Litchfield enquirer., 1863-01-29
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 GREAT FIRE ATNEW MILFORD.
 Again this place has been visited by mos. disastrous fire, and the scene, of 1880 hay. been re-enactsd. although to A somewhat less extent, and upon different ground. About seven o'clock on Saturday evening. a fire was discovered issuing iron, a barn, belonging to MT F. boardman, in the rear of Mir. C. H Booths store, on the north side of Bank Street. fhs barn was soon enveloped iu flames, con- suming quantity of hay and ea,s, two wsg- ons, harnesses. &c. Mr. Boardmaa's favorits horse Kit Carson" was wi difficulty saved, while another horse, of less value, was so badly burned, that, as an act of mercy, he was put out of existence. From the barn the flames quickly spread 10 the rear part of the store of Mr. Booth, soon getting 50 firm hold that. although large number. had arrived to assist. il was found impossible to arrest their progress. anu the building had to be abandoned. As it was evident tha, Mir.
 Booths store must go, attention was directed to preserving ihes adjacent buildings, and to saving the contents of those in flames. and such as were threaten Now comes the most exciting time! One word as to he local- ny Of all muddy places Bank street bears the palm. Take two parts of clayey soil. and three parts of water. well mired, aud spread n q he ,ho foot, and you have Bank street as is ~as on Saturday night Imagine street in that condition-bcxes, barrels and bales tum- bled in confusion out into it-rolls of carpet ing. bedding. stove-pipss and furniture pitched ou, from secnd story windows. landing softly tslow-arms- full of assorted dry goods borne out and dropped promiscnously in the mud, 10 be again taken up and carried 10 Main street. it. the marks of the virgin soii' upon them clussc of whiskey kegs near the de- pot, smpty guardsd; Imagine still further three hundred men and women doing their utmost to prevent ths spread of the fire, or to save property-three hundred men employing their time in the conmendable @ occupation of eontemplati Il scene--the whole lit up with the lurid light of the flames and your readers have the scene at this jhncture.- About this time, in removing shed. an outer chimney is leosened and falls burying MT. Nm. Warner in it's ruins Mir. Warner is soon extrieAie1. aud is found to be very seri,. ously hurt. having . leg broken, and being injured internally. making his reseseFy- doubtful The ase sosn so6municates to the building on the East, the first floor of which is occupied by F N Allen as market, and the upper floor by JIG. Peckwell IS . harness shop. Their stocks are mostly saved. About ten feet east of the market stands the insu. rance office of George Lockwood. the second floor being the office of s. D. Orton. Esq, and containing the Probate Records. while rear extension IS used as warehouse by Allen & Seward This building takes fire several simss. and it is only by the most persistent sffarts that the flames are extingnished and the cpp1asration arrested in that direction Mesn,ima ths shoemaker's shop of MT. Wm, Rarke-the upper story of which is occupied as dwelling by Michel Hine is consumed ! mesf of tho moveabis property being saved. The dwelling house and restauran. of Mrs. Lavi1ia Eddy farnishss ths psxt fsod for the flames. Ihs sGorss so Yrsssrvs ' are vaguc-l