The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-20
They Nipped Threatening
Blaze on Depot Square
TOTAL DAMAGE wAS$l.5OO
Mrs. Z. ]. Bolster, W. W. Calder and
Calder 3 Richardson Were the chief
Losers--Lodgers Got Out in
a Hurry.


Damage to the amount Of $500 was
done to Mrs. L. J. Bolster's building and
its contents on Depot squars late last
night, and the fremen had one Of their.
busiest tasks Of the year. W. w. Calder,
harness-maker, sustained the greatest
loss, the fire having started In his repair
room in the rear Of the wooden structure.
The building is also occupied BY Calder 4
Richardson, coal dealers, the Peoples
Gas company and lodgers in the upper
floors.
The blaze is thought TO have caught
from stove in the repair room, beside
which some freshly oiled harness was
drying, and the fire had extended into
the front Of the building when the flames
were discovered The alarm from box 2l
was rung in ct e:55 BY patrolman Gam
bic and before it had completed It's third
round the firemen were on the scene and
within IS minutes altar the frat stroke
the "all out" signal was sounded
When the department arrived at the
fire, Chief Gladding saw ct once that
the fire had progressed too far to be ex-
tinguished by the chemical engine, and
hose was at once laid to the hydrant
Just around the corner on North Main
street. Some little difficulty was ex-
perienced in getting the coupling into
place, or the work OF the department.
would have been even faster than it
was.
The part Of the building in which the
FIRE started is owned by Mrs. r. ] Boil
ster and was occupied by Mr.. Calder ns
q repair and stock room in connection
with his harness business. The front
part Of the building occupied BY the har-
ness salesrcoms is also occupied by CAL
der & Richardson as a coal Office and
was built BY this firm Calder & Rich
ardson have q lease OF TINS part and the
insurance Is held BIZ them. The mem-
bers Of this firm are w. ~. Calder and
AIRS. Victor Richardson Of Montpelier
Mrs Bolster's loss On the workrooms
is in the vicinity Of 5000 Calder &
Richardson's loss on the front Of the
structure is in the vicinity Of $500. w.
W, Calder estimates his damage On har-
Hess and findings in stock ct 81 900. The
loss on both parts Of the building and
also the harness stock is covered by in
surance in the Dillon agency.
Another loss is that Of Lonis Roleau.
a harness maker employed BY Mr.. Call
der, who lost his tools and an overcoat,
the whole amounting to about $50, with
no insurance. Mr.. Calder and Mr.. Roleau
left the shop but a few minutes before
the alarm was given, and state that
while there was a good fire in the stove
1t was not hotter than usual. The
freshly oiled harness may have caught
from the stove and the flames in this
way would soon be communicated to
other parts Of the building, as there was
considerable oil soaked into the floor.
But for the rapid work Of the fire
department, the results would have been
much more serious. The building is an
I'D wooden structure and at the rear Of
iome Of the best business blocks Ia the
iity and with the strong wind of last
iight, if the fire had got much more
roadway, the results must haze been
disastrous
Some of the lodgers made d quick
move to get out Of the building when the
Ilarm was rnng, some Of them hardly
topping long enough to dress. One man
vas seen to rush down the stairs with
lothing on but an overcoat. He then
made run for the Central Vermont
tation, where he stayed until assured
hat it was safe to return.