The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-18
.l8 BUILDINGS
WIPED OUT
Worst Fire Ever Known in
LamOlIle County
HYDE PARK SCENE OF II
Loss BY Yesterday Afternoons conha-
grafton Estimated at 100000.
Three Other Towns Sent
Their Ala.

Hyde Park, April ls.-Eighteen build
ings were destroyed BY fire yesterday
afternoon, causing loss Of 100000
and throwing twenty families out Of
doors Il was tho worst IRE Id the his
tory of the town Among the build.
inge destroyed were the county court
house, tie county iail the Congregation.
al church and the large residence oi
"A. ii. Mcfarland Included 10 the de-
straction were the fine shade trees, which
lined the main street Of the village
They were eyeled to the ground. and
the street Is tangle Of wires and fur
niture
The Gre originated AZ the county iail
At about 1880 a. ms q stovepipe ig-
hitting the woodwork Of the second
floor This building was soon ia flames
and from here the fire was c0mmmicat-
led to the adjoining court house and
Jailer Howard Stevens residence BY
this time the confagration was hope
lessly beyond control Of the local fire
Burning brands were car
ried To buildings on both sides Of the
street and the Wholesale destruction was
rapidly carried on hy the prevailing
north wind Of hurricane dimensions.
The fire department, Inadequate at
beat were delayed about IS minutes be-
fere the pumping apparatus was in full
operation Before this time bad expired
it WAS impossible 70 throw a stream
higher than the frst story of the court
house ana the men could do little but
helplessly look on.
Hurry calls were sent 10 Worthwhile,
Stove and johnson and these towns re-
sponded promptly their work probably
saving what remains Of the village.
With the combined efforts Of the four
departments the fire was finally placed
under control at about five o'clock Just
before ii reached the residence of Sena-
tor G S Page and tae Hotel Phoenix
BY this time however IS buildings
had been burned.
The fire WAS not confined to the VIII
laee Burning brands were carried a
half miie 70 the farm buildings of Daniel
Smith. which we're destroyed, and over
mile te 4 sugar orchard, which burned
tin late last night
The estimated losses are ~ follows:
Comfy iail, court house aud iailers
residence. $4,000
Town house, 5000
Congregational church. $4,000
II. II. Mcfarland residence. $4,000.
s. B. Waite residence. $500
Mcfarland & Smalley tenement house,
$1,000
4. r. Fairbanks estate. $1,000.
Ferdinand Ganthier, ST 600
George Parker, $1,000
IT, NJ Mcfarland tenement, 81 500.
Augusta Lilley, 1900
j. T. stevens. sl5o0
Judge f. G White. 81 500.
George Eastman, 1880
Moves & Wood s2500
Farm buildings 81 Daniel Smith, 49,
ooe.
Many of the householders saved
portion II their goods but ii the excite
mant Of the hour, a quantity Of this
property WIS placed directly in the
path af the hames, only to be finally
destroyed.
The Congregational church was an es-
peciallv fine structure, built in 1890 and
The bell thereon was the gift Of COL
Mcfarland
The homeless people were quartered
Ia various places about the town last
night some of them are narhored BY
friends and others are sleeping in va
can't stores.
The IRE was free from accident or
narrow escapes The prisoners IN the
jail, but two in number. were released
by the iailer and are free men, Che on
n ones to profit BY the disaster