Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1914 - FLAMES WRECK NEW HAVEN DEPOT AT HARTFORD, CONN.

Hartford, Conn., Feb. 21. - The Union Station of the New Haven Railroad here was wrecked by fire this afternoon and all train service interrupted. A large amount of baggage and express matter was destroyed.

Fire apparatus was delayed in reaching the scene owing to the deep snow in the streets. During a succession of small explosions, probably from gas, fireman WILLIAM KANE was injured. The station was built in 1889.

Two heavy explosions lifted a large section of the roof and the dislodged timbers carried down the waiting room ceiling, which in turn crushed the newspaper stands, ticket and other offices. The loss is placed at $250,000.

The Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis, Indiana
February 22, 1914

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