News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-04-20
BIG FIRE AT HYDE PARK
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, At one time there were five pianos and
two organs, rescued from the flames, on
Pages lawn.
Special police we're sworn in and all
night long the smouldeirng debris was
watched and kept in check II
The occupants of the Jail were Edward
Shattuck and Edward Jacobs, both of
Jacksonville. At the time of the alarm
thew had company, the father of one and
brother of the other, and were enjoying
a lunch. The feast was not finished.
The johnson firemen, twenty-three in
number, were here with their hose cart
in just twenty-five minutes, and they
fought valiantly, too, when they got on
the ground.
The handsome town clock, given by
the late Judge Page, struck two and then
in minute went down in the ruins, as
did also the bell, put in during the cen.
tennial year. a
Over at John Maloney's, on Battle Row,
the grass became a mass of flames and
there, too, vigorous fighting was neces-
sary. A nice sugar place there was ruined
While Gavin Tyndall was moving the
household goods of Frank Stewart 10 his
place the load caught on fire and Tynda|
had to hustle to get his horses from the
wagon. The goods and wagon we've
burned.
Had the wind varied trife southwark,
Senator Pages residence would have
gone. AS it was, the roof caught fire sew
en- times. Several watchers on the roof
with water promptly extinguisbed the
cinders that lodged there.
The supply of coal for the court house
for next winter had just been put in
twenty tons-the last of which was put
III last Saturday This, with what was on
hand, made huge fire in the cellar of
the building and will burn long time.
The only piano lost was that in the
| Odd Fellows hall. An effort was made
to get it out, but the stairway was too
narrow. But little of the furniture was
gotten out of the hall and practically all
| the regalia burned.
The Morrisville chemical engine did
great work in saving the buildings on the
north side of the street. The Smalley
house caught several times, but this with
the men stationed on the roof, saved it.
The same is true of the Lilley house on
the corner. A number of times the roof
caught, but prompt attention saved it,
The Woodmen have very kindly placed
at the disposal of the Odd Fellows the
use of their hall in the post-office block
and the same was accepted, the Odd Eel |
lows meeting there last night.
The ruins present a sorry looking ap. |
pearance now and there is desolation on
every hand, but then, rest assured that,
phenix-like, there will come up from
these ashes better and more modern
buildings.
The work of vandals was noticed in sew
eral places. most noticeable, perhaps, in
chipping off the letters from the corner
stone of the church for souvenirs"
Pieces of the several bells were also car
ried off,
The destruction of the handsome shade
trees which line either side of the street,
is the greatest calamity. The buildings
can be replaced, but IN this day and gen.
Grafton the large shade trees are a thing
of the past.
Hot coffee, milk, sandwiches and
doughnuts, crackers and cheese ware
passed around late in the afternoon the
firemen, and those fighting the flames,
having been obliged to omit the usual
Sunday dinner.
There were busy times at the Phoenix.
Besides furnishing dinners to visitors,
Mine Host Robbins generously contribu.
ted to the lunch for the firemen.
The use of dynamite on the barn on the
Leach property, and then the pulling
down of the same undoubtedly saved still '
more extensive contlagration, otherwise
r. w. Hulburd's house and DR.. Leach's
would have gone, and nobody knows
where the end would have been.
The editor is under great obligations
to those who worked heroically upon his
house and saved the same from taking
fire. Two or three times it looked as if
the house was doomed, but the heroic
work of several, among them number
fighting. .
The fire extended to Gavin Tyndaps, r
down on what is known as the Frank Fin
negan farm. There it caught in the grass
and it took the ambined efforts of sew
ngs. The woods near by were badly {
burned.
Although word did not reach them un- !
til three o'clock several members of the
Stowe fire department, with a dozen
lengths of hose, came up in automobiles
and helped greatly in preventing the
spread of the fire. v
George White of Montpelier, worked
heroically on the flames. Just as the fire il
in the Jail broke out he and his wife
drove into town with their auto, coming g
I'D to take dinner with the judge, whose
wife had fine chicken dinner under way
for the visitors. The feast was "cut OUT 1
by the fire, but George and wife aided y
yreatlyin removing stuff from the judges
house and getting it under cover after e
wards. q
Letters of sympathy come to the PEG
Die of this place from all directiont and u
sis there anything we can do to help 7
youp" comes from many residents Of y
neighboring towns. All of this is greatly =,
appreciated by the people of this place. n
DIR. Slayton very kindly offered the use u
If his cottages at the lake for any that
night be homeless, but thus far we I'm. ST
ierstand all have temporary quarters. M
The minister had just about finished
lis sermon last Sunday morning at the O.
Congl church when the fire alarm was dt
yiven. The congregation didn't ''stand
Upon their going'', but went-and that ~,
quickly. f.
A correspondent of the Boston papers
vas on the ground during the fire and !.
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