The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-19
George Straiton Plant on
8 nth Main Street
4 amaged $4,000
MACHINERY
INCLUDED IN LOSS
Great Amount Of Granite
Stock Spoiled by
Heat

i Fire involving loss OF nearly $4,000
partially destroyed the granite NAME
featuring plant of George Straiton on
South Main street early this morning
and forced the firemen Of the city almost
to the limit of their resisting powers in
preventing the complete destruction of
the property. To-day 60 men are out of
| employment as a result of the blaze
| Finished Barre granite a number of fine
hammered and polished jobs and small
quantity of rough stock, representing in
value the sum of $4,000. was rendered
wholly unfit for commercial purposes by
| the flames, while the loss on the build
| ing and equipment is estimated to be be-
| tween $4,000 and $4,000. Practically
all Of Mr. Straiton's insurance is carried
| in the Dillon agency Blanket policies
which the shed owner had placed with
/ several companies represented bv the
agency aggregate S2s,000.
| John Paul of Ayers street a watch
man who is employed by several man
uiacturing concerns in the Batchelders
meadow district, seems to have been the
first to discern fire in th Straiton plant.
1t was a few moments before 2 o'clock
when he called fire headquarters over the
telephone Meanwhile Daniel Lascor. the
young son Of Stephen Lascor of Webster
avenue, noticed a thin flame creeping, AZ
it appeared, along the wall of the shed
at the rear end. He ran to box Al at
the corner of South Main and Ayers
street and was about to turn in an alarm
when detail of regulars in the auto
truck drew near One of their number
alighted from the car while the machine
rolled on to the fire. BY that time
the entire west end OF the shed was IN
flames and many people were hurrying
to the scene.
In the section Of the she'd where the
fire had its origin are located the boiler
and compressor rooms and the polishing
MILL From the very beginning it was
obvious that nothing could save the west
end of the structure and so rapidly did
the blaze spread that the cutting shed,
which occupies the bulk of the space at
the plant. was afire. Likewise the office,
story and a halt building midway of
the stockroom aud the polishing mill.
WAS soon ia flames. From the hydrant
south OF the covered bridge and hy-
drant az the entrance of Webster ave-
nue. on the opposite side Of the river.
of hose and tons of water from these
sources were soon being directed toward
the flaming structure. The Straiton plant
is located in the fork of Stevens and
Jail branches and the fremen were conr-
PEELED to confne their attack almost
wholly 10 the south side of the shed
and from the stockroom to the east. IN
the stockroom they took a stand at
the outset and the wisdom OF this move
was quickly apparent Although fire had
swept half the length Of the shed, 10
could make but little progress against
the fierce dousing OF water from the un-
end.
Two large travelling cranes formed
part Of the shed equipment and il was
along the insulated wiring which sup
plies the current 20 propel the cranes
hat the fire made its most threaten
ne advance toward that part Of the
building located fartherest from the point
where the outbreak occurred. Sealing
adders we're used 10 good advantage
n reaching the roof. where a constant
.tream Of water was one Of the big
rest factors in keeping the blaze within
,ounds Favored by the absence of an
Wind the FIRE fighters were easily able
- concentrate their forces toward the
.nal smotbering Of The fire instead of
Irecting their attention to saving othc~
property The water pressure remained
igh throughout The morning and the
peration of the six well -placcd streams
erau t0 have 4 telling effect on the FIRE
within half-hour after the alarm
6nuded Once the danger Of a Gre that
.ould cnvelop the entire plant and per
aps communicate % other buildings in
te locality bad been removed the task
4 drowning out the burning area went
y with renewed tieor Even though
be- west rud of the she'd Nas practicai-
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