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Mrs. Helen Alicia 'Alice' (Leonard) Bradley of Fairview Street, Simsbury, was born June 4, 1909 in New Britain, Connecticut, daughter of Lithuanian-born parents Marcella (Padegimas) and Robert Leonard. Helen and her husband Frank were both found dead at the circus grounds after the fire on July 6 and were buried at St. Bernard's Cemetery in Tariffville after services at the C.H. Vincent Funeral Home in Simsbury. Mrs. Bradley leaves two daughters, Irene A., 15, and Helen Frances, 12, both of whom attended the circus and survived; three brothers, Stanley, 26, Peter, 28, and John Leonard, 31; her sister Mrs. Mary Dubiskas of Hartford; and her step-mother Mrs. Mary Leonard.
Body #1545 was identified as Helen Bradley at the State Armory on July 6 by her sister Mrs. Mary Dubiskas. Helen and her husband took their daughters to the circus and were killed when they went back inside the burning tent to find their girls, who had already escaped. Earlier in 1944, Helen's husband Frank was one of 17 men who formed what would become known as the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company, and they now host a memorial website for him, including information about his wife and daughters. Mrs. Bradley's estate was awarded $13,500 by the arbitration board.∼On July 6, 1944, Helen Bradley, her husband Frank, and their two young daughters were attending the matinee performance of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus in Hartford, CT. Shortly after the show started, fire erupted across the big top. In a matter of seconds, mass panic erupted as the spectators stormed toward the exits in all directions.
In the ensuing confusion, Helen Bradley and her husband Frank became separated from their two daughters as the fire moved rapidly across the tent consuming it. They initially escaped, but re-entered the inferno to search for their missing daughters. Both daughters would escape the flames that day but tragically, neither of their parents would re-emerge from the big top.
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Mrs. Helen Alicia 'Alice' (Leonard) Bradley of Fairview Street, Simsbury, was born June 4, 1909 in New Britain, Connecticut, daughter of Lithuanian-born parents Marcella (Padegimas) and Robert Leonard. Helen and her husband Frank were both found dead at the circus grounds after the fire on July 6 and were buried at St. Bernard's Cemetery in Tariffville after services at the C.H. Vincent Funeral Home in Simsbury. Mrs. Bradley leaves two daughters, Irene A., 15, and Helen Frances, 12, both of whom attended the circus and survived; three brothers, Stanley, 26, Peter, 28, and John Leonard, 31; her sister Mrs. Mary Dubiskas of Hartford; and her step-mother Mrs. Mary Leonard.
Body #1545 was identified as Helen Bradley at the State Armory on July 6 by her sister Mrs. Mary Dubiskas. Helen and her husband took their daughters to the circus and were killed when they went back inside the burning tent to find their girls, who had already escaped. Earlier in 1944, Helen's husband Frank was one of 17 men who formed what would become known as the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company, and they now host a memorial website for him, including information about his wife and daughters. Mrs. Bradley's estate was awarded $13,500 by the arbitration board.∼On July 6, 1944, Helen Bradley, her husband Frank, and their two young daughters were attending the matinee performance of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus in Hartford, CT. Shortly after the show started, fire erupted across the big top. In a matter of seconds, mass panic erupted as the spectators stormed toward the exits in all directions.
In the ensuing confusion, Helen Bradley and her husband Frank became separated from their two daughters as the fire moved rapidly across the tent consuming it. They initially escaped, but re-entered the inferno to search for their missing daughters. Both daughters would escape the flames that day but tragically, neither of their parents would re-emerge from the big top.
For more information, please visit the following site:
http://www.circusfire1944.com/bradley-helen.html
http://www.circusfire1944.com/bradley-helen.html
Mrs. Helen Alicia 'Alice' (Leonard) Bradley of Fairview Street, Simsbury, was born June 4, 1909 in New Britain, Connecticut, daughter of Lithuanian-born parents Marcella (Padegimas) and Robert Leonard. Helen and her husband Frank were both found dead at the circus grounds after the fire on July 6 and were buried at St. Bernard's Cemetery in Tariffville after services at the C.H. Vincent Funeral Home in Simsbury. Mrs. Bradley leaves two daughters, Irene A., 15, and Helen Frances, 12, both of whom attended the circus and survived; three brothers, Stanley, 26, Peter, 28, and John Leonard, 31; her sister Mrs. Mary Dubiskas of Hartford; and her step-mother Mrs. Mary Leonard.
Body #1545 was identified as Helen Bradley at the State Armory on July 6 by her sister Mrs. Mary Dubiskas. Helen and her husband took their daughters to the circus and were killed when they went back inside the burning tent to find their girls, who had already escaped. Earlier in 1944, Helen's husband Frank was one of 17 men who formed what would become known as the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company, and they now host a memorial website for him, including information about his wife and daughters. Mrs. Bradley's estate was awarded $13,500 by the arbitration board.∼On July 6, 1944, Helen Bradley, her husband Frank, and their two young daughters were attending the matinee performance of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus in Hartford, CT. Shortly after the show started, fire erupted across the big top. In a matter of seconds, mass panic erupted as the spectators stormed toward the exits in all directions.
In the ensuing confusion, Helen Bradley and her husband Frank became separated from their two daughters as the fire moved rapidly across the tent consuming it. They initially escaped, but re-entered the inferno to search for their missing daughters. Both daughters would escape the flames that day but tragically, neither of their parents would re-emerge from the big top.
For more information, please visit the following site:
http://www.circusfire1944.com/bradley-helen.html
Mrs. Helen Alicia 'Alice' (Leonard) Bradley of Fairview Street, Simsbury, was born June 4, 1909 in New Britain, Connecticut, daughter of Lithuanian-born parents Marcella (Padegimas) and Robert Leonard. Helen and her husband Frank were both found dead at the circus grounds after the fire on July 6 and were buried at St. Bernard's Cemetery in Tariffville after services at the C.H. Vincent Funeral Home in Simsbury. Mrs. Bradley leaves two daughters, Irene A., 15, and Helen Frances, 12, both of whom attended the circus and survived; three brothers, Stanley, 26, Peter, 28, and John Leonard, 31; her sister Mrs. Mary Dubiskas of Hartford; and her step-mother Mrs. Mary Leonard.
Body #1545 was identified as Helen Bradley at the State Armory on July 6 by her sister Mrs. Mary Dubiskas. Helen and her husband took their daughters to the circus and were killed when they went back inside the burning tent to find their girls, who had already escaped. Earlier in 1944, Helen's husband Frank was one of 17 men who formed what would become known as the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company, and they now host a memorial website for him, including information about his wife and daughters. Mrs. Bradley's estate was awarded $13,500 by the arbitration board.∼On July 6, 1944, Helen Bradley, her husband Frank, and their two young daughters were attending the matinee performance of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus in Hartford, CT. Shortly after the show started, fire erupted across the big top. In a matter of seconds, mass panic erupted as the spectators stormed toward the exits in all directions.
In the ensuing confusion, Helen Bradley and her husband Frank became separated from their two daughters as the fire moved rapidly across the tent consuming it. They initially escaped, but re-entered the inferno to search for their missing daughters. Both daughters would escape the flames that day but tragically, neither of their parents would re-emerge from the big top.
For more information, please visit the following site:
http://www.circusfire1944.com/bradley-helen.html
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