The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-08
Discovered by Train Crew
Who Gave the Alarm.
Hotel AMI Surrounding Dwelling
Houses Destroyed.
Help Sent From Other Towns Young
keough Probably Fatally Hurt.

Millville Mass, July S.-As a result Of
disastrous fire which broke out In this
village shortly after o'clock this morn
ing, the Clarendon Hotel, the largest la the
village, two houses and two barns were
burned to the ground, two tenement
houses were badly Quilted and one man
was probably fatally injured. The
property loss will be 500. 600; insured.
The fire was first discovered bursting
forth from window of the hotel which
stands in the center Of the village. A
passing freight train crew gave the alarm,
and the shrill whistle at the Woonsocket
Rubber Company works aroused the viii
layers from their slumbers. The alarm
was also rung on the mill bell of tho
Blackstone Company, a mill a mile from
the village. Lines Of hose were quickly
laid from the Lawrence Felting and Rub
ber Company's mills and were mnpned by
willing workers. At this time the big
hotel building was enveloped in flames
and was doomed. Adjoining the hotel
property. were two cottage houses owned
by Daniel keougb and Edward Henney.
The firemen were unable to prevent these
buildings from ignitinR and they were
soon burning furiously. The hotel 10
located close to the Consolidated depot and
all the mill property, and IL was feared
they would catch tire, but they were saved
by hard work, and the fact that they
department. arrived OH the scene after q
run of over mile, but the two streams
had but little effect and IL looked - II the
village was doomed.
Assistance Called For.
One of the four tenement blocks owned
by Edward Kenney, the other by Edward
keough located several hundred feet from
the hotUl, soon ignited and couple OF
two-tenement houses owned by kenney
caught fire. Aid was summoned from
Woonsocket three miles away, and Chief
Neill steamer and hose carriage re-
sponded. A dispatch was sent to the
Worcester fire department. and an engine
and hose company were sent from that
city. On account of block Of freight
trains at Miilville the Worcester men were
unable to get their machine near the
fire, being stalled in cut some distance
from the blaze. BY the time the Woon-
socket department arrived the hotel, its
two barns. kenney's cottage and Keough's
house were a mass of ruins, and the four
tenement blocks were blazing fiercely.
The firemen directed their efforts TO saw
ing tho wooden houses on Preston street,
leading from the hotel and three hours
after the confiagration was discovered ie
was under control
Flames Spread Rapidly.
The flames had spread with such
rapidity that the occupants OF the burn.
ing building escaped with difficulty and
were unable to save but little or mono OF
their effects. Daniel keough, Jr., son
of Daniel Keough, who owned several Of
the hundred buildings, and until re-
Gently n Brown University student
while at work on the roof Of a four r-tene-
ment block owned by his father, wetting
the house. slipped and fell IL the ground,
breaking his left wrist and left jaw. dis
located his nose and received severe
bruises. He was picked up for dead, and
is thought to be fatally injured. though
two physicians worked over him for some
time. The hotel was four STORY wooden
building with mansard roof and con-
taineu 80 rooms. 1t was valued at $685.
600 and was furnished four years ago at a
cost of 5000. 1t was owned by j. K.
Barrett of Providence. IL had been closed
on account OF the owner being unable to
obtain liquor license, and was occu-
pied by Mrs Barrett and several domes-
tics. The two barns were unoccupied
and were worth $1,000; the hotel property
was partially insured. Daniel Keough's
losses are $500 on the four-tenement
block, $1,000 on the cottage house, besides
personal effects and furniture. kenney's
losses are 5000 on the four-tenement
block and $500 on the cottage. A mum Der
of keoughs boarders lost all their CLOTH
ing. Mrs 4. j. Barrett was unable to
save pocketbook containing 600. The
fire Is thought to be Of incendiary origin.