Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-09-05
THE BURLINGTON PRESS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1895
HOME AGAIN In FLAMES.
DISASTROUS CONFEDERATION OF
MAY I, 1898, RECALLED.
Roof of the Middle Division, with tn
Kitchen, Dining Room and Glrl,' Day
Room Damaged by Fire and Water
Plans for the Future.


Plans for the Future.
The most important fire alarm that has
been rung i'm since the early morning of
March IL, when the great Booth plant
was destroyed, was sounded at 300 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, announcing to the
people of Burlington that the Home for
Destitute Children was again in flames.
The entire fire department turned out
Immediately and u minutes after the
alarm was sounded a stream was play
ing on the building. Five minutes later u
second stream was added. When the fire
men arrived at the Home dense vol
ulne of smoke was pouring out from the
roof of the middle portion of the building
which connects the two main wings The
dining room and kitchen were filled with
the sitting, binding smoke and the roof
was so hot the firemen could not stand
upon II.
1t was a most exesporating fire to con-
/ tend with since it was confined between the
walls of the building and had worked
it's way to the rafters beneath the roof
As soon as the tin covering of the roof
had been sufficiently cooled by water to
| allow the men to stand upon it, the axes
and pixies We're brought into use and
openings made so that water could pass
through and find its way TO the enemy
/ lurking beneath. While some of the fire
men were at work on the rOofand others
| in the rooms below loud explosion was
heard in the girls day room which burst
the plasterng and lath from the walls and
ceiling in several parts of that apartment.
The theory advanced in explanation of this
occurrence is that gas was formed in
the wall spaces which occasionod the erup-
ton. shortly before 500 o'clock and in
less than two hours from the time the
alarm was sounded. the fire had been en-
tirelN qucnChed and the apparatus began
to leave.
The first indication of trouble was no
ticed in the kitchen when the cook dis
/ covered smoke issuing from the mop
board in the rear of the baking oven in
use there. In a few seconds the kitchen
and dining room wero filed with smoke
which began to pour out from the walls
ana ceilings in dense volumes. \ general
confusion, and CONSERVATION Immediately
followed and a panic among the children
many Of whom had gone through the fire
May !, 1898, in which the Home was de-
stroyed, was only avcrted by the pronp,
and brave action of Mrs. Woodland, the
m2tron, and some of the older attend
ants. The little ones We're marshallcl
together ana led out of the burning build.
lnG, A messenger was despatched to pull
the alarm while another telcphoned to the
police Office. An alarm was rung from hos
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/, on the forne,, buiIdinp all of v,bfch w.,
, promptlv paid. was also nIacod vim tb,
same office.
. The generally accepted theory of fin
> origin of the fire is that if started he
meath the bakery. working its way dow,
through the crcvices in the brick 70 tn
T. iioor from which it crawled along TO IN
walls ami thence to the rafters above
It had probably been smouldering 70
several days and possibly for week
! The kitchen and dining room are at pres
3 ent unfit for use The kitchen of an ont