St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-06-15

day and several Others, who leaped
from the burning building, ale now ly-
ing at the Boston hospital in a critical
condition.
TERRIBLE SCENES.
In the fifth story, ia a bay window
nearly sixty feet from the ground, stood
a man and his wife, the latter with two
children in her arms, and as the flames
surrounded them on all sides and there
were no visible means of escape, Il grOan
went up from the struggling mass of
people in the street below. All we're
eagerly looking at them, when MI.
Moses Packard, a member of insurance
company No. 2, and Dr. George E. Dill
bingham, Selling Il fourteen foot ladder
from the ladder truck which stood near
by, made their way through the blind
ing smoke to the roof Of the five story
building adjoining. Between this and
the burning building there was pas
sageway about thirteen feet wide. They
| then rested one end of the ladder upon
the bay window of the burning building
and the other upon the roof A life line
was thrown to the man, and he with a
GOODNESS, which under the circumstan-
!
of the line around the waist of one
child, a little girl about four years of
age, and gave the word to pull. The
The little one was then safely transfer
red to the roof. The rope was again
thrown to him and the same operation
repeated, another little girl of about
two Years being saved. The flames by
this time were burning very fiercely,
and his movements were watched with
the greatest anxiety by the people be-
low. He then tied the line around his
wife's waist, and she, too, was safe.
The tiremen at this stage were almost
driven from their position, so intense
was the heat, but they pluckily held
on and Steadied the ladder while he
crawled to the roof. When the daring
feat had been accomplished shout
went up from the assembled multitude
which was simply deafening. BY this
time the department was at work. Lad
ders were raised to all the front win
dOws, and the work of rescue was fair
ly commenced. The members of Hook
and Ladder No. 3, raised one of the
Bangor ladders to the fourth story win
dow in front, in which Mr.. John Davis
and his wife Julia were standing. Mr..
! Clarence Poland quickly assembled the
ladder, followed 10y Mr.. George NJ. Carr
| Again and again were these brave feel
lows driven back by the flames, which
bllstered their faces and hands, and
again and again did they make the at
tempt, Il stream from one of the steam
ers being played upon them all the time.
The last venture was success, and lis
Mr.. Poland emerged from the smoke
and flames, with the lady safe in his
arms, the enthusiasm of the crowd was
beyond description. Following him
came Mr.. Davis. The fireman was Sc
badly used up with fire and smoke, his
face and hands being badly blistered
and his fire hat warped out of shape
that he was compelled to drop the lady
who was cared for by two young men
who carried her to No. 80 Warrentou
street, where it was ascertained that heI
face, hands and arms were badly burn
ed. Her husband was taken after his
injuries had been attended to, to the
Temporary Home Oh fremont street.
FATAL LEAP FROM A THIRD STORY WIN
DOW.
In the window below the one il
which Mr.. and Mrs. Davis stood, wo-
man, Mrs. Carr, was seen gesticulating
frantically to be saved. just as the
firemen were about to make an attempt
to reach her, several men were seel
holding a mattress underneath the win
dow, ut the same time shouting to hel
to Jump. She did so, but miscalculateC
the position of the mattress, jumped
too far out and her head struck upon
the wheel of the insurance wagon with
a sickening thud. Strong arms speed
lily raised her from the ground aud car
ried her to the apOthecary shop of DR.
| West, No. % Pleasant street, where il
was ascertained that her skull was frac-
tured, and both legs broken. She was
subsequently conveyed to the City Hos.
pital, where she died. Her little boy
Everett, who was in the room at the
time, made his escape by jumping from
third story window to shed. SINH.
lar acts of daring were being enacted il
the rear also, and it was i'll this portion
of the building that an aged man
Thomas BisSell by name, being driver
from his room in the rear of the fourth
story, rushed to the window. Member,
of Hook and Ladder Company No. 3
shouted to him to hold on for a few
moments and they would make an eff
fort to save him. But, frightened, by
the fire he jumped wildly on to the
windOw-sill and thence let himself dow
till he hung from the window-sili. Fol
Il few moments he remained suspended
thus, his body swaying slightly to anC
fro, and then, as his feeble hands grew
stiff and impotent and his arms gave
way under the strain, he let go his hold
and was seen for second to go whirl
ing down. Then there was a sickenine
thud as he struck the sidewalk on hi.
head and side. His ribs were fractured
and he sustained fatal internal injuries
The fiat above the one occupied by Mr.
Bissell was rented by Mr.. Thomas E
Ash and family, which consisted of son
housekeeper, his daughter, Annie, a
little girl, eleven years of age, who was
sick in bed at the time, and married
daughter. They, too, were cut off from
all means of escape and were driven tC
the roof Here, as at other places, did
the tiremen show their mettle, and after
twenty minutes hard work every mem.
Der of the family was transferred to the
sidewalk in safety, life lines and lad.
ders being used, the flames all the time
beating in their faces. All of the above
with the exception of Mr.. Ash and son
were mere or less burned.
A Child Dies from the Bite of a Mao
i Dog.