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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1976-06-24, Page 61;fur; ,def'' * 1 tom. d S $) Saw my un0i (ctanl�it:Ued t�� PPS thatthe e Street and ng a Mat- t .it away. that, he tresS on hI ba setae trot[ the spar and all. rags which were � ;had been h p eatnbust from ere uc a► a basket and the►' 'nt veiling i tomove the Rita ROW Of �e back kitchen on oabina uw� �ro� danger i+leatt finished after the workmen had �,�, Reia}te Robichaud wsnl�• floc polishing as in a dream With* Phe dishes floors. in her hands taking them to a ' This; fine old family residence ace of sett'. But ttY this time, was brtitt in the early 1860 a by his �� p�plo, were beginning to grandfather. the =1RttC Chats- -leap so -we went to_ '. Middleton. It was s�uated'on-the- tta e north bank of the river coAs we compared notes. we saw overlooking both the river and the humour in many of the the take in Jowett"s Grove. the picnic ground where so many situations, but it isn't funny when it is happening, nor to the owners have held their pirates since the of the property who sustain the 1893's• loss. We hope there will never be The Jute rmerly the Fire another such fire in Bayfield. (fett�uaetly Notes from others. telling what alines itttbe tit) baud i' ii[j 4Ulq24rtt*,-PAQE 7B loots s .. avoldtho recent9tOrm Feb.0 1833 - i l ' a Feb.�ad many other er Sts had,. u�� ����E:ti I3ayt � ,d had in Rita M eon w'as E fled tO fits various sorts. (acre at the t't�ted flames 4 I ofi"FireRth lumbago. , roue from a defer ve Mrs. Stets f ne summer home "Fire" he was o>S►c � 'and the tslde. In a flash. He said it was chimney. It was owned by Rev. Howard lake bas a lat+o f th Ryan. the hest cure for lumbago d Feb. 24. 1093 - A b ► owned by when it was destroyed. Paint and ever wr►, ti the M. Dates was burned doe to a other such materials made this* cottaSome of the boys froming tgh lantern being kicked over, by a very colourful fire. She rebuilt at. dresser � drawers to lace suure horse. Loss 81,500. once. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer ' SQ and 1893 - A fire in Mr. Parker. London. now own the that no valuables had been left 4 Mar. 1Q, and, finding bananas and other ward's shop was noticed alarm. , house. gy y McLeod kept hens inter fruit, ate theta before jumping °H Fraser who gave the upper verandah! ! ! Building and contents were barn and was trying to destroy saved. lice and any other insects. She Aug. 10 1900 - One day of last did' -The house on the lot is now October 30. 1879 - A fire in the week a ffte which broker .4 t. ,tn-owned-by Mrs. Ed Sturgion. stable of John Cenienhsrrdt"s Mr; Gemien dhard ate cider mill �eatruction , shap"nnle Ward's a brick building on tsMith Natally consumed the building wrought rethe lot tial with a quantity of hay. The los? ere sufficient aicould be where Main St., wast d skins lives on was $200. collected for its extinction. New Era May 28, 1886 - One May, 1902- Edward's store and -Doc" Johnston's Bakery, a night last week a small house on the Albion Hotel had a narrow ,.big two-storey frame biling the premises of John Esson was escape from destruction. Mrs. about where the post -office w mad by fire, with a Edwards awoke, choking. and stands, Murdoch Ross est thisehhouse behind the Commercial Hotel. He rebuilt in the early 1930's and it is now the Fred Watson house. Weston's barn was destroyed and it was only with great dif- ficulty that the big frame house was saved. as the steam rose in clouds when the bucket brigade threw water against the wall facing the barn. Material from the evaporator which was being torn down was used to rebuild. Tom Castle rebuilt after their home on Colina St. was lost and their son lives there now. The red brick home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hutchings took fire Dec. 24. 1960. while they were away and, although it was in plain view from the highway as people drove south off the bridge. it was not saved. A fine new home was erect The old Thompson home on the former Clinton roads. which had been unoccupied for years. was accidentally - or deliberately oon fire one night by vandals. Nothing remains. except a few bricks. Last spring (1975) Ken Brandon's family had a narrow escape from a flash fire in their hdme at night but prompt action by the Firemen prevented it from bein a total loss. Queen's Hotel) they did when the -Ritz burned. totally cunau Clinton News -Record, August Mrs. E.W.. Dovey - We gathered cutter. buggy, harvest etc. Haid rt Re�� ng dawns from store oKe. 30, 1948 by Roberta Raby, Detroit together the pmt office books and the wind not shifted when it did. . they Mich. papers, our store invoices and would havebeen impossible to found an area roar t e stov on Just 30. .the ago today. ne of money, and a few other valuables save bis fire - then floor - but they were the quiet little town of and put them all into the desk insurance on the place. able to extinguish it, A box of laid was surprised and read to be carried out. When the Huron New 7 • R euon d .wdust used as a spittoon was Bay! Y consumed shocked when a chimney fire that Brucefield Fire Dept. parked November 16. 188 ad smouldered , all afternoon ri t across our door. cutting off Thompson's gris �.iae last Sunda l th cl s cigar butt tt o it is thrown lieved h broke into flames at 8:30 p.m. at completely the exit for our desk. was destroyed by in Residents should be the Ritz Hotel. Part of the Ritz money was morning. 1889 - A fire in the aware there.to the danger of an out- yard was working at Corrie's store lotted -the next day, lying in our Aug. a block away and Mts. CorrieSwartz Hotel (River Motel), saw break of this kindand procure e hotel was on Yard to a clothes pin bag. guests throw clothing and some sort of fire protection for came. in to tela us. the Mrs. P. Weston -Belo - Being 30 fire. A man sitting there reached just two doors from the fire, we valuables into trunks and valises the village. the door in two leaps, his son was knew that our store 'and house and sit on them in the street while Clinton News -Record Aug. 5, asleep in a bedroom at the'Ritz. I night could easily be wiped out, so I a bucket brigade put the fire out. 1904 - on Wednesday ire dashed out and, upon reaching gathered our valuables and cash Oct. 4, 1889 - Fire consumed azole on ba the ke out mill and had carisumed the . Thomson's the scene, saw smoke coming out on hand and had them all in one house of Mr..Joh &to be owerhouse efore it was of a small space at tate back of the *place ready to move fast. Parc. of Main Street.Greatfirefrom discovered but buss extinguished roof. Nobody was doing anything course, had disappeated. being .taken to prevent about it, as there was no ladder at out to watch the fire. When it got spreading to adjacent buildings. betf�orre further 4 gl8a On Frac done the Hate!! • very bad. I couldn't stand it alone Rain helpeda while R. Blair and his fe were I hurried back to Corrie's to y last any longer and sent for him to Oct. 18, 1889[- Fire the latedestroyed attending the seta at T.J 1 Marks' call the 's Grove and tell them acne home and be ready to hep house belonging about the fire, After about five in case we had to get out. Connor. A farmer had rented it store, his house caught fire and. line) minutes (this was a 21 party Frances Fowlie - I stayed here and was LO have mtha dovehad factin lalthough he goadasnotified time by of I succeeded in getting Roy Poth in the store (across from the shortly. A log housesome on the line but the connection was Ritz) all the time and Ethel, my stood there had also been burned. passersby and a number of men bad and he couldn't understated sister. at the house. She pulled Mar. 14.1890 The stable at theme offered fefar edadhece+ddte fire then too what I was saying. Mrs. Poth down all the blinds, shut the English Church Rectory come as came rushing in from over town doors, and wouldn't even took burned to c ground. Th got his Ladnotders and dleu most of the cont at that moment to tell him about out. Various people came in here unknown. MHodgins it, and I was cutoff dead. to stay with me, one of them valuable mare and colt out. tents were saved. however. Mr. By ,this time everyone in the being Mrs.. Rhynas. Hugh Feb. 1893 (Clinton New Era) - A and Ml's. Blair secured the store was gone. with the door left Gilmour was up on the ladder fire at the factory of J. Leslie was house recently vacated by Thos. in extinguished due to the quick Sanderson and his family were wide open and all the money ' with the stirrup pump keeping the made comfortable in time to the cash register.. But at that our roof wet and George Castle alarm and help given by particular moment. that was the threw water on'the front of the � least of our worries. Mrs. Carrie building. 'Many times he laid his i drove me over to the Grove to let my mother know I was OK. but it hand on the glass of the big front i window to find out how hot it was. almos deserted except for Standing inside. we could feel the was Mrs. Poth and Mrs. Moore (my heat several feet back. I never aunt) and Mr. :...d Mrs. Hughes. Then back over •:.wn we went. saw so many people gathered in i one place in Bayfield. It 'was 1 Now. the Ritz was really bur- packed solid around here and i ning, the whole roof being a sheet of flames. As i tthere were people as far as the � ooked up I could see. see Guy Robichaud and Derrie eyeMiss could see. (Village Guild) - • Hughes breaking windows and throwing furniture and mat- Bobby came in to tell my sister tresses down. Once when Derrie and myself about the fire at the I Ritz. When we leaked at it, wefelt i was standing outside the door, a sure that half the town would go i man on the upstairs porch heaved so we packed some valuables. 1 ' a mattress down. The railing of papers. money and clothes, in- i the verandah gave way and he tending to go several miles out • came flying through the air and into the country. However, when I landedon the mattress to all the we got to Dawson's it seemed sparks. safe so we sat with them for the By now. Hovey's store and the rest of the evening. post -office were in danger. Looking up. I could see Mr. Other Memories Hovey wetting down his roof with A summer resident parked his pails of water. When the Cadillac away up bythe Roman Brucefield Fire Department Catholic Church so it would be pumper sprayed water on the safe from sparks. Then the light 'side of the building. the steam breeze shifted and the ground rose in'clouds. was showered with burning I looked over to Fowhe's frame embers. store and saw people trying to The sight of immaculately save it too. -There were people dressed folks struggling along everywhere. more than I had with felt mattresses over their ever seen in Bayfield in one place backs and heads. or tugging at before. They came from as far as and lifting cabins to get them to London before the evening was safety was "different" to -say the over. least. • My uncle said he wanted to go Another summer resident stood back to the Grove so away we shaking from head to toe, with went across the spark covered sparks lighting in her hair until a bridge. Looking over from the cottages, the sky seemed so bystander suggested that she had bright red that we thought the- move out of there or she e would be burned up too. She whole town was going- moved away reluctantly, still And then we hurried back to worried about her son who was town again. The fire Was going helping move things out of the stronger than ever, and only two hotel. worked little fire departments Some of the people (Brucefield and Clinton) to try to frantically to. save the stock of walked to the back of the Little cig renes etc. only to have them stolen before the night was out. ' save the places around it. As I Inn. I saw Mrs. Jack Jowett (who Mrs. Bailey (of the Ritz) and has her winter home next door) her daughter Thelma had worked pumping water as fast as she for weeks at preserving fruit, could and handing the pail to only to have it go up in smoke. Mrs. Lithe half -way up a ladder. London radio broke into their who in turn passed it to Mr. Little programmes constantly to give to keep the roof of the Lithe Inn bulletins on the Bayfield fire. wet. t went back and stood by litany residents of that .city were tittle's porch railing. the closest practically "glued" to. the radio you could get to the holocaust and that evening. especially those saw the whole Ritz give way and who owned property a and yet cave in. - A mass of flames. It w+ re unable to dash p the 60, Congratulations Bayfield! on 100 years of progress It is a pleasure to serve the area Guenther' sPo� 1 5 EY GIJENTHER TUCKEY TRANSPORTS A iirisieo of.leidiow TnMs/orlifioas Limited CUNTON 482-962S GODERICH 544-9583 EXETER 235-2500