St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-03-02
Fire In LyndOnyiIle.
The Tarbell Block Entirely DeS-
troyed Monday Afternoon.
Mrs. j. NJ. CaSs Narrowly Escaped As
phyxiatiOn.-MrS. G. B. Allyn Forced
to Jump.-Ph0t0grapher H0SfOrd
Ran Over R0ofs.-Heavy Loss.

One of the worst fires on the Lyndon
vile records broke out in the Tarbel
block Monday afternoon about 5 O'Clock.
Mrs. G. B. Allyn and Melvin Wood were
IN Allyn's furniture store when the fire
started in the basement and came up the
cellar stairs, igniting the shelves filed
with wall papers. The fire seemed to
burst through the store and out at the
plate glass windows in front. In a very
short time the whole store was ablaze.
The two hose companies and the hook
and ladder company were promptly on
hand, and turning several streams of
water on one of the most obstinate fires
they have ever had to fight. Later they
were joined by the Lyndon Centre fire.
men and for four hours these brave men
put up one of the hottest fights on
record. Time and again they thought
the FIRE was under control when it burst
out with renewed vigor in a new place.
This wooden, three-story block is in the
midst of a frame row, only three feet
from the wooden block of Steven East
man on the east, and very near the meat
market ofGeorge LaPoint. and board
ing house on the west. The block and
its contents are total loss. It's occu-
pants were as follows: On the first floor,
6. B. Allyn's furniture store. Mr..
Allyn was at the Universalist church
when the fire broke out. Mrs. Allyn
went upstairs for her mother, and was
obliged to jump out of second story
window. She was partially caught by
Fred Drown and fell on the snow and
was not badly hurt. Mrs. Allyn's
mother, Mrs. ]. M. Cass, who is 80
years old. quite feeble and totally deaf,
was found by Harris Allen, after long
search, in a semi-unconscious state. She
hot nd SC
carious condition. Mrs. H. Dustin, who
had a millinery store on the first floor,
lost everything and had no insurance.
She was taken to the home of Austin
Houghton, where she is being cared for.
On the second floor were Mr.. and Mrs.
Tarbell. who own the building. Mrs.
Tarbell was out at the time 'of the FIRE,
and was unable to get back to her rooms.
Mr.. Tarbell was i'll in bed but managed
to get on some clothes and get out. On
the same floor lived William Kerr, and
wife, whose goods were all burned Mr.
and Mrs. Allyn also lost the furniture in
their rooms.
On the third floor was H. w. Hosford's
photograph studio. Mr.. Hosford escap-
ed by going over the roofs to the Cheney
block. He lost everything. On the same
floor were several dodgers, trainrnen,
whose personal effects were burned.
Nearly all the tenants in the buildings
adjoining moved out their household
goods. and most of the merchants packed
up their valuables and prepared for
quick fight. Fortunately the weather
was favorable. no wind, everything
soaking wet and plenty of water. At
one period the bursting of a hydrant on
Main street caused a delay in the pro-
ceedings which enabled the fire to take
sudden leap forward, but hard work soon
remedied the loss. By nine O'Clock the
men felt as if they had the fire well sub
dued. They certainly worked like
heroes and deserve much praise.
The dispossessed tenants have found
homes with friends, and are kindly cared
for. The total loss on building and con-
tents will probably aggregate sos, 900,
which is not half covered by insurance.
Plans for the future have not yet been
The individuals give their losses as
follows: G. w. Tarbell, loss on block
S 900; insurance $4,000; losses on
household goods, 81 500; no insurance.
G. B. Allyn & Co., loss $4,000, insur-
ance $4,000.
Mrs. H. Duston loss $1,000, no insur-
ance.
William Kerr, household goods, loss
$1,000, insurance $500.
6. B. Allyn, household goods, loss |
$1,000, no insurance.
H. w. Hosford, loss $4,000, no in
surance.
Samuel Durne lost $55 in cash and |
clothes. Mr.. Chase and Irving Kennedy |
lost their clothes, the losses to the five |
roomers probably aggregating $500
The water loss to adjoining property |
was estimated as follows: S. Eastman, |
bakery and grocery, $1,000; Ruggles |
Bros meat market $500; Mrs F. ]. |
Wiley, millinery, $3.50; Cheney Bros. |
$500. These losses are cover
ed by insurance.
F. B. CuShman Bankrupt.
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