Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-09-18
GREAT FIRE IN BRArrLEBoRo,

The most destructive fire that has ever oc-
Cured in Brattoboro, or in this section Of
country, took place this Friday morning. -
About hali-past one o'clock. a. NJ Dr. T..
c. Cross, who was sitting up with n sick
child. discovered a fire in the Cabinet Manu-
factory Of Messrs. Gates, Bliss n Co. As
soon as possible he gave the alarm, but it was
fifteen minutes or more before the citizens
generally were aroused The Mazoppa En-
giuo and the boys machine we're promptly on
the ground But these were not enough 10
stay the flames in o building so large and fll-
ed with combustible matter as the Cabinet
shop. Unfortunately the Hydropath Com
pany with its tub was absent at Worcester.
The flames were soon communicated 90 Jo-
soph Clark Drug and Hardware store on the
north and Estey d Green Mandatory and
Warehouse on the south; and the fire was
not stayed until both of these buildings, as
well that in which the fire originated,
Willard Frosts Shoe store. a large DWELLING
house owned by Nathan Woodcock. Wood
cock a Viutons Prpcr-mil, Crane 81 Vim
tons Machine shop, Charles l.. Moad's Rule
Factory, formerly T.. a. Stcarn o. Co. "a
dwelling-house. occupied by four families
and owned by Luther Weld, DR.. T.. G.. Cross
dwcling-housc. john Pellets dwelling
house, Fred c. Edwards dwclling-house.
occupied 10y three families. and an unoccupicd
store owned by samuel Root, were oll COM
plotely burned to the ground The fire ragged
with great fury for four hours. The combus-
tible nature Of the buildings, and thcir cont-
guilty, rendered it utterly impossible TO check
the fire. breaking out as it did nearly in the
centre Of the burnt district. While the Ma
eeppa engine was combating the flames ON
one side, the engine from West BratAeboro
arrived and rendered rood service i'm saving
several DWELLINGS opthe south of those burn
ed. which barely escaped after a most thor
ouyh scorchinr.
Tho destruction of pronerty wa. unpreee-
deuted I'm the annals of confederation in fli.
region. More than half of The mechanical
businos. of BrattIaboro Is t,ls "a. r. ,vera I'M
Al moment .,ropt or. of eyistonoo The de-
tais of lossos. to,,otber ,yi,5 o,oo,,rts irsproJ
,yc -ivc hollow. In the hasto. with which onr
rs,5r, +. ,,rcp,rel o,l a., c,rf,.;.,r, r.t,,,.,l
H. 'ineilo1t M .rcb g, dcstr,ctior of bu.iross
,,r fl,nrcs ,no, ,ot in IN coscs bo ovocti,,
,crifed hy sghsoonont irycst;,,ti,cs b,,
~ .aro b,'l;or11 ti ha snbst,n4;,Il,. corro,.
Gstes RE.s A. "a lost tbcir cv4ors;vs
.st,.cI. ~ r,,,,e,t.,~,3 f,r,;t,,-, ,,rer;.i',I 4
,yorc lrrnbcr tool A., or,onnt;n,, IN abo,,t
s15 400 Tho ,,oro insrrod f,r S5ooo
s3ooo Il, tb, NV;rlbs,, Co,,,ty NTn.,,I s3ooo
IN be Farmors' WntnI at Nonfnclior and
etooo IN bo r;ro .rJ Mn c,,.,,,,.,,,.
S,rirceold N.ss Tbo, or,,,lo,od abo,,t
,,..r.,-e,.e b,,ls all ~ ,bori ,ro tbro,,n
o,,t ,f b-.iross
1as.,L cl,-l. 1os.l,;s s,,ro o.,l d. l,r.., ,,,,~
to, or M, cvt,,si,o ,,.J r,l,otJ, .to,t of
Goods spcl gs are rsp,lly G,,,DJ in , bsrl-
ware and drug Store naints ois. Nc Ills
loss & cstimotsd nj seooo-s5oOo ;s insured
IN VI Npt1al StO0O op yoods s1OOo ON
b,n3iny and $1,000 ON Goods. In Worcester.
Mass.
Willard Frost's shoe shop. owned by the
heirs of the late James Frost, was burned.
and partial destruction of stock sustained.
Loss on building $500 insured in VT. Mutu-
al for siOO insurance on stock. &c, in
same company $500, which will more than
cover the loss.
The shop occupied bv Estav az Green for
the manufacture of melodoons. Nc.. was own
ed by Jacob Estey. His loss on building and
machinery will come fully up 20 $4,000 He
was insured for $1,000 on building and $500
ON steam engine. machinery. &c. Messrs.
Es.oy q Green lost most OF their manuiactur-
cd Goods. stock. machinery. tools. &C.. a.
mounting very nearly 70 HlosUNu. lNcN
were insured in the Vt Mutual for only ST.
900. In the same building was the pump and
lead pipe shop of Jacob Estey His loss in
that department is estimated at about $500
10 $1,000 Messrs Estcy Il Kathau occu-
pied a room for the manufacture Of marble
monuments. &c Their loss is estimated at
81 500 insured for $500 in Wndham Coun-
" Mutual. Messrs. Bemis & Ware had Just
opened a machine shop for the manufacture
of planning machines. Their loss was from
81 200 to 81. 500: no insurance. The base
rnent was occupied bv J. =. Willard for plan
inc lumber and bv George A. Stearns for a
carpenters shop. Their loss was probably
81 900; NO insurance.
Messrs. Woodeook a Vinton's pnpcr-mill.
together with large stock of paper. rags.
Sc. was totally DESTROYED with the exception
of about $500 worth of paper. The same
firm owned the building occupiod for rule
factory Their loss is estimatel az $40 900
10 s25 600. insured in the Ftna Company.
M Hartford for SO 700 Messrs Crane IL
Vinton nacbinists occupvipo norton of
tbe above nronortv lost most Of their tools.
nlanor lathe &c Tbeir loss is estimated at
81 900 nninsnro5
Cbnrlos T. Meals rulo fctorv 0atolv
o,.,,o5 a,,d occ,,,;o1 hy r. Stcorns & 90
!, np