Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-02
BAD FIRE Ar CHEsrERE1Hrn
buildings of James G. Goodr,on
"'"iiy Destroyed---Mr. Goodr,oh,s

buildings of James g. Cooa.,.,.
V Destroyed---Mr. toodrIch,s
narrow Escape with Serlous Rurns
Inc dwelling house at Cbester6old ooO
IRE, owned and occupied bv lance ~
goodrich, and the barn connected IT,
wltn' were totally destroyed by fire betwoon
.ue hours OF eight and ten MONDAY evonl
ing, In attempting to reach a closet sit,,
Steu III the upper l. of the house Mr.
SSoourlch received terrible burns unon HE
.Soe ana hands, and had it not been for
one enorts OF Robert G. Goodrich wonld
P'Voaoly nave been burned to death.
az leW minutes past eight in the even
ny Che inhabitants of the village were
alarilieu by cries of fire and the ringing of
Ine Town nall bell. The flames could east
pe seen from all parts of the village and
were round to proceed from Mr. Good.
,lcn' barn. The barn stood south of his
mouse, which was next to the stone store
ou Che long street which runs throuoh tho
village Next to where the barn was
STANDS the large three-story house occupipd
oy Glare Hill. The fire caught in some
way as yet undiscovered in the barn and in
nVe minutes after the first alarm was given
was blazing furiously. By that time 20 or
more men and boys had arrived and more
came constantly from every quarter of
the town, while women and children gath.
cred on the common opposite.
jewellers in the cities or large towns
owning tre apparatus can have but little
iuea OF the horror, the paralyzing sense of
nelplessness attending the scene of a fire
IN small village where there is no organ
Yea nre company no hose and but little
available water. No attempt was made to
save Mr. Goodrich's house. Such effort
would nave been entirely useless and all
aICentlon was concentrated upon removing
Ihe furniture therefrom and saving the Hill
mousse Two men were speedily astride the
rldgepoe of the latter and buckets filled
with water taken from pools standing in
the road were handed them from below.
The clothing of the men upon the roof
grew so hot that they were obliged to pour
water on each other. Other men threw
water and snow on the side of the house
nearest the burning barn. Their efforts
proved successful, but had there been the
strong north wind which has prevailed so
much this spring most of the houses on
the street would have undoubtedly been
destroyed.
Before it was thought that the house it.
self was on fire Mr.. Goodrich attempted
to reach closet situated in a chamber in
the l.. The door of the room closed after
him and he was soon blinded by smoke.
His nephew, Robert G. Goodrich, a young
man of about 26 years of age, remember
ed that he had entered that room and went
to look for him. The smoke was too dense
to distinguish any form, but hearing his
uncle cry out young Goodrich was enabled
to follow the sound and seize him Just as
he fell on the floor. Alone at first and
then aided by others he got the suffocating
man downstairs, when he was put on a
mattress and carried to the hotel. The
skin was burned from his face and hands
and upon regaining consciousness he suf-
fered terribly.
DR.. Craig of Westmoreland was tele-
phoned for and arrived as quickly as posi-
bic. In the meantime Mrs. Harry Pierce
showed much presence of mind and cour-
age in alleviating the pain caused by the
burns and cutting away the clothing around
the neck and wrists of the suffering man,
whose face was so mutilated that few could
endure the sight. His injuries are proba
bly, not fatal.
The house was insured for $1,000 and
the furniture for 5000. The amount OF the
loss has not been estimated.