The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-24
JENNINGS THREW HIS FAMILY OUT OF
 WINDOWS WHILE HOME WAS BURNING
 o and Walked to  Content Ioss.

A frame barn 32 by 60 feet used by Milton Jennings. a farmer, as a home for himself, his wife and eight children and as a stable and carriage place for his farming utensils was burned to the ground at Brown's S Brook, Greenfield Hill. this morning and the family escaped only after all of it's members were badly burned and maimed. Jennings was obliged to throw four of hfs children from the second story window in order to save their lives.
 Jennings was badly burned about the face and arms and chest. Ira Titus, the hired man, suffered a second de- gree burn upon the legs, arms and face while assisting Jennings to save his family.
 A Farmer reporter talked to Jen- nings at the home of Charles Hull this afternoon. He said: 'T got up at half past four this morning and lighted a fire in the oil stove to heat some coffee and some water. I started the blue flame burner and though 1t sputtered little I thought it would be all right. I was out in the stable talking to the hired man when I heard my wife scream. I looked towards the kitchen and I saw that end of the building all in flames. .
 My wife with her year old baby and a five year old child slept on the ground floor. Their means of exit was shut off but they managed to escape although they were burned a little in getting out. I turned my attention to the six children in the loft. There were no stains leading to the second floor and the use of a ladder was al- ways needed when we wanted to, get up there. -.e--772
 I shouted to Titus to put a ladder to the children. I climbed through the smoke to the children Before Titus could get the ladder up the flames had enveloped that end of the barn and took the children and pushed them into the other end of the structure where we have our furni- ture and where it is not easy to gain access to the window. Tn the smoke was obliged to thfow them across the room and in, some cases drag them. As soon as I opened the win dow my oldest boy Joe jumped and broke his arm and Mabel the next oldest also jumped Then q took Ruth, Harold, Dorothy and threw them to the ground. All of us were burned by the fire which overlook us before we could get out. I jumped myself then going down stairs I helped Titus get out the horses. We then got out the buggy and then Titus went in and took out the cow. also saved some of the harness. have a little insurance but lose all I have in the world with the
  It happened that one of the children was away. Mabel sustained a sprain- ed leg and all of them were burned"
 At a farmers house near to the scene Of the fire Jennings sat this morning surrounded by his family. His face was swathed in bandages and his arms were immovable with the masses of cotton. Jennings is a man of large stature. He is tall and muscular. When seen by the Farmer reporter he was chatting with the rest Of the fam fly all with bandages of greater or less size enveloping there bodies. All his goods had been destroyed but he took his misfortune with ease and seemed to be far more thankful for having his loved ones than worrying over the loss he had sustained. He even offered the reporter a cigar and with the lat ter's aid managed to smoke one him. self. Jennings estimates his loss at 5000.
 MT. Jennings spoke in glowing terms of the hired man Titus. 'T can't say too much of Titus,'' he said. 'eHe has been with me but two weeks and this morning he stuck and took chances to save my home and goods such as would hardly be expected had they been his own.''
 There was no alarm of fire sounded and the territory where the Jennings resided is not one covered by fire pro- lection Soon however news of the disaster spread and neighbors came to the assistance of the homeless family. Some of the wealthy residents of Greenfield Hill. including Mrs. J. K. Robinson and Mrs. Harry Glover, reached the scene of the fire in their automobiles and rendered what aid they could.
 The little ones and Mrs Jennings were taken in by neignbors and given shelter, food and clothing. In the work of saving his loved ones MT. Jen- nings had no time to think about per- sonal effects so that nothing was sav- ed in the way of clothes or household goods.
 All of the members of the family were treated by Dr. Durham of Green field Hill. MT. Jennings himself sis seriously burned. He seemed wholly | satisfied however that he had been able with the aid of his hired man to l save his wife and little ones
 MT. Jennings was arranging to have | built in a short time dwelling house | of concrete and was using his barn | as a com mbination home and barn for | the present. The Jennings are old l residents of the town of Fairfield and | are well known, MT. Jennings having | served the town in various capacities |