The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-02
BLAZE WAS KlNDLED
FROM OIL STOVE
Miss Kate DOnahue, One Of
Occupants Of Building, Col
Iapsed During Progress
Of the Fire. Department
a Bit Slow.

Miss Kate Donahue lighted an oil
stove III her apartments III the Massucco
block on Main street, Montpelier, this
morning to prepare breakfast and then
went to the floor below to visit her
neighbor, Mrs. Rutherford When she
started back ten minutes later she was
met BY a volume Of smoke which drove
her to the windows with cry for help.
The oil stove had got in bad way dur
ing her absence and started fire when
burned out four rooms and caused much
water and smoke damage to the build
ing and its occupants, the total loss
being placed at $1,000.
The principal loser is Mr.. Massucco,
the owner Of the building which was
damaged at $4,000; insurance, $500, of
which $1,000 is in the Brown agencies
and 81, 500 in the Vermont Mutual COM
pany.
Peoples clothing store stock was
quite largely moved out before the wa
ter ala much damage, but they met some
loss, carrying an insurance Of $4,000.
Miss Donohue, damage to furnishings;
insured for $70o.
George silIoway, slight damage; in
sured for S4O0.
Mcmahon & Conlin principal damage
BY water; insured for 1880.
When Miss Donahne gave the alarm,
workmeu on the neighboring building
rang in box 81 at the corner of Barre
and Main streets at sos The fire de-
partment experienced some delay in get
ting down to work ana II was ten min
utes later before the first stream of wa
ter was turned on the blaze which was
hard one to fight because OF its 10
cation in the rear of the third story.
One stream was directed into the build
ing from the rear; then another BY way
Of the front stairway and finally third
BY a side window. Chief Gladding Of
the Barre fire department complimented
the meu on the way they conducted
themselves and said that no paid depart
ment could have done il better.
The dense smoke prevented the most
effective work however, and SO the fire
men were sent to the roof. Cutting a
hole through the tin they directed
stream into the fire, and this was most
effective Il was not until half past
nine before the fire was under control
and the sail OUT was not sounded for
an hour later The third story Of the
building was found TO be badly wrecked,
whiIc the combined forces Of smoke and
water had done great damage to the oc-
cupants in the owed stories. The floors
above the street level were occupied by
roomers who had sublet from Miss Dona
! hue. the lessee Of the upper part Of the
+ building. On the street floor are the
I Peoples clothing store. e. Y. Segel a.
Co. pfoprietors and AlcMahon & Con-
2 Inns restaurant
4 4 short time after She had given tho
alarm Miss Donalte collapsed in a near
bv store, but Is we'll recovered this af-
I ternoon. She had considerable valuable
papers in her apartments and these were
rescued for her. The several roomers in
: tie building made haste to move out as
much as possible Of their furnishings
and consequently did not losc everything.
The building is owned by Serafno
( Massucco who is now visiting AZ mis-
home ii italy His insurance Il said
TO be $1,000. II Il a well constructed
building, three stories high and Oh
brick. This is the most disastrous fire
/ in Montpelier since the Sabin building
fire OF January, 1905.