Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-10-27

THE FIRES IN MICHIGAN.

ovE MILLION DOLLARS DANAGE AT NtSIsrEE
AND HALF MILLION AT HOLLAND.
published list Of the losses by the FIRE Al
Manistee shows them TO smount TO -l,0OJ,Olo,
on which there is not more than -250,oJ1 in
Eurance
The property turnei at Holland wss One
tanuery, two staye factories, two sab and door
shops ani a blind factory (yery large, the City
A5u- mills, two saw mills linone Of which WAS
arun o. stone zrinding), one steam tug, bank,
post-1fti,e brewery, two docks Tone costing over
$1,000. two livery stables, a. the barber
shops. nest markets sal saloons, u stores, in
Guiding hardware, grocery dry goods, drug
book, millinery sud fancy stores, book tndery,
bakeries, &C. large quantities Of shingles,
slaves and lumber; al the warehouses. The
newspapers offices destroyed are Tie Gl=estfr.
(rnglish). and the GrG1irtt, Hl.Lllfer and
gactter (Holani). Hltels-Citv, American
and Grand Haven House Churches Second
Reformed English, Third Reformed (tl0ilsndl,
Methodist ami Episcopal (Euglish). To this
mus, he added nearly two-thlrts OF the dwell
ling houses Tnc total loss is shout ~lll,u1a
Preparations TO rebuild upon tle ruins have g.
ready begun they are clearing away the rub
bish, and lumber 10 arriving on the ground; and
as soon As tools. nails, sashes. doors. glass and
BspIs. nearly all the sufferers will erect TEN
p5rary buildings ami sg.iu commence business
CuIcAGo SUFFERERS Geo f. Eaton, Of Dan
vile. ami long typo " In Burlington, lost
quite heavily, he having seyersl IS corner lots 80
out Of the G. ty, the value u which Is much de-
precistei By he fire.
Theodore Thouss and his orchestra saved their
f~Hrs
troupe. made her escsps with a single sheet Of
music ia her had.
McWulnms 81 Cos new place Of business st
Chicago. IL At s., IVES, Eantolph street
George Chsni,er,wbo graiuatel Al the Uniyer-
sity Of Vermont in lo56, ami was Of the irm Of
Cloudy Chsniler, lawyers, lost his house, ti;e,
books ani papers.
Thomas Bishop formerly o.! S, Johusoury,
lost a house which he owned there
George sul frAqkiin Could, who went from
peschsm, snd were large dealers 10 wooden
ware. lost everything.
Capt. L. H. Bisbee, who represented Newport
10 the last session Of the legislature, lost his
Jfi,e. Not hook or paper ssvei His furni-
ture, bedding. etc, which bad not been removed
fr-m the railroad depot, was all burned.
Charles Davis, Of Davis. Pope IS Co., dealers
in -four aud rrain,-both Danvile boys.-writes
that the store Is gone, but be thinks the books
ami papers in the safe sle preservei.
Among the interesting incidents Of the Chica-
90 fire il is said that John W. Marsh ami II.
Chapman, formerly of Woodstock, were COM
PEELED to wade into the lake and get aboard
tug for safety, having been surrounded by the
FIRE.
Frank A Eastman, postmAs.er Of Chicago,lost
heavily Charles Chaiwick-s1n Of A. G. Chsd-
wick, Esq and Curt. Cr0ssman, Of s. Johns
bury, were employed 10 the post Office. \ new
place Was found for the Office AZ once, although
the loss Of mail matter by the ere must hsye been
irreparable
Harry anil Walter Halves and W. Hutchinson
Of St Johusbury, were employed on the Evening
Journal Walter threw up his situation to
make room for men there with families, who
could i'll afford to leave Hutchinson loses
something on real estate which he held. Mr.
Walter Halves reached home on Monday morn
ing. He corroborates the worst accounts Of the
appalling disaster lie hsl not retired Sabbath
evening when the fire broke out, and as the
light Of the fame increased be walked down
toward the scene of ccnfagration. lie at once
discovered the danger, and FASTENED to his
boarding house, reused the inmates, and gather
ing up Whist they could carry they hsstened on
before the flames Mr. HAYES describes the gale
as terrific, and the sheet Of flame anl burning
ciuders carried forward by the wind as most
frightful They were obliged to hasten to keep
out Of the reaoh Of the FIRE and it was only BY
walking several miles that they reached place
of safety. The terrors Of that night will long
be remembered by those who escaped.