Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-18
Fire Last Night.
ALARM PULLED IN FROM
BOX 16 AT 10:40
House on Maple Ave. Owned
by SegeI & Brady.
Firemcn Responded Well and Fire
Was Quickly Under Control
Loss Partly Covered by In
surance.

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and just as the people were thinking
of resi'ing last night they were again
startled by the striking of the fire alarm
and soon the streets We're alive with
people and the fire companies went
rushing toward Maple avenue where "A
dull red light began to appear above
the house.
The alarm was pulled in at 1910
from box 16, located at the corner OF
Maple avenue and Semi ,ary street, for
"a fire at the house on Maple avenue
owned by Segel & Brady the propri,tor>
of the Blue Store, and occupied by
Austin Sanders and family. Hose com
panp No. 2, OF North Barre was first on
the scene and soon had stream playing
on the fire No. waslnex on the scene
and they were closely followed by No
8, and the Hook and Ladder company.
There was hydrant nearly in from,
of the house and all the companies hitch
ed on to it. Considering the slippery
condition of the streets the companies
made good tipe getting to the fire.
The house was two story cottage with
an ell connecting it with small barn at
the rear The tirewas burning fiercely
in the barn loft, being famed by
slight breeze from the north east which
drove the.flames away from the man
part and toward the ,ionse occupied by
Charles Coutts apd situated about 35 or
4O feet from the burning barn. Mr.
Coutts expected that lis house would
surely burn and uit)vctI al his furniture
out, only to move it back again after
lillle.
The firemcn directed their whole
attention to the barn at first but the fire
gradually worked through into the
second story of the ell and from thence
into the attic of the main part of the
house. A ladder was placed and soon a
stream was playing Though the SECOND
story window Of the ell and doing good
work. A little later another ladder
was raised to the attic window in the
main part of the house and another
stream soon eXtinguished the flames
there. The tiremen on the ladder had
a hot and smoky time Of it but did not
leave their posts. The recall was SCUM
ded at II 40, and the No. 2 men were
left to watch the smoking ruins.
james Smith, blacksmith in the
employ of Emslie & Mcleod, lives
across the street from the scene of The
fire, and several hundred feet further
down towards Main street. Himself
and wife were preparing TO retire for
the night. Mrs. Smith happened to look
out Of tho window and exclaimed that
Mr., Coults house was on fire, Mr..
Smith, who hy the way is the man who
rang in the alarm for Il fire at the same
place some two years ago, Immediately
started down street for box 16. His
house is So situated that Mr.. Coutts
house is betw, ell it and the Seyel house
and he thought ii was Mr.. Coults house
that was on fire when he rang in tur
alur.n.
AllSln Sanders and wife, and Munroe
Drown, Il boarders had all retired lor
the nj bit and We're sound asleep. They
were awakened by someone pounding
at the front door. Mr.. Sanders was
startled and could not turn the key for
u .
The person outside told him that lne
house was on fire. Mrs. Sanders, who
is i'll and under the doctors care, was
almost frightened to dea;h. the nei m
bors rushed in and Jack Stewart carried
Mrs. Sanders to the next house beyond,
occupied 10y Henry Ba ley and his sister
in law Mrs. Bailey. Tue furniture was
quickly removed, md later was placed
in Mr.. Baileys ba n, which was oul %
danger ON lccount of the wind blown.
the flames away flom it.
MIR. Sanders did not have his furniluit
insured al all and his loss, princpa J
by breakage will be about $25 H.,
had moved from the second story to ine
ground floor within the lasI week, anu
some clothing stored upstairs in the eh
past was burned, the loss probably
amounting to $25 more. Mr. Coults
loses about $25. by breakages to his
furniture. The house is owned by
S'-gal & Brady and probably cost from
$500 to $4,000. 1t was insured in the
Vermont Mutual, through W. "A. Boyce,
for $1,000. Loss by fire on barn aud I'll
practically total. In the main part of
the house the fire was only in the attic.
burning the roof nearly away. The
damage from water is considerable, the
house being thoroughly soaked. Some
windows were bro en- and the ceiling
smashed through in one or Two places.
1t would probably be cheaper to build
new house than to try to repair the
ruins,