Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-04
TWO men JUMPED TO DEATH
Others, with All Means Of Egress Cut
on, perished in the Flames-Th0se
Killed Tarried after Warning
Property LosS Amounts
to about $4,000.

CURED here Yesterday morning. In tho
Citizens Bank block. Nine people were
killed ten were injured and the pro-
perty loss is about $4,000.
The dead.
Charles T. Ranlet aged 49, proprietor
Of the Ranlet Press He leaves wife.
L. T. Darling, aged 10, an employee Mt
the scale factory
Charles Tanner n painter.
Mrs Charles Tanner.
Stephen d. Cushman
Mrs. G. y. Cushman.
Miss Cushman. ten-year- old daughter
| Of above.
| Rosie Massey. aged 49, restaurant EN-
ploye.
| Miss May Hubbard, known
| Sleeper.
The injured.
| Mrs. Jeanette Davie.
william Pope
| Leonard Pope, his SON
Roy Smith
| Roy Cheney.
| Robert Steele
| Scott Gochee.
Carl Howe.
Mrs. C. NJ. Howe.
! George Severance
All suffering from burns. They
were taken to Brchtlook hospital where
all nre expected 10 recover.
FLAMES SFREAD QUICKLY.
The fire was discovered at about
four o'clock in the morning in the
basement Of the Stolliker restaurant
kitchen by Chief OF Police Hail. who
tried to put II out with hand extin-
guishers and sent a boy through the
block to arouse the occupants. 1t
was beyond his control. however. and
quickly reached the elevator shaft
and broke through the roof.
The block was soon roaring
furnace and then began series OF
horrible scenes, thrilling rescues and
fatal leaps for life. Those who were
aroused by the warning cries Of the
boy and Immediately fed the build
ing escaped Most OF the others who
tarried to dress paid the penalty OF
death for their delay. Escape from
both front and rear stairs and the
fire escapes was soon shut of and the
cries OF those thus penned In, as they
begged to be rescued. could be heart
for a mile.
WIRES INTERPRETED WITH RES
CUE.
1t was difficult TO place ladder!
against the burning building because
OF the intervening wires. Guy Chene!
and Scott Goochec We're taken from
the windows of their rooms by lad
ders. Mrs. jeanette Davie. aged 76
was rescued in similar manner blu
, was badly burned. Mrs. Charles T
. "a eft lowered he-Solf hv rona IN
spot where the firemen could reacl
her.
r Mr.. Ranlet and L. E. Darling wer
killed by dropping to the pavement
t Ranlet lowered himself a short dis
> lance from the fourth floor to tn
, third, then fell, struck on his hea
: and died instantly. Darling attempt
ed to climb down the window casing
3 and brick work, but lost his hold a
o the fourth moor and died two hour
later.
MANY MIGHT HAVE ESCAPED
n 1t is thought that several. II not al
Of the victims might have escape
4 death had they not become panic
4 stricken and returned to their room
s after having reached the window
from which they might have bee
!. saved. Some Of them evidently wer
back to get valuables and were 10.
in the flames. One of the women VIII
r lost her life was seen at windo
: before the fire had gained great heac
= way. and she might have been save
had she not returned to get n sum ,
= money and a. mattress which ST
:, threw to people on the ground b,
:. meath.
d FINDING THE BODIES.
. Nearly all were injured in trying
l. escape by the front entrance through Il
flames. The bodies Of Mr.. and MI
= Charles Tanner and Of Mr.. and Mrs.
d D. Cushman. wife and child were fou,
Y In the room opening on the fire escape
o the third floor. and another. Rosie Ma
u scy, was found in front room on Il
II same floor. Tanners body was identifi
> and taken In charge by the painter
~ union.
= Tho body Of Miss May Hbbard W
]. taken from the ruins yesterday afternoo
~ Her pet dog lay across her body T.
J. body Of Miss Rosie Massey was sent
her home In Enosburgh yesterday ate
noon
Leonard f. Darling leaves wife a
daughter Olive. who is In school in BE
ton, father and mother and brother
Peacham.
Mr.. and Mrs, Cushman and dnught
came here from Randolph where
Cushman has sister. Herbert Tam
and wife, also victims Of the FIRE are ire
Burlington and a watch found on his p,
son contained the picture of his wife a
his former address He was a brother
Mis-. Cushman.
c. r. Ranlett leaves besides his "
his father and. mother and one sister.
Of whom live here.
Miss Hibbard has a father. step-moti
and two sisters In Sowyervile. Que.
The funeral OF Mr., Ranlet will
held from the Episcopal Church
:, three o'clock this afternoon and I
remains will be taken to Littleton.
H., for interment. The other funer
have not been arranged for. The
was mentioned by most Of the To-
clergymen this morning and subscr
tons have been started for those "
lost most Of their possessions.
T. THE PROPERTY LOSS
The block Is nve stories high a
owned by the Citisens Bank a
Trust company and Is insured
S3O 900 The bank fixtures were