Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-06-11

Trav, \. V, June IA fire broke ont in this city
nboui =. NJ. an Sunday in the rear Of the wooden
building PSI River ST., occupied by VIM. L. Taylor
,ohnccons', and rapidly extended to tho adjoining
buildings on both sides Of it, 10 the new Market on
the north, and to the store of iaght, Glespy & Co.
the south destroying IN all eleven buldlngs,-two
Of brick, and the remainder Of wood
The buildings destroyed owned and occupied
as follows Wooden building next to the Market owned
by Rufus Gilbert, insured, and occupied by VIM. Weav-
en- grocery and provision store goods saved in part.
No Insurance The next building south, also OF wood,
insured owned by The same, and occupied by VIM.
Stephens as grocery and refrcshmeni store goods
partly saved. No insurance
The next building also owned BY Mr.. Gilbert, was
occupied by John Morrison. tin plate and stove deal
cr; books do. Insurance $500. Loss considerable.
The next two buildings of wood, owned by the cs-
tate of Esalas Warren, and insured. The first occu-
pied by 5. Robinson. an auction and clothing store
good saved with slight injury. The second, by VIM
l.. Taylor, tobacconst, book saved. Stock destroy
ed. Insurance $1,000 Loss not asceramed.
The next two buildings, of wood, owned by T.
Prescott the first occupied by j. $. Perry as sash
and blind mandatory, and paint shop; the second
occupied shoe store dye house. and The office
of Mr. Prescott. Buildings insured, John S. Perry
insured $1,000.
The next was large wooden building three stories
high owned and occupied by Cornell q Co. stove
,!ealers. Insurance $1,000 Books saved. Loss I'M
known.
The next two buildings were Of brick, three stories
high owned by NJ J. Lyman and occupied by NJ, J.
ware merchants buildings insured, also the
stock of Lpman and Son. Phillips and Co. had no
insurance, and their loss is considerable.
The families of Messrs Weaver and Stephens re-
sided over their stores.
A backsmiths shop in the rear of Mr.. Viewers
store was also destroyed, occupied by Mr. Melon
naly together with large quantity of pine boards
the wharf, belonging to Mr.. Shepard, and worth
about $1,000.
The stores Of Haigh Glcspy & Co.. f. and D. b
Plum A. and w. Orr and Lyman ii. Bryan were
slightly injured. The goods of Mes, RS Haight Gil
lcspy and Co. were injured by water and REMOVAL
The York House was considerably injured.
In addition TO the loss by fire. we have also to re
cord several serious accidents. Mr.. S. Doughty wa.
severely injured on the head by falling from ladder
glider by the name of George Douglass, fell from
the York House, and seriously injured tina
his life was despared Of Four five Others wer
also injured, but not dangerously.
The total amount of loss by the fire is estimated q
$4,000 or $4,000. Insurance ehout $4,000 IN III
offices IN this city, Albany and Hartford. The build
ings were all old and of little value the loss woul
have been much greater. The new Fulton Markc
was on fire at one time and only saved by the hercu
lem efforts OF the iromen.
Had it not been for the full supply of water furnish
cd by the city water works, the conflagraiion woul
have been awful, as the wind was very high. As it is
II is the most severe fire with which Troy has bee
visited since the great fire Of 1870, when more tina
one hundred buildings were Destroyed Wig.