Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-07
FIRE IN BAKERY
Between S1,40O and 1000 Damage Done.
Mostly By water-Crossed Power
Circuit Caused Flames.

st. Adams, March Sire which was
discovered about $3.50 o'clock this
morning in the Woods bakery block. a
three-story brick building. on North
Main street. did damage estimated be-
tween $1,4O0 and $1,000. The owner.
John M. Woods, had a large stock IT
-four on hand, but it was not damaged
much. 1t is thought work in the bak-
cry may be resumed tomorrow. al
though it will be longer time before
the shop can be opened.
little damage was caused by the are,
but the fremen turned on Ave stream
of water as soon as they reached the
building, drenching it thoroughly so as
to prevent the spread Of the flames. and
this resulted in much damage Smoke
caused considerable damage Also A
strong north wind prevailed and by
ISLANDERS were strong in their express
sions of approval Of the way the Are
men handled the situation as it seemed
almost impossible to check the flames.
when they were discovered, but in the
/ face of a veritable blizzard the firemen
kept them confined within the walls
| where they started.
| The building is attached to another
| three-story brick block on the north
owned by Mrs. ]. T. Sullivan and there
| Is only a narrow alleyway on the south
between the Woods block and the
| Beardsley four-tenement house.
Mrs. Emma Gould. who lives in the
| second floor Of the Morton block. south
Of the Beardsley house, was awakened
I by cracking noise. Finding flames
issuing from the meter in the hallway
Of her apartment. she called William
Hope. who lives on the floor above, and
he discovered the fire in the Woods
block and summoned the firemen. Sim
! liar trouble with meters was expert.
enced in other buildings in the To-
cality.
The fire probably was caused by a
crossed power circuit. The power Is
taken from a transformer near p. E.
sullivan's planning mill between Center
and Pearl streets and another fire evil
IDENTIFY from the same cause broke out
simultaneously in the paint shop in the
I rear of the Ford garage in the Morton
| building on the corner Of North Main
and Pearl streets. This fire was near the
wires. It was extinguished with chemi-
cal.
When the hremen reached the scene
they pulled in an alarm from box p on
the corner Of North Main and Congress
streets. The flames had gained good
Roadway, reaching from the attic through
to the roof and down to the first floor.
This was in the back OF the building.
The worst flames were In bath room
on the third floor where the switches and
fuses were located. They were kept
from spreading to the front. burning
straight up, and not ten feet from the
| back.
The second floor tenements were
occupied by Mrs. Maurice Hunt and two
sons and Mr.. and Mrs. George Pattee
and son. The third floor tenement was
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Vaughn and family. Most Of the occu-
pants were able to dress. but when the
fremen arrived they found that the Ave
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn
was in bed in the building. and 1t was
with much difficulty that they rescued
him. as the smoke was so dense that they
had hard work to locate the room where
he was. The child was nearly suffoeated.
but apparently he Is suffering no Ill
effects to-day from his experience.
The fire burned through to the Kelly
building. owned by Mrs. Sullivan. com
municating to the kitchen in the tenement
on the second floor occupied by ]. G.
Hoyt and family, and also to q toilet
In that tenement. From the latter point
1t followed the pipes up about two feet
where 1t was checked. Little damage
was done.
No furniture was burned in either
building. but In the Woods building i,
was damaged by the water and smoke
None OF the tenants Of either block car
ried any insurance.