Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-01-06
ITEMS AT HOME AND ABROAD.

owned by Mr.. Horace Wheeler, and occupied
by Mr.. III l.. Simonds as an iron foundry and
machine shop. From the wooden portion,
which was speedily consumed the fire spread
to small building owned by Mr.. Drew, and
used as meat market, and to the main
brick building of Mr.. Wheeler, occupied
below by MIR. Simonds and above by the last
factory of Mcsero. Wing K Smith. From this
the flames spread to the unoccupicd brick
building joining on to the last, and owned by
Hon. Timothy Folett, which with the others
was totally consumed, nothing being left at
eight o'clock but pile of smoking ruins.
1t was sometime after the fire broke out
before general alarm was given, and an
hour or more elapsed after the first alarm be.
fore an engine was brought to play upon tho
fire, by which time the flames had too much
Roadway to be checked by the efforts of tina
few who were disposed to exert Themselves
The morning was mild, with little wind.
Had it been otherwise, the fire might have.
crossed Water and Main streets and proved
much more extensive.
But little property was saved from tho
/
mated at some ten thousand dollars. We
hear of assurances to the amount of 81 800.
Mr.. Simonds was fully insured, or nearly so
on his property destroyed, but sustains a loss
in the stoppagc Of his business under n press
ofordcrs from various quarters, Mr.. Wheeler
was also, we understand insured to- nearly
the full value. Nessrs. Wing & Smith had o.
larger stock Of lasts on hand than usual, and
lose something over and above their insu-
rance. Mr.. Drew loses some 5000 in tho,
destruction Of the small meat market. Wo
have not learned whether Judge Folctt was
insured or not.
Repairs had been going on in the foundry
and machine shop for some two weeks back,
and there had been fire in the portion Of
the building where the flames broke out, du-
ring the day before, from which the confla-
grafton probably originated in some way not
fully explained.
~ cr,,,ur.-Tlrc Editor of the !nrling-
! ton Courier announces that that paper will
hereafter % not only emerge into day, but.
: spread its bright broad wings and perch, with
II limited uhiquity, under the name Of tho
:. VERMONT TRImNE," in and over the counties
Of Chittcnlcn. Franklin and Iamoile''-.
1t is announced that it will be published in
some town in each Of the above counties, and
thus sent TO subscribers in all three free of
l. postage. The Rutland Herald however sug-
: gcsts that the proper authority in tho
Post Office Department has decided that Il
I newspaper cannot he circulated free of post
: age except in one County, and that the one in
which it is actually printed"
-TnE RECENT SroRM.-Thc storm of tho,
, 3Oth was one of almost unprecedented sevcr-
$ ty, especially along the coast of Massachu-.
\ sets and Maine, and on the Sound The pa
4, pers from the East and South comes to us filed
with accounts of disasters The names of
! over serenity vessels ashore, are given in tho.
Boston papers, which is but portion of tho
numerous wrecks all along the coast Ono
captain states that in his opinion nearly
r scvcnty-fvc sail are ashore in Barnstablv Day
I alone. In most cases the crews and passcn-
, gers were saved. but the loss of life as we'll as
r of property is very large.
1t is said that no less Than tirenty Tires were.
lost from two schooners wrecked in tho
t vicinity of Cape Island New Jersey
| The barquc Elizabeth went ashore in the
night. The captain succeeded with great
difficulty in landing with his wife in tho
: morning, but she persisted in his arms on tho,
c beach. and their little child which was
J dashed in the rigging, fo.e to death Capt.
= skinner, whose brig was wrecked on Race
n Point, reports seeing schooner 60 TO-
e pieces and all hands perish. The schooner
y Mail lost three of her crew and the steamer
!, +. Bray, lost her mate and steward. Snow
# fell in Boston to the depth of nearly or quite
j. two feet, which was blown by the wind into
Il drifts Of twelve or fifteen feet rendering many
= :. of the highways impossible. All the Rail.
. roads out of Boston had terrible times with
:, trains blockadcd in the snow, engines frozen
It and passengers delayed in some cases for two
u days.
If In Taunton Mass, two little girls wcro
It found Saturday morning, PROSTATE upon tho
ID snow in that town, life being nearly extinct
- The gentleman who discovered them, carried
them to a house in the ncighhorhood. where
the proper means were eHlIogcu ior thcfo
{. recovery.
t. The storm was very severe throughout the
Eastern and Southern portions of New En-
c, gland and extended West as far as Detroit
s. and Chicago.
c, -TuE WESTERN VERMONT RAILROAD
I'd We call attention to the advertisement of the
d. above road in another column. Notice the
change of time.
-ApvERTIsING.-T Charleston Couris,
Expresses its qualification ON looking over it,
exchanges in the State, to see the number o
local advertisements because as it says, " i
* indicates progressive spirit and a prosperou
condition of afairs-indced, in our opinion
ed there is no ruor barometer of the degree o
>, commercial prosperity, to which city, town
W village OF district has attained than the ad
ar vcrtisng columns of their respective papers