Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-04-09
TIE FIR r..


The fire broke outa few minutes before
eight, Friday morning. in the second story
at the south end, in the absence Of the work
mon, who, it beng Fast day, were not at work
and when first seen was bursting from tho
South windows. The smoke was instantly
carried by the wind which blew high from
the South, throughout the entire length Of
the building driving from it the two or
three workmcn, who were in different parts
and was followed with astonishing rardity
by the flames The contents Of the i'm
mcnsc building, 400 feet long and four stories
high, filled from ground TO roof throughout
with lumber in various stages Of manuiac-
turc, offered the llircst prey to the fire , the
brick partition walls which divided the diff
icrcnt portions, proved no obstacle whatever
to the speed of the namcs-they poured from
the windows, lclp'1 around tho partitions
on the outside, ran hy the root, and imam in
crcdihly short space Of time took complete
| possession of the entire structure.
OF course no attempt was made to save
the Pioneer shop. The fire department
and citizens turned their attention at once to
saving the surrounding property, which, to
the amount Of hundreds of thousands of dol
H'rs' was III most imminent u'ng'r' 'h'cr
the walls of the building on the west side
were large pies ol losS-iur'hcr west "er'
the piles Of lumber, of the various
Lumber Companies, covering the grounds ol
the w. ''htral ROAD ior acres ana III c'o''
proximity 10 'he lreiE"' h""7''' 'n' i''''''
hII'd with valuable 'r''S'l' 'n'b ''' engine
Sh''S' ear houf'' III" I''nrfN '"I''lhS I'll
W. II. Root, @c.' all "i winch must nave
gone had the tre larry reached th' I"'h''r'
Ailoi tins however was saved ny inc '"'N"-
Gus and unremlttlng efforts oi our llr'H'H'
Without the increase oi 'lhcl'hcy III th' re
cent reorganization oi our fIrc departments
without the audi'ioh 10 'h' lorc'' III 'uc hc"
hlSIhe' rVnah Al''h w. - anu "''"'"' 'I''
spirit ol hohor''oie ''"'l"'''i "V'"''' 'i''
companies which some nave 'houS"u "ou''
ano"n. W no'n'''s' '"' winch was sunni
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er iiAc'y '''"' '''eJ "o"i' nav
the sales remained m"ch longer |" ''''' H','
T. bed, McsSrs' hllpurh We're lnsure' 10 'l
amount OF $40 ooo-three 'houS'i" I'll II Il
the Vermont Mutual ana the remain
| der in various companies out ol thc H'a"
Mr'Sr'. ING " SMITH occupied lorl'''
ot the lower story as shoe-la't factory Inc
Q had about ; ''oo worth oi machinery an
from $1,000 to S",3oo IN Stock oil "hlc
nothing was saved ihe'E 'ooNs WIZ W.
troyed with the rest lhcy ia" : l'''o III
- surancc in the Vt. Mutual
. Mcssrs kENDALL a RIGHT man"'actui
r ers OF doors, are sufferers TO the amount
= about Si,ooo--a large share "i Which wa
= in stock and finished doors lheir an aa
g understand, was invested IN their esiahii'i
- ment, and all IS loSt-wIthou' insurance
u Above them, IN the fth story MI r"Ll
/ ERICH SMITH occupied " room "'" iio"i''i
e mill Ills loss Is > l'ooo' ll''iu'"iH 'oi'i' wv
# puNii''s u r"''-'o ''''"'"'','
If MI f. w 'hASL ; stS"' ,o'I anu o''i' "
,. factory occupi'u colH''cr'o'p loi'!o" VI !"
= 4th story lil' case Is " Pecul'"rly Iaio CIV