Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-30
next to Freeman'S.

volunteers save one. succeeded In loading
the steam fire engine ana exercise wagon
on platform cars at the Burlington sta
ton and at 1870 o'clock the relief party
loft Burlington by special train. Chief
Niles was told TO bring 1000 feet OF
hose. but for good measure he carried
along 300 feet The train cached here
at two and the engine and wagon was
unloaded in record time. Everything had
burned to the ground then but the Belle
vie House. which WAS just bursting into
flames from the roof. The hose was
stretched to the river and was found to
be about 900 feet short of the required
length. Chief Niles then did the next
best thing. The engine was set to pump
ing and milk cans were filed with water
loaded on the exercise wagon and taken
to the home Of Mrs Rostwick. next to
the Bellevue House. which was already
steaming from the heat
VISITORS WORRIED LIKE TROJANS
Hugh Collins, christopher Mahoney.
John Cosgriff. Frank Roland. William Nc
Grath of Burlinp' IN and the fircmcn of
the same city, worked like ,roians. Col
Inns stood on the roof until the fla mes
drove him away nd tho others worked
oe b,r1 piohr,o,i noo,io b,, n,,r,, ,,.et
-uy, ora nod co,,rs oe,i,s, ,ho si5a =,
the building, In tie vain hopes of STAY
ing of the fire. TIE wind had then shift
ed and came frow the southeast. which
nroh,b,y so,od ,,,, por+ p, ,ho ,,,,,,eo
towards Jonesvill. from destruction.
When the walls e tho Bellevue fell in
bousyor tho sno.lss dosco,dod p, tho
homo of Nv. ,,o.,rick IN .h,z,or, ana
/, O ,,on,ont ,bo ,ybolo ,ortbs,do -. ,ho
hous. vac In a,,-os r1or,s uoro than
,rrr..a 80 tho ,dt,,r,ry h,,u,,nr ,o,,,-
p''u ny MI f''' '""s,o" men so'
hundreds OF pail of water the exposed
side of the struc' re was drenchcd. The
fire was stopped fAen ana there and at
| four o'clock tho residents hrsathcd a
sigh OF relief. Everything that had
burned. had burn i completely and there
were only q few smouldering flames to
be seen.
| The members . the Ladies' Auxiliary
| of Sheridan Cpurt, c. O. F." served hot
coffee, doughnuts and sandwiches at five
| TO every hard w4rker that was hungry
| and coffee was a" passed from hand n
hand on the str ?. Richard Burke. q
| resident OF the rllage, also proved a
hero He bounte0 sly donated cake
| bread, apples and other eatables from
his home ana usel his 'front.' rooms for
| storing the goods = his neighhors. who
had been burned II.
At seven O'Clock pair OF horses was
set TO work hnulin safes from the ruins
OF the various business places. Chains
were attached and they were yanked
opened by their aaxious owners in the
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SENDING OFT FIRST STORY.
The telephone service was ruined n
the first stage OF the fire and IL wa
impossible to get outside communica
ton. The Free Press at Burlington
communicated with +. r. Gillette a