The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-10
FIRETHREATENS
WATERBURY,
Old Livery Stable on Stowe
Street De-
stroyed
ENDANGERINC
NEARBY Pr : pERTY
Tenants in Ado . ng House
Remove Fur5 ure-F.
G. Luce L. IS Auto

Waterbury, Oct 10 Only the damp
ness Of the roofs caused by the rains
OF the last few days and the heavier
rain which fell during last night saved
this village from fire that might
have swept away all the business sec
tion. As It was, only the old livery
stable on Stowe street was destroyed,
together with the Ford Sedan Of F,
&. Luce, although damage was done
i to an adjoining building and several
families moved their household goods
Ior prepared to do so.
About 80 this morning, man ran
along Main street, shouting fire, and
the telephone operator, hearing the
call, rang in an alarm. The fire de-
partment made a quick run and found
all their efforts were necessary to pre-
vent q very disastrous confagration.
I Who this man was that first gave the
alarm has not been found out. Ray
mond Waterman, who conducts res
taurant here, went home about lis
and saw a man coming out from be-
tween the opera house block and the
Demeritt market and, although he
thought nothing in particular Of the
matter, at the same time noted the
occurrence, since ii was a late hour
for pedestrians. Whether this man
and the one who gave the alarm were
the same is not known.
The livery stable, where the 1re was
located was not of much value of IL
self at the present time, being used
for storage purposes, but it was at
the rear of the opera house block, in
which are located the Scott jewelry
store and the Combination Cash store
of j. r. Clair, and the Demeritt mar
ket and store of r. c. Lamb were also
in close proximity, as well as the
large barn connected with the q. +.
Moody house and the Kimball Ken
nedy barn. Water was played con
stantly on these two barns to save
them from burning, and in the Moody
house, Mrs. Moody and the family Of
w. r. Elliott, both of whom lived
there. picked up all valuable papers
and had them ready to take if the
blaze became too threatening.
On the street line stands three
tenement house, with long alley way
extending back to the stable, all the
buildings being connected. In the front
tenement lived Mrs. Stewart and fam
ily. in the second Frank Cross and
family and in the back tenement John
Nelson lived alone. The Stewart and
Cross families removed all the furni
ture from their apartments. but the
fire was stopped before any damage
was done to that part of the building
The Nelson tenement will not be hab-
liable again without considerable out
lay Of money, as it was reached by
the flames.
The stable was built many years
ago, probably by O. w. Drew, and the
frsf occupants of the house sdjoining
that the older residents recall were
William S. Henry and John s. nenry.
Different ones who had leased the
building as a stable were Charles
Pierce, Harleyl Bates, Cortez Bates,
Charles Keene, Frank Evans. J. ID.
Hodgkins and d. 7. Harvey, and Frank
Yeartaw was also there for time.
II was occupied as a stable until with
ng a few years, and in it we're an of
Ice room, carriage room, harness room
md a stable large enough to tie 10
" 10 horses. The building itself was
# little value and there had been one
n two fires in it before, those and
his one supposed to have been set
" tramps. Although the building is
lear the railroad tracks, there is no
hance that fire would have started
rom that source. 1t has beef a gen.
raj congregating place for the hobo
lass and even locks have been un-
BILE to keep out the travelling people
I that gentry.
The property is owned by Moody 4
.uce and insurance of 81 600 is said
ot to cover the loss. Mr.. Luce's Sc
an is a total loss, as it was unin-
ured.
Great credit is given the FIRE Depart
nent, which previously has demon
trated it's ability in coping with dan
erous circumstances. The depart
,ent responded Immediately this
,orning and soon had three streams
water playing upon the building.
Though st first il seemed as II the
earbv property was doomed, the
-ompt and efficient work of the de-
artment kept the loss down to low
CURES. Men watched the building
" the remainder of the night, and
,e rainfall which came later ended
uther danger.
Mr.. Waterman invited the fremen
TO his restaurant after the blaze
as extinguished and served them hot
flee, which was much appreciated