The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-04
SOME JUMPED
WHEN STAIRCASE
WAS CUT OFF
One Section Of North Col
lege Building at Water
vile, Me-, Built More
Than q Century Ago,
Was Destroyed - Fire
men Held Up By Train
on Crossing

Waterillc, Me-, Dec. 4.---Ihe lives
of three men students Of Colby college
were claimed by fire which early to-
day burned the Lambda Chi Alpha
section of North college on the Colby
campus. The dead:
Alton Z. Andrews, Belfast, Me-, SEN
ior.
Charles N, Treworgy, East Surry,
Me-, ssNior
Warren +. Frye, Revere, Mass,
FRESHMAN.
u Though the bodies were burned 50
that absolute identification was inn
possible, ii was thought that Frye's
body was the first to be found. Fire
men stumbled upon this about an hour
after the fire broke out. What was
believed to be Treworgy's body was
found three hours later and that Of
Andrews was recovered soon after
ward
Services will be held in the college
chapel this afternoon, and the bodies,
accompanied by delegations from the
fraternity win be sent to the students
homes tomorrow.
President Arthur J. Roberts stated
that the college will rebuild, using as
a nucleus the shell which remains. Col
lege classes were suspended, but viii
be resumed tomorrow. President
1Roberts said he was unable to esti-
mate the loss.
Barnard Chapman, a sophomore
upon leaving a train at the station,
opposite the campus, saw flames shoot
ing from the windows of the north
half of the fraternity house. He
sounded the alarm on the college bell,
al general alarm was sent in inn
mediately afterward, calling out the
whole of the city department.
The smoke in the building was in
tense and the old wood Of the frame
structure, built century ago. burned
with intense heat. The men who slept
in a common dormitory on the fifth
floor, were aroused by Ralph S. Robin
son, a junior, of Manchester. n. H..
who was awakened by the smoke. The
members of the fraternity fled for the
fire escape.
Three men were sleeping in their
rooms down stairs. One of them. Roy
Shorey of North Vassalboro, fresh
mar, jumped to safety from a second |
story window. The other two were
Frye and Andrews. Treworgy, the
third victim, was sleeping on the fifth |
floor, and II was said he tried to es-
cape by way of the stairs.
Andrews has been leader in college /
affairs since he entered in 1910. He |
was prominent in the work OF the Col /
by Christian association. He was a
member Of the editorial board of the
College Annual last year. and was a
high ranking student.
Treworgy was a football letter man
this year and had been a member of
the track squad for three years, work
ing out in the weight events. He also
was a star in inter-fraternity basket
ball. He served as assistant editor of
the College Annual last year.
Frye. the freshman, was most popu-
lar on the campus, and good student
as well a. an earnest participant in
the activities of the student body.
,Rescuer Out of His Head Because of
Shock.
Colby chapter of Delta Upsilon also
occupies the building. The men asleep
on the fifth hoor OF this section were
saved from suffocstion through the
courage Of Ralph Bradley of Hanover,
Pa. a junior, who awakened BY the
smoke. vent from bed 70 bed in the
darkness, and got all OF them out. His
mind was temporarily affected by the
shock Of the experience and the smoke.
but physicians said he would recover.
North college, built in 1890 a. the
original college building. had suffered
two fires. South college. occupied by
zeta and Alpha Tau Omega. was
burned last February. the northern I
end. occupied by Alpha Tau Omega, !
bearing the brunt Of the flames. No (
lives were lost ,
Todayis FIRE was kept from tie Del !
IA Tpsiion section oI the house hv !
'aard work A hre vail extends be- (
weeu The two sections. smoke fIlea I
hat section and il Vas feared the Ere Z
aoald work through hy uav Of TIE !
roef, but i was stopped Water dan /
lle there. however. w1s sfrtous J
Tie frernen were repeated - have :
'eem delayed fer sons time uklis Re-. .
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