Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-13
ACCIDENTS AND
NARROW ESCAPES
Five Firemen and Two Citizens
Injured--John Henderson
in Serious Condition.

Five fremen and two citizens were in
tured, one seriously. He is John Hender-
son of Andovcr. Mass, an cx-fire chief
of that city. Henderson came to the fire
with the members of the Winoosk de-
rnrtment and was soon in tho midst of
the fight While climbing an icy ladder
he slipped and fell q feet to the ground,
striking on his chest and head. He was
taken to the Van Ness House and then
to his boarding place in Winooski in n
sleigh of the American Express company.
He Is suffering from much pain in his
chest and head and his condition IL ser-
GUS He is employed by Pitman & CO. of
Lawrence, Mass, who are erecting tho
new spinning mill in Winooski, and In
boarding on Center street.
F. F. CayO OF II Johnson street while
assisting in removing stock from T. +.
Ahearn's store, broke bone OF his left
hand when ii was caught between q door
and show case. He will be confined
week.
FREQ Walker and Frank Casey. two
local flrenen. were injured but not seri-
ously. Mr.. Walker fell down q flight Of
stairs in tho Walker block and had t.
cease further work. Mr.. Casey was con-
siderably burned on one hand.
Peter Ashline of station four was badly
burned about the neck and chest while
lighting the fire on the third floor of the
hotel. George Hulburt SUSTAINED injuries
to his leg by fall Of one story in the
hotel Ine flooring upon which ne was
standing gave way, letting him down from
the third to the second floor. Harry
WheelocS received bad cut on the wrist
while breaking through a window. Dr.
{. A. Iease was near by and dressed the
wound so the bleeding was stopped before
any great damage was done
/ ACCIDENTS NARROWLY AvERTED.
Assistant Fire Chief George Burt with
Firemen Smith. Murphy, Thomas and
Powers were caught on the roof of the
/ Walker block when the building beneath
them was mass of flames AS they had
been driven along the roof by the fire
there was no ladder near them by which
they could escape and they put in an
anxious few minutes until their prelica-
ment was realized by others and ladder
put up for them.
An unknown woman was nearly rur
over by the exercise wagon when return.
ing from the station where II had beer
sent after moro hose The woman DID
rot appear to hear the Changing of the bel
until ii was almost upon her and then
when attempting to get out OF the way
slipped and fell. Driver McCuen hat
barely time enough TO rein the horse.
to one side
W i. Powers. . call man, narrowly
escaped from falling off the top of
ladder on st Paul street. The ladder
was placed again a telegraph pole li
rectlv In front of the hotel and Mr.
Powers was at the top Of the ladde r
directing the nozzle of the hose. o
n sudden the hose jumped from hi
grasp and Whirlcd to and fro, squirt
ing water in several directions. Mr.
Powers hung on to the ladder witt
one hand and tried to gain control o
tho hose with the other FRANZ
Casey. who stood on the ladder below
him. came to thu rescue and shortl'
the hose was under control again.
Or. W. G. Church, who had office
in tho southwest corner Of the thir
, floor of the Walker block. insisted O.
; STAYING In his Office while the entir
; top of the blocl, was burn
, ing. The room was filing with smoke
when Officer John Brothers hroush
him to the Street by physical force.