The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-13
Chief Gladding, James Sulli-
van and John Duncan
We're Injured
BERLIN ST. HOUSE
MUCH DAMAGED
Because of Hard Hill Climb
and Low Pressure of
Water

Chief G. B. Gladdng and two of tn
call fremen, James Sullivan and Johl
Duncan, received injuries in fire whicl
partially destroyed house on uppe
Berlin street, owned and occupied BY
Giuseppe Cato, this morning. All thre,
firemen, suffering with scalp wounds in
tlicted from a falling chimney, were hur
ried to the City hospital to receive treat
ment for their injuries Defects in the
same chimney which showered the fire
men with bricks are believed to have
caused fire which gutted the house and
entailed loss of $500. Mr.. Catto's
! family was compelled to beat hasty re.
treat from tlfe building before the alarm
sounding from box l42 at the corner of
| Berlin and Foss streets, was turned in
at Gas o'clock.
1t was the second fire in "a hours and
the fourth this week. Well nigh ex-
hausted from their strenuous fight
against odds in the town halln fire yes
terday and lengthy vigil which sue
ceeded nine hours of work in zero wealth.
er, the firemen responded promptly to
the call, And while handicapped by lack
Of water pressure and difficulties at
tendant upon moving all the apparatus
up the steep hill on Berlin street. the
men Of the department figured conspicu-
ously in saving property and preventing
the fire from spreading to adjoining
buildings Only one stream of water was
used and the pressure available on the
heights to the west Of the city was so
slight that the flames gathered headway
even while the firemen were directing
their attack against it.
The accident in which the three firemen
narrowly escaped from more serious in
juries happened after the fire was well
under way. A part of the roof on the
main building had cayed in, and as a de
tail Of firemen ventured toward the door
of the ell part the chimney suddenly
Bricks fell in every direction
and served to disperse d small circus day
crowd of children gathered about the
house. Chief Gladding was struck on the
crown OF the head and on the left cheek,
while Messrs Sullivan and Duncan re-
eeiyed painful scalp wounds All three
men were taken to the house of Mrs.
Theresa Monti, nearby. where DIR. J. Ii.
was summoned. A few mo.
In&iIbs tdLeF the iFeHttH were OH the Way /
ID the hospital to have their wounds |
dressed, A three-inch abrasion which |
Mr.. Sullivan suffered ON the scalp was
.losed. and an angular flesh wound was
dressed for John Duncan. Chief Glad /
ling submitted to sewing operation of |
lis cheek and dressing for a rather 1
Ieep cut ON the head. The patients were
Ible to leave the hospital at once.
The condition of the highway and the
harp ascent leading to the Cato house
we're responsible for difficulties eneoun
cred by the firemen in disposing their
and before the attack could
,e gotten under way the big pllng and
xtra hose were hurried to Berlin street.
'or lack of pressure, very little could be
one in the way Of extinguishing the fire
q the second story OF the house. Parti-
ions and root burned rapidly, and it
fas not until the fire began to break out
4 the lower story that the water could
g used effectively. Nearly all of the
altos household effects were removed
rom the building soon after the fire was
At 8 o'clock the apparatus
aturned to the station, but Assistant
hef Carpenter and detail of regulars ,
nd eallmen were left at the house.
The dwelling was insured in the John 4
7. Dillon agency, the sum of 5000 being
lrried on the building, and an equal sum {
4 the furnishings.