Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
SHERWOOD GUESTS AWAKEN D
Aroused from Their Beds by
Early Morning Fire.
Charles Winterb6ttom Livery stable,
Adjoining Hotel, Scene Of Blaze
Tint Docs Damage of Approx
imately $1,000

Fire which broke out in the Charles
wintcrbottom livery stable on Cherry
street early Thursday morning did APP
proximately $1,000 damage to the building.
with its contents. and adjoining property
before II was extinguished. All the prop
erty was insured.
The alarm was sent in from box AZ, at
the head Of Church street. at 3:12 o'clock,
about two hours after several hundred
persons who had been celebrating
Halloween in the Sherwood Hotel, which
adjoins. had departed for their homes. The
blaze from the burning hay and straw
in the barn loft could be seen for miles
surrounding. and the black smoke
ascending from the burning material re-
sembled a miniature volcano In action.
The recall was sounded about hve o'clock.
Before the nine streams Of water that
had been played on the flames extinguished
the last Of the burning embers. two fire.
men were quite severely injured, 50 much
20 that they had to be rushed to the office
Of DR.. oliver N. Eastman. at the corner
of South Winooski avenue and Cherry
streets. for treatment. The unfortunate
men were William Bombard, who was
suffering from broken rib and strained
side. and Edward Dorey. who had bad
cash on one foot, received from a blow
from an axe.
The barn. which Is the property Of p H.
Corley. was badly damaged. the loft and
the roof being destroyed A part OF the
north wall. which is Of brick veneer. fell
in shortly after the fremen had left the
place. The loss Of Mr.. Winterbottom was
inconsderable, as there was little or
nerthing destroyed that belonged to him
except hay, straw and grain and Few
>leighs stored in the loft. A number OF
sleighs we're lost that were the property
of others who had them in storage. All
the horses in the place were saved. and
but one of the animals suffered effects OF
the dense smoke. This horse persisted In
returning to its stall after being taken out
by the men, and was finally overcome.
1t was none the worse yesterday after
noon, however. Officer Thomas Collins is
entitled to nearly all the credit for saving
the horses.
Chief of the Fire Department stockwell
was at the fire station on South Union
street when the alarm came in. He was
In attendance upon a sick horse. 1t was
but very few seconds later that he was
on the scene and directing the attention
Of the men to the close proximity Of the
Hotel Sherwood, with its sleeping guests
and employees. That there was considerable
danger is in evidence to-day by a
view Of the second floor. directly over the
World in Motion. Through the windows
of what was at one time the dance hall
and which Is now used as q sample room
came the flames.
In very short time the floor began to
show signs Of fire raging underneath. A
stream Of water was Immediately run in
from the corner Of Cherry street and
winooski avenue and played on this part
Of the building until all danger was past.
The axes Of the firemen did good service
here, also. Had a slight breeze been blow
Ing from any direction at this moment 1t