The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04
TWO BIG FIRES
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There was hardly man in the de-
lpartment who fought the fire who
TODAY has not burns or slight
cuts to show for his work In the early
stages when the heas was intense the
bill boards that disfeure the streets
were put to some real use when thel
men holding the fire streams used them
as breastworks to shelter themselves
as much as possible.
| Criticism was heard, as is ALWAYS
the case at a fire, of the work of the
department. Principally this was be
Icause the streams were called away
from pouring water into the furnace
of the carriage and garage buildings
and directed upon adjoining property
/ There was not chance in the world
of saving anything in either of them.
1t was a case of retreating to Il van
Itage point and there making the final
stand. This was done and done well
Many thought that the big building
owned by Henry r. Brown should
have been saved, but they did not
know that the inside at the rear was
mass of flames at the time they
were criticiZing the action of the men
fighting the battle at that point in
turning their streams upon the Thomas
building.
The fremen may feel well satisfied
2 with the results of their work and be
thankful that other fires did not start
5 with which they would have had NJ
t chance 70 cope.
! This Mornings Blaze.
: A second serious fire occurred early
q this morning. Ben Chamberlain, who
= was working in the stable OF G. b
f White in the rear of the Grange
: block, discovered fire in the long barn
= owned by l.. II. Richardson. immedi
ately in the rear of the White stable
I. and adjoining the Brooks house sta
; bles, at $50 clock.
i The fire was near the stalls of the
:. handsome pair Of gray horses owned
t by +. Crosby & Co. Mr.. Chamberlain
8 tried to get to the animals, but tn,
e smoke and flames drove him bac k
e They were left 10 their fate.
n Box p was sounded, but before
y line could be brought into play from
a the hvdrant in front of the fire sta
tion the entire upper part OF TIL
barn was in flames. The tired fire
men fought desperately to prevent III
C. flames spreading to the adioinin;
n. wooden buildings and in 10 minute
5 had the satisfaction of knowing tina
o they had the fire under control.
1t The building was Quilted from en-,
II to end and besides the two horses, TO
e which Mr.. Crosby paid 1920 what ha
m and grain was in the building, harness
n two horse trucks and other content
d were destroyed. Mosher ( Tuckc
is had several of their second grade vC
le hicles stored in the building and theS
tt are practically total loss.
" Tho loss n this will .lnurpo., +
IN $4,000 Of which $4,5o0 is tho huildin;
Of and 81 900 for +. Crosby < Co +. \
Connarn began business two weet
o ago as blacksmith in the far en-
is of the building. He had no INSURANCE
ii The cause of this fire is i mvster,
he as is that of the first one Harry Ho
X land was in the stable rs hate as %
re this morning when he fed his horse
nd He says that there was absolutely !
he sign of fire anywhere about the bull,
be ing ana no smell of smoke
rs Fire Chief Sanders says unqualife'
of " that the fire was of incendiary OF
ko gin.
cd The fremen got seven streams
nd work quickly, four of them fro
all Green street at the rear where thu
re- were able owing to the height of Il
lstreet above the building to play d
rectly down into the flames.
This is the third time a buildiI
re on this site has burned in whole or
IN part. Old timers say one was destro
IN ed in 1865, and II years ago in wiut
he with eight inches of snow on t
ow ground it was partially burned.
= +. c. Crosby, owner Of the Broo
= house stables, says that his stabl
aS have escaped destruction in three fir
uf- I'm +ha nayt huildino Tho stable
lyle p Ws,ito Which had . .lose cau
tn Ia ~ ~ No Cranoa bIocl Gro ~
81 again saved this morning.