Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-07-17
KINDLED THEM IN AN INSTANT.

KINDLED THEM IN AN INSTANT
The Olivet Baptist Church was the first
building to 60 on the east side of the ave
nue.. In little over an hour after the
first alarm the fire had swept over the space
/ between Clark street and Third avenue and
had reached Polk street on the north. The
/ southern boundary of the burnt district ex-
tended east in almost straight line, run
ming nearly parallel with Twelfth street,
| about three hundred feet north of 1t. The
aim of the marshal was still to fight the
iire from the front and to contest as ably As
/ possible its onward march toward the bet
ter built portion of the city. The front line
OF the fire was nObly battled with by the
ire boys. who were doing their besr and
bravest when the gale to which was due
most OF the mischief carried destruction
over their heads and
ENCLOSED THEM on EITHER SIDE
with 4 wall of fire. They pulled up stakes
and went to the front again. where the IN
equal battle was renewed, but their efforts
were pOwerless to save the acres of dry
pine roofs to the windward, and the fire
swept wherever it pleased, hardly turned
from its course an inch by the efforts of the
department, until it reached State street.
which the flames now attacked. Having
reached State street the
FIRE WAS IN ITS GLORY.
Two-story frame was the rule and a substap-
tial structure the exception. The flame
had leaped from building to building nov
and then skipping a structure. but never
neglecting to bring up the rear and make
clean work Of it. The most that could be-
done was to prevent the IRE from >preaiinD
southwark, and 1t was ACCOMPLISHED
steamer was started at Harrison c,nrt
which forms nearly the southern Gmit an
State street. and the boy connected will
it did
GALLANT Service.
They fought the fire into it, very teeth and
to enable them to do 50 they made barri-
cade out OF 4 theatrical sign board. which
was held IN irant Of the pipemen and thus
the fire was 80 close that the sigD-b0ari
took fire.
The wind mere .sias in fury it broke
through the alley dividing Sia:e street from
Wabash avenue. Now, for the first time
about six O'Clock, the fire began to feed
upon the aristocracy. Thousands Of dollars
were consumed every minute.
TIE CALL TOR HELP.
The danger of utter destruction became
more imminent every moment. More help
vas wanted and accordingly kilograms Were
ent 10 Milwaukee, Joliet and other places
They read send on your fire department
n the course Of the night came response,
q the shape Of -talwart men with appar-
tus and they did 7aliant service in fighting
he haInes.
lcHIGAN AVENUE AND TIE EXODUS Their
IRON.
With the wind blowing from the south
rest Michigan avenue seemed doomed o.
estruction; in fact the thought of saving
ny portion OF it from Eldridce court Cd Il
ONT at least as far north a. Harrison
-reet was abandoned. Yet contrary o. all
zpectatiOns every house in tina, .imi.
ands intact. Every house on Wabash
venue parallel to this was DESTROYED. but
ie narrow alley between the tvl avenues
God a~ q barrier Every hou~- 20 NIchi-
an avenue was vacated. The street Was
ned with trucks backed up against tle
lndOwS, but about nine o clock most ot
lie people moved back again. The Ordeal
as safely passed and our handsome .asr
ont was preserved.
THE NoRTHwARD SWEEP or 1ug FIRE
The fire having reached its eastern limit
e flames found their way rapidly north
ard three blocks abreast. There was little
e trying to fight the flames in the face OF
e wind, which increased in violence every
lment In the vicinity Of the c1ndagra-
n regular gale was blowing. The neat
Is 50 intense that the firemen could not
md within one hundred feet Of the IRE in
e direction 1t was spreading. Hence II
i To be fought on the flank. The policy
med t. Pc 10 hghtit into the lake by clos
: On It's SIDE. At SIX O'Clock
ALL DANGER WAS OVER
1t it would work it, way further
-thwari, and the force there
: soon dispatched to more
eatencd point, though it wa
safe TO leave the whole line exposed
eight o cock the FIRE was checked az
tx street, and then there was no dan
II would pass westward. After that
engines covered the entire field from
4 street south on Clark. around by
a-Ith street. 10 Wabash avenue. where
engagement was growing hotter and
ter every moment The monster was
zen out of STATE street, the St james
e. being the last building 10 succumb.
THE FLAMES CHECKED.
hen the fire reached that point the in
Z IN lis progress became intense. Ii
moving along both sides of State be-
en- Harrison and Van Buren, streets.
row OF four or five story marble fronts.
ne east side was the St. james bevoni
ot.James n0rthwari was an omen space.
raj hundred feet square. There was
I nope IT a stand was made at this hotel
the flames would be prevented from
-ing tAls open space. On the
SIDE tlere was no such barrier
IL was certain that the whole rowwould
nd ,den crossing Van Buren, street the
'I 3 unL Ia
90. opposite the =. james stood
story mlrb.e front covering about f1Br
oeT> IhI> was divided from the build
oath by single lot twenty-five feet
p, which checked the flames. 4 fire
wal had been reared - the -1urh
y the flames beat against it and went
over the building, setting IRE TO the
line>, but this wall stood the test
lIy, ana though there was fire to the
anu Ire 10 the east and not Il
II water thrown on it the building
5 there at this writing. as the savior
-loll millions Ii was the citadel of
-9ntasratl1n. When the building IN
'oIth tumhlci, with laundering
AMI was thereafter harmless. IA
from 90 ,uOO thr0ats rose high above
oar oi the c1nfagration- Ii was the
Mt OF moments during the progress Of
re.
'->torY brlcE house. apparently out of
nger. On the corner Of Wabash ave
M IAN Burcn street. took fire from
l. james hotel and il seemed inevitable
low TWO more squares must tail. But
dtely the flames were confined 10
mi the adjoining building. and the
III reached 1t, northern limit The
ow turned and consumed the Oceanic
ng. a structure once occupied a. the
ut house and rvVn Others MA tho,
lalis and eiiectualy extinguished lust
e 10 ave those noble structures the
'oE al . Gardner House and the tx
n bul.iing.
s SECOND FIRE IN PROGRESS.
INNATI, July -. 40 p. m.-Thc
o operator says that another IRE com
at the corner Of Milwaukee avenue
ic street, West side. Eighteen houses
ally wooden structures were DESTROY
the fire is still burning.
BEEcuERs INVESTIGATION. - Mr..
r is wiser than many Of his prolc~Sed
and advisers. 1t spite Of all that
e said. and with great Justice. COM
tary Of Mr. Beecher. of his claims
position before the world. it sill re
true that the common sense of the
required that he should take notice
recent charges and destinations
him. Not only not to do 50 would
zen wrong, bat to delay doing il
ave been injurious and inadyi~able.
Interested public, therefore. will be
see that he actually moved to his
dicatl5n a promptly a. circumstan-
"a allow, having taken the initiative
.ve-iigatiOn the day after Mr. Ill
bIeation was made. The names Of
nitlee that are best known like that