Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-10-04
Stubborn Fire in the Aubin Block.

Newport City was the scene of
another serious fire Monday night
when the Aubin block on the corner
of Main and Third streets suffered
thousands of dollars damage and the
twelve tenants were force to seek
shelter in city homes while their
household furnishings was drenched
with water.
The fire of an unknown origin
broke out in the attic above the
fourth floor and was first discovered
about $3.50 in the evening.
Three alarms from box 27 brought
the entire city fire department to the
scene. When the fireman first ar
rived the fire was raging on the East
end and the 60 foot extension ladder
| was raised to the roof in short order
| where men with axes cut away the
slate roofing and streams of water
| began their work.
The only entrance to the attic was
| at the rear of the block up four flights
| of stairs. At this point a line of hose
was stationed. Line after line of
hose was strung until seven streams
| was pouring tons Of water into that
fiery furnace that was only kept
| from making a spectacular scene by
the slate with which the roof was
| covered.
The room where the fire ragged was
at one time used for a dance hall and
| the floors were double boarded and
the walls were sheated which made it
extremely difficult to get at and re-
| quired nearly four hours before the
men were withdrawn and the depart
| ment scored one Of their greatest
! triumphs.
| With lines of hose at every ad-
vantageous point the fire did not get
below the attic floor. The block was
purchased of L. P. Aubin three years
| ago by Burgess and Cotman who re-
sided in the building.
| The building will require a new
roof as the entire attic was Quilted
and the entire block to the ground
floor was seriously damaged by water.
The house was we'll covered by insur-
ance there being $4,000 on the build
| ing. Many high school students as
sisted in removing furnishings from
| the several flats which saved much
| from water damage.
Tenants who suffered serious loss
| by water some of whom carried no
insurance were as follows: the first
| or ground floor was Maurice Gray
| Mrs. Mary Brown and the owners of
the building John Burgess and Law
renee Cotman the two latter having
no insurance on their household
goods.
| The second floor was occupied by
Mrs. Willard Avery and Martha
Pierce who live together in the west
fiat, Mabel and Annie Maloney. Mrs
Ellen Welcome and Mrs. Mary Smith
On the third floor Miss Elizabeth
Sargent, Emile Labounty, Miss Isa-
belle Blair Mrs. Lydia Emery and
| Mr.. Ernest Scott were CHARTERED.
ALI of the tenants were cared for
the night at the home of friends
Had the fire broken out later in the
night the situation would have been
more serious.
George F. Root knows how firemen
appreciate hot coffee and saw that
can after can was brought from the
I.Hurst restaurant and also supplied
the boys with plenty of cigarettes and
Mrs. G.. l.. Drown contributed wash
boiler Of coffee also. It may not be
amiss to inform certain ones that q
large percentage of the boys who
risked their lives and limbs on ladders
and roof, standing in water over their
shoes, drenched to the skin, will re-
ceive at the annual pay roll $2.75 for
their services that night, regardless
of ruined suits and shoes; and they
do not come under the insurance pro-
lection like othey city employees
either.