Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-09-14
-. Philadelphia U. S. Gazettel.
!oWuILL STREET II
49, BURNED.

BUhIN6D
,oo,r ferry bridge at the head Of
Dc Iii street, near Paramount water
OWL ss consumed by fire on Saturday
y about 9 o'clock, supposed to be the
NY some ~incendiary, as three men
IN a, the end of the bridge where
s' ,os first discovered. who had not
the toll keeper at this end, and as
gus Of which there are three, one at
"nG and one in the centre, were lighted
lahore seven o'clock. No person had
aver the bridge for some time prev
asd il is therefore reasonable to sup
,Sa, il must have been purposely set on
The toll keeper was about counting
AVIS receipts as usual at that hour Of
when two boys entered the toll house
Earned him that the bridge was on
ge Immediately rushed forth, and
discerning any light, started across
4, purpose Of ascertaining whether there
| any truth in the report. On arriving
1 ,he centre of the arch, he found the in
nstiOn too true. Seeing that it would be
n,,sible for him to save the bridge, he i'm
[G,telv returned and commenced removing
4 hooks and money from the toll house,
4 his furniture from the dwelling on the
'.o.;e side, both Of which he supposed
Rudbe destroyed.
'Tbe FIRE flashed across the bridge, almost
h,Olaneousl owing to its combustibl estate,
4 belore the tollman had succeeded in re-
L,inp half his furniture the whole arch
T. wrapt in flames, which had communi.
|,d 10 The roof of the toll house, and in less
n fifteen minutes from the time he re-
|ned. the Structure fell with a tremendous
[,h into the Schuylkill below, where it yet
mains, jammed between the abutments
ming a floating bridge for foot passengers
a complete obstruc tions to canal boats
low the locks. The Gremen arrived in
M 10 save the toll house. and also the
yelling, which would have caught from
|. former, the roof of which was in flames
4 he heavy wood and iron work lie con
pred together in one mass, and some OF il
i ne nsed in the re-constructure of the
ridge.
The fire appeared to the toll keeper &c
AVE originated at the northwest corner
rm which point the wind was blowing
Essh 1.-THE time, which shows that the fire
lar kindIed by the incendiaries for the en-
he destruction ofthe bridge.
a uerson who was present at the fire speaks
\ i as a most magnificent sight. TIL,
hines were reflected back from the bolC
Irsy sides of Paramount, whose SUNNI
Es crowded with persons looking at thu
naagration-and especially was the scene
EepIy interesting when the western end o
|. bridge burnt off, and the blazing sup
t%nruclGre fell into the 'S~chuylkill will
J tremendous crash.
Our city readers know the convenience
L the bridge. Those at a distance witt
kve a picture of Paramount Water Work
will see what an important part this bridg'
made in the landscape.
From the Philadelphia Gazette.l
The Paramount bridge was erecte,
twenty-five years ago, by a company. at
|@t Of 1921 900 the stock subscribed wa
about $4,000, on which no dividend ha
ever been made. The present debt on tn
property is about $4,000, insurance S25,00(
The span ofthe arch was 343 feet, and 8
The time it was erected it was the create:
single arch known. The statement mad
10 some Of the papers. ofits being princlpa
y owned by a respectable and wealth
citizen, has no foundation whatever. Tn
hcl is the stock is owned by a large numbt
duur citizens, who were looking forward
some remuneration for their large outla
twenty-five years since, and now their hops
are Frustrated by the vilest Of the vile.
DREADFUL FIRE IN New JERsEY.-Tf
fire in the New Jersey woods, we just lea'
from gentleman who left Bordentown we
erday, has increased to a most alarmin
md frightful extent. Millions of proper
have already been consumed. A space
70 miles in length by IA in breadth, throug
Burlington and Monmouth Co.'S consistir
chiefly of pine woods and cedar swamps,
now in a state of conhagration. The clou
Of smoke are seer twenty miles of, Aand
night the air is filled with a lurid bla
which dims the noon. The grass al
woods are so parched from the drought tn
the flames spread with lightning like rap
~, presenting at night a scene ofunparall
ed sublimity. A great many houses a
thousands of cords Of wood are destroye
and it is feared a number Of persons, he
med in by the flames, have perished.-
Star.
IMPORTANT FROM MAINE.-We lea
from a gentleman who left Gardiner I'M
Yesterday afternoon, that the mail from
Last arrived just as the steamboat lett
wharf, at a, p. M. with intelligence Il
Governor Kent had appointed Messrs. De-
Norton and Irish, Commissioners to I
lae Boundary Linel If this be true o
The Commissioners Immediately enter
their duties, consequences Of a serious
lure may be expected, which may lay
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