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Final segment on local fire dept.
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Chief Barklow mounted a ladder to direct one of the six hose lines into the heart of the fire when after a muffled explosion, the wall collapsed hurling him to the frozen ground and covering him with falling brick and debris. He died in The Bellevue Hospital an hour lat ...
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Hooray, Spring has finally sprung!
By JOANNE AUSTIN, director
Four County Young-At-Heart
Senior Center
Spring is here!
New Hope in Springtime -- Jill Lemming.
It's nice to see the sun appear,
As springtime comes our way...
With warmth and beauty in its path
And hopes for brighter days.
The trees begin to come aliv ...
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Fire department history continued
(Continued from last week)
Henry Zimmerman, retired Bellevue fire chief (at that time), was a young man when the city hall burned in a disastrous fire in 1901, but he was thrilled by the blaze and by the time the "ultra modern" La France pumper ladder wagon was purchased in 1919, he belonged to t ...
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More on history of Bellevue Fire Dept.
(Continued from last week)
Once five of the volunteers entered the printing building and got out just as the roof collapsed.
Crowds, awakened by the blaze, stood around cheering them on. Adding to the confusion were the carload of horses owned by Alexander and Walters Livery. Would-be rescuers ...
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The fire department story continues
(Continued from last week)
"The Wright Bank Building, the Hastings Saloon on East Main St. and the German Aid Building on West Main St., all burned and the town officials decided they couldn't afford to let that sort of thing continue.
In a way it was a brave step. Fire engines were just coming ...
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History of the fire department
Charles Baker, Bellevue Gazette reporter, wrote an interesting history of the Bellevue Fire Department in May 1951. His story provides a glimpse of the city's first motorized piece of fire equipment, the American LaFrance.
Baker wrote:
"Covered by a deceptive layer of dust, housed alone in the ...
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