Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-30
Is Cottages
Destroyed.

Exeter, y. H., Aug. 29.-Thirteen cot
tages, three barns and 4 number Of
smaller buildings al the Holding
campgrounds were burned late this af
ternoon and five other cottages were
badly damaged. 1t was nearly sunset
before the blaze was under control af-
ter aid had been summoned from
neiehboring towns ana cities. A large
number Of trees which formed the
beautiful campground grove were
burned and many others We're cut down
to stop the progress Of the flames.
The total loss is estimated at $4,000,
only :, small part Of which is covered
by insurance.
The annual meeting OF the Heddng
Campground Association has beeen in
progress for some days and the 300 Of
400 cottages which make up the little
settlement were nearly al occupied.
The fire was diScovt red in the Harri-
man cottage on BrOadhcad avenue,
shortly after 3 O'Clock. None of the
occuponts OF the cottage were at home
and the whole interior was practically
in liamcS when the blaze was noticed
by T.. \. Barker Of Lowell. His alarm
aroused the whole colony of summer
people and the meeting which was go
ing on at the time in the Methodist
chapel closed Immediately. the 500
worShippers going out to fight the
flames.
A bucket brigade was formed \lnd
many wet blankets were thrown across
the roofs of cottages in the nope OF
preventing them from catching fire but
the wind carried the flames rapidly
along I,roadhead avenue. A number OF
cottages on this avenue and some on
IIrddinS avenue and on Adams avenue.
were burned. Some Of the houses took
fire 50 quickly that the residents had no
time to remove their furniture or per-
snnal effects. In most cases. however,
the furnishings in the cottages We're
taken 10 places of safety.
Word was sent to Epping, Exeter and
Manchester asking for assistance and =
hand tub which came from the first
named town did valiant service, but by
the time apparatus from Exeter and
Manchester arrived the fire was under
control. A hose wagon and a chemical
engine We're sent from here and an en-
CINE ana 4 protective wagon from Man
chester.
After the fire had been burning about
two hours in the neighborhOod Of
Broadhcad avenue. it burst out anew
among some barns 4 quarter Of q mile
distant, having travelled through the
undcrbruSh. Three barns which con-
tanned a large number of horses belong
ing to visitors to the camp grounds,
We're destroyed but the horses We're re-
moved safely. The barns were the prop
erty Of the Hcddng Camp Grounds As
sociation. The list Of owners Of burned
cottages is as follows:
Mrs Hannah NJ. Savage. AmeSbury,
Mass: Mrs. Joanna NJ Hartman. Law
renee, Mass; w. d. Hopkins. COTS
town, y. H.; Fl. :. Davis. Newmarket.
\. H.; Rev. J. w. Adams, Methuen.
Mass: George a. Wilkins. Salem.
Mass. \ double cottage owned by Smart
and Huntington. Newmarket, y. H: j.
S. ChcSlcy. Amesbury, Mass: Mrs. Fan
ME A. Newell. Lawrence, Mass: Al
bert L. Gleason. Newmarket. y. H: d.
D. Drown. Maiden, Mass: Rev. William
Ransda. Concord, \. H.; Rev. Q. S.
Bakatel. New York.
The fire also partly destroyed cot
tages belonging to Emma g. Cobb. Sa-
lem. Mass: Warren ID. Cobb. Salem.
Mass; Mrs. Nellie Proctor. Manchester,
n. H.; Arthur Johnson. Lawrence.
Mass. and j. II. Haynes, Lawrence,
Mass.
Many other cottages were damaged.
The cause Of the fire has not been as
ccrtaincd, hut it apparently originated
in the kitchen Of the Hartman cottage.