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A DISASTROUS FIRE
[Welland Telegraph. 1 May 1891]
Last Saturday morning about 11 o’clock the residence of Mr. David Bald, in Thorold township, just outside the corporation, was discovered to be on fire. An alarm was sounded and plenty of assistance from town was soon on hand. The hose company and the hooks made quick time to the scene, but the house was too far away from a hydrant to make the hose of any benefit until the steamer was brought out. The roads being rough and the distance considerable it was about half an hour after the alarm before the engine could be got to work, but when it did commence it did good work, and was the means of saving the kitchen, the walls, and the lower floor. The hook and ladder company who were early at work did good service. Most of the furniture on the ground floor was saved, but everything upstairs, except the contents of one room, was destroyed. The fire originated from a chimney and getting under the shingles and being fanned by the breeze soon converted the whole roof into a mass of flames, which nothing but the most prompt and decisive action could check, and the distance from water and fire appliances rendered immediate aid impossible. The building was insured in the Waterloo Mutual for $1,500, which more than covers the loss, but the loss on contents, which were uninsured amounts to something like $500. This is Mr. Bald’s second loss by fire, as his barn was destroyed some years ago.
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