Putnam patriot., 1925-06-26
village were set ringing.

village were set ringing.
 The fire started iB the cellar, which WAS filed with q dense smoke The two hand engines soon had streams of water plsytng into the cellar The water was obtained from a cistern un- der the engine house on the square. For two hours t looked as fl the nre- men would be able to control the flames.
 Lack Water and Hose
 No flame were seen during this time About clock in the morning A fearful blaze burst through the l~tores on sse first floor. The firenien had to direct their efforts to saving buildings across Bugbee lnow Unionl street. The water in the eistern gave out. Water from a hydrant then sup plied water. but lack Of hose handl- capped the firemen. T b. Brown block trluw the Eiks' block the new hotel, just completed, Phillips block oh Front street; H. N Bro9n.s coal office, sew eral sheds and one barn were ablaze. The bank building seemed doomed, but continuous stream of water from a hydrant played upon t saved it. Browns block and buildings m the rear were rapidly destroyed.
 The efforts of the two hand engines were concentrated on the new hotel One engine was stationed on the rail- road track, and the other al the pond fthe old pond hoie) below the track. The hotel building was saved, al though damaged.
 4 powerful stream from the Mono k ,.ssff 4ssftftAaFr blocks on the west side.of Main street, keeping them so thoroughly saturated with water that they did not take lire from falling embers.
 When the fire was at it's height and the burning af the whole square seem cd imminent, an appeal for help was sent to Boston and Worcester. But for the long delay in firing q loc0mo- tive the Worcester steamer would doubtless have arrived in time to save the Brown block The steamer arrIr- ea bat too lafe for material service. The call for help from Boston was enuutermandei About o'clock in fhe morning fhe fire was under con tfoI.
 Fire May Have Been Set
 The eause the fire was never i known but af believed it to have been ef incerHary orlgin.
 The Bagbe QHrhauR block was tefa#lE desf Brown = block WhetHr Phillips tlaek fhe l.ss8 block. Hrr Htra totally 5r #auly nartali destroyed iz not qaite certain from tte account of the fire.
 l T. C. BugJ#t owner af the QuiHe- hauK Hloek. apparently th heaF= fest leser 9e rarned insurance af s2H .z5a on th Block. aHd SIP 500 ca hIs stock
 Other storaz Iu tH B4gbee block and insurance carried were A. H. l Bennett Si o0o; P " Carpenter gro #ceries. S3. .5d0 postlffice P r. Wilson. father of Leon I Wilson, postmaster, $500. C. F. Shaw & Co.,. jewellers, So 1000, N II sharpe. dentist, S300; J. I NJ Lyon. lawyer. uninsured; /. Gen ard. F B Wood, sh8emakeHs. uuin- ured Mrs NJ Leach. loss S700; w.. IT Dyer photographer third story. loss $500. Patriot printing office. third story. insured for g. 50e loss Sl 800; !; Morse & Longdon, meat dealers. loss S34e; 4 r Leach, harness maker, s25O.
 Other Sufferers
 Browns block was owned by F.. Hathaway of Taunton. Mass l. was insured for si3.00O In this block Hiram Brown, clothier (father of Charles II Brownl, was insured for g. 800 and saved all bat his fixtures 1. George Warren, Jr.. newsdealer. S4,- 900. saved portion of his stock. paven- port & Burt. S4 800, saved small part of goods Sharpe, Green & Company, S7.700. part of stock saved; Mrs. N. F. Murfey S1 ,500; Mrs & J. Tripp. nc insurance, saved all of her goods 1. C II. Williams saved portion Of stock 1. l.. IT Fuller saved most of his office furniture. C. II Osgood saved most everything, (. F. Searls, lawyer. was insured for $500, saved most of hts books and papers. loss Sl90. Quine- haug Lodge of Masons. saved charter, insured for $500. II. Gardner. barber | A. A Mason. txpressmau. saved all.
 The Phillips blocks. two wooden buildings on Front street. were owned by Lawyer c W Phillips and were insured for S6 0a0 Mr Phillips placed his loss at & coo. r Levitt occupied the first floor as a harness shop and the second floor as a dwelling. He was Insured for Sl .000 and saved a good i portion of his household goods and stock Nuttall, marble cutter saved all of his stock.
 Lyonis block. F. <. ISon's new ho- tel, was insured for SS 600, estimated 1 loss. 5000 Other blocks were damag- ed and among the occupants suffering losses were F. S Lyon < Co. R. | N, Hoyle. D MeEvoy. George Hutch inson. L. $. Fuller and J E. Fuller.
 The Insurance agents carrying most of the liabilities were l.. II. Fuller, (. II Cheshro. C. F. Willis and Har- fison Johnson.
 Praises Mill Agent
 AnHkine f how the hremen pro cured water ether thau from the t2o hand pump ls gained from the ful- lowing paraErarh on the last page af the taar page Patriot. Agent Wheel eek of tht Putnam Woolen Company deserves and receive, hearty acknaWl- edgment From sll oar citizens fir his efficient aid n forcing water into the hsdraats winch proved sath a vala- able assistance in controlling the tiHe"
 There is communication dated Woodstock October 3. le77, signed