Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-29
A RECORD SMASHER.
A 13-Minutc Fire Does $500
Damage in WaterviIIe.
Frie|'s Drug Store Destroyed and
Blacks Clothing Store Damaged.
Fire Department Makes Remarkable Time in
It's Run and Fight.

company in NeW YORK An alarm was
rung in, Saturday evening. from box 81
nj the lower end Of Main street. for
fire in the drug store Of j. Il. Frlel
90 Those who thought to look At their
watches and keep the time. as ia often
done with the department here, declare
that IL was just II minutes from the
first stroke Of the alarm To the time
the fire was practically out. although
In that - minutes ii had done some
$500 damage.
This seems hardly possible. but il Is
vouchcd for by a good many. a New
York man who stood on the curbng
and watched the work Of the depart
ment was astOnished. He heard the
alarm ana looked up the street 10 see
the teams come out If the house. They
cam. 80 quickly that b. could not be-
li.ve that they hal harncssrd but per
sisted that the hofsra had been all
ready.
The regular routine was gone through
however. ana the driver was on his
boz: with everything ~ readiness ~
fore the annunciat1r dropped into
place. locating the fire. The way the
cats cam" down the street was eau
ti"n tn the Nov Yorker. Their" was no
fooling about It, ana I'm spite 81 the
CROWDED CONDITION 81 IN" street '""
horses came on IA" keen jump.
"a" water "aH on thf i'" h"i"r" IN"
alarm had ceased 10 SOUND. Hose was
right on the heels nf Hos" J. hut q
slight difficulty with The harness pre-
vented them from being 1fat. IL was !
the prcttirst J"b thc d"pAr tnrnt has (
don" FOR many day. ana. Yesterday. /
comments ana compliments were heard Z
"n every S!dr
Nui only Was record breaking ran I
made. Int thu. work that followed v-as 4
NJ Ia the standard Il ay-e,ned M II
III about - etondN thr street WAS alive /
with hose. \ perfect network was /
formed commanding very point. 4
t.ycryihinE went lik.. ,luckwork. and /
as the last turn Of the couplings was D
made. tn. water was up its way To thu. q
nozzle
Tho Cr. ,v,e . had ono and fo,,eb,
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system through II all however. that
80 on brought things to rights.
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riabt crou.,s NJ XII ,.., l., -,
hack room az his e,o,. and m. c,arL
and , few. customers ,y,.r.. in I'M. 'front.'
mart Two large. I,mus tina, hov. ba4an
u..d during IN. mast f.w days ~ ha,t
IN, stor. ,a,a eittinp /, ~. h,c,, ~,
These were Of the large circular burn
Fl type ana one was sitting On the desk
ara the other on th.. floor. a COOL siz
"a advertising device WAS standing he (
hind the latter.
Mr. Friel started to leave the room
ana in SO doing knocked down the adj
vertising sign. This fell over and onto
the Dig lamp upsettlnS II. The OIL ran