Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-04-12
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

years, occurred thursday night.
About quarter beTore O'Clock, FIRE wa
discovered Issuing from the roof of the barn
Of Shedi & Walkers, in the rear of Unior
and Central blocks on Church street )
. general alarm was at once sounded, and fire
mcr and citizens hurried anxiously to the
, spot. TO find the flames extending to the store
house Of Shcdd Walkers The location Is
one Of the most dangerous ones, for a FIRE,
in Burlington. The burning barns contained
some five tons ef hay and straw They
joined on to the large store house Of Shcdd
Il Walkers, 10 feet square and three and a
half stories high, filed with rags, paper and
'harter." 4 wooden wing sixty feet long.
filed in like manner with combushbles, con
nectcd the large store house with Union
Block; parallel to this wing, with but mar
row alleyway between, extended the wooden
wing Of he Central House. The barn Of the
Central House, filed with hay. and the barn
OF Morillo Moves, were close against the
store house. One Of the burning barns, with
q shed filed with charcoal, was bat q few
feet from the rear Of the wooden boarding
house, owned by Shedd & Walkers, on Bank
street. The fire had thus broken out in
nest Of wooden buildings, in the centre of
one Of the most thicklY covered blocks in
our city. and connecting directly with the
finest block Of stores in Burlington
The framen got promptly to work the Ethan
Allen getting the first stream on, drawing its
water from q we'll in the rear ofLoomis & Cos
store. The Boxer was stationed at the well
in Bank street, and played almost steadily
for two hours through 80 feet of hose. It
was soon evident that there was no hope for /
the large store house. The Ethans moved 1
their engine to the well in the yard .
Of the Catholic Church. and their rirc men .
mounting the roof Of the wing aud the roof
Of the Central House barn, threw two pow
criul streams, in the hope %! checking the
flames. tll the Hooks could tear down the
connections wi,h Union Block But the
fire made TOO rapid hcaiway The frcmcn.
fgh,iu- lard. were driven from the roof Of
The wing. and from the area behind f. O.
"iisr N Cos Store. Citizens and ilemen
'" ... -..' '' 'ni'n o'.'A' and On 'He Io'i
of ta. t.lsliu- house. lei their ground
aus Will Ia-ls. hi.ci ir'm tie ci>;erns and .
h,l,-at. -.4 noble service, 'ut ..s time
'h'i' seemed 20 re little hope OF saving the
O'n'i-i li.lse ana Oni'n Block lhe Box
g' machinery Dad i'coae di-'lransed and
II i.l s''II'i Noihin-' To ind the trouble.
lAe Ei-an Aliens bad exhausted the well oy
ihe church ard were in search c- iosh
supply There Was nota stream or the
Ire. which was "dArs steadily towards
trion block and bad fastened on the Cen
'r-i Il hause 'a.n. III iAis 'unciuIe the Vol
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'i'm tie h'di-nt on 'h' corner oi Church
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moved TO the cis,ern in jed. p. Clark d Co.'S S
ward Boxer No. exhausted the large s.
Bank street well. and then connected with
the d, ,drapt. corner Of Church and Cherry t
streets. The engines took mn about mid Il
,ioit after which hose was connected with s,
The l,drant and some orlc freDen rere Il
~ dn,v til 5svIigbt 4
The north end Of the boarding house o.
tlackered and cLaIrod. the barn Of the d
Central House, ITS entire side burned to coal, d.
the extinguishcd remains Of the wing join D.
ng Shattuck Brothers store, and the char :
red doors ard cracked windows Of E. o. 6.
Wires & Co.. show PLAINLY this morning, \,
bow close was the escape Of the surrounding I
l''ier'y' fortunately 'he hlgh' was ia'or- II
'ule' win li''le "iho' ana crizziing ram.
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Chiei Engineer ~. b. Flanagan did great '
er'ice IN directing operations, and As d"
is'an' Smailey was especially active, n
The hr'mon did splcndidly and were
veil seconded bv the citizens. Every |