Four die in New Haven factory blaze
A four story brick building housing metal work and dress firms burned for over two hours in New Haven. Four women were killed and several injured including a shop owner. Fire crews and Red Cross appealed for blood type O negative as rescuers aided victims and evacuated to Grace Hospital and St. Raphael's.
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Stanley Company
Walter Mujak
Pica
Red Cross
Rick Masseth
Nearey
Anthony Laoricco
St. Raphael's Hospital
New Haven
New Haven Fire Claims Four Lives In Swift Factory Blaze
A rapidly spreading four story factory fire in New Haven led to four deaths amid panic as firefighters battled the blaze. All city equipment responded as clerics and police assisted crowds in freezing temperatures with water flooding Franklin Street.
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Eugene J. Mulligan
New Haven
Franklin and
Chapel Streets
Franklin Street
State Warned on River Floods and Bridge Closure
The Weather Bureau warned that the Connecticut River crest has moved southward into Connecticut and will reach about 10 feet at Wartford Sunday morning. Flooding from moving ice was reported on eastern streams and sudden water level changes urged caution against jams forming overnight on larger southern New England rivers.
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Weather Bureau
Connecticut
Hartford
Massachusetts
Wartford
Hart
Tower Connecticut
Holyoke
Mass
Quinebaug
Natchaug
Shetuckett
New England
Fire Tragedy At New Haven Shop Leaves Many Hurt
Eyewitness accounts describe chaos as a blaze trapped workers and a mother looking for relatives. A shopwoman said her husband, among 25 employees, escaped via a rear stair while others were caught on a fire escape. A man ran from flames then collapsed. witnesses recall screams and rescue efforts amid smoke and heat.
Witness recovers after fire traps women on jammed escape
Raymond Washington, a pressman, describes his helplessness as women on a crowded fire escape could not descend from a burning New Haven factory loft. He slid down a drain pipe to safety, injuring himself before others broke a pin and helped the trapped workers escape.
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New Haven
Grace Pitman
Howard Avenue
Tony Stewart
Thomas Dobroski
Dobroski
St. Raphael's Hospital
Don Bailey
Derby
St. Raphael’s Hospital
Raymond Washington
Tory
Washington
Hospital list shows five fire victims admitted in New Haven area
A New Haven report lists five fire victims admitted to local hospitals with names including Grace New hospital patients on danger list Winifred Freeman Anna Jones and others. Also noted are patients treated and discharged and those admitted to St Raphael Hospital in critical condition. Separately Jana Turner to appear on the Bob Hope show for a live TV debut on March 10 on NBC.
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New Haven
Grace-New
Selina Mapnano
Sophie Christendoupious
Frances Garrity
Anna Ruderman Mathilda di Rucci
Amelia Franzerie
Rita Cardelli
Catherine Easilicate
Agnes D'Eugino
Anna Gambardella
Anthony Lotrica
Haven Community
Lana
Jana Turner
Bob Hope
NBC
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New Haven Community Hospital
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Robert Ficks
Wators
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Josephine Nastri
North Haven
New Haven Hospital
Joseph Nastri
England
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