Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-01-06
From the .Ne,c Haren Palladium.
SERIOUS FIRE

ne large Jour story DOCK oil stores, OIL
fees, &c, called "Streets Buildings" stu
ated on the corner of Chapel and State SITS
took fire in the upper loft, on Sunday after
noon about two o'clock, and though deluged
with water, continued to burn until about 5
o'clock, when by the most diligent efforts of
the iremen, the flames were subdued The
damage to the building is very serious, the
injury in the fourth story and garnet and the
roof being chiefly by fire, and in the other
stories by water The block was occupied
on the lower floor by w. S. Jarman, Jr
Croswell e. Jewett, George ~ Seagrave
Hall g. Pratt, III. N. Whitlesey, English g.
Mix on the second story, by Charles Rob
inson, E. X. Foster, u. II. Ward on the
third story by the Young Mechanics Lyce-
UNI other rooms were occupied as lodging
rooms the fourth story by the Wing Gener-
al Committee. In the same story, besides
several lodging rooms, were two or three
College Society rooms. The amount of
damage is not yet known--that done to the
building is estimated at between four or five
thousand dollars. The property was fully
insured. The cause Of the fire is not known.
Destructive FIRE IN NEw-YoRK-On
Thursday night last, about ten O'Clock, fire
broke out in New-York, which destroyed a
large amount of property. The Courier and
Enquirer says that it broke out at the corner
of Water and Fletcher streets, in the store of
Messrs. Swift & Nicol,- hat and fur Dealers
which proved more destructive in It's effects,
than any that has occurred for some time past
The snow, which had fallen to a considerable
depth, impeded the arrival of the engines for a
longer time than usual, and, for some twenty
minutes, but one of the old corporation engines
was playing on the fire, and that could scarcely
throw 4 stream which reached the second story
At last however, the fire department mustered
in force, and one of the new engines threw
stream Of water on the buildings opposite in.
Water-street, which eXtinguisheI the flames
as soon as it reached them.
The wind was blowing in the direction of
Maiden Lane, and the flames taking that
course before they were subdued, in aditlon to
the building above mentioned, that kept by
Mr. Blunt, nautical instrument maker, 1856
Water-street; by J. ID. Phillips, furrier, 1913
Maiden lane, corner of Water-streei; by Howe
& Co. shoe-Store, No. 1871; Wright & Lyon,
sadJers, No. 1873; by Leeds & Thayer drug
gists, and J. b. Smith & Co. varnishers, I27
Maiden lane, were nearly all burned down.
The building IN Fletcher-street, next to that
where the fire broke out, was also consumed.
All the Efforts of the fremen could not prevent
the flames crossing Maiden lane and breaking
out in the store A. b. Marvin & Co. 1913
Maiden lane; but by great exerlions their rava-
ges were confined to the upper story. Some
of the contents Of the building destroyed were
saved.
The Journal of Commerce of Saturday states
that the amount of insurance on the property
destroyed is about 100000. Thirteen city
Companies, and three Companies out of the
city, are "in," more or less; but the amount
is in no case large We never knew losses
more equtably distributed.
We are pleased to learn that the valuable
Books Of Messrs. Calvin w. How & Co, to-
gether with $4,000 in cash and a large amount
Of Bills receivable, were ellectuay preserved
in one of"C. j. Tayor's Double Safes. -
The safe was buried in the ruins more than
Twelve hours, and when dug out was literally
red hot.
Curious PRoMIssoRY NOTE.-The follow
ing ludcrous circumstance, lately happened at
Kilkenny, Ireland:
A tailor who was married to very sickly
woman, grew enamored of young girl who
lived in the neighborhood, and, on certain con-
ditions, he agreed to give her promise in
writing, to marry her Immediately on the de-
mise of his rib in consequence (which Mr..
Snipp passed her the following note OF hand:
In two days after the demise Of my present
wife, promise to marry Mary Morgan, or
order, value received, under the penalty of
iIly pounds sterling. Given under my hand,
this sixteenth day Of May, ect, Jeremiah Sui
hyan. Shortly after Mary received the above
note, she died, leaving it endorsed to a female
Trend, who also CHANGED TO take fever and
de before the tailor's wife; however, on her
eath-bed, she also endorsed the note, and
gave il to a cousin, whom he absolutely mar
ned, agreaby to endorsement, in two days
aller the death of his wife; and it is said that
The tailor and his wife are now living happily