. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. The BuKNiNt, of Akmokv, i» now running to the scene froni all directions. No sooner arethey arrived than they take their places in a double linewhich runs from the house to the town brook. Up one linethe buckets full of water are passed only to go rapidly backagain when they have been emptied into the tub. Everybodyworks lively and the tub is kept full. A man standing on theengine directs the stream upon the fire through a short hose. 14
. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. The BuKNiNt, of Akmokv, i» now running to the scene froni all directions. No sooner arethey arrived than they take their places in a double linewhich runs from the house to the town brook. Up one linethe buckets full of water are passed only to go rapidly backagain when they have been emptied into the tub. Everybodyworks lively and the tub is kept full. A man standing on theengine directs the stream upon the fire through a short hose. 148 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD The hose is so short, only five feet in length, that the enginemust be got very close to the building, and even then it isnot very effective to reach the roof. The men at the brake areworking with might and main, and between their efforts andthose who have got upon the roof and poured on water, thefire is put out. Some of the boarding is burned but the hugebeams are only charred, even yet to stand for three-quartersof a century before the old house was to give way to a modernbuilding. It was some years after this that
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