The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-12
HAD FOUGHT FIRE
ALONG WITH FIREMEN
His Condition This After
noon Was Reported to Be
Very Serious-He Was on
the Way Home When
Overcome

| AT sunrise this morning the uncon-
seiolIs form OF Officer George X. Carle OF
/ the Barre police force was found in
I halt frozen condition on the meadows
which skirt Blackwell street just east OF
| the Center street intersection. Both OF
| the unfortunate mans lower limbs and
| his arms were frozen to a degree Of stiff
4 ness. Drs. w. ID. Reid and William Me-
| farland were the first physicians to
reach the man. They ordered him re
moved to the City hospital, where this
tafternoon his chances for recovery were
considered doubtful
| Salem Gliz. d Syrian merchant, whose
little store is located within ewrods Of
the spot where the officer lay, came up
Blackwell street quarter of an hour
before 7 o'clock to open his place OF
business. over in the edge Of the mead
ow he discerned a black object huddled
up in the snow. As he neared the store
the object began TO take tangible shape
aud moment later he recognized the
body Of a man. Ghiz turned on his heel
| and hurriedly notified several neighbors
and then hustled down the slope that
leads from the highway to the meadow.
He recognized the man the moment he
rolled the body over They carried it
into the store and two physicians were
hnrriedly notified. Drs Reid and Nc.
Farland worked for short time over
the man aud then summoned Badger q
Co.'S ambulance. One OF the first to
reach the scene was Officer Ed 4. Nc,
Leod. who accompanied his brother no
liceman to the hospital. Officer Carlc
was breathing with considerable diff
Guilty when the ambulance reached the
hospital, Throughout the forenoon ply
sicians applied heroic measures in an eff
fort TO restore the officer to conscious.
ness. The doctors are OF She opinion
that Carle would have expired in another
five minutes.
Speculation is rife at police headquar.
ters as to the circumstances respon.
sible for Officer Carries unfortunate
plight. When the general alarm was
sounded for the fire in the Henderson
block on North Main street. Officer Carrie
was one of the first to respond. Once
the connections with hydrant wero
made, the officer took post at one Of
the nozzlcs with Fireman Morris.
Throughout the hour in which the fire.
men were struggling with the outbreak.
Officer Carrie remained on fire duty. Lat.
er in the night he returned to the DO.
lice station thoroughly drenched bv wa.
ter and suffering as the fremen suffered
from the effects of the cold. Over the
telephone he got in communication with
Chief Sinclair and asked permission to
90 home for the remainder of the night.
His request was granted and the chief
took steps to supply his beat with
special officer, who stayed out the night
on duty.
Other officers at headquarters saw Po-
liceman Garlic change his coat for
civilians garment. He did not change
his trousers. 0stensihly he started for
his home on John street around 1890
this morning. The officers did not see
him again until Officer Mcleod was
called TO Blackwell street at 7 O'Clock
to-day. There are no evidences of foul
play. although the officers trousers were
slit in several places when his body was
discovered The theory is held that his
trousers may have been frozen stiff
to crack when he fell, or may
have been torn in fighting fire.
Friends of Officer Carle are Ioathe to
believe that he remained in the snow
more than an hour. The wind was
blowing a gale all through the early
morning. a condition which served great.
~ to intensity the cold. II is claimed
that human being could not possibly
survive such weather for more than an
hour.
Late this afternoon it developed that
Carries body was seen by Primo Termin-
mi and Joseph Ruzo almost at the same
moment Ghiz spied it. Terminini and
Ruzo were on their way down Black
well street to, the Noyelli & Calcagn
They helped Ghiz in carry
ng the body into the store
One of Alderman Michael Keefe's sons
saw the officer last night around 1880
o'clock. The policeman was accompanied
BY a Young lad and the two were going
lown North Main street. keefe spoke
% the officer and they passed the time
IF night Keefe said the pair continued
IN down the street II is known that
officer Carle stopped at Jacks Lunch
IN Depot square for a cup of coffee after
ne left police headquarters. He did not
AIRY long at the lunch counter and
when be left the place he left alone.
This afternoon the officers were making
IN effort to locate the boy who keefe
,ays was in Carries company at l:3o
,'eloek.
officer Carle is 81 years old. He has
, wife and several children. For the
iast ten years he has been a member
II the police force and in point OF sery-
&c he is the Oldest policeman in the de.
lartment,