Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-07-10
ANOTHER GREAT FIRE IN RUTLAND.

fire In Rutland, which seems doomed
to destruction by the fire hend- The
fire occurred last week, catching in
the basement in the back part OF Lam
don & Bates hardware store, and is
supposed to have beenthe work OF an
incendiary.
From an extra sheet of the Rutland
Herald of Wednesday, we obtain the
following particulars:
The fire broke out about 3.15 A.
NJ. in the hardware and saddlery store
of Landon & Bates, Merchants Row,
the building being owned by l.. M. d
A. G. Bates, and it spreading north to
the adjoining store of Daniel Verder,
and south to the corner of Merchants
Row, thence east to the Herald estab-
lishment, the whole area of the space
mentioned was in the space of three
short hours a smoldering mass OF ru-
ms.
When discovered, the fire, or smoke
was issuing in dense volumes from the
basement of the "a" or rear portion
of the store of Messrs. Landon d
Bates, where there was no occasion
for the use of a fire, which coupled
with the statements of the employees
that no fire had been in existence there
for several days, leads to the belief
that this, as other confagrations, was
the work of the incendiary.
The fire when discovered was well
under Roadway, and precluded the
possibility of saving much OF the STOCK
t contained in the building in which II
originated, hence Messrs. Landon d
: Bates are heavy losers, their loss OF
, goods reaching about $4,000 while
i their insurance on the same was bu
t $4,000. The building owned by thu
5 Messrs. Bates was insured for Sc, 800
: In this building also resided JOSEPH
/. Douglass and T. Myers, with theil
:. families, the former ofwhom lost neas
r ly every article of his household efeef
}. From here the fire communicate
}. north TO the building owned. and ocel
e pied as bakery by Daniel Verd5s
o which was also consumed, with larg
h portion of his stock. Running theme
n to the rear portion of Mr.. VS. prem
It ises, two fine barns owned by tina
n gentleman were destroyed, with som
f. live stock contained therein. Hi
. loss cannot fall short of $1,000
while his insurance is but a little owe
one-half the amount.
. On the south side the devouring e
le ement rapidly spread to the brio
l0 front block adjoining the store
: = which the fire originated, and ais
=, owned by Messrs. Bates. Miss NJ.
- Balch, who rented the lower norther
y store of this block as Millinery sho
IL and lived in the Sd story, lost on h
~ goods somewhere in the neighborhoC
~ of $4,000: insured for $4,000. I'll
: most of her furniture, wearing appa
n ell, and household utensils were d
u stroyed. Mrs. DeMary, Of BostO
~! j. on a visit to Miss Balch, lost near
u all her wearing apparel, except VIII
II happened to be in her trunk. Mi
II Balch's gold watch, silver spoons, d
40 were miS!aid, probably during the {
~ element.
~ Hillard & Oaks occupied the sou
store in this block, and had a hea
=; 10 stock of dry goods on hand, viii
~ were principally saved though in
- much damaged condition. The
80 goods were valued at about $500
and the amount of their insurance
NO but $4,000.
un In the second story of this bic
loi was the general insurance Office
an Messrs. Prindle & Burnham, who Il
Id, about $3.50.
as Norman jerks also had a tailori
Al establishment on the second floor, |
re succeeded in saving the greater p
res ton of his goods. He had no ms
ance whatever.
,ek The next building consumed v
rs owned by R. F. Livermore, and oc
on pied, respectively, by J. W. Stear
ler upholsterer; A. j. Franklin, tobac
he mist, and James Rock, shoemaker
OIL The loss on the building is $3.50
ICE insured $1,000. Mr.. Stearns To-
,he about $500 in stock. upon which tn,
is no insurance. Rocks loss is $2(
no insurance. Mr.. Franklin 10
ing $3.50; covered by insurance.
u, 20 The next building consumed '
'ne the meat market of A. G. & FL.
aus Hayward, the building being owl
WI by Hayward & Hale. The loss
IDS the building is about 81 900, for VIII
1o| amount it was insured; the loss
lei. meats is trihing. In the upper 2
ou' ton of the building resided Mr.. j
1So' Cunningham and family who were
MS abled to save most Of their effects.
~, The next and last building destr
+ ed was Bakers block, the lower I
NV ton of which was occupied as a
NO taurant by Yarnum W. Whitcomb,
NJ who loses $1,000, with insurance
Ohm 5000. In the second story was
,raI barber shop of Prince Denmark, Y
and saved considerable portion of
INN property, and whose loss, proba
$500, is covered by insurance.
the third story was the Photogral
zoo rooms and residence of Sumner J.
old, ven, who also succeeded in savin
n a good proportion of his property.
tire was insured for $3.50.
!, Ellis Wood of North Pomfret,
has two old comS apd ono two ~,