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Close call at the canal
The following story is a reprint of an item appearing
in the October 31st, 1900 issue of the Burlington
Gazette.
The lighthouse at the beach had a close call from
being destroyed by fire early Thursday morning, and
only the fact that Capt. Campbell was on duty all
night, owing to the heavy fog saved it.
Shortly after one o'clock the Captain who was
standing on the end of the pier watching for a sign of
the Macassa, heard a loud crash inside. Immediately
the light went out and the captain rushed in to
discover the cause. As he opened the door a large
red-headed duck came rolling down the stairs, but he
didn't wait to examine it, and, closing the door behind
him, he rushed up stairs where he discovered that the
duck had got through the window, over turned the
lamp and knocked down the reflector. The over
turned lamp had set fire to the woodwork and it was
with considerable difficulty that he succeeded in
smothering the flames.
After fixing the lights the captain turned his attention
to the duck. He captured and killed it and intends to
have it stuffed.
The above photograph taken in 1910 shows the
Macassa passing the lighthouse which was nearly
destroyed by a duck on October 31, 1900.
Close call at the canal
The following story is a reprint of an item appearing
in the October 31st, 1900 issue of the Burlington
Gazette.
The lighthouse at the beach had a close call from
being destroyed by fire early Thursday morning, and
only the fact that Capt. Campbell was on duty all
night, owing to the heavy fog saved it.
Shortly after one o'clock the Captain who was
standing on the end of the pier watching for a sign of
the Macassa, heard a loud crash inside. Immediately
the light went out and the captain rushed in to
discover the cause. As he opened the door a large
red-headed duck came rolling down the stairs, but he
didn't wait to examine it, and, closing the door behind
him, he rushed up stairs where he discovered that the
duck had got through the window, over turned the
lamp and knocked down the reflector. The over
turned lamp had set fire to the woodwork and it was
with considerable difficulty that he succeeded in
smothering the flames.
After fixing the lights the captain turned his attention
to the duck. He captured and killed it and intends to
have it stuffed.
The above photograph taken in 1910 shows the
Macassa passing the lighthouse which was nearly
destroyed by a duck on October 31, 1900.