. A modern history of New London County, Connecticut;. ending June 30, 1904, there were 102 alarms, with a lossof $23,989. The largest fire of the year was the so-called Potter fire, onThames street, February 8, 1904, in zero weather, with a loss of $14,000. A new light Seagrave truck with a 45-foot extension ladder and the neces-sary equipment of shorter ladders amounting to upwards of 200 feet, was pur-chased and placed in commission with Greenville Hook and Ladder CompanyNo. 2 during the year, and paid for from the regular appropriation, the oldtruck being taken by the makers in part paymen
. A modern history of New London County, Connecticut;. ending June 30, 1904, there were 102 alarms, with a lossof $23,989. The largest fire of the year was the so-called Potter fire, onThames street, February 8, 1904, in zero weather, with a loss of $14,000. A new light Seagrave truck with a 45-foot extension ladder and the neces-sary equipment of shorter ladders amounting to upwards of 200 feet, was pur-chased and placed in commission with Greenville Hook and Ladder CompanyNo. 2 during the year, and paid for from the regular appropriation, the oldtruck being taken by the makers in part payment. The appropriation for theyear was $16,000. At this time there were six permanent men and eleven callmen, with six substitutes, constituting the part paid force of the Fire De-partment, and five horses, including the chiefs horse. There were 113 alarms of fire during the year ending June 30, 1905, witha loss of $22,548. The largest single loss was at the fire at the residence ofDr. Patrick Cassidy, May i, 1905. The wind was blowing a gale, and only. ABOVE. SHANNON BTIT^niNr,, BRFOliK FIRE OF FEBRUARY n, 11)00. LOWER LEFT. SAME. .\FTER FIRE. Lower Iti^lit. White Slar Shows where People Were Taken Out. NORWICH FIRE DEPARTMENT 483 by efficient work of the dei)artmcnt was the house saved, with a loss of $10,000on buildings and contents. The Central Station was completed in November, 1904. With its com-pletion and the placing of the aerial truck in commission at the station afterbeing housed in a barn for over three years, the department began to makemore rapid strides. Waurcgan Hook and Ladder Company, organized in 1858, and WaureganSteam Fire Engine Company, organized in 1861, were disbanded October i,1904, the disbandment leaving but one volunteer company in the center ofthe city. Three horses were purchased for the aerial truck, increasing thenumber of horses owned by the department to eight, with twelve permanentmen and forty call men. Another hose wagon was added to the equi
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