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THE KINGSTON DAILY FREEMAN, KINGSTON, N. MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 13,1953. THREE Some of Worst Fires Recalled as Convention Dawns Volunteers Serve 200 Years Here Still Answering Call to Service While the history of the Kingston Fire Department reveals many serious conflagrations, the record in the preservation of life and property has been an extremely good one, fitting, tribute to the 200th anniversary celebration, which will be climaxed by the Hudson Valley Volunteer Associa- tion convention June 16 to 18. A $35,000 blaze, recorded in the annals shortly after the incorporation of the city in 1872, was a high prop- I erty loss for that time. The stubborn fire broke out in the Rondout section on September 15, 1873 in a livery stable of James McShane on Abeel street.

Before it was brought under control, it engulfed many surrounding buildings. LACK OF FIRE hydrants and the necessity to pump water from fire cisterns, household cisterns and brooks hampered the firefighters. Aid was summoned from the upper end of the city and three companies responded to the alarm which destroyed among other buildings, the Church, corner of Ravine and Hunter streets. In 1885, fire gutted the Sampson Opera House, but its sturdy walls withstood the inferno, to become the home of The Freeman Publishing Company. Oldtimers recall the incident of a volunteer, stimulated by refreshments from a shopkeeper moved by the zeal of the firemen in the bitter cold, becoming a human icicle.

Leaning against the structure as water cascaded down its sides, he froze to the building and had to be chopped loose by fellow fireladdies with their ever ready axes. Three fires in 1907 caused heavy damage. The Cornell Steamboat Company coal pockets on The Strand caught fire on November 4, 1907, and were completely swallowed up by the blaze, which ignited several tugs moored at adjacent docks, one of which was the John H. Cordts. sunk from the excessive amount of water poured Into its hold.

ANOTHER COAL pocket fire occurred on July 20. 1907 at the Kingston Coal Company, and on August 17, 1907, the West Shore freight house on Railroad avenue was destroyed with a considerable loss of freight. A serious fire at School No. 1 in 1901, is also among the early fires reported. One of the most severe in the long history of the department was the Kingston Hospital fire of July 20, 1926, though fortunately there was no loss of life, Another serious fire was that, which destroyed the main part of the city hall in June 1927.

Property loss was minimized by the quick work of the department at the Stock Cordts SKELETON OF Cornell Steamboat Company coal pockets on damage in 1907. East Strand after heavy fire SAMPSON OPERA HOUSE coated in ice following 1885 fire, which was fought by volunteer is now the home of the Freeman Publishing Company. HDIBONDACK IB UMES EXPRESS BUS SERVICE TO and FROM NEW YORK CITY Daylight Saving Tima Leave Kingston AM lion, only A Mon. 5:15 Sun. 7:15 8:30 9:10 at.

AM 6:30 8:10 9:00 11:00 Daily PM 1:00 Daily 3:00 Fri. ft San. 4:00 Daily 5:15 Daily 7:00 Daily 8: Snn. only pw York Daily PM 12:15 Daily 1:10 Daily 2:00 Daily 4:30 Daily 5:45 Daily 7:30 Daily 0:30 Via Section of Thrnwny TERMINALS KINGSTON Trail wav. Terminal A Pine Grove Ave.

Tel: 744-745 NEW YORK CITY Dixie Bna Depot 241 W. 42nd St. Between 7th A 8th Area. Wisconsin 7-5300 ADIRONDACK TRAILWAYS building blaze on lower Broadway. MODERN-DAY facilities, apparatus and communications are of invaluable help in firefighting.

Aids hich lack comparison with the old days when it was necessary to wait after sounding the alarm before sufficient manpower could lie regimented to haul the old-fashioned apparatus to the blaze, and get up steam to operate the pumps. While present-day development has increased the fire hazards, the mounting increase in manpower and apparatus lessens the chances of severe property loss. Though it must be agreed that fire is yet the same enemy in any day or age, it is still bat- tied with the same zeal as it 200 years ago. Keep Head Clear, Stevenson Advice On Summit Talk Oberlin, Ohio, June 13 Adlai E. Stevenson urged today that the forthcoming at the be approached with an attitude of bargaining.

The former Democratic presidential candidate, speaking at commencement exercises at Oberlin College, told the gathering of students that role is to keep our hopes high but our heads clear." HE ADDED that every suggestion must be considered and He said' that the United States should look for of agreement and be willing to take some reasonable want peace is to want the former Illinois governor said, is not to demand perfection but to be willing to accept something less, perhaps much less, than better than the alternative which is a sharpening and prolonging of ugly, dangerous STEVENSON told his cap and gown audience that the of this participating depends not in any sense upon the President alone. If we the people are he said, we equate negotiation with appeasement, if we think war is inevitable, if we regard every Soviet proposal as a trick and a trap, if we think that what is advantageous for one is automatically advantageous for the other, then the people will have ruled out bargaining. even the President can negotiate if we tie his i Stevenson contended. Charity Begins at Home Sherman, Tex. was a good depl, said Mrs.

Roy Good, i after she gave her old clothes to a charity organization here. The Goods home was one of a number destroyed in a windstorm. One of those given clothing by the organization which Mrs. Good favored was storm Good. companies.

It was remodelled and Wind Phoenix, June 13 Cartwheeling across Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, 30 light planes were wrecked yesterday in a 70-mile-an-hour blow that caused $150,000 damage. The freakish thunderstorm hit the hangar area only. Half a mile away at the control the wind was only 32 miles an hour. Sixteen planes were a total loss. Three were swept through a cyclone fence, and one was blown more than 100 yards.

Roof sections were torn off the 1 hangars. No one was injured. heard a tremendous said Jim Wood of the Sun Valley I Air Service. the wind caved in the of my office at least a Fans Stalled Cleveland, June 13 spectators at Cleve! land-New York baseball games had to wait as much as three hours before special trains left for out-of-state points. The New Central Railroad said the came because the rain- slowed doubleheader lasted until 7:40 p.

m. (EDT), causing trains to back up on the tracks. At one an estimated 8.000 fans were in Cleveland terminal. Special trains took fans to Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Batavia, Dunkirk and Rochester, N. as well as to Erie, Pa.

Aroused Citizens Needed to Break Up Delinquency Kiamesha Lake, N. June 13 York Atty. Gen. Jacob K. Javits said today that citizenship participation is critical in any effort to meet the problem of delinquency among youth.

Javits spoke of what is being done in official channels, and added: in the final analysis it is an aroused citizenry and the individual actions of citizens which will determine whether we will meet the emergency or i whether it will overwhelm JAVITS CALLED for citizen aid in a speech prepared for the 68th annual national convention of Brith Abraham, Jewish fraternal order. The four-day convention, which opened yesterday, already had started mapping a new community service youth program for the order in a move to combat juvenile delinquency and build better citizens. More than 800 delegates representing i 310 lodges in the country are attending. individual Javits said, adopt the following three rules of action for himself: 1. To deal with his children and the children and youth of the neighborhood with a sense of responsibility and awareness that this is a confused, complex world and that frustration and distress breed delinquency and crime.

In this area in every community we are our brother's keeper. TO JOIN in community projects at schools, recreation centers, settlement houses and religious establishments in a gyeat community program to give young people guidance, objectives and constructive outlets for their energies To back up our governmental authorities. For it will take government employes, tax money and hard work over a considerable period of time to meet this law enforcement Ja'vits told the delegates: congratulate your order for its proposal to set up a giant; community program to attract young people, to keep them off the streets, out of the pool- rooms and bars and to encour- age them in regular attendance at school, religious devotions and civic -Hail Batters Area Cohocton, June 13 brief but severe hail and thunderstorm lashed a seven-mile area along Route 15, blocking the highway briefly under two to three inches of hail. A resident said hail battered the area for about 20 minutes. The Steuben county office said the storm hit an area about 2 miles wide between here and Wayland to the northwest.

No damage was reported. Test Little Maid Niagara Falls, June 13 Tests were underway here today to see if the is seaworthy enough to fill in temporarily for the two Maid of the Mists that burned at their dock last April. The Little Maid is a 40-foot, twin single deck power boat wrhich take sightseers and tourists to the base of Niagara Falls. The vessel launched Saturday aftei a few difficulties. IF I WERE INTERESTED IN HEATING OR Kir Conditioning CALL I.

IS BRIGGS, Inc. KINGSTON 7072 RONDOUT CREEK swallow's the tug John N. Cordts, moored to the dock where it caught fire from coal pocket blaze. St.SeraphimCamp At Accord Helped By N. Y.

Benefit A dance for the benefit of a summer camp at Accord for also in attendance Mrs. E. Haring Chandor, Mrs. Frank Schiff, Mrs. Claude house, Mrs.

Edouard Cournand, Mrs. Alfredo Cernadas, Mrs. James Waterbury, Shirley Oakes, to mention only a few among the dazzlers. of the diplomatic children of Russians ho from communism taueu ii uiii cuiiuuuiuaiu was i T. i I Washington; the Italian ambas- held at the Ambassador Hotel, sador to the UNf Aubrey Cas- New York, recently.

sardi and Mrs. Cassardi; the new It was reported that the camp, Italian ambassadress to Egypt, operated by the St. Seraphim Mme Fornari. and Princess Gio- Foundation, benefited considera-1 1 The 50-acre property in Ac- bly from the Summer For Chil- known as Accord Farms, dren dinner dance. Was purchased recently by St.

Cholly Knickerbocker reported Seraphim Foundation to be used in his Journal American column: as a summer camp for Russian Summer for Children children. The Rev. Alexander Dance benefiting the St. ficra-1 Kiselev, a Russian orthodox phim fimd for needy childWh of I priest who refused to go back Russian refugee families, was to Russia under communism, is At one table alone Ambas- I sador Melas, Greek envoy to another pleasant social affair in the grand ballroom of the Ambassador Hotel. founder and pastor of the organ ization, offices of which are lo cated on the top floor of the Should You Settle For When This Insurance is so Why Protection Inexpensive? About Our New HOMEOWNERS POLICY Which Care of Most of Your Insurance Needs In Just One Policy.

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