Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-13

at the worlds fair this afternoon just be-
fore O'Clock. At that time tho cold stor-
age warehouse just south OF the 64th street
gate caught fire in the top of the cupola
which rises fully 200 foot from the ground.
The building contained o skating rink and
the exhibits of the Hercules iron works and
ice and refrigeratng machine manufactur-
ers. 1t was $50 feet long by $50 foet wide,
ind was constructed entirely OF wood, COW
pred over with staff The main body OF the
building was five stories high.
In the centre of this rose the SMOKE stack
in the shape of a oupola to the top of which
was almost 400 feet. The base of this Gu
pola was about 30 feet square. About 80
feet from tho base of this cupola there was
q balcony from which another square tower
lose eliminating in the mouth OF the smoke
stack. In the interior of this tower and
around the smoke stack were the wooden
beams and frame work which the staff
covering was laid.
1t was at that point Of the cupola that at
115 p. III. the fire was discovered. 1t is
supposed that the framework around the
mouth of ths chimney caught from de
feet in the liue. At first it appeared to be
pu insignificant affair, but knowing the in
ilammeble nature of the structure, Fire
Marshal Murphy, who hal charge Of the
fire department the grounds sent in a
call for all the com panies to turn out.
With about 10 of his men he climbed the
stationary ladders inside the tower to the
balcony and from there ropes were lowered
TO hsul up the hose. Only one hose, that
Of chemical engine had been hauled up,
when gust Of wind caused the flames to
break out in All alarming manner about 10
feet from the top of the cupola. Meantime
the fire had eaten lite way down through the
nnt rf ip,ha ips ID ha
md, all unconscious OF their danger, the
fremen wers standing as it were on the
shell of burning volcano.
Noons of the 1900 Spectator.
who had gathered from all parts of the
grounds had any intimation OF the porilous
position in which tho fremen we're then
standing. The fire had burning scarcely 20
minutes and the 1remen were pulling and
hauling at the ropes when suddenly the
flames burst out around the base of the
cupola with great fury. All tia ropes savo
Dne on the north side of the tower wore
burned away in an instant.
The house from the chemical engine with
stood the heat, however, and John Davis
caught hold of it and slid down 90 feet to
tue main roof of the warehouse where he
tainted. His face and hands were terribly
burned by the flames whce enveloped his
body as came down. He was taken to tho
hospital and the physicians say ne will re-
cover. Two Of his fellow firemen attempt
ed to follow him but before they were half
way down the hose gave way and they
dropped into the seething mnss of fire and
were lost.
Another of the imprisoned men s.artad
down the rope on the north side of the
tower and had almost rea ched the roof xrben
il gave way and he fell stril,ipy on bis
head. and was Instantly killed Tiara now
remained. according to the counts of vari
GUS spectators. from % to 30 man on tho
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