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ng a Mat-
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and all. rags which were � ;had been h p
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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
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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.
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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'
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