The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16
RESIDENCE OF A. q. BATES ON
FARE.


An alarm of fire was sounded yesterday
| (Tuesday) at 11:45 a. m, by the discovery
of smoke issuing from the residence of Mr..
A. c. Bates on Grove street. The firemen
quickly responded to the call but were
none too soon to rescue the building from
destruction. Washington No. 2, Steamer
No. 3 and Nickwackett No. l arrived in
the order named and found dense smoke
coming from the cellar under the ell in the
rear of the house. The kitchen was already
| filed with steam and smoke aud before
water could be brought to bear upon it
through the hose smoke was pouring out
| of the cellar on all sides of the house and
| had even forced its way into the first story
| and was issuing through the windows on
the north-sidc Of the house. Washington
No. soon had well directed stream
pointing through the cellar window toward
the supposed point where the fire had burst
| out, which was the location of The furnace
| in the cellar. The fire was soon found TO
difficult of approach, although the steamer
| soon had stream on the other side of the
| building through the cellar window, and
the smoke still continued to pour forth in
thick volumes from every available place.
| For nearly half an hour the engines work
ed steadily, the Washington being station
ed on Williams street and the steamer at
| the corner of Grove and West streets. At
| the expiration of that time, however, the
| fire seemed to be under perfect control, the
| Washington hose having been carried
round through the front door and into the
cellar, where the fire was me, in its strong
hold and quickly conquered.
The furniture and household goods had
been taken good care of by the neighbors
and friends and removed to place of safe
! ty, under the direction of Chief Engineer
Landon and Assistant Engineer billiard
The hook & ladder company were also on
hand and did good service. At about half
past - the engines and flremen departed,
but half an hour later "a second alarm was
sounded on the discovery of smoke coming
from the attic window, and the steamer
again returned and threw a stream upon the
| fire, which had again burst out, until it at
last was considered thoroughly qucnched.
The cause of the fire cannot be satisfac-
torily asccrtained, except upon the theory
that it caught from the heat of the furnace.
This was of the portable style, situated IN
the cellar and covered with galvanized iron.
Directly over the furnace, about two feet
above, were the jolsts of the floor above,
and it is thought the heat might have been
| so great as to kindle the timber. The fire
| burned through the floor above the furnace
| and afterwards followed the partition up
into the attic. But little Roadway, how
ever was made by the flames, the princi-
pal damage being by water, which was
thrown in such quantities as to completely
| flood the lower story.
The building and furniture are insured
with the Vermont Mutual for SO, 900. The
loss cannot be accurately estimated, but is
| fully covered by the insurance
After the fire had been extinguished the
| lircmcn who were present were given seat
at the Bates House dnner-tabe by invita-
ton of Mr.. Bates. where they did ample
| justice TO the good fare provided, with
many thanks to the donor thereof.