Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-12-28

DEsraucrIvE TinE.-A fire broke out at the
Winooski Fails, about Two miles from from this
village, at about two o'clock on FRIDAY morning,
which for extent Of damages has probably never
been euualled in this State. II originated IN the
Store room of the Winooski Block manufacturing
Company, and in a short time the whole building
together with all the valuable machinery was en-.
,irey destroyed. The machinery alone IN this
building cos, from 100000 to $40 600 The shop
adjacent, occupied MS n mandatory OF machinery
Of various kinds, was also entirely destroyed with
al, j,s contents, rs were ikewiwe an extensive
saw.mill, paper mill, and Woolen Mandatory:
From The latter building, we learn that The Wool
and cloh was principally rescued, rs were also
four looms the rest OF The valuable machinery, we
loss canno, be less than $4,000 There was an
insurance in the Mutual for SIS 1000, when rs Jar
as we can learn is the only insurance existing U"
any part Of the property. Sentinel,
ANOTHER FiRE.-On Monday afternoon
about 3 O'Clock, a fire broke out in The building
attached 10 the Glass Mandatory ~ TINS village
belonging TO Messrs. Smith T. WILKINS. the
building was used as Store house ana cu'''hs
room. The goods fom the s,ore room were pr'n.
cipally saved but about 800 boxes OF glass; ana
200 bushels Of coarse grain. ioge'her WIN 'ne Uo',
ing, we regret to say, were entirely destroyed
small building alj,cen,, belonging 10 the ZANE es,
Establishment was also consumed. The ,oss is esi.
mated u, about 81 500 on which we believe there
was no insurance. We are hapr TO learn that the
bus iness Of The establishment will not be retarded
by this accident.-l6.
Our town, uHtll within the past year,
has been very fortunate in regard TO fires.
Few Instances occur, where 80 large an
amount Of property has escaped with so
trfl,ng losses. But Of late we are called
to fearful re,ribution. Within the past
six months more property has been de-
stroyed, than oil before, during the twelve
years we have been acquainted with it.
Commencing with the Catholic Church,
then the Champ'niu Hotel, tho Green
Mountain House, :he barns and ou,buiId
ings OF the American, and now, most de.
plorablo of all, the destruction Of three
manufacturing establishments at the Falls,
and a severe loss at the Champlain Glass
Works. Independent Of the actual de-
! slruction Of property which in some in
stances falls with peculiar severity upon
enterprising individuals-these latter losses
are indeed q public calamity, as a large
number of laborcrs are thereby thrown out
OF employment. The establishments at
the Falls gave employment, directly and
indirectly, to one hundred and fifty per.
sons, and brought among US, and put in
circulation, an amount Of money that has
contributed very materially to the prosper
ity of the place. The satlnett factory was
one Of the best establishments Of the kind
in the country. 1t was first put in opera.
ton by Mr.. Catln, in 1885. The building
and machinery were both new, and said 10
have cost abou, $50 ooo on which it
appears there is now an insurance Of only
some six or seven thousand dollars. The
Blockmill was substantial new building.
and cost, three years ago, $1,000. The
machinery with which it was occupied cost
originally $50 900, bu, probably was hardly
worlh that sum at the present time. 1t
was however. the only machinery of the
kind in America, and, as the patent has yet
seven years TO run, il was considered very
valuable by the present proprietors. They
were doing good business. and would in
q short time have driven oil other blocks
out of market-such in fact was the case
already wherever they had been introduced.
The loss in manufactured blocks and stock,
10 very considerable. The insurance on
this establishment covers about S7,4OO of
the loss. Tue Paper Mil destroyed, was
that formerly occupied by Alfred Day. and
valued at from two to three thousand dol.
lars. No insurance. The saw mill was
an old one, and Of little value. The loss
al the Falls can hardly be less than one
hundred thousand dollars.
From the best information we can obtain
on the subject, we think there is little doubt
that the fire originated from the gudgeons
in the BlockmiI. Querc-Daes Mt the
use of wood for bearings, greatly increase
tho hazard in this respect?
The loss at tn, Glass Factory, though
trA'ng, compared with the above, is never
theless q serious misfortune to the enter
pr'sing proprietors, as, in addition to the
loss OF property, it materially dcrangcs
their business, But misionuncs of this
Kind are soon surmountcd by such men.
a temporary arrangement will be made
for The winter. and the Old barrack and
magazine will be replaced in the spring BY
a building better suited to the business,
and the element that surrounds il. The
prpsenl nrnnriainra nf lint asiahn.L