The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-24
Exte nsive Fire.
DESTRUCTION or THE CARRIAGE
-MANEFACToKY OF NH. }.
STEPHENS ABBOTT!


The most extensive fire with which he
ioWn OF Concord was ever visited, took place
an Tur.l,, NIGHT aud resulted ~ The de-
Nnlclinn Ut ucnr,y 'ho eniirn cluster ofwork-
shop, South cnd pf i,aiu Street, known ~
n mo Coach mud Wagon mhauiacory of Mr.
n sTrrurNs Amor. date DowhiAgS Albion
III " fire was discovered nhout hni rnst II
M 6os hut u wAR near midnight before hhcli
n Hgl's of the people assembled TO uiitr
A hfhslsinncc 20 tAe llHmcs, or To work with
tHeI In saving property mud retGniug neigh.
\ hnng buildings from The danger with which
hy were threatened.
NJ the orkShop- aud buildings compos,
hslhG EsIohli-lmcni, except ncW fro
proof hlncksnItlt Shop, were of wood, aud
iNe whole contained large amounts Of com.
hd'ilhe property la Tie chop where tLc
ntc commenced, aud u The pniniinr niSl
thinning departments, ia Iho sior, over IL.
were wood, vanish, paints and oils; 80 that
the lnnlrsi .Urrnd with the utmost rnpiditAS
bciotc Notwithstanding on both sides the
ylrd were cmrlOprd IN flames. Tho rnnrc
destroyed consisted Of nine work .yops mud
Olu'rs Ter He r"rago OF conchcs. lnnlhcr,
4 q iron' NcmHd lhororcmniu the fire PROOF
4 "'. shop, and two or three houses used
a.ibc storage of coal aud under.
IHr building, consumed constitute, how.
WV ~" nlNAll IlNlllnll-hA tee rrNfit loss.
t'ivu sriSnu oT The year when there Is Iisu.
1ly on hand, seasoning for future use, The
largest amounts Of stock; and NJ ihi< lime the
entire force, sour 80 hands, were diligently
employed completing orders for carriages aud
wagons lv USE the approaching rensou. More
N'hdu each bodics;-Omr entirely ready Gyr
-a ''' '''t'' it It-iht.,-- t,,teaftls totii--
ptlnh-N,1c tliteEly DESTROYED. Large
'nnhcrs al wheels aud wheel hubs md plies
"Im'cr, seasoned plank, mud spoke tim
vcr together with cloth, Idus,,a aud other trim /
mugs, aud pants, vnrnish aud oil hcenmc q /
ferny rey 20 lir reuorselcss element, mud
Imposed cumlngrntion tht light of which
ynsmned THIS entire village, aud was seen in
sn We ndlnccnt country.
~ i"ough the eHrrtiOns or the inhabitants. !
we mnn'ng lnrtofa large numhsrof coach. .
~ ah"s -fe",l t"nl ui humber. were saved. ,
me stmoo''s mad valuable residence of Mir
H'"h'ng, immediately north Of the range of .
shops M which the FIRE commenced, was i'm
'n"en danger for hnlf nm hour; and, under
us 'HN'n'hle slNtc vt the wind. would hive
"ec, saved Mnh extreme difficulty. If saved
H1hh MOCK AchiR ofIhe fire, inhabited
ny TWO inlnlkcS, was frequently in nhH0 on
we noflh SIDE. but escaped, nfler being in.
iurr1 ny the iorcibln removal of doors aud
' 'th ma ~ being Thoroughly dclupcd
ineIoss, as stated above, is severe, and is
WPeflectly met 10y the eight or nine
Iu"snhd dollars insurance. IL falls most
.u'uy' 100 upon the onlcrprising workmen
"cfrsted M tho establishments Dir Ahhnt
vas u'e owner of the buildings, aud received
Nv "' executed in his own name all the orders;
~ "e work ofthc concern has been Der.
'u'cu ny various mechanics in their Aercral
"euI- they being interested in all the
,L'eSs, ana furnishing the stock worked in
S ~" own shops. MIR Caleb Purker imam.
H., 'Mfa thr coach hodies; Mason & Randall I
nana N''" ~"rH' Webster 81 Pcncock ,
.i'''' Eo" tne wheeIr'ghi department. the +,
timlnlng WINS done in tho dennn ''c
Nr Willard Williams; and the nnin'i' o'
me ornamental work upon coach bod;ss "'.l
.ei,,,orned by VIZ George Main. An ,bcso
IINniut ana enterprising mechanics, although
,Ip''he policies Of insurance, are losers to
u'se amount, besides being thrown ONT NJ !
pesen' business, In addiion,is n multitude
,1Ner workmen ia the concern, TO whom
% Wv ,he'r families this fire is n calamity in. :
NC various assurances nre ns follows: I
.,J cs,ggphons Abbot, S2i0O in N. u. Mutunl
bn;Ile <uoo IN Rockingham Mutuni, nil on I,
,".t i" 1Ig Caleb Parker, 1880, in N. II. Mn. y
K 49, 1"eorge Main, $500, III NH Mntunt :
Weh,,t ","HuHi coUU, ~ N. H. Mutual
NMlo,,ift y PeHcock, $1,000, Rockingham u
,ann", 'oss',n property aud delay in husrfcss. Il
hr,y Wo hcnr, fall much If any shorr of a
''olsAnd ddllars.-.N H. Saiesgian ~
.n-ys,TL - -. is
icSior a ne meeting oFlowycrs for tho "Pnri. p,
.nieJ L' W ''e Bar" says the Boston Post. D..
~ Sbi.h " supper at the Revere House, up. u
Spaoc,' NV "ccnsioh a poem written by A. {. u
Tho S READ; we copy two lines from il; -
/. th,t "ccouht oi our troubles by far ~