Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-12-01
From the Rutland Herald, Noc. %.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE

From The Rutland Herald, Nor 23
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
This town has never been visited with
fire so disastrous as on the evening Of the
18th inst. at Mill Village, two miles west of
the Court House. The valuable Paper Mill
owned principally and occupied by Messrs
II. Henderson 81 Co., the large Grist Mil,
owned by DR.. James Porter, and small
dwelling house were destroyed The loss
will exceed, probably, SIS 900, and no in
surance upon either the buildings, or the
stock Of paper in the paper mill The pa
per mill had been, within a few months thor
oughly repaired, and an application made to
an Insurance company to procure ample in
surance upon the buildings, machinery and
stock of the paper mill and in order to
have the grist mill completed, and the whole
property insured at once, the business was
delayed few days-the company, in the
mean time, keeping watch in the mill ev-
cry night. Messrs Henderson g. Co. had
on hand about ten tons Of rags, some FIVE
hundred reams Of paper, and various articles
used IN the manufacture Of paper, all Of
which were destroyed. The grist mill had
been under repairs, and was Just completed
ready to run, and it is understood, would
have been started on Monday A marble
mill in the same building with the grist-mill
was principally destroyed.
The fire was first discovered about 10 10
o'clock, P. NJ, in a one story building. used
as size house, between the paper mill and
the store attached to the mill. There was
some wind at the time, and so rapid was the
progress of the fire, that hut very little was
saved fro ha -4o
soon reached the grist mill, and but a few
minutes elapsed before the whole was a mass
OF brilliant flame and within an hour most
OF the frame work of the two mills had fall
en- within the walls of the basement stories.
The Easements of the two mills were heavy
walls of stone, and are much injured from
the intense heat. Two dwelling houses
standing upon the hill some twenty rods
from the mills, were only saved by keeping
them constantly wet.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from some lime stored in casks in the size
house, and which had been exposed to the
ram before it vas put into the building. -
No fire had been kndIed in the size house
for week, and the calamity cannot be ac-
counted for, but from the lime having been
so much wetted as to produce sufficient heat (
to set the casks on fire
The night was extremely dark, but the /
blazing mass afforded sufficient light to en-
able US to see distinctly the buildings of our
village, and to guide US on our way to the
scene of the fire.
The loss falls heavily upon the erterpri-
sing owners of the property.
C6nrietior Of Wyman, President of the
Phgnir Bdnk.-The Jury in this case last
night returned verdict Of GUILTY. After
hearing the able and eloquent speech of the
District Attorney, Mr. Wells, and the ruI-
ing of the Court upon the law, every per-
son in the Court House, we doubt not. felt
sure that the verdict would be Of the char
acter Of the one that was rendered. Mr..
Wells speech was one of singular ability.
and has raised his reputation in this section
Of the State for ability and learning. to a
very high degree We do not believe the
cause could have been argued more ably
than it was by Mr. Wells. His speech oc-
cupied fall one day and it will be remem-
bered by those who heard it, as one of the
most able and effective speeches ever deliv- !
cred IN this section of the State Mr. Wells
may well feel proud Of the part he has
horne in this case. After he concluded. his
Honor, Judge Allen charged the Jury upon
the law and the evidence, in a clear and
lucid manner, and at ) o'clock the Jury re-
tired to their room. They came in about
10, having been out FIVE hours, with YER
dict of GUILTY.. Exceptions have been :
taken by the defendants counsel to certain !
ruling of the Court, which is to be argued i
before the Supreme Court, before Wyman {
has sentence pronounced upon him. W. r
man was very much affected by the verdict.
The Jury was then discharged and Wy
man was put under bonds of 90 ,000.-Loac-
ell Courier. I
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