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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1955
Page
5
Sudbury residents and state officials rally to preserve the Wayside Inn site after a destructive blaze. Local leaders, Ford family representatives, and town groups coordinate restoration efforts while firefighters guard the ruins and volunteers salvage historic artifacts from the cellar and burned rooms.
A major fire gutted the Wayside Inn in Sudbury damaging prized 18th century interiors. Longfellow era spinet piano, gateleg table, grandfather clock and pewter dishes were destroyed. a sap bucket signed by Edison and Firestone survived. Local officials organized restoration efforts and a Civil Defense canteen served firefighting crews from nearby towns.
Sudbury fire chief describes a major blaze at the Wayside Inn with quick spread due to dryness and poor firestopping. Four towns supplied engines, about 70 firefighters worked through subzero weather, and 1,000,000 gallons of water were pumped. Emergency hose and equipment shortfalls noted.
Dr and Mrs David W Hapgood hosted a Hapgood family gathering at their Nutting Lane home on December 26. Attendees included Mrs Ernest Hapgood Sr and Jr of New York City, Mr and Mrs Richard Hapgood of Woodehill Lake NJ, and others from Newton and Westford. A buffet featured Lobster Newburg, baked ham, chicken, salad and holiday cake by Frances Shipper.
Thousands from across Massachusetts and beyond visited the burned ruins of the Wayside Inn in Sudbury on Monday, far surpassing last summer’s peak. Police and volunteers guard the site to deter looting as ropes limit access and photography. The preservation effort is led by the Committee for the Preservation of the Wayside Inn with Alfred Gardner of Sudbury as chairman.
Five or six Ford family appointees from Detroit will review the damaged Wayside Inn after a 200000 blaze left the 22 room structure a hollow shell. Grandsons William Clay Ford Henry Ford III and Benson Ford, sons of Edsel Ford, will participate in the inquiry. The inn inspired Longfellow's Tales.
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