New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-13
FIVE HORSES BURNED
IN HARTFORD FIRE
Three Hunters and IWJ Other Thor.
ouQhhredS Trapped by fiam;S.

Hartford, March 13.-Five thor
hunters, were burned in fire which
destroyed the large barn on the estate
Of ex-senator Walter l.. Goodrich,
| Woodside, No. 1904 Asylum avenue,
early this morning with loss Of be-
tween 100000 and $4,000. Wood
side is one Of the largest private
| places of Hartford, situated promi-
! nently on the north side of Asylum
| avenue, just beyond the Little River
! bridge. Owing to the distance from
| the engine houses, the fire had big
start before the fire apparatus ar
rived, the barn being practically a
loss before the first stream of water
was turned on. The blaze was spec
tacular, lighting up the sky so that
it could be seen for miles around. i
The blaze was discovered shortly
after IL O'Clock and an, alarm was
turned in from Box 624, Asylum ave-
nue. and Girard avenue. In the barn
were provided sleeping quarters for
G. Clark and his wife and two chill
dren, and James Mears and James
Hynes, all help about the. estate. The
last had narrow escape, being. |
burned on his face and hands in his
efforts to get the horses out in safe /
ty.
The hunting horses burned were I
Glenwood, Headlight and Simplicity. |
Two other thoroughbreds, Freedom |
and Sinbad, were also burned. Five !
other horses owned by Mr.. Goodwin !
were not in the barn at the time.
Six Carriages Destroyed.
Besides the horses six carriages and
a large amount Of harness and other
apparatus was destroyed. The fire
also threatened an ell in the rear of
the barn, in which were stabbed up
to last Monday a number of valuable
polo ponies. These ponies were
shipped on that date to Aiken, S. G.
The tiremen had to stretch hose
over $50 yards, from Asylum avenue
through the grounds to the north Of
the house.
Sparks Set Fires.
In the hollow below the stable the
sparks, waited to immense distances
by the strong northerly wind, started
a number Of grass fires which for a
time threatened to start genuine
forest fire in the grove about the
grounds. Firemen with hand extin-
SulSHoTS discovered the most serious
Of these just as it was creeping close
to handsome closed car which it's
owner had abandoned on the lawn. ,
Just beyond the south end of the
able were hothouses and flower
frames in which many rare and valu-
able plants were houses. These the I
bremen paid little heed to in their
to keep the larger blaze
rom spreading, but couple of gard
eners with small garden hose kept
hese wet and prevented any further
destruction.
Employees Fight Fire.
Employees tried to fight the flames
while the fremen were stretching the
ong lines Of hose.
1t is the opinion that the fire
started from an overheated stove kept
II the saddle room in the center of
The building. The, blaze worked
quickly to the south of the barn I
where the butler his wife and their .
children had their sleeping quarters. s
The two stablemen were in the north
End. They were awakened and ap-
or1sed that something was wrong by I
he restless stamping and whinnyins
If the horses. .-.
They ran to the door separating {
heir quarters form the stalls to be
greeted by a burst of flame. Then
hey ran to the house and gave the {
llarm. {