Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-05

able to place stream OF water Oh
the kevwork Of the fire. and soon
had It under control.
Pictures Terrific Scene
william McAliister Of Manchester.
n. H.. who was the last man to
leave the sleeping room. tells the
following story Of the terrible scene:
Mr. McAllisteS said to the Kennebec
journal reporter. "Tha FIRST thing
that ] knew or rather felt was first
one and then several bodies Chamber
ing over my cot which was located
near the window by the fire escape.
Several stepped on my face and body
in their mad scramble for fresh air.
The smoke was awful and it took
several moments of coughing and
strangling before l was able to get
up. Searching hurriedly found and
dorned the only thing available
which was bathrobe and pair
of slippers. Running my hand be-
meath my pillow ! found my watch
which I put into my pocket of my
bathrobe and started dow the fire
CSCupC. LUIS PAL SiCuidI flS SoSdPS'
said McAllister. bends and curves in
such a manner that it is a perilous
undertaking in ordinary times to
descend it. I myself, have tried it
on two different occasions during the
past year but had cold feet and
morning. however, as / started down
flames were bursting from the win
dows Of the stories below me and
as I passed them in my descent my
face and body were terribly scorched
and my bathrobe caught en- fire.
II. however, succeeded in reaching
the piazza roof which is about 90
feet from the frozen ground, when 1
slipped and fell, striking on my side
end hips. 1 jumped and rushed toward
the fire station, not having heard the
fire alarm and thinking that l must
get the fire apparatus on the spot as
soon as possible. On reaching the M.
c. r. r. tracks and finding the cross
ing blocked, | told the trainmen of
the perilous position we were in and
got them to move the train so as to
allow the fire department, which had al
ready arrived TT that point, to proceed
to the fire. I ttcn started for a house,
rang a doorbell and. well-that was
the last l knew until about o'clock"
Mr.. McAllister was hurt quite badly
by the burns he received and by the
fall sustained in escaping from the
burning building. He left on yester-
days afternoon train for his home in
Manchester.
Leaps to Ground
Roy Shorey, a freshman, who was
sleeping In his room on the second
floor Of the building, finding himself
trapped by the door leading 10 the
hallway, leaped from the blazing win
dow to the ground below and escaped
uninjured. The Delta Epsilon part Of
the house. which was not burned, was,
however. badly damaged by smoke and
water The men in this house were
aroused by Bradley and were soon on
the outside. Finding that the furni-
ture in their part of the house had not
as yet been damaged by fire and that
they could not BIO of any real assist
ance to their brothers in the other
part of the building, they at once be-
gan the work of salvage. The furnish
ings of the house were removed piece
by piece and We're stacked up along
the walk between the buildings. The
dense smoke that hang heavy over the
scene hindered the work Of rescue,
which was an absolute impossibility in
the Lambda Chi Alpha section There
the flames consumed everything in
their path. After the glow Of the fire
had Redeemed tie sky and il became
evident from Ear down the street that
a college building was in flames,
scores Of the girls hastily affirmed In
anything they could snatch focked to
the scene of the terrible disaster Ar
thur w. Coulman of West Lynn, Mass,
in telling his story In connection with
Treworgy says that he wss awakened
by his deceased brother, who shook
him and told his there was a fire and
said Coulman, that was the last time
/ saw him." A terrible sadness and
quictness now rervadcs the streets of
the Elm City and scores may be seen
WIZ tiC iil5Hl pelOIG were mica Win
laughter and jokes, but who are now
travelling the streets with heads bowed
and tears streaming down their faces.
Sending Bodies Home
The body of Albion L. Andrews. Of
Belfast. Me-, will leave Waterville at
l O'Clock today. Charles M. Ire
worgy of East Surray left this morn
ing at 3 o'clock. Warren L. Frye,
of Revere. Mass. will leave at 8
O'Clock today. and Norman Ward
we'll left at o'clock last night.
There was a mass meeting of the
students held at the Colby chapel
yesterday morning. At this meeting
Pres. Roberts said that two Of the
students would be sent with each
body to its home. Pres. Roberts
also said that the fraternity build
ing would be rebuilt and that the
rccitations would continue as before.
Many of the local organizations
are doing everything possible to help
out the students Who lost all of their
clothing and other property. The
Rotary Club raised around 500, and
the Woman's Club and private citi-
zens several hundred more. The re-
tail merchants are circulating a
paper and already have q large