Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-07-21
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
From the Troy Wing. Mondy morning.


We regret to state that fire broke out on
Sunday afternoon in the village Of Water
ford, which ragged with the greatest fury
for three hours, and consumed nearly the
whole of the business part of the town, in
GLIDING the Saratoga County Bank, Epis-
copal Church, Academy, the Mansion
House, formerly Demarsl's, nearly every
store in the place, and about fifty dwell
inc houses making in all from seventy to
eighty holdings, among which were the
most valuable in the town:
The FIRE caught at A, P. NJ, in small
building used for storing lime, situated in
an alley, about one hundred yards south
west of the Mansion House.
From thence il spread rapidly south and
east,the wind blowing al the time breeze
from the north-West,nnd continued burn
ing with great fury for three hours. and
was finally arrested BY the exeriions of the
Troy and West Troy hremen, who arrived
on the ground at half past five.
The whole loss is not less than $3.50
! 600, a portion of which was Insured,
Though we have have not learned to what
amount. The Fuemen's Insurance Com
pany at Albany have lost $4,000 TO 49,,
600 The Rensselaer, and Saratoga OIL
this city, and the Saratoga Mutual, and
other companies, are also losers.
We are unable at present to give the
names Of the occupants CT the buildings
: destroyed, or the owners. We were on
! the ground at bali past FIVE and remained
there until the FIRE was exiting uishet, ani
we can safely say that we never witnessed
such scene Of devastation and distress
The whole village was covered with fur
uiture, goods and articles Of every descrip
ton. Every house appeared TO be emp
tied of its, contents, and The inhabitants 0
the village and the adjoining towns, to
/ gether with many hundreds from Troy
, crowded together in the neighborhoed o
the FIRE. At one time the destruction 0
: the bridge over the Hudson appeared in
evilable, and nothing saved it but the ex
er,ions of the Troy and West Troy fire
men. Waterford having but one fire
engine, and that being almost useless.
The FIRE was finally arrested at tn
house Of John Siewaft, a brick buildin
a few rods west ofthe bridge. The book
OF the Saratoga County Bank were saved
The specie remains in the vault TO til
amount of $4,000. Mr.. Titcornb,
: butcher, fell froma roof, and is not eS
pecled to live. With this exception W
d have heard of no accidents.
n BY this destructive confagFation, th
prosperity of Waterford must be seriousl
impaired, and j; is doubtful whether sh
will ever recover from the loss. Ii is IA
the most serious calamity that has occur
red in this section of the country sine
the great fires in this city in 1920.
SOUTHERN r EFINEMENT.-The Wasl
ing,on correspondent of fhe New Yor
:. Herald in his report of the debate IN II
! House of representatives last Tuesday. SAY
o. that while Mr. Adams was speaking, II
v members clustered around him, STANDING
and prominently among them, stood asout
le ern member WITH CIGAR IN HIS MoUTT
lie another was com fortably enjoying bis ca!
ar behind The Speakers chair! while OF
~ ers were lolling their feet on thier desks
4 and one Eastern member was submittln
: to an angry reproof for calling anoth
o. member to orderl These are probab
Is some of governor M'Dufie's sdauntle
OF lovers oflibery'-' born TO command a,
10 do as they're mind to.
II. THE SILK CULTURE IN New YORK
DE- An act for the encouragement of the 81
he culture. passed BY the legislature Of Ne
y York On the Goth of May, authoriz
= county treasurers to pay bounty of
" teen cents per pound for cocoons and
fifty cents per pound for reeled silk. 50
cocoons having been raised and silk re-
be ed within the State. until the first Of Jnr
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