Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-18
Local and state Hens

wOrkmen commenced pullhS uo"n PNN IL
,;ors or the ruined walls o, Union
p,ock that had remained standing >.
Others were engaged in removing the
h,,cks and rubbish that lay thickly
strewn in Center Street and Merchants
Row. and the owners OF the properly
that had been set out were taxing u
oUav The building was one OF the
LARGEST If not the very largest In town
IL was situated at the corner OF center
! Street and Merchants Row eNtehulhE
anout 100 feet on the former ana ~ on
tbelatter street, and was three stories
high, It stood directly in 'front.' OF the
daro- and was the most prominent
building in the place. II must nave
made a profound impression upon pas
sengers arriving in the trains during Ihe
nrorress of the fire 70 behold the stateIy
structure belching forth its volumes OF
fame smoke and cinders all around ana
above. 1t was certainly sight that
will not soon be forgotten by the inhao-
itants Of this place.
While the fire was raging in its great
est fury, the wind which had been in
the northeast changed into the south
and caused the sparks to fan in show
4rs unon the tops o. the Hero" oIocE.
9 and other buildings adjacent. This was
a critical moment, and it caused good
many TO hold their breath, for * me ni'
had commenced raging in that locaIlIy.
M one could tell where Or when IT
would stop. But the usen. ladders
+ were at once put up, and the roots a.
{ carefully watched aud shortly ateF-
:, wards the whole interior burning mass
e n. Union Block fell TO the ground,
u throwing up an immense volume o.
n sparks, after which there was no very
o great danger across the street
n The loss is one which will De telt
1t not only hy the Immediate sufferers, but
, nv the whole community. Whether
~, the block will be soon rebuilt or not
we are not able to state. A part Of it.
he Mr. Southwick's, was in litigation,
i'll which circumstancesmay retard opera
zee +ions 50 far at least AS relates TO that
ID
jal portion.
ne. Too much praise cannot be awarded
be to the Chiefs of ,he Fire Department
and to theTEngine Companies, and TIT
Hook and Ladder Company, for the per
ty covering energy with which they Tough
las the Devourer from beginning to END
on' Geo, A. Merrill,( Esq will receive II
thanks of many friends for his promp
, OF and hearty good will in sending a spec
ent iol train to Brandon to bring the Fir
at Company and Engine from that place
Amid the general gloom and sadnes
rat which this catastrophe inspires, 1t
the pleasant to think OF that common Zee
sa- ing of sympathy which brought so man
neople Of allIclasses and conditions I'M
riot eo-operation with each other. Person
en- stood handgto hand and face to face b
nal holding each other by the glare Of t!
agu- raging flames, that probably never m
K. before and may never meet again. Bo
rom the strength and weakness OF humt
An nower-both the wisdom and the fol
ONE of the human understanding-ooth t
ldge stability of human affairs in the gener
, an and their uncertainty in the detail-a
j. s. strongly exemplifed on such an oc(
sion. We presume that hereafter the
tn of will be very'Httle difference Of opini
took as to the necessity OF providing for
his increased supply Of water, or the p
a ma priety Of giving unstinted support
,rad- the Fire Department.
been The following is a more accur
Brat statement Of the insurance and los'
cces- than could he oOtained during the
m by citement caused by the fire
Sena- INSURED BY E. PlERPo1NT, AGENT.
9r OF The Huntoon Estate, insured for IS
was in the Home, n, Y. The loss over
,, and above the insurance is at least 500
Sen VIM. Otis, Dandy, Home, New "
HIS $500. Etna, Hartford, $500.
Simons & Edison, Home, So 600, H
ut in $4,000
)ro on A. E. Morgan, Rtna, 81 800
ng to His loss was comparatively small,
5, and exceeding $500 in all,
tlaIeu' INSURED BY E. L. CARDELL, AGENT
'na's1 Norton & Robinson, Mctropoli
'''eEeu New York, $1l00.
was Pond & Morse. Metro pOitan, s.
Depot, ,,,-n,.,,,ao,, .un
,is A. James II. Lansley on contents o.
Commercial College, in "Lorillard
New York City, $1450
# Tar. John B. Kn5urn, on his Mill
70 has Stock, in Norwich" OF Norwich, CO
nse the $500 His loss over the insuran
mpany from SZOVo 10 S3'oV''
reatens Ponl & Morse Oh their Store
al into North American" Of New York
cheaper So 900, also in "Lorillard" $4,000,
Tarbel their goods in the "Piscataqua Fire
Marine" Of South Berwick. N
S425O, and in the Norwich" for s
young | ~ y,-+ tr-- igopaI no dow NF Tho