Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-23

AS near as could be estimated the less
VIII reach about $4,000 on the building
and a considerable loss sum on it's con-
tents. According to ofioiais of the uni
versity tho building Is valued at slD0, 600
and was Insured for sS0000, with a
separate insurance for Its contents and
the contents Of the University store,
MARTIAL LAW ESTABLISHED.
Martial law was established by the
members of tho Signal Corps, acting I'M
der the direction OF Sergeant l., Nj. Mac
Kay and Sergeant II, l., Morrison, and
with detachment of about 40 men they
did efficient work in keeping back the
crowds and assisting the fremeH In run
ming lines OF hose into the building, and
In many other wayH,
All the while during the fire the i58 odd
men from various parts of Vermont who
bunked In the gymnasium as members of
the mechanics school under orders were
not allowed to stir from ther beds and
thus great deal of confusion was pre-
vented. Tho Burlington men were allow
ed out to assist the Signal Corps and the
local police in partol duty. inasmuGh as
they knew the grounds. They were In
charge Of Lieutenant Foster, WHO hob
bled about with one shoe off owing to a
disabled foot.
Nobody was allowed inside the lines and
Free Press reporter had to identify
Mayor J. Holmes jackson for one of the
Signal Corps sergeants in order to pre-
vent his honor from being removed from
the scene Of the fighting to a place OF less
sights but more safety.
As soon as possible all the men whose
hunks were in the "Old Mill' were placed
| In the indoor baseball cage, which is
used for garage and mammoth work.
shop. They had slept there on their first
night and did not mind returning again.
Men from the mechanics school saved
great deal of valuable papers. etc. from
the Cynio room and moved the stores OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. secretary. who has only
been at the school for a couple Of days
to q place Of safety.
Hot coffee was served to the hremen
through the courtesy Of the nurses at the
Mary Fletcher hospital and the depart
ment, through the Free Press, extends to
them their appreciation for such an act
The high pressure pump which made II
possible to stop the fire from spreading
and which in all probability saved the en-.
tire structure. is operated by electricity
and Is for use on the hill alone, inasmuci
as the ordinary pressure IL weak there. II
is for FIRE emergency only and opratea
automatically by simply pushing but
ton in fire station three on Monsfield ave-
nue.. The pump can handle 10 streams
of water and can send 1880 gallons pc,
minute through each ono at no disad
vantage. 1t maintains q pressure of IA
pounds with eight streams going and wal
installed about 10 years ago. During thu
fire there were eight streams on and thu
pump sent so much water out that thu
overflow valve had to be opened to pre-
vent breaking Of the water mains.
THE OLD MILL"
The edifice, which was badly dam
aged by fre Monday night Is the mali
} building Of the University Of Vermont
1t stands on the site of the first colleg
building erected in the spring Of $50
and destroyed by fire In 1924. Tn
building of 1901 was replaced in 1924
1925 by three buildings In limo. blu
about eight feet apart, the conversion
Of the southern structure being laid !,
June, 1926. Shortly before 1850 tn
: three building were Joined by con
tinuation Of their east and west walls
one structure resulting. Tho Old Col
I lege, or tho "Old MILL" as 1t has bee
> called by several generations Of stu
' dents. which assumed its present forr
In 1883, a result of a generous eli
ny JOIN r. 0oWSVu, ID LWo HuHuT6
! and fifty feet long, sixty feet deep O
{ the center and four stories In heigh
a In tho central block, on tho first thre
n floors are the College Chapel. the Col
d lego store, lecture and recitation rooml
. while the north and south portion
= and the entire fourth floor are devote
to dormitories. The Young Men
3 Christian Association quarters and tn
office of "The Cynio' also are locate
hero. Most Of the didactic work In tn
Q College Of Arts ana Sciences Ia give
Q In this building. and It contains tt
offlcA of the Dean.