Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-12-08
The Late Fire,

The board Of Wardens of the Brattieboro East VII
lage Fire Society, in noticing the destructive Fire
which village experienced the morning Of
Thursday last, would tender the following acknowl-
Judgements -
To Engine Company No. 3, for their perfect steadi-
in performing the arduous and long continued Task
of supplying waters thus preventing the further spread
ing of the flames in a northehy direction.
To the Hook and Ladder Company. for the prompt
and valuable assistance rendered in their department
of labor
the Fire Engine which they, with most commendable
enterprise, have recently attached TO their -power
and without which IL is impossible to estimate the
amount OF destruction which might have been expert
enced in a southerly direction;
To the Fire Department of the West Village, for
their promptness in coming TO rescue as soon as
the alarm Of Fire reached them and the aid they SO
cheehuy rendered, when arrived at the scene Of
ton
To the citizens generally, and those from adjoining
towns particularly for their wedirected efforts in the
removal Of property from the buildings and in supply
ing water by buckets, &c.
To the Ladies' who, at the peril of health, entered
SO cheenully upon the labor of passing water, main
tanning their position until all danger from the further
spreading Of the fire over thus putting to eter-
nal shame those miserable drones who looked on with
perfect indifference, dsdaining to soil their hands in
the business of saving the property of their neghbors
| from destruction.
We would "beg leave respectfully to suggest" to the
"lookers on in Venice, that hereafter should neigh
boris dwelling be visited by fire. they had better stay
home the influence Of their presence being anything
but agreeable, or useful, on such an occasion.
And lastly, we would not forget to make honorable
mention Of those lrshmen who rendered most valua-
Bile service in working the Engine No. s. which, under
the influence Of their broad shoulders, continued to
| throw torrents Of water upon the flames.
The inhabitants Of the village now be fully
convinced that the money they have recently expend
ed IN the purchase OF their and powerful Engine
"'The Vermont" and in the general improvement OF
their fire Department. has been iudciously invested
| The immense volume of water which this Engine
| throws, when brought to bear directly down upon q
hre viii uniaingly check its progress of destruction
IL is equally apparent that delay should be expert
enced IN procuring an abundant supply of Hose In or
der 10 avail ourselves Of the that may thus be
obtained from the Engine and water wheel Of Messrs
| Hines, Newman Il Hunt, for the purpose OF feedinp
the Engine Vermont" any where upon the Lowell Of
Main st., in northerly direction. The same Hose
may be attached to similar Engine now in operation
at the Paper mill and ample supply of water ma,
occur "oyer the brook"
when II Is remembered that, under similar crcum
stances as 10 weather, there are not probably NOR,
than two or three localities in the village more ayora
Bile than the recent one for large fire. and the spread
ing OF it's devastating Influences il must be REGARDED
as most fortunate that this fire confined 10 is pres
ent limts. v
i. HoLBRooK,
II FREDERICK FRANKS,
Y. DICKINSON,
ii Go. c. LAwREsoE, ) Wdrdsns.
Il J. GooDHUE,
JOSEPH CLARK,
T. II. WHTELIR,
! Rrsttlehorc, Dec, ID, 1873