The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-24
HEAPS OF RUIN
I'M RICHMOND
Most Of Village Wiped Out
BY Fire To-day
FLAMESR AGED FIVE HOURS
Eleven Firms Had Business Wiped Out
and the Fire Was Stopped Only
After the Hardest Kind
Of Fight.


Richmond, April a.. A large portion
VI this hre-ridden village lies III ruins
as the result Of conHagration which
ragged from 1880 last night until 4.3t
this morning, causing loss estimated
to De $l25,00o Nine business structures
and two dwelling houses were destroyed
before the heroic fire fighters, making q
gallant stand. checked the rush Of The
flames 1t g. H. Pino's shoe store
The building destroyed are as follows.
Masonic block, containing Freeman's
drug store, Sudarsky's clothing store, the
post-ofIice, and Al. RalIi's fruit store, be-
sides the tenants in the upper story.
Norton block, containing Leary's drug
store and Baker a Benway's barber shop,
Gleason's block; E. L. Fish's hardware
store
Chamberlain's harness shop and Davis
jewelry store.
Hotel Bellevue
Curriers' livery stable
Soule block, containing millinery store
and tenement.
Green's furniture store.
McGarghan's hotel
Dwelling house of Jacob Brown.
Dwelling Of Mr. BostwiclS.
Eleyen business firms, three lodges and
two hotels were wiped out, leaving but
a little Of the business life OF the yil-
lage left.
Where Fire Started.
The ilre was discovered in the store of
r. III Sudarsky at half past eleven BY
DR.. w. HI. Black and III A. Buckley At
that time the flames had not broken
out Of the store There was nothing to
indicate. however, III which part of the
store the fire originated, and ii is prob
able that the cause of the conflagration
will never be known. The alarm Was
given, but there is no fire fighting equip
ment in Richmond. So that the people
were really powerless 10 prevent the de
struction Of the cluster of buildings at
the corner where they started. but they
hoped to c0ntine them 10 that side 0f
Bridge street
From Stldarsky's store the FIRE soon COM
muncated to other portions Of the Ma
sonic building. which was the finest
structure In the place, and it was doomed
iii short time. From there To the Park
House, run by John McGarghan, who
was burned out only a few years ago,
and to The Greene furniture store was
easy progress for the fiery element.
Toward the other direction, along
Bridge street. the progress was equally
rapid, the flames licking up building sf-
ter building. Residents of dwelling
houses IN close proximity made hastv
steps toward removing their household
effects IN anticipation of the flames max
ing clean sweep of the village They
carried their goods into he streets. and
to-day Richmond looks hike camp Of
settlers who have just dropped down
before having chance to put up their
houses.
The people went about the work hur
riedly, but there was little hysteria about
it, in spite Of the great excitement TN
der which they were lahoring And
feature about the fire is that
no one was hurt
"A call was sent No Burlington for as.
sistance and Chief Niles and eight fire.
men responded, bringing an engine and
hose. The train consisted ef ali engine,
two nat ears and a passenger coach. and
the I5-mile run was made in thirty nlin-
utes. The Burlington hrenen reached
here at about two o'clock, and their ar
rival was greeted with JOY The steamer
was hauled to the Bellevue, where
desperate stand was being made 70 stop
the progress Of the flames The Burl
inaton men were. however. hampered BY
the lack of pipe; and the fire fighters
had 10 fall hack on the use OF buckets
is tile most effective means That's.
what saved the remainder Oh the viliige.
Vigorous work with buckets protected
property and the fire was
finally stopped with the destruction Of
the Bellevue. The hotel was unoceupied.
However, the yillageis scene Of des,
ISOLATION today, and has received a blow
from which il will be hard to recover.
trhe exact amount OF insurance il not
known, but it is said that some Of the
people burned out were pretty well pro-
tected against loss.
Practically the entire telephone system
Of the village was burned out, there
being bat single line in working order
this morning. That was at Walkers
store, and the people there were kept
busy answering questions and sending