The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-17
COULDN'T SAVE
ALL CATTLE
Twelve Cows, Two Heifers
Burned When Two Barns
Were Destroyed
so TONS, 9 Is X
vr'ARM TOOLS
A. Martinetti Of the West
Hill the Loser in Spec
tacular Fire

One of the most disastrous farm fires
that has occurred in the vicinity Of
Barre in long time M night destroyed
two large barns on the so-caled Wheat
on place. owned and occupied by A. Mar
tinetti, on the west hill The loss. ex-
| ceeding $4,000, is partially fered by
insurance carried in the Robinson & Me-
Allister agency of this city. Before the
fire had time to reach its height, Is head
of cattle were led from the larger barn,
but II cows and two hefers perished
in the flames. Sixty tons of hay and
practically all OF the farming tools were
lost. Help was summoned from this
city and a barge which drew up at the
fire station around s o'clock carried a
number of call fremen TO the farm.
They Joined with neghbors of the Mar
tnetti family in saving other buildings
on the farm, a third barn, small out
buildings and the farmhouse, large
brick structure, escaping damage.
William Taylor, farm hand who
with his wife and two children share
the house with Mr.. and Mrs. Martinetti
and two children, discovered the fire at Z
o'clock. He was about to retire when
glance from his bedroom window in
the direction Of the barn moved him TO
investigate. According to Mr.. Taylor's
story he hurried into the yard, but be-
fore he could enter the barn flames ap-
peared to shoot through dozen places
in the roof. Mr. Martinetti, who comes
to the city with his milk each evening,
was absent from the farm, but an alarm
brought many assistants TO the place
and Is cows were rescued. Several
herses owned by Mr.. Martinetti were IN
the horse barn and were not in danger.
Inadequate facilities prevented the
men from accomplishing much in the
way of heading the flames and before
a half hour had elapsed the second barn
was likewise doomed. The larger Of
the two structures was quite modern and
had been materially improved since Mr..
Martinetti purchased the farm two years
ago During the present winter he had
installed a carrier system extending the
entire length OF the structure and had
devised a ventilating system at consider
able expense. IL was in the smaller of
the two barns that the farmer had stored
many of his agricultural implements as
well as wagons.
The flames cast a spectacular reflec-
tion ON the sky and people for miles
around were aware that big fire hal
broken out. Here in the city the re-
hection was plainly discernible and from
the rooftops as well as the higher sec
tions the blaze could be seen much moe
clearly. AZ o'clock the flames were
still shooting skyward and a no0ntime
glare was east over the landscape as
far north as the Morrison farm. Sew
eral people from this city drove TO the
Martiuetti farm As soon as the location
OF the fire was ascertained.
So bright was the glare that Il was
seen IN Montpelier. six or more miles
away. and someone. thinking the location
of the Gre was nearby. tried 20 ring in
general alarm from box ia AZ the Mont
pelier CITY limits between Berlin, whih
Immediately after that attempt a still
alarm was sent to the Montpelier fre
station. In response 10 the latter two
pieces of apparatus started ont from the
lire station and proceeded a. far toward
Barre as Granite street when Il wss
disoerned that the Gre WAS far OF in the
farm regions Of Berlin or Rarre Town.
Khereupon the frcmen turned AROUND
toward headquarters again.
Mr.. Nartinetti was iu the city to-day
looking up his Insurance and making
plans far rebuilding az least one Of the
harms. He stated that he would have
one new building up as soon as pos
sibie. although perhaps i wouldn't be- NJ
good a. The buldinr destroyed, whirh
uns Off OF thc best in this vicinity. be-
sides being wen equipped. Older reei-
dents 81 Barre recall that the buildings
on this farm were burned about ~
Foara AGO.