The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-19
Louis Gould's Junkshop and
House Destroyed Today
AND A TENEMENT SC0RCHED
City's Stables We're In Grave Danger,
Together with Valuable Equipment
One Woman Was Quite
Badly Injured.

Two buildings destroyed, Montpelier:
city wagonsheds damaged, the city
stables threatened with destruction and
one woman in the hospital as the re-
suit of jumping from window were
the results Of $4,000 fire which
ragged at the corner OF Northfeld and
Prospect streets in Montpelier this
forenoon. The principal loser is Louis
Gould, proprietor OF junkshop and
the burned dwelling, Gould carried
S6,500 insurance on his own residence
and a tenement adjoining but had
none on the junkshop, claiming that
the rate was so high that he couldn't
afford it
The fire broke out at II o'clock this
forenoon and is said to have started
from some waste in pail in the junk
shop Several men were working in the
place at the time and they attempted
to check the flames but TO no avail
Then an alarm was riing in from box
l2l, the entire Montpelier fire depart
ment responding and lighting hard be-
cause the city Of Montpelier had a
great deal OF property in grave danger.
Six streams OF water were turned on
the burning property, three OF the
streams being directed on the wagon
sheds of the city, which stand between
the Gould property and the city
stables. The sheds contained the
steam roller, carts and other equipment
OF the city
The fire became so hot that ii was
feared the steam roller would be lost ;
50 an effort was made to get up steam
in the boiler so that the roller could
be taken out on its own power When
that plan failed, two heavy horses were
hitehed on, and the roller was dragged
out to a safe place The wagonsheds
were located only six or eight feet
from the Gould property They were
scorched somewhat. but not damaged
enough to speak OF
Meanwhile the flames were roaring
through the junkshop, and nothing could
stop their progress because Of the
inhammable material In the building
The entire building, which was three
stories high, was destroyed, together
with its contents From the iunkshop
the flames jumped TO the house Of Mr.
Gould. and within a short time that,
too, was roaring furnace II is
practically destroyed A tenement
house nearby was next attacked, but
that was saved. although it was dam
aged to the extent Of perhaps 5000
When the fire broke ont there were
several women employed on the upper
floors Of the junkshop All Of them got
cut safely with the exception of Addie
Hathaway, who seemed to have lost
her presence of mind Perhaps her
fear was greater because of the fact
that she was able to get about more
slowly. having only one leg She
Went to window on the second story
ond jumped, being partially caught by
r. S. Meigs However, the force OF
the fall was sufficient to break one OF
her ribs She was also burned about
the head and hands She was taken
to Heaton hospital One other woman
lost SO 80 which was in her coat
During the fire the roof OF Mrs
Oliver Wheelock's house on the Berlin
side of the river also was found to be
ablaze; so part Of the iremen had
to turn their attention to it The
fire was quickly put out. and the loss
il slight Probably this fire was
caused by spark from the larger
blaze The Gould fire was under con
troll at noon