Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-06-14
ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
burning Of the Howard House.
Loss $4,000.

he Howard House being discovered in flames.
The engines were quickly on the spot; but
the FIRE, famed by the strong South wind
spread with such terrible rapidity that al
most at once all the barns in the rear and
south OF the hotel, the Howard House Itself
and the tenements west Of it,were in fames,
and nothing could be done to check the con-
aagration, until all the above and the car
riage shop and blacksmith shop on the south
were destroyed. The fremen worked ener-
seticaIly to prevent the further spread oil
the flames, the Boxers and E.hans playing |
on the fire and the buildings south, while
the Volunteers taking their hose to the rool |
Of the large boarding house owned by horace
Wheeler, on the opposite corner, kept " s0
thoroughly wet that the flames did not
take serious hold. 4 fierce torrent oi
sparks and cinders was swept northward
BIZ the wind to a long distance, setting hre
repeatedly to the barns of Messrs Laduke
and Prouty, the roof Of the Episcopal church
and Masonic building. and other houses In
that direction ; persons were on the Watch
to extinguIsh the sparks and little or no
dana ge was done Mr.. Wheeler building
was in great danger for some time. We De-
heve it Is universally admitted that the Vol
uuteor engine saved the building. IT 50 they
did piece of valuable service, for Al that
had gone there is no telling where the sweep
of the flames up St. Paul street would have
been stopped.
The flames were first seen issuing
from the lott Of the barn of the Howard
House, and spread almost instantly
to the other buildings The two tenement
houses on Main street, west OF the Howard
House, owned by r. NJ Adams, and occu-
pied by Glode Amblo and others, were soon IN
flames, and the wooden wing of the Howard
House, whence the flames went 70 the man
building and the carriage shop. The barn
Of W. IL. Lane adjoining the hotel barn.
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that Of Nathl Parker west, took fire lmme-
diately, and IN about twenty minutes the
whole block was burning at once. The
Hooks endeavored to tear down the wing OF
the hotel. but were unable to do 30, and
were driven away by the flames.
The wooden buildings burnedifuriously,
and in two hours the whole was in RUNS and
ia ashes. Nothing is standing but the walls
Of the Howard House. portion Of the wall
Of the carriage shop and chimney or two
Bostwick's blacksmith shop, west of the
carriage shop was saved with loss of part
of the roof. 1t is owned by 5. NJ. PORE,
who has insurance enough to cover the dam
age.
A good deal of furniture was taken from
the Hotel, but so rapid was the spread OF the
flames that from number Of rooms not an
article was saved. 1t is Of course difficult
to estimate the loss suffered BY the guests Of
the House. Mr.. Learned, clerk of the How
ard. loses $500. The servant girls saved
most Of their effects one of them however
loses a gold watch which was placed for
safe keeping in bureau down stairs. Three
horses were burned with the stables, be
longing to DR.. a. c. Welch. Of Williston
H.. W. Barrett, of Winooski, and jerome
B. Smith of Monkton. \ horse belonging
to Mr.. Skiff of Monkton, and another horse
were got out, urharmed. Dir. Barber Z:
horses and coach were fortunately away at
the time.
The carriage shop and barn occupied by Al
bert Sutherland were owned by j. Il. Robin
son. The carriage shop was utterly destroy
ed. the front walls being pulled down by the
Hooks about midnight to prevent accident
Dir Bostwlck had in it ssme twenty wag
ems and buggies. finished or nearly so, which
were drawn out and saved. He had also pileC
in the shed in the rear about Is 900 feet o.
lumber, 1900 feet OF it Of hard wood
I which was burned. lie was insured fo
$500 in the Insurance Co. Of NOrtl
America, which will cover the actual de
struetIon of property. OF course he suffer
severely by the s'oppagc Of his business
Mr.. Robinson estimates his loss on the build
ings at from 5 5000 to $4,000. He had n,
in-urance.
The total loss will tall little short of $50,
600. Nr Barber is of course the heavies
sufferer. lie estimates his loss at $50 600
He was insured for s. 700, as follows: In
surance Company OF North America, Of
Phil, 81 600; Metropolitan Ins. Co. of n
Y, $1,000; Phoenix Ins Co., OF Hartford
Conn. $1,000 North American Ins. Co.
n Y. 50, 800.
OF this $4,000 was on furniture an,
household goods. and $500 on the horse
ard hogs This latter sum will no; avail
him much, as he lost but three hogs and N
ho,scs. Mr. Barber was doing fourishin,
business and has the hearty sympathy of gu
whole community.
In Adams tenement houses lived severa
Crank MeKenna, carter, Patrlcl
Sheridan, laborer, 6lode Amblo, laborer
Henry Shiett, boatman, and two widow
women named MeEyoy and Thompson
Pretty much all their household stuff wa
got out.
g. NJ. PetcrsOn's barn was nsw. only fin
ishcd the day previous, and cost $500
There was $3.50 insurance on 1t, in tn,
Security Of n. Y. Mr.. Parkers barn wa
valued at $500, insured for $50 in the VT
Mutual W. II. Lane saved bis horses anC
carriages; he lost two tons of hay and 81
bushels Of oats Albert Sutherland also los
some hay and grain, and his clothing IN th,
Howard House.
Inc cause of the fire is unknown. The
hostler had not been in the barn loft during
the evening. Mr.. Barber himself was around