Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-14

Dullulng one sheet of fire, and steady
stream OF smoke and flame rushing from
the top where the cupola stood, reminded
one of the picture of a burning noun
tain. Ii now became evident that II was
labor In vain TO attempt TO save any part
of the building, but the firemen continued
their exertions. AT last the roof, with a
tremendous crash, fell in taking with it
part of the circular wall, and the fire
then gradually went out.
All the engines We're got out safely.
together with everything of movable
character. II is supposed that con-
siderable quantity Of oil was destroyed.
We are happy to state that no one was
injured, although it was feared that the
falling walls might have done some dam
age to persons engaged in combating
the fire. The total loss to the company
is estimated at from Sl5O0O to 10000
insured for $4,000.
FIRES IN BURLINGToN-T fires occur
red in Burlington on Thursday.
The first occurred in the morning.
about half-past three o'clock, at which
time the engine house OF the Vermont
Central, at the Lake, was discovered in
flames. The intense cold, says the
Times, (the thermometer indicating is
degrees below zero) froze up the Boxer
and Ethan Allen, which We're promptly
on hand, so that they could not pumD
water, and the engine house, fraiI
wooden structure, and the locomotive
"Champlain," Were entirely consumed.
The fire is supposed TO have taken from
the overheated pipe of stove In the
building in whicha fire had been kindled
by the Waterman about A. M. Loss
from 81 500 TO $1,000.
The engines had hardly been thawed
out when at II A. NJ, another
alarm sounded, and the roof of The
brick barn OF George Peterson, on
King street, was found TO be on fire.
The department speedily reached the
spot, but owing 10 the limited supply of
water 1t was difficult to make much
Roadway against the flames. Well after
we'll was sucked dry, when the Boxer
changed base to the Park fountain, from
which, through 600 feet OF hose. 1t soon
brought the deyouriDg element under;
the Ethan Allen at the same time emp
tying the well OF o. J. Walker The
barn and its contents were entirely de-
stroyed save the brick walls. Mr.. Pc
tersons loss is $500, with no insurance.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
SABBATH ScHooL ExHIB1TIoS. The ex-
hibition at Town Hall last evening.
by the Sabbath School of the Methodist
Church passed off pleasantly and credi-
tably. The hall was well filled with
spectators the young folks acquitted
themselves finely, and the excellent.
colloquy of Uncle Sam and his family"
in which some OF the older folks partici- 5
pated, was admirably performed. The
good hits were numerous, and every
character was well sustained.
The receipts at the door, we learn.
were about seventy-fve dollars, the adj
mission fee being only fifteen cents.
All the exhibitions given for the
benefit of the different Churches and
Sabbath Schools recently have been
well patronized and eminently SUCCESS
ful, which speaks well for our citizens.
Our NEW DREss.-The Rutland Her
aid begins the year in new dress, a
pleasant sign of prosperity and enter
prise.-BnrlWgton Daily Free Press.
The Rutland Herald appears in new
dress of BREWER type, and we congratu-
late it on this evidence of prosperity.
The Herald is an excellent paper and
deserves SuccesS.-St. .diJaHs Duily Mes
sen9er
The Rutland Herald has donned new
dress. 1t is a pleasant way to begin the
New Year. The Herald, Daily and
Weekly, are well worthy of the extensive
patronage they receive.--Iaymne Ter
saonter.
A LOAD OF TALLow.- the 18th day
of last month, Henry Conger and Samu-
ell Dunkin, of Sandgate, butchered
common sized COW for Chauncey J Hurd.
of that town. and upon dressing her
found a solid cake or mass of tallow
round the right kidney one third larger
than half bitshel, and weighing fortp-Gge
pounds Of clear taGioso, after the kidney was
removed. Let the farmers of this or
OF any other county in the Sta te beat
this If they can. The above is certified
to by three creditable witnesses.-Bee-
rington Banner.
ATTEMPTED EscApn.-Quite an excit-
ing race took place yesterday, after a !.
bounty jumper" who managed to get
out of the Jail in this village while q fire
was being built in his cell. He was re-
on Pleasant street and brought
back to his old quarters, where he will
not be likely soon to get another simi-
lar chance for 50 brisk OUT exer-
else. a1
SUIcIDE.-Mr. Nelson Abbot. an Engi.
neer in the employment OF the Grand
Trunk Railroad Co, committed suicide
on Saturday the Goth ult., at Island Pond.
by taking poison. Mr.. Abbot was . ma
tive of Stockbridge, and young man at