Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-09-21
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT SA-
RATOGA.
Crescent, Park Place and Column
bian Hotels Destroyed.
LOSS TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS.

We learn from the Sarat0gjan that at
bal!-past one o'clock Thursday morning,
it was discovered that the rear of Cour-
TELLS Saloon and Confectionery, in Park
Place block, On Broadway, Saratoga, was
in f4mts A high wind was blowing at
the time.
The fire department instantly rallied,
assisted by the visiting fremen, and did
all in their power to stay the flames, but
it was useless, as the following stores were
reduced to ashes: G. r. Brown, Jeweler;
DR.. Bedortha'a Office; Park Place Hotel ;
James Mingay, Druggist; Miller & Co,
Tailor; New York Store, Madame A.
Giradot, Ladies' Furnishing Goods; J. I.
Names, Cigar Store; Park Place Saloon
occupying two Stores; ]. L. Knapp, Mar
bleized Slate and Book store; making
fifteen stores in all and the Columbian
Hotel
The fire extended around to West Con-
gress street and destroyed the wooden
wing of Dr. Hamilton's Medical Institute,
also a two story dwelling adjoining be-
longing to DIR. Hamilton; Christian Wills
National Hotel; Knickerbocker's Livery
Stable in rear of National Hotel On
Hamilton street, Ames' paint shop, Isaac
Vests Park Place Livery, also another
paint shop.
The lurid glare Of the Broad way con-
f4gration had just made itself visible in
the heavens when cry Of " fise" from
the vicinity of Hamilton Alley startled
ttose residing in that vicinity. In an
instant Mr.. @. Perdun's house and Fuller's
barn were enveloped in flames. and the
destruction Of the entire block seemed
inevitable. Five streams Were attached
to neighboring hydrsnts and the fire
checked. but not until Mr.. Perd un's resi-
donce, and the barns OF Fuller, Lewis
Putnam, Rotert Patterson, T. E. Green
leaf, tannery in building owned by
as. Andrews, also Mr.. Pond barn, were
entirely consumed.
This fire was handled solely through
the agency of the Loughberry Water
Works, ss all the steamers were needed
ct the terrible Broadway ire. The + anil
ton Alley fire was the helii.h work of
some incendiary, and while in progress,
places were found where iLfAmmable
material had been placed 70 increase the
fiery element.
At one time during the night Thirty
streams were played on the fires, eighteen
of which were direct from the Loughberry
hydrants.
The general opinion is that il was
caused by incerdiarism. although it is the
belief Of Mr.. c. r. Brown, Of TIE Park
Place Hotel, that the fire caught in the
kitchen range CT that Lot-l.
The l,s' falls especially heavy on Mr..
Brown, whose jewelry store, rs we'll as
the hotel, was burned. Mr Browns prin-
oipal clerk, Mr. Harrington, was sick,
and, being a cripple, and his wife absent,
was unable TO take care of bis property.
To DR.. Hamilton, also Of the Crescent;
Waugh of the Columbian; and on all the
merchants occupying The block. the How
is severe. The total lose will not fall
short Of 100000. Il is impc s,iblo now
to cay how much insurance there was on
the various properties. 1t is not believed
that it was fireman who set he
fire, aud however suspicious the oircum-
stances there Is no evidence that it was
There was nothing to excite rivslry be-
tween the comP4nie-, aud 10 quarrel ex-
listed. Itssems hardly pos-i5le to believe
that any on would commit sue han act Of
sheer deyiltry.