Show fullmer home badly damaged by fire the two story house formerly owned by george F B barton a r ton and more recently occupied by frank fullmer and family was the scene of a destructive fire on monday alunday morning which started on the second floor and almost completely destroyed the upper part of the house and much of its contents quick action on the part of the volunteer fire department prevented greater loss although everything ery thing on the first floor was damaged by water when we visited the scene in the early afternoon kind neighbors were trying to clean up what could be salvaged and restore some order on the first f loor floor besides serving as a dwelling for mr air and mrs airs fullmer and their nine children a room bp upstairs was filled with equipment which mr air fullmer used in his upholstery hols tery business while attempting to get to the while trying to get some of the children out from the second floor mr fullmer wis was overcome w with it h smoke and fumes ile he was found by shirley thompson and his brother bill and brought downstairs where wyman redd gave him artificial respiration until the arrival caf of dr mcaffee he was removed to the hospital and at this writing is reported to be making recovery although still in serious condition mrs fullmer was also taken to the hospital suffering from shock friends and neighbors are caring for the children A sad blow indeed to this large family who found it difficult enough without their present loss |