his efforts to save the other men that made him probably the outstanding hero of the occasion. O'Malley and Tony Vacilio, also of Cleveland, are employed in the bakery at the north end of the building. When they heard the alarm they rushed to the huge bolt ed door that separated kitchen, bak ery and dining room from the dor- mitory and attempted to open fit. With the aid of a negro, prisoner | from Fort Worth, Texas, on the dor- | mitory side of the structure, they succeeded in breaking down the door opeming another avenue of es- scape. O'Malley estimated 160 pris. oners made their way to safety through that route. Orders Doors Opened Shortly after the fire was discov- ered, Captain D. H. Howell, com manding the guard at the brick plant, was awakened by the shouts. |carry a crippled of the 20 prisoners reported missing may be amoug those whose bodies lie in the ashes of the fimsy dor- mitory building. The fire brought forth its stories of individual heroism among th: prisoners. Many Heroes One or two related a story of see- ing a prisoner vainly attempt to friend to safety. they said, he found he was unable to lift him and fled to save He ordered the guards to open all the doors. There were five exits | from the dormitory. | The prisoners who had escaped from the burning dormitory wers | huddled in the offite and in the | garage. Chester Welch, of Cuyahoga county, serving time on a forgery | charge, assumed charge of the situ- ation until prison officials arrived, and finding wires from the plant were down, went to Junction City, | two miles away, to telephone T. A. | Young, superintendent, at his home | in Columbus. He also called phy- sicians. ided By Oil | After all the survivors had ! caped Mfrom the burning building, | O'Malley and others worked among | them applying oil to their burns. When the doctors came they dressed | wounds of more than 30 men. It was said that three or four were 50 severely burned they prob- ably would die. i With the coming of daylight, res- cue wor found a grucsome task facing them. | The dormitory, a temporary struc- | ture, consisted of a corrugated iron covering on i wooden frame, erect- ed on a brick foundation six to 10 feet high with a wooden floor. Floor, wooden frame and sheet iron covering had fallen into the shallow basement made by the foundation, and with them had fallen the prisoners’ beds. Searchers from the top of the foundation wall looked down into a | tangle of steel cots, scraps of sheet | iron, charred timbers and wire, and could see scraps of clothing and dark masses of charred bodies here and there. It is considered likely that many PAULINE SZYMECZKO I JOSEPH SZYMECZKO Superior Court, State of Connecticut, County of Hartford, the 2nd day of | October, 1925 WECOND ORDER OF NOTICE | Upon complaint in sid causs brought to said Court. at Hartford, in sai ty, on the first Tuesday of Jun and now pending, claiming a divorey custody of minor children, it not ap- pearing to this Court that the defendant has received motice of the pendency of wald complaint and it appearing to this Court that the whereabouts of the de- fendant Jomeph Szymeczio is unknown it . that motice of the institu- tion and pendency of said complaint shall be given the defendant by publish- ing this order in the New Britain Herald, & newspaper published in New Britain, once a week, for fwo consecutive weeks, commencing on or hefore October-9, 1928. By the Court, RAYMOND G. CA s Assistant Clerk of maid Court. | | 1lames were coming up the st his own life Another story was told of a man who escaped the flames and on looking into the building through a window saw his buddy still vainly trying to fight his way out. Intent on rescuing him, the man outside dashed back into the building. As far as was learned, both were burned to death. 1t was impossible to learn their names. The fire was believed to have started from defective wiring in the commissary, where smoke was first discovered. Describes Scene Columbus, 0., Oct. § (UP)—From his cot in the Ohio state penitentiary hospital here, Ralph Braun, swathed ges and so severely burned could not move, told the trous fire at the Junction City prison brick-plant. “Shortly after midnight,” Braun mumbled, “We all woke up when someone ran through the place hol- lering, ‘Fire! Fire!" “l jumped out bunk. of my way from the hasement. Go Into Panic “The men went into a panic. Most of them knew they were caught— like rats in a trap. They ran to the doors. trying to break them down. 3y this time, the whole building was in flames. It seemed like 20 minutes befofe the first door was unlocked. The men rushed for that one door—the only way to escape. They were fight- ing and walking over cach other. They wanted to get out of that flaming place, no matter what they had te do to get out into the open. “I tried to break through the crowd, but I was knocked down and walked over by a bunch of prison- ers. “I must have ‘passed out' and 1 didn't ‘come to' until I was out in the open.” SPAFFORD DESIRES UNIVERSAL DRAFT (Continued from First Page) Vets Frolicsome The rhythm of drums the Dlare of bugles »sounded through the streets of San Antonio until dawn and abated only at the open- ing convention this morning. The frolicsome spirit of the vet- erans sserted itself throughout Sunday, but with the arrival late If You Are Eligible to ||| MADE A VOTER and have not filed your application, call Tele- phone No's. 5979, 5980 or 5981, before 4:45 o'clock Tuesday, October 9. (This advertisement spon- sored by the DEMOCRATI( Party.) The NEW BRITAIN HERALD vesterday of fresh throngs of visi- tors and delegates, including General John J. Pershing. the horseplay | which has marked every Legion | convention to date suddenly came into its own. The pillow stunt. in which a large number of Legion- naires cut holes in pillows and shake the feathers into the street, ushered lin a mght of carnival such as this city has not known since the old ‘4‘0\\‘1"0\' days. | Firecrackers and torpedoes rever- | berated frequently from all sections lof the city. Joyous Legionnaires marched up and down the streets, shouting and capering, and state deleg ntered each other in the of the A. E. F. Wild !cries of “powder river” proclaimed the arrival of northwestern state delegations. n Antonio is traversed by a tor- tuous river which twists through | the husiness districts under a num- ber of steel bridges and many of the Legionnaires devoted part of their time to walking the high curving arches on cither side of the bridges. Pershing There “Black Jack” Pershing found wore than 40,000 of “his boys™ pres- ent when he stepped from his train lagt night and heavy police lines v necessary to hold the crowd back as h 1 to his automo- I hile. He was whisked away to his hotel hefore the cager erowds could get within 100 feet of him 50,000-50,000 There stimates on the total attendance, still varied. the optimistic pedicting 80,000 inst the cted by the con rrival of special trains will almost {double the throng now here in the fopinion of railroad officisls and housing directors. A fotal of 75 spe- cial and regular trains were due to arrive before noon. Most of the Pulimans will serve as hoteg rooms for their occupants. of National Com- afford and the ace for commander for the ensuing were the most absorbing fopics walke more replica of Independence Hall, Philadelphia. political race was still too embry- onic to warrant more than specula- tion. General Roy Hoffman of Ok- lahoma City continued to acquire prestige as a candidate for national Tex after its first caucus. Votes Not Known 1t was too early, however, for any of the state groups supporting favor- ite sons to swing their votes to an- other candidate and the backers of all of those now in the field were claiming marked sentiment for their favorites. John D, Ewing, of Shreve- port, La., long a leader in the “southern caucus” at Legion conven- tions, gained strength with his ar- rival today. 0. 1. Bodenhammer of El Dorado, Ark., Paul V. McNutt, of Indiana, General Albert L. Cox, of North Carolina, J. Monroe Johnson, of South Carolina, and Frank O'Neil of Kansas, all among the leading ported by active campaigns. The question of the 1929 conven- tion city seemed to be between Louisille, Detroit and Miami, and to a contest between Boston and Los Angeles for the 1930 convention. General Pershing's arrival was more dramatic than most of the spectators who greeted him realize It was from here that he entrained for Washington more than eleven years ago to receive command of the A E K Former Sergeant Harry L. Pollard of Beaumont, Tex., who drove Persh- ing's car in France was at the wheel of the automobile the general will use during the convention. Stepping through a group of officers around him, Pershing gave his old chauffeur 4 long handshake nad shifted his heavy overcoat to enable to throw his arm around Pollard’s shoulder. Generals Arrive Other prominent people who ar- rived on Pershing's train were Major Georges Scapinl, war blinded mem- ber of the I'rench chamber of depu- iy Major General Henry T. Allen, comy der of the forces of occup: tion and Major General Frank Park- er, assistant chief of staff of the army. Tos Angeles Arrives Han Antonio, Tex, Oct, § (#—The giant naval dirigible Los Angeles ar- rived over San Antonio at 9:40 o'clock today. Crowd Sees Ship Thousands crowded the streets for a view of the silver-colored airship of the opening of the national con- vention of the American Legion. Ra- dio operators at Kelly Field said after communication with the ship that the dirigible planned to cruise over San Antonio until late today, when it will leave for Fort Worth to be moored for the night. As San Antonians and the thou- sands of Legionnaires followed the Los Angeles with their eyes through a clearsky, T. G. W. Fettle, a mem- ber of the dirigible crew radioed the following message: “Greetings from the Los Angeles. commander with indications that the | s delegation might swing to him | contenders for the office, were sup- | which was flown, here as a feature | ’Il‘his architect’s drawing shows the new Henry Ford Museum at Dearborn, Mich,, the central building yroL A complete early American village will be erected behind the buildings. buildings will be devoted to the Ford collection of early American relics. San Antonio looks pretty good to me."” Forty on Board With a crew of forty officers and | men aboard, in command of Lieu- tenant Commander H. V. Wiley, the | dirigible left its base at Lakehurst, N. J., last Saturday and was flown | to San Antonio by way of New Or- leans and Houston. | GIRL KILLED, CHUM IN CRITIGAL STATE (Continued from' First Page) and a sister, Anna, all of Kensing- ton. Funeral services will be held from the home on Wednesday morning at | 5:30 o'clock and at 9 o'clock at 8t. Paul's church, Kensington. Rev. John €. Brennan will celebrate a re- quiem high mass. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery, New Britain. Hospital authorities stated this afternoon that Miss Chapman was still in a very critical condition and | that an X-ray examination was taken' to determine the nature of her injuries. John Kolodzlejski, agcd 23, of 23 | Farmington avenue, is in a critical condition at New Britain General | | hospital, and the police are conduct- | ling an investigation into his casc. Sergeant J, (. Stadler reported 1h a truck owned by Jenny Mannina Lisstro of 253 Myrtle street and driven by Paulo Liistro of the same address was going east on Winter strect and two men were {n the gut- ter, one of them being apparently helpless while another was trying to |pick him up. Liistro claims to have |sounded his horn just as IKolodzie. |8ki, who had been leaning against a parked car on the opposite side of ;(hn street started to cross. | Lisstro said his truck did not strike Kolodziejski, but the lutter fell to the ground ,his feet being near the right front wheel of the truck when |Lilstro alighted. Liistro called the police after Kolodziejski's two com- panions wanted two dollars from | him, according to Liistro = Sergeant Stadler learned that the men wth | Kolodziejski has a possible fracture of the skull and other injuries. He has been partially conscious since being admitted. Three Drivers Under Arrest Three arrests were made over the {week-end and today, following auto- | mobile collisions. and a number of | accidents for which no arrests were | made came fo the attontion of the police. Michael Ertl, aged 46, of 16 Colt street, was in police court today on | charges of ‘reckless driving and vio- | |1ation of the rules of the road, at the instance of Scrgeant J. €. Stadler. iTh" case was continued until tomor- [row on request of the sergeant. Ertl was driving east on West | Main strest and Michael Lantiere of |578 West Main street was driving | |west, The cars collided in front of | of Johnson's NEA Detroit Bureau of the group being a Five 650 West Main street, rtl's car striking the other machine in the center of the radiator, and slightly injuring Mrs. Anthony Deyenzo of 578 West Main street, who was in Lantierc’s car. According to the police and the witnesses, Ertli was on the wrong side of the street. Walter W. Wallace, aged 26, of 15 RRockville * street, Hartford, was charged with evading responsibility and driving while under the influ- ence of liquor. His cace was con- tinued until Thursday cn request of Attorney E. T. Ringrose, who told the court Judge W. ). Mangan was unable to be present on account of apother engagement. Chase On West Hartford Road Wallace's arrest was inade in West Hartford about 5 o'clock yesterday morning by Officer Belanger of that town. Supernumerary Officer Jo- seph Curry reported that a car driv- ing out of the Paragon on West Hartford road about 1:30 o'clock struck a car that was going in the direction of New Britain and did not stop, although the bumper of the car that was struck was knocked off by the impact. Carmine J. Venditto’ of 8and Hill road, Southington, was driving the atter car and a short time after the accident two young men came along and took Venditto in their car and chased Wallace as far as Corbin's corners, where they turned him over to the West Hartford po- . and Lieutenant tthias Rivai sent Officers John O'Brien and Mi- | chael Brophy after him. The West Hartford police had Wallace exam- ined by a physician, who pronounc- ed him intoxicated, and when he was brought to the local police sta- tion, he was under the influence of liquor, according to Lieutenant Rival. i With Wallace at the time of the accident were I, H. Benny of 96 Wadsworth street, Hartford, and J. Clough of 154 South Whitney street, Hariford. Witnesses summoned by | the state include Dr. Cushman of 19 Brunswick avenue, West Hartford; Harry C. Stumpt of New Departure hotel, Bristol, Irene Fetzman of 173 anklin avenue, Harttord; Louise DeCerbo of 152 Washington street, rank Duffy of 87 t. Hartford; Albert In- n of 162 Russ street, Hartford. Arrest at 5:30 A, M, Today About 8:30 this morning, Ser- geant T. J. Ieeney arrested Salva- tore Biafore, aged 30, of 209 Hart- ford avenue, on the charge of reck- less driving, foilowing a collision at the intersection of Stanley and Ellis streets. Andrew Johnson of 412 llis street was driving west on Ellis street and Biafore was driving south on Stanley street when Bia- fore's car struck the right rear wheel car and pushed it over to the south®est curb. Measure- ments taken by Sergeant Feeney showed brake marks on the road a distance of 72 feet. Biafore will be in police court tomorrow. At 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, sedan owned by William 8. In- hati of 155 Summer street, Bris- tol, and driven by John A. Cuchner Eight Boy Orators After Wc;rld Ti-tle | Eight boys from as hany nations will comp.ete at Washington, October 13, for the oratorical of 31 Richmond Place, Bristol, col- lided with a coups owned and driven by Doris Bibeault of 66 South Bur- ritt street at Lincoln and West Main streets. Motorcycle Officer Thomas Blanchette reported that the Bi- beault car was going west after com- ing out of Lincoln street and the other car was going west on West Main street. Slight damage was done to a fender on the Bibeault car, which Ingraham agreed to pay for. o About 6 o'clock Saturday night Rocco Vtre, a boy, of 136 1-2 Win- ter street, ran from a line of trar- fic going south on Main street, near Lee street, and was siruck by a truck owned and driven by Thomas McAvay of 24 Union street, which was going north. He was knocked down but jumped to his feet and started to run away when Officer Thomas C. Dolan stopped him and had him taken to the office of Dr. Slysz, where it was found he had a | bruised knee and lacerations about the mouth. Woman Aged 61 Hurt Mrs. Lila Tudell, aged 61, of Wa- ter street, Unionville, was struck by a car owned and driven by Steve Hicswa of 36 Lester street, Walling- ton, N, J., Saturday, and sustained bruises on both hips and the left leg. Officer Delber* Veley report- ed that the car started when the traffic lights at Main and Court streets changed to green, and the woman was half way across. The driver, being unfamiliar with the street, was looking for a place to make a turn and did not see the woman in time to avoid striking her with the front bumper. He stopped immediately and took her to Dr. G. H. Dalton’s office According to Blanche Moore of Water street, Unicnville, and Mrs. Kennedy of Maple avenue, Union- ville, the car started before the light turned to green. Philip Panarella of 203 Cherry street, driving a sedan owned by Frank Panarella, was dazzled by the lights of an oncoming car at Ellis street and Rocky Hill avenue, Sat- urday, and pulled over to the side of the road so far he struck a guide wire running from a pole, and smashedsthe top of his car and rip- Ping off its right side. Walter Ohl- quist of 72 Austin street and two others whose names were not learn- ed, were injured, Officer John M. Liebler reported. Officer John O'Brien reportel that a car owned by Martin Carlosso of 575 South street and driven by Nibby Carlosso of the same address | was going west on Kast Main street about 11:10 o'clock Saturday night and struck a car owned and driven by Thomas Anastasio of 316 Church street as it was turning left into East Main strect, at Elm. There was slight damage, As Victor Berquist of 37 JFair- iew street was backing his car out of a parking place on Wooster street about 6:45 o'clock last night, he failed to see a car owned by John Weber of 559 Arch street, which was parked across the street, with the result that his car struck it. Both cars were slightly damaged, | according to report of Supernumer- ary Officer Lovines E., Johnson. Truck and Sedan Collide A truck owned and driven by Iy- man Goldberg of 80 Talcott street and a sedan owned by Leon Birn- baum of 195 Winthrop street and driven by Benny Birnbaum of the same adress, collided about 4:05 o'clock yesterday afternoon at High and Myrtle streets, damaging both vehicles, and injuring Reuben L. Birnbaurw, aged 45, of 195 Winthrop street, who complained of injuries about the right side. Benny Birn- baum reported that he was driving north on High street and had pass- ed the intersection of Myrtle street when the truck struck his car on the rear right fender. Reuben T. Birnbaum was in the rear seat, and his wife, who was with him, com- plained of being shaken up Goldberg said the sun was shining in his eyes as he was driving west on Myrtle street and he did not sec | the other car in time to aveid the accident. Max Silverman of 268 Hart street, driving & sedan owned by the Phoe- nix Finance corporation of 308 Main street, struck Maly Gaszsetta, aged 2, of 53 Beaver street, about ¢:¢5 yesterday afternoon, inju-ing her ightly. Silverman told Sergeant Stadler he was driving north on Washington street and sounded his horn as he approached Lafayette street, but the child ram into the street and was struck. A passerby picked her up and her mother took her away. A sedan owned by Jennie C. John- son of Bristol and driven by Lily A. Johnson of 228 High street, was overturned at the intersection of Chestnut and Elm streets about 10:05 last night by a sedan owned and driven by Robert SBchultz of 84 Church street, and Alma Johnson of 228 High street was injured. Schultz was driving north on Elm street and Miss Johnson was driv- ing east on Chestnut street. She told Sergeant Stadler she did not see Schultz's car until she was taken out of her overturned car, but Schultz said Miss Johnson tried to pass in front of his car and the bumper caught the rear fender of the Johnson car. Schultz denied the claim of Miss Johnson that the lights on his car were not lighted, Both Drivers Arrested Cars driven by Vincenzo Luppino, aged 29, of 282 Clinton street, and Courtland Sears, aged 25, of 345 Trumbull street Hartford, figured in a collision on Broad street this afternoon and Motorcycle Officer W. S. Strolls arrested both chavg- ing Luppmo with reckless drivin and Sears with driving without a certificate of reglstration. They will be arraigned in police court to- morrow. Weddings JOHNSON—HENDERSON The marriage of Valdemar A. Johnson, son of Mr, and Mrs. An- drew J. Johnson of 19 Howard street, this city, and Miss Doris Louise Henderson, daughter of Mr. nd Mrs. George A.. Henderson of Trenton, N. J., took place Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Lit. tle Church Around the Corner” in New York cnty. Miss Helga E. Johnson, sister of the bridegroom, was maid of honor and Lewis Quig- ley of Bridgeport, a college mate of Mr. Johnson, was best man. The bride was gowned in brown chiffon velvet with hat and shoes to match and carried yellow roses. The maid ot honor wore a gown of Mi- ami rose crepe romaine with shoes and hat to match and carried pink rosci. Guests from Herkimer, N. Y. New Han ~n, Bridgeport, Trenton, N. J., Bordentow» N. J., and this city, attended the wedui™g. The reception was held at the Car. Boulevard, New York. The couple left for a short wed- ding trip after which they will make their home at 216 Haddon avenue, Westmont, N. J. Mrs. Johnson attended the Ryder Secretarial school in Trenton. Mr. Johnson attended Connecticut State college and is entomologist for the United Fetes department of agri- culture at Camden, N. J. CONWAY—BARTH The wedding of Miss Dorothy H. Barth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norbert E. Barth of 121 Farming- ton avenue and Stanley T. Conway, son of Mrs. Julia Conway of New Haven, took place this morning at 10 o'clock at 8t. Mary's rectory. Rev. Walter J. Lyddy officiated. Miss Bernadette Conway, sister of the groom, was bridesmaid and Er- nest Barth, brother of the bride, best man. The bride wore a traveling gown of hrown crepe back satin with a hat to match and a corsage bouquet of vellow roses and lilies of the valley. The bridesmaid wore a gown of in- dependence blue with a hat to match and a corsage bouquet of pink roses. A wedding breakfast and recep- tion were held at the home of the Why You Should Take Father John’s Medicine For Your Cold The greatest body builder, makes tissue, strength and flesh, so it builds power to re- sist illness, It is richest in vitamines. Proof of its merit is its 73 years of success. 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