The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-17
NORTHERN" BUILDING
HAD A $500 FIRE
Big Apartment Structure Was Endan-
gered as Flames Crept Through Parti-
tions-Presbrey- -Coykendall Stone
Shed Scene Of Small Blaze.

A fire loss of $500 followed the out
break of partition blaze in the North
ern hotel, so called, at 1923 North Main
street late yesterday afternoon and be-
fore the danger Of big fire was over,
all of the city's fire fighting apparatus
had responded to telephone and general
alarms, the latter rung in from box IL
at the corner of Seminary street at 4:20
O'Clock. People along the business sec
tion who like few spectacles better than
a hurrying -scurrying of fire apparatus,
had one OF their dearer wishes gratitled.
A crowd gathered in front Of the hotel
and even after the call men and police
had roped off an area, their efforts We're
retarded somewhat by bystanders.
Thin columns Of smoke curled out OF
the building on three sides. Recently the
owner of the property, j. b. Sanguinet-
ii. had erected sizeable addition to the
four.story structure and IL was in the
newer part, between partitions and floors
that the fire ragged the fercest. The
chemical outfit was augmented by two
lines Of hose, although the firemen used
the water sparingly, directing the
streams by jabs. as they call II, when
the situation called loudly for water.
There is a theory that an overheated
chimney may have communicated fire 20
partition. Leastwise, the fire remained
in the partitions and between floors and
ceilings in the second and third stories.
Mr.. Sanguinetti's foresight in bricking
the partitions. thereby shutting of the
drafts. proved Of much value 60 the fire.
men. who We're able to chop holes TO the
heated areas and smother the fire forth
with.
Within a half.hour the about signal
sounded and the danger Of a bad fire had
passed. Mr.. Sanguinettis loss IL Gov
cred by insurance in the Dillon agency.
The Northern. through recent transfer.
nation. is an up-to-date apartment house
above the ground floor. which is occupied
bv the Italian Citizens club. All Of the
tenoments were occupied. but the tenants
suffered little financial loss from the FIRE.
Il was one If their number who discov.
cred the outireak and communicated
with the Gre station by telephone.
Slight Fire In Granite Plant.
Within six hours after the afternoon
alarm the fremen were hurrying 70 the
rrsrth end e. answer an alarm turned IN
from box l4i on wiley street for a FIRE
IN the boiler room IN the preshrey- Coy
kendall steneshea. Francis Ileith. the night
watchman. discovered the blaze ~ 10
o'clock. telepioned TIE station. and then
rnuf in fts reuernl alarm. A pile Of boards
riaesd ever the boiler bad hecome iEnit-
"a and wns burning hfiskiy When TIE
regulars iu fts auto truak arrived Co
uiuus nrfiiaatiurs a the chemienl seiu-
fiu,r franfi.aa fiar fames and the nIi i-uut
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