Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-04

NINE BUsINKss FIRMS AND THREE FAM.
LIES BURNED oUT-THE BRATTLK-
BORO HOUSE IN ASHES !-sUs-
PIGEONS OF FOUL PLAY =
LOSS NEARLY $60.OOOii

i LIED OOnNkD OOk--AAE bHAITI.H-
4 BORO HOUSE IN ASHES !-sus-
PIGEONS OF FOUL PLAY
I LOSS NEARLY ~. 00Oli
4 About half-past q o'clock on Sunday
last the alarm Of FIRE Was so9nded in the
streets Of Brattleboso, and IL was found
that FIRE was in progress in the kitchen
portion of E. A. Eayrs saloon, just north
of the Brattleboro House. It had no,
made much progress when discovered
but owing to the combustible nature Of
that and the adjoining building, and for
other reasons which we will give, the
flames soon spread to the Brattleboro
House on the south, and TO Frost e. Co.'S
grocery and provision store on the north,
and in spite of all the efforts that were
made, the entire block between Elliot
street and High street was reduced to
ashes. This includes the largest hotel
and fair proportion of the business
houses of the village. B. N. Chamber
lain's hat, cap and fur store was next
south of the saloon, and the loss is esti-
mated at $4,000, $4,000 insurance. He
saved portion of his goods.
Over the saloon and Chamberlain
store was suite of rooms occupied by the
family of Geo. H. Newman, who lopes
81 900 in furniture, &c. Next south,
across an alley, was the Brattleboro House,
Chas. G. Lawrence, proprietor, who loses
$4,000, with $4,000 insurance. Next to
this, across an alley, was the drug store of
Clark & Willard, who lose $4,000; in
surance SlO,5 500. Ii. N. Davenport, grocer,
in the same block, loss 5000; in
sured for $4,000. Next, Z. J. Carpenter,
news and periodical dealer, loses &, 900 !;
$500 insurance. In this store was the
town library, valuable one, most Of
which was saved in a damaged state.
Cheney & Clapp, booksellers, lose $4,000,
fully insured. Over the latter store were
the dwellings and offices of DIR. Hor ton
and Dentist Pettec. DIR. Horizons loss is
$500. of which $1,000 were in govern
ment bonds; no insurance. Dentist
Pettee loses 500; no insurance.
The first, north Of the saloon in which
the fire originated, was the -four and pro-
vision store Of J. w. Frost & Co. Loss
=, 900; insurance $1,000. Over this was
the dwelling and dressmaking rooms of
Mrs. L. NJ. Farnsworth, who losses $500;
no insurance. Next north was the meat
market of Richardson IL Hastings. Loss
$500; fully insured. Next, and on the
onrner of High street, was the furniture
establishment of J. Refining, who losses
so,oOC, partially insured. The buildings
on the Opposite side of the street were
considerably scorched, and much Of the
glass was broke, In the store windows and
in the Windham County Savings Bank.
The front Of the Record and Farmer Of
nee and the Phonix, in same building.
was badly scorchod and was with diff
Guilty saved. Most OF the goods. .fnrni-
ture, &c, were removed from the stores
on the east side OF the street, aud Of course
were more or less damaged. The owners
of the buildings, too. among which is
3 ~ hhsNs Ism, IA-tt rulcEtA
s:orching of paint and the breaking of
glass. The saddest feature of this calam-
ity Is the fact that the great loss fsrob ibly
resulted from foul play 1t is supposed
the fire was the work OF an incendiary.
and Mr.. Eyes, the proprietor of the sa-
loon in which the fire originated, is under
arrest, and his son il lodged in Jail await
ing trial. 1t is likely that they will
be released for want of conclusive evil
dence, but the suspicious of the people
seem to rest heavily upon these two men.
Last spring a fire was found in their
same place about the same time Of night,
but being discovered in season and water
being at hand, il was subdued without
great damage. They were insured for
5000, which i said 70 be more than the
property was worth.
The reason Of the sons arrest wac
that he had the key to the Hose
House-being a member II the Hoe
Company-and the hose wa, found
t. be rendered unfit for use by having
two feathers fixed in At the joints in place
of the packing, that completely topped
the passage 81 tho water. The suction
hoso, .oo. had chamois rkins stuffed in 70
az t. stop the water entirely. This
caused a stoppago Of work upon tha. en-,
CINE for nearly an hour. II j. thought III
the engines and hose bad been ia working
order the fire would have been stopped.
Another misfortune attended the sdrts
of the firemen. Owing TO the late fresbet
the water in the reservoir was soon cK-
haustod and no more could 10 reached, az
the dam Of the pond from which IL was
supplied had been swept off. This fire
ldlod to the late food from which the
town suffered 80 severely, make, II a hard
load to bear
We cannot well leave THE subject
without abiding 70 what we consider q
most valuable invention ~ the agc-tbe
FIRE ExTIsGrIsHER Had the watch
man had one Of these when he discovered
the fire, and suitably applied the gas
which II contained, this great lose might
have been avoided. We wonder that
villages and corporations do not bring
this suitable article into more general
use.
The Springfield Republican Of ycster-
day morning has the following special
dispatch concerning the configration:
a fire which broke ont in this village
early this morning, destroyed all the
buildings between High and Elliot street,,
on the west eide u Main street. including
the Brattleboro house. The fire, which |
wa. plainly the work II incendiaries, wa
discovered by the night watch in the rear
of Eayr.s saloon. A high wind was pre-
yaiIiny at the time, and as the engines
bad been disabled by the incendiaries, the
fire spread very rapidly. The lo.- on the