The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-24
.PUSSYS WALLS
SAVED FAMILY
,SstSs
M. nsp,osN oat Did the Big
heroic Thing Early
To-day
AWAKENS HOUSEHOLD
AS FLAMES MOUNTED
Woman Yelled to Police, Po-
lice Rang in Box q, and
Firemen Did the Rest

Fire which broke out this morning
shortly before 3 O'Clock in the house at
24s North Main street, owned by the
Granite Savings Bank & Trust Co.. and
occupied by the Union Cafe and by
Mitchell S. David as residence. did
damage amounting to nearly 5000. But
ior the fortunate presence of the house
hold cat in the dining room, where the
Dlaze started, it is not improbable that
members of the family would have suf-
located in the thick smoke that was
rolling through the second story win.
dows when the firemen arrived. Puss
was sleeping under the table when she
smelled smoke and promptly set up
howl that aroused Mrs. David, who in
turn spread the alarm to the Others.
Patrolmen John w. Dineen and Ed
l.. Mcleod were just coming northward
on their beat when Mrs. David opened
the front door of the house. which leads
from the cafe to the street. The mo.
ment the door swung open, a cloud OF
smoke poured through the exit right into
the path of the policemen Patrolman
Dineen ran to box 2l at the corner
OF North Main and Depot square and
turned IN general alarm at five minutes
OF three. The big auto fire truck
ploughed a clean fnrrow through the
newly laid carpet of white, the horse
drawn apparatus bringing up in the rear.
ny the time the regulars arrived, the
David family had vacated their sleeping
rooms and were bent on saving their
yaluables. Dense smoke poured through
nearly every room in the house and at
first the firemen were confronted with
the difficulty in locating the heart of
the blaze. One of the windows on the
second floor was forced open to allow
the smoke to escape and afterwards the
nozzle men were able to direct two
streams of chemical solution at the par,
tition just back of the dining room stove
II was there that the fire seemed to
have gained its hold and within a few
the blaze had been smothered.
Fifteen minutes after the alarm was
the all-out blast was blown,
although several OF the regulars remained
It the house until daylight.
The loss is confined largely to smoke
lamage, Only in one room did the fire
each alarming proportions, although the
woodwork in adjoining, rooms was
corched in places. The origin of the
ire is ascribed to an over-heated stove
n the dining room. Back of the Chin
ey pipe, it is said, quantity of cloth
ng had been left to dry and firemen
elieve that the clothing became gnited
nd later communicated with the parti
ion. The David family retired early
nd slept soundly, unmindful of the dan
er below until the wakeful eat first
ave the alarm. Mr.. David's Union Cafe
located at the front of the house and
xeept for the smoke stained wallpaper
was unchanged, although the place
ill likely be closed for a few days.
This is the second fire loss that the
.stauranteur has suffered within two
ears. Early in February. 1911, Mr..
avid condu ucted a lunch business in
he Lane building farther up the street
fire in the early hours of morning gut
d the structure and entailed a heavy
SIS to the lunchroom man as well as
Others. Fires latest visit to Mr..
avid leaves his loss well covered by
surance. while the damage to the
hiding is also protected by insurance.
Flying Trip to Harrington Avenue.
AT noon to-day, the auto truck made
flying trip to Harrington avenue,
here chimney fire had worried ten
It's of big two-and-a- -half-story tene-
ent house into notifying the fire sta
IN by telephone. Partitions around
e chimney had got pretty warm by
e time the regulars arrived, although
e danger of a blaze was averted by
ompt work. One of the firemen was
{ at the house to watch for signs of
e should the chimney refuse to cool
wn. The tenement is owned by c. W.
slcher.