Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-09-05
GREAT FIRE IN BRATTLEBORO!
SIXTEEN BUILDINGS BURNED.
LOSS FROM $4,000 TO 100000.
100 HANDS THROWN OUT OF EMPLOYMENT.

The most destructive fire that has ever occurred
place this friday morning About half past one
o'clock, A. NJ, DR.. +. c. Cross. who was sitting
up with n sick child, discovered fire in the Cabi-
net mandatory Of Messrs. Gates, Bliss & Co. As
soon as possible he gave the alarm but ii was if
teen minutes or more before the citizens generally
were aroused. The Mazzeppa Engine and the boys,
machine were promptly on the ground. But these
were not enough to stay the flames in building
so large and filled with combustible matter as the
Cabinet shop.i Unfortunately, the Hydropath Com
pany with its tub was absent at Worcester. The
flames were soon communicated to Joseph Clark's
drug and hardware store on the north and Estey &
Green's large Melodeon mandatory and ware
house on the south and the fire was not stayed
until both ofthese buildings as well as that in which
the fire originated, Willard Frost's shoe store
large dwelling house owned by Nathan
Woodcock, Woodcock & Vinton's Paper-mill
Crane & yinton's Machine shop, Charles
L. Mead's rule factory, formerly E. A.
Stearns & Co.. dwelling house occupied by four
families and owned by Luther Weld, DR.. E. C,
Cross dwelling house, John Pellets dwelling.
house, Fred c. Edwards dwelling house, Emory
Farnsworth's dwelling house, occupied by three
families, and an unoccupied store owned by Samu-
ell Root, were all completely burned to the ground.
The fire ragged with great fury for four hours. The
combustible nature of the buildings, and their con-
tiguty rendered it utterly impossible to check the
fire. breaking out rs it did nearly in the centre of
the burnt district. While the Mazeppa engine
combating the flames on one side, the engine from
West Bratteboro arrived and rendered good service
in saving several dwellings on the south of those
burned, which barely escaped after most thor
ough scorchng
The destruction of property was unprecedented
in the annals of conhagrations in this REGION
More than half of the mechanical business of Brat
tleboro is thus, rs it were in moment, swept out
of existence, The details of losses together with
amounts insured we give below. In the haste with
which our report is prepared, and the confusion
naturally incident to such destruction of bust
ness, our figures may not in all cases be exactly
verified by subsequent Investigations; but they are
believed to be substantially correct.
Gates, Bliss & Co., lost their factory building
all their extensive stock of manufactured furniture
unfinished were, lumber, tools, &c., amounting TO
about $15, 900. They were insured for $1,000
$1,000 in the Wndham County Mutual. $4,000 in
the Farmers Mutual at Montpelier, and $1,000 in
the Fire s. Marine Company, Springfield Mass
They employed about twenty-five hands, all of
whom are thrown out of business.
Joseph Clark lost his store and large portion
of extensive and valuable stock of goods such
are usually found in hardware and drug store,
paints, oils, SC. His loss is estimated at $4,000;
$4,000 of which is insured in Vt. Mutual, $4,000
on goods, $1,000 on building and $500 on goods
in Worcester Mass.
Willard Frost's shoe shop, owned by the heirs
of the late James Frost. was burned and a partial
destruction of stock sustained. Loss on building
$500; insured in VT Mutual for $500. Insurance
on stock. &c., in same company $500, which will
more than cover the loss.
! The shop occupied by Estey & Green for the man.
ufacture of melodeons, &C.. was owned by jacob
Estey, His loss on building and machinery will
come fully up to $4,000 lie was insured
for $1,000 on bull ding and $500 on steam engine
machinery, &c. Messrs Estey Green lost mos
of their manufactured goods, stock, machinery
tools, &c, amounting very nearly to $4,000. The,
were insured in the VT Mutual for only $1,000. Il
the same building was the pump and lead pipe sho
of Jacob Estey. His loss in that department is es
timated at $500 to $1,000, Messrs. Estey & Kath
an occupied room for the manufacture of marbl
monuments, &c. Their loss is estimated at 81 500
insured for $500 in windham County Mutual
I Messrs. Bemis & Ware had just opened machiu
shop for the manufacture Of planning machines.
Their loss was from $1,000 to 81 500 no il
surance The basement was occupiedby J. F. Wi
lard for planning lumber. and by George A. stearr