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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1948
Page
10
Fire Chief Connelly said the fire started at the rear of the second floor of the Guth building, flames centered around a bed and mattress. The blaze spread to the second and third floors and the roof was destroyed. By midmorning, damage was estimated at $100,000.
Fire on East Genesee Street in Syracuse caused heavy damage to Guth building and upper floors. Chief Kinney denied a police probe while awaiting Detective Cornelius Cook’s report. Two workers, Robert Sheen and Edward McNanamy, were burned, with McNanamy suffering third degree burns. Lt. Thoms Savage was cut but continued duty. Fire crews battled flames amid crowded streets as alarms spread and traffic halted.
Jacobs Wilmer, 26, of 112 East Brighton Junior, arraigned before Judge William Bamerick on indecent exposure charges. He pleaded not guilty and was held on $1,000 bail until a hearing November 5. Detectives Fitzgibbons and Chappell took him into custody on allegations of molesting children in Elmwood and Kirk Park areas.
Herald Journal and radio station WAGE will combine to provide complete local and national election coverage Tuesday night. ABC commentators Walter Winchell to Pauline Frederick will analyze returns while George Gallup offers vote analysis. WAGE will start at 7 30 PM with 15 minute preview and hourly updates through 10 55 PM.
A public remodeling class meets at Madison School at 7 30 this evening hosted by Miss Helen R Hewitt supervisor of adult education. Speakers include Eliott Holleley from Underwriters Laboratory M B Moyer consulting engineer and H H Wagenhals regional sanitary engineer. Topics cover installation of equipment labeling valve values water supply and sewage disposal and neutral heating system representations.
Democrat leaders scheduled two ward meetings tonight. The 14th Ward Democratic Club will meet at Richard J. Heinemann's residence at 123 East Fayette Street, while the 17th Ward Club gathers at County Chairman Charles J. Hogan's home, 415 Greenwood Place.
Spectators at a morning alarm fire on Genesee Street described the blaze as a sporting row with horse rooms and smokeshops nearby. Firefighters battled flames from the Guth building as bystanders watched tally sheets and gambling gear tumble from the second floor while a reporter ducked a shower of paper.
The Syracuse Police Department plans installing signs around major hotels reading Avoid Noise to curb horn blowing and other disturbances. Mayor Costello and Police Chief Kinney push patrols downtown to end raucous engines and sleepless nights for hotel residents.
The Factory Division, contributing 44 percent of the $1,212,345 Community Chest goal, will provide entertainment at tomorrow night’s drive closing dinner in Hotel Syracuse. With 82 percent of its $535,345 quota raised, the division nearly matches the overall average and helps push Chest participation toward the 100 percent target. Over 400 volunteers are expected as 6:15 p.m. programing unfolds in the main ballroom.
The Common Council's traffic committee at City Hall with Mayor Frank J. Costello recommended impounding illegally parked cars and charging towing fees in addition to fines. The group also discussed the traffic code and the city’s signal lighting system, with Councilman George H. Bowles proposing changes.
Damaged OCR fragment notes that leaking hoses might have extended to two other former horse rooms across Hanover Square if pressure had been higher. The item frames a near miss during a blaze, emphasizing potential spread and the restraint of firefighting lines.
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