Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-10
Big FIRE N SARATOGA
Several Lives Lost and Property
Worth $3Oo.oG0 Destroyed.
HEROISM OF THE FIRE CHIEF
Recei~ ed Terrible Injuries While
RescuinE "a Woman From the Ar
cade BuillinE-Finmes Spread
With Surprising Rnpidity.

Saratoga, June 10-A fire here has
caused a property loss of $500, 900 and
several fatalities. One person, Mrs.
Elizabeth NJ. Mabie, is dead and five
others are missing and are believed to
have persisted. When the ruins have
cooled sufficiently. search will be made
for their remains Three people We're
seriously injurcd-a Mrs. Hart. serv-
ant girl and Fire Chief T.. j. Sandwich.
The tire was first noticed in the Ar
tade building. and. although there was
little Mind. the flames were soon burst
ing through the roof and had spread to
the ShHckelford block.
Despite every effort of the whole
lire department of the town. this block
was in possession of the flames in Il
short while. and the fire then spread
TO he Saratoga tlleater in the Citizens
bank building.
Meanwhile there We're many narrow
escapes The inmates of the burning
building rushed out. clad only in their
rightriothes and had no chance to
return for any OF their belongings.
\
j,ries while making gallant rescue.
The Chiefs HeroisIn.
Mrs Hart had been caught by the
flames OH the third floor of the Arcade
building and was at the window
shrieking for help when Il ladder was
raised. and the chief mounted it. The
flames were all about him. but he kept
on his way and reached the woman.
Her clothing was on fire. and the
chief beat out the flames before start
ing TO carry her down His own clothes
then caught, and be was terribly
burned about the face and head. He
fell unconscious when be reached the
ground and was hurried to the hos
pital. where it was said that there is
no hope for his recovery.
Mrs. Hart was also unconscious. AT
the hospital it was said that she, too,
would die.
The contents of the safes and the
safe deposit vaults in the bank build
ing were unharmed and the bank will
be able to do business as usual.
The fact that there was no wind
probably saved the town. The fire was
near the largest hotels, and for time
it looked as if ut least one of them
would go. The tiremen worked hero
ically, however, and were completely
exhausted when the fire was under
control.
Preparing to Search Ruins.
Fifteen streams of water were kept
playing on the ruins that they might
be cooled off and search for bodies
begun.
The tenants of the Arcade building
include postotiice, Daily Saratogian Of
fee, Western Union Telegraph com-
pany, Saratoga and Boston Telegraph
company, George w. Bloom, barber;
Edward J. Nose, tailor; Lester Bros.
real estate; X. +. Knapp, real estate;
A. G. Warmer, real estate: Amos {.
Rich, dentist; &. II. Ostrander, real es-
tate; New York Niaci company, Mrs.
Alice s. Myers, National Association of
Letter Carriers, S. II. Myers 4 Co., real
estate; Walton B. Guy, opticians; II.
harrington, billiards; Fred c. Mallery,
]. d. Hayes. broker; Municipal Telc-
graph and Stock company, Margaret f.
Satterlee, dressmaker; Bernard Bru-
mer, bookstore, and Cassius B. Thom-
as, coal dealer.
Tenants in the Sheckleford building
were County Judge lockwood, Red
mans hall, Frank G. Maynard. jeweler;
f. f. Durkee. coal office, and John
Coleman, cigar dealer.
Those burned out in the Citizens Ma
tional bank building include Theatcr
Saratoga, Prudential Insurance compa'
ny, George II. Reeves n Co.. paints;
Saratoga county treasurer's office. ii.
Minjay, printer, and W. ii. Dernbusch,
saloon.