The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-02

Roadway, perhaps, is due to the prompt
ness Of Miss LeMay, the telephone opei
ator, who saw her duty plainly whe
she heard the cracking of flames acros
!, the street.
A final theory as to the origin of til
/ fire has not been accepted although tn
theory that defective wiring may hav
started the blaze has not been discarded
To the firemen and others who loo..
over the ruins late this forenoon, /
seemed certain that the fire broke on
in the paint room.
/ Chief w, A. Pattee of the Montpelie
/ fire department, who went through tn
building in mid-forenoon, had nothing
but words of praise for the summar,
manner in which the Barre fire laddiei
kept the blaze from spreading.
Sometime after s o'clock, +. A. Stay
| ton, one of the volunteer firemen, wa.
struck in the head by stream of water
Friends caught him as he was falling
but the force with which the water
struck him nearly rendered him uncon.
scious. Incidentally, it may be men,
toned, Mr.. Slayton was usually found
in the thick of the fire fighting.
The same might be said of certain
Others of "the citizen firemen," who rem
dered valiant aid in moments when their
assistance WAS most welcome.
Graceful tenders Of assistance made by
Messrs. Powers and Pattee of the Mont
pelier department were appreciated by
the Barre firemen.
Many lengths of new hose, held by
the fire department for just such emer-
geneies, were requisitioned before the
fire was subdued.
Restauranteurs in the immediate vi
cinity of the Reynolds block were kept
busy providing hot coffee and edibles
for the fremen. w. G. Reynolds told
the restaurant men to open their places
to the fremen.
Weary from stretches of the most
strenuous fire fighting that has been
their lot in many moons, the fremen
were quick 70 satisfy their needs in that
line, and there was a very real feeling
of gratitude for Mr.. Reynolds thought
fulness.
The United Fruit store furnished
short cut from Main street to Enter
prise alley, and hundreds of people, anx.
ious TO view the big blaze from both
Travelled through the
Boyce block. Manager George Maniatty
was prepared 10 remove some Of the
more valuable furnishings in his store,
but repeated assurances that his prop
srty was in no danger prompted him TO
bic tight.
Although II streams were in use al.
most constantly for the better part of |
wo hours, the pressure from Orange and |
,ther water sources could not have been /
,etter.
As soon as the outbreak came, Man.
Iger C. y. Millar Of the Consolidated
Lighting Co. ordered a section Of the city 1
lighting system cut OF from the genera
or. The precaution was a wise one, ss
/ left the fremen free 20 direct streams
nto any corner Of the building, with no /
anger Of contact with live wires.
Scarcely a breath Of wind was stir.
ing, a condition which made FIRE hght-
ng much easier.
Had the ls-ineh fire wall 10 the north
{ the Reynolds block been somewhere 4
lse, IL 10 difficult 20 predict just how
ar the flames would have progressed
ONE few yards. AZ least. before they
-ould have encountered another wall Of
be same resisting power.
II was not the first time that the
a. plant whistle had failed 60 transmit
be alarm message from the signal box.
Torrential streams ~ water rnined
own on either side or the block. and
Iuch water flowed out Of the building
treams on beth sides Of North Main
rect converted the CUTTERS into small
sed brooks. Both streams had sur.
loes that were oopiously tinted with
A few moments before the alarm vas
'unded Driver stacy, who transports
ueie Sans mail from the station a. the
tTs, rasssa fhe block in HE team.
e does not remember detettinC any
90. s snase a. b. sheale8 past
There seems g. b. little doubt 81 b
here the fre started "a The after.
ath r. tire euthreak. an invest cation
erred 20 shoW positively that Ere
I'D frrm the paint room. where
airvay provided a vent for the flames
asotud
IN forcing his way throueh the p.lats
rs. Clief lsiaA8rnn rrce.ved suraf-
iai cut ~ The face and ahrasiuns IN
e furrrs Injuries nor his ercfine
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