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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1927
Page
2
A massive gas tank explosion in Pittsburgh causes widespread destruction in Manchester and surrounding districts. Firefighters, police, and Red Cross workers race to aid hundreds injured as hospitals overflow. Authorities report at least 24 dead, with many missing, and estimate the damage at millions while relief funds are set aside.
News reports from Sidelights of Pittsburgh describe the November gas explosion at the Pittsburgh Clay Pot plant. Doctors treated injured workers among wreckage while urging aid for women and children. schools closed or damaged as panicked pupils and mothers sought safety and news of missing students. Local officials ordered investigations and Red Cross funds were set to help the injured and homeless.
Following the gas explosion at the Pittsburgh plant the list of dead includes Charles E. Michaels superintendent. Joseph Harris. P. W. Walters. Herman Sobeck from Ben Avon. M. Beaver of Leetsdale. John W. Miller and Frank Abery from city works. Marie Congeller pedestrian. Co. B. Hardy Wilkinsburg personnel. Fred Bishop of Knoxville iron worker. J. 3. Warner and Alex Muschet Pittsburgh workers. John A. McCall factory worker. William Bellan gas company fireman. a man named George Lavenger died in hospital. six unidentified men found in wreckage.
Milford news item reports a house fire on Lewis Street Milford with $260 damage, and a Milford High School Alumni game slated for Thanksgiving. It notes two cars stolen in Bridgeport and two found abandoned with missing plates, plus arrests for drunken driving and a court payment of $421.65 in fines and costs. The report lists residents and officials including Judge Robert Broddard and Thomas Leavitt.
Police in Connecticut seek the identity of a man found dead in a brook near Bedford Hills New York Saturday afternoon with no identification. Authorities believe murder occurred and the body was transported there by car as no water in the lungs indicates death before tossing. Westport state police broadcast description and fingerprints to all agencies statewide for matching.
Pittsburgh observers report taxis and other cars used to rush victims to hospitals bore Pittsburgh Safety Council placards reading November No Accident Month during the gas blast disaster response. The scene underscores city efforts to project safety and efficiency after the explosion.
Partial OCR shows a box label with references to headache relief and cold symptoms. The readable text mentions laxative flow and a warning about a signature on the box, with unclear dates or product names remaining.
A Bridgeport meeting reviews widening streets and building new thoroughfares to ease congestion. Swan argues streets 50 feet wide hinder four lane traffic. suggests 70 to 80 foot major roadways and 40 feet on secondary streets. He notes high downtown traffic with bridges like Stratford and Hartford handling thousands per hour and calls for state aid in widening costs.
In Greenwich on November 14, Robert Carrot, helper on a cement hauling truck, was knocked from the load by an overhead electric wire. He suffered probable neck fracture and other injuries at Greenwich hospital. The driver, Wilmem Hennerigsen, remained in technical custody awaiting outcome of Carrot's injuries.
Hem Beliahie of 1426 Rewash Street was arrested last night for parking in a no parking zone. He was charged and paid costs of a fee.
In Pittsburgh on November 14 the Associated Press reports that Daniel Jones again faced disaster as flying steel struck his home after a massive blowout at the Equitable Gantam works. A ton of steel uprights fell from the sky, narrowly missing the Jones family who previously lost a son in 1926 when a fly wheel crashed through their house.
New Haven police recovered a gin bottle linked to the fatal car crash death of Katherine Gilroy age nineteen from Hamden. The bottle, found after an all day search in Branford woods, contained an inch of liquid to be analyzed. Coroner Ell Mix will open an inquest tomorrow.
Eyewitness accounts describe a massive explosion at the Pittsburgh Clay Pot plant near a gas tank. Fire crews battled flames as rescuers carried injured residents and workers to safety. A baby in a crib survived unharmed while others were thrown into yards and stairwells.
Yale professor William Lyon Phelps will headline the winter speaker series at First Baptist Church. He is set to speak Sunday morning November 27, delivering a regular worship service with him in the pulpit.
Wilfred Alpenper of 1514 Seaview Avenue was arrested yesterday afternoon by a motorcycle officer for driving without an operator's license. He was released on a bond of 830 for appearance in City Court this morning.
Frank Callase, proprietor of a spaghetti house on Elizabeth Street, was arrested after being discharged from Norwalk hospital where he had treatment. He faces liquor law violations under a bond of 1000 and will be arraigned November 21 with other raid cases.
A girl, seven or eight years old, Pelle Mountenaio of 7a Lexington Avenue, sustained a hurt ankle after being struck by a motor vehicle driven by Patsy Guting of 116 Lexington Avenue. She was treated yesterday morning at Demergeres Hospital for concussion and ankle injury with no report of the accident.
President Coolidge awards Lindbergh the Hubbard medal of the National Geographic Society at Washington auditorium. He lauds Lindbergh as an apostle of aeronautics for advancing aviation, touring 22 000 miles in the Spirit of St Louis, speaking 147 times, and promoting airways and airports. The event honors Lindbergh alongside Peary Shackleton Byrd among aviation pioneers.
Late in the day the flyers were guests at tea of Assistant Secretary MacCracken of the Commerce department. Previously Miss Elder had gone to Arlington cemetery and placed a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Testimony describes how Barton shouted squirrel as Smallwood held a single barrel shotgun and fired. He struggled to restrain Smallwood after learning lifelong friend Barton had died, while Allaire prevented further loss with a gun. Demonstrations showed the hammer was pulled as the gun slid along the stock, causing the discharge.
Eight Louisiana University students including three varsity football players were expelled for alleged participation in cutting freshmen hair. President Atkinson and Dean Pritchard signed the order on Major Brougher's recommendation, as cadet investigators continue the inquiry at Baton Rouge campus.
Harrisburg November 14. Governor Fisher offered state help to Pittsburgh after the disaster. He wired Mayor Kline expressing distress and readiness to provide any assistance the government could extend at the city’s disposal.
Jurors selected in Cincinnati for the Remus trial include William Taft Jr and Willian Rape Jr among others. Prosecutor Charles Taft noted questioning revealed no juror opinion yet on the death penalty. Remus, appearing composed, praised the progress and said Cincinnati people are well informed and want a square deal.
Ganna rejects reports of divorce as untrue and explains letters from Mr McCormick and travel plans. She says a Christmas reunion in Chicago was planned, with possible January resumption in New York if delays occur, and she aims to silence sensationalist gossip.
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