HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. American 09/27/1934n;.l. WILC BE
C. P. American
Fire, a~bich da ~EhouglR to buvn
m alerted from a detoetive 41u. eom-
plemly tleelroyed !hB old 'ICirgnad
house ov the IClrtleatl Ferm, aorlk
t of this clay. owned by \[ra. .Alai
V 6perrow.
Tne house. which had been re-
piaceA by a'mere modorn home dur-
•htg the'Iifelime o[ dude Alez 9pm~- .
n row, was ecouDietl Oy 0.N. Powali
vntl [am11yJ who hoe charge of the
b~, herd of Nliking Shorthorns et the ;
[drm. The [Ire »roke out early Irv
ad the morning whOe Mr. Pmev~l p~95 el .
the Larne, ~nillking. Ffc hod »ullt'n i
Itlre In the hemor »e[orc goln6 tol
a• ' Hlas.\tey B'Icher who Lae heeu as-~t
_ sicling h[re, powoll during lho let-I~
° tar's convnlescance from a rerokl ;
tg operedon, wee gelling brenkfesl ]
v.•hen she Irehrtl a crackling 'oaise.~l
peening the s}olr•donr she sew the t
IC x'boie upsleira was a moos o[ [lames. ~
re Awakening Slre. Powell, rho slipped
sr fnto hot clolber keenly akd grabbetl
t° the Ihrso ehlldrea and Red from lhel
g' h9uao, Nlea Elehar running to the
1° barn to Interm 31 r. Powoll o[ the
A cull was •nt once Dul In to thel
tc Conical f'ohu tolephone oxehange t
'° aakfng..~for helu In nroueing the [
s'I nolghbme. \IYn. tole Ricbertlaon, of a
t~.! iha boertl. put in sells to ell neigh- ~
bore who Lad pban»s' and' urgedlt
'$ thmn to rueb to tho ICirlland Farm~d
~" at onto io save tQe other bulldingn~t
a-Itr possible, M9e Medford fire do-
r1 e
el parlmant was also no[7fled but de- p
sided tho Lire was mo far away for h
y Uiom to condor aid in limo. Ate- tl
~I I•reaeulalive o[ the 5fedofrd fire de-
c
~ Vnrtmenl rnehetl to the [fro, howev- ll
°ler, to otfet any suggeetlove ae help s
'- Vosel6ie. '
Attar gellln6 her children out of
' fh'e'IYdka~, -~klre. Fowoil' ?dtdraod~ "
* twice and carded nut moat of tbelr h
z t}othing and pert °[ thali bedding.~a
r. dlr.. Powell'e cnr wfle yaekod clonelti
° t° the hones and h° had e0ma~p
r /rouble gnttivg It away from the l
o danger. Ater belonging to the pf
~'Iglace x~es remm~etl from near the I
•Ihouna. •By the[ time the roof hadlp
~'~[nllen. nt and no more could ba re- po
e moved. AIL the pereonel B1[evte, LI
betla,. fdrnlturet tliehee, eta. of the fl
• Panell Pamlly were destroyed. Miss'
ElchaPS clolhing and Pereppal of-'R
reels n'era In her room upstairs ond~la
b•a'ere destroyed,
A bucket brigade wee tormetl and
s aster poured net the walla nnd~root
of n smell Remga close »y. Tbd
»ulldin¢ caught fire several times
hot ryas saved. Tha last Lhat there
- waa nn wl»tl was ell the[ aaved.ths Ua
deity bam cud perhaps Iha large [e
t horse barn, antl granary. SDerka ~~
from the burning house }e1P ell ov-
er Me place but sent out wlthoup ll
nterllvg uew urea. i.arga Dleeae 6!
~Ipartly bathed ehfvglea- were Ialee[Iso
,[nand nevarat hundred rest away n ~~
lix large etrawplie beyond the barn. Ihn
~Mre. Rnr6 finarrow states 'we
,Ibuilding was partly cm~ered with 1n- es
avrence and mould re»ulld at Decal
She ozpreaved moth gratitude t° li th
tLw»o helped save the farm bulldinge.ite
a•t
1151 r. Pmt ell carried no. insurance. valyu
,Ihfs household goods. Ihn
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