Survivor List
(last names beginning with "I")

Nearly 7,000 circus fans attended the afternoon show on July 6, 1944, and many were fortunate enough to survive the blaze. Here are the names of some of the survivors, and also the names of those who helped or are otherwise associated with the Hartford Circus Fire, though they may not have been in attendance during the tragic performance.

Names are sorted by "last name first"; in cases of women who got married after the circus fire, their name in 1944 is used when known. The search function at the top of the each page can also be used to search the entire website for a name or term.

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Intino, Anthony Francis (16); Hartford
  • Anthony was working when the fire broke out, driving a delivery truck for New Method Laundry, when a police officer stopped him and instructed him to go to the circus grounds where he and his laundry truck were used to transport the injured to the hospital. 
  • Mr. Anthony Intino died October 30, 2009.  
Israel, Charles (48); 48 Canterbury St and/or 6 Auburn St, Hartford
  • Married man, employed as a wholesale furniture dealer at Hartford Bed Spring Company.  Mr. Israel suffered 1st and 2nd degree burns to his scalp, neck and ears and experienced nervousness.  He was awarded $500 by the arbitration board for his injuries.  
Israel, Joyce (11); 6 Auburn St, Hartford
  •  On the Injured List at Municipal Hospital, 7/7/44.THC 

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Sources:

TWT: The White Tops magazine
WCF: Women and Children First by Donald H. Roy
CFR: Circus Fire Reminiscences (Manchester Public Library)
MEH: Manchester Evening Herald
TCF: The Circus Fire by Stewart O'Nan
UPI: United Press International
SDN: Springfield Daily News
JOWBR: JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry
THC: The Hartford Courant