Berlin NY Rebuilds Hope After Propane Tank Disaster
Five months after a propane gas tanker exploded in Berlin New York the town shows little reconstruction with only a few new homes and a rebuilt garage. The Rev Frank Sparks notes a hope to rebuild the 179 year old Baptist church with a $100000 goal while relief funds have distributed over 23000 to victims.
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Berlin
N.Y
Long Plank Road
Berlin Baptist Church
Main Street
N.Y. Route 22
Frank Sparks
Sparks
Edmunds
Feathers Escape Flames After Propane Blast
Berlin New York tale of John and Ethel Feathers who survived a July propane tanker explosion that leveled their home. They crawled to safety, saved each other from flames, and later rebuilt nearby with insurance and Berlin Disaster Relief funds. Their story contrasts with nearby homes burned and the Wager family narrowly spared when a second blast struck.
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Berlin
N.Y
John Feathers
Ethel
Plank Road
New York
Ethel Feathers
John
Mrs. Wager
Tree Save Propane Disaster Home On July 25
Donna Jean Wager and her family narrowly escaped a propane disaster on July 25 when a large tree shielded the Wager home from flames. Neighbors aided victims as responders rushed to other sites along Plank Road. Donna Jean recovered after eight days in hospital and continues school work.
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Berlin
N.Y
Sidney
Hazel Wager
Donna Jean
Mrs. Wager
Lakers
Sourcliffes
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Ethel Wager
Plank Road
Harge
Donald Lanphier
Earl Cahill
Edmunds
Fatal July Fire Claims Multiple Victims Across Town
A series of deaths from a July gas tanker explosion and ensuing blaze are recorded. Victims include Robert J. McLucas of Pomeroy Pennsylvania and Mabel Wager of Berlin. others are Rosalie Loker, Kenneth McCumber and wife Florence, Joseph Sourcliffe and wife Doris, Earl Loker, Mary Braze, Dorothy Moses, and William Moses. Authorities list dates from July 27 to August 26 with hospitals named in Albany Burlington and Troy New York regions. The fire is described as the leading fatal event with residential losses and two convalescent home proprietors among the deceased.
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Berlin
Cowee Wood Products
Bentley
Robert J. McLucas
Pomeroy
E. Brooke
Albany Medical Center
Joseph Eugene Sourcliffe Sr
Doris
Sourcliffe
South Stream Road
Bennington
Mary Fletcher
Burlington
Earl Loker
Albany
N.Y
Mary Braze
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
Dorothy M. Moses
Moses
William Moses
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George Edmunds
Donald H. Lanphier
Lanphier
Minnie Saunders
New Cahill
H. V. Hewitt
Echo Park
Robert Moses
Dorothy
Mrs. Moses
Harry Moses
Seventh Day Baptist Church
Continental Casualty, Insurance Company
Clara Johnson
Lamp Post Inn
Route 22
Berlin Village
Lewis Wager
Bennington Hospital
Carl’s
Vermont Line
Braze
McCumber
W. Moses
Resch
Vere Burns
Joseph Sourcliffe
Victoria Laker
Rosalie Loker
Wager
Donna
Berlin High School
Sidney Wager
W. J. Cowee Inc
Mabel H. Wager
Helen Seagroatt
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