The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-08
sToNEsHED BLAZE $500.
Mcmillan g. Sons Plant Damaged Some
hat.--Cause is Unknown.

Saturday afternoons fire in the G..
w Mcmillan & ca granite plant on
Blackwell street, jointly occupied by
the McMillans and Scott Bros, caused
q total loss which is estimated at
81 500, two thirds Of which is sustained
by the owners Of the plant and the re-
mainder by William and james Scott
OF the renting firm Both losses are
well covered by insurance. The dam
age is chiefly confined to the building,
although much rough and partially
finished stock was in danger. Prompt
and efficient work by the firemen
checked what might have developed in
to a disastrous fire as the Mcmillan
plant itself ii $50 feet long and i sur.
rounded by other similar property.
The origin Of the fire is a mystery.
1t is known, however, that the blaze
started In small room near the cen
ter of the structure, which has been
used for drafting purposes. The guam
titles of paper and other inhammable
material scattered about the room evil
IDENTIFY became ignited, the flames
spreading rapidly from there to the
roof A Young man living at the end
of the street seems to have been the
first to discover the volumes Of smoke
issuing from the roof, ana at l2:l4
he rung in an alarm from box I43.
The arrival Of the fire department
found the roof near the middle Of the
shed enyeloped in flames and smoke
Within a few minutes after the first
alarm was sounded, two streams OF
water were playing on the fire Five
minutes later, with other streams pour
ing on the roof, the work Of subduing
the flames was we'll under way, and
within ten minutes after their. arrival
the fire was under control At this
stage the chemical apparatus was
brought into action, and did effective
work in extinguishing fire in small
patches OF shingles The construction
of the shed il of such nature that
the firemen were able to freely enter
the building at all times and to cope
with the flames from any angle
When nearly every restige OF fire had
disappeared shortly before / o'clock, the
firemen We're able to make careful in
Of the interior of the shed.
A few stones belonging to the Nc
AIillans were found to have been
stained or to have suffered from the
heat overhead. The larger part of the
stock, however, escaped damage. Stock
in the Scott Bros section Of the shed
came out in good condition. A few of
the stone cutters employed by the two
firms were unable to find their kits,
but these were exceptions, and it is not
thought that many tools were destroyed
in the fire. The Mcmillan polishing
mill at the west end Of the building
was not reached by the flames and the
opposite end Of the shed also escaped
G. W Mcmillan, lr., was in his Of
fce when the fire broke out, but he
was not aware OF its location until the
alarm rang, when he went TO the door
and found the roof in flames Aside
from the bookkeeper, he was alone in
the building at the time, as both of the
Scott brothers had left their office for
The day Thrtytive men are employed
by the Mcmillan company and about /
twenty-five by Scott Bros. Ii is not !
expected that the fire will mean any
ong suspension OF operations, and by
Wednesday business at the shed is ex-
Deeted to assume its normal aspect |
1ne-half Of the roof will have to be |
-e shingled and nine rafters, rendered /
worthless by the flames, will have to
De replaced Under favorable weather /
however, the men can work /
n the shed with little disadvantage.