Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-04-12

DARING ATTEMPT nv SUPPOSED HIGHWAY
MEN To RoB TUE STAGE!
Yesterday morning, at about half past
3 o o'clock. MIR. %. G. Barnes, Photograph
err. having saloon near the mill. saw
bright light in the saw mill adjoining Pearl
& Dow's wooden mandatory, and before
he could get to the door to give the Alarm
the devouring element had nearly envel-
oped the inside of the mill. The flames
seemed as if they were fed by some kind
of oil or other highly inaamable substance,
so quick did they spread.
The villagers were soon on the spot, but
not in time to rescue the property, and
the buildings with all their contents, in
Guiding machinery and stock in process Of
manufacture we're totally consumed.
The people directed their efforts main
" to save the surrounding buildings, and
it is thought, had it not been for the pres
ence of a professional log-driver, who by
the aid of the spikes in his boots, and the
agility and presence mind acquired by
his calling, the Baptist Church and sheds
must have been consumed The wind was
blowing toward the church, and kept con-
tinually igniting the roof, but he could 60
to any part and put it out. Blazing en-
bers we're blown as far as the Allen House,
but the rain prevented their doing any
damage.
The origin of the fire is at present I'M
known, yet is is generally conceded to
be the work of an incendiary, and officers
are in search of suspicious parties. The
factory had been closed for some time and
no work had been done in the saw-mill for
two or three days. The fire flashed up
so quick where it was ignited as to leave
no doubt that quite a quantity of some
highly inhamable substance was used
And the the attempt to stop the stage in
the Gulf" lust before the fire may be
link in the chain Of circumstances, and
connected with the fire.
The driver of the Waterbury stlge had
SIS, 100000 for banks in Boston and New
York, and was proceeding leisurely up
the Gulf" at about half an hour before
the fire, when rustling in the bushes at
the roadside arrested his attention. Two
men rushed out and told him to STOP but
instead of needing their uncerimonious in
viiation, gave the horses a taste of the
lash and soon widened the distance be-
tween them
The December fire caused the firm to
increase their amount of insurance to 81.
500, which covers about half the loss.
Concerning other particulars, we insert
the following communication -
Mr.. Editor Il regret exceeding tC
inform you that the WOODEN factory in this
village, with all its contents was, earl
this Tuesday, morning, consumed by fire
How it took, do not know. | canno
think it was fired by design. The owner
are men of such qualities Of head ant
heart, as in my mind, to put out Of tn
question the superstition that-"an enem.
, hath done this"
The loss, | am told, falls chiefly on Mr.
Pearl but should tprove otherwise, Mr.
Dow is in condition to bear it bette
than his young partner. The building an
, machinery, which were all Mr.. Pearl
, are not insured, probably, for third Q
their value. To see anothers misfortun
awaken such sympathy as is felt here, 70
Mr.. p, is rare.
Nature so endowed this young ma
: with qualities for business that it was sure
in any department of action, he would b
, model. Such he has proved IN his pre-.
} ent employment. To see such man foile
is very painful.
AS to what he'll do, in the circumstar
; ces, any conjecture, here, would be out {
J place. One thing is very sure, that
would be unfeignsdly grateful to this con
munity should he rebuild, and so continu
his business amongst US. d.
n The repetition of the lecture-"Si
r weeks in the Yosemite Tuesday ever
ing, by Rev. Mr. Ward, was quite larg'
c y attended, and though more patriot
h than wise in sallying forth such an evening
Y all considered themselves more than r
: paid in making the effort. The proceed
1t of this, together with Mr.. Oxnard's lie
l. lures, was 1884.
d MIR. Oxnard and family are in Por
j. land.
The logs were floating down the riv
r. all day Sunday, noiselessly as possibl
= 1t is hoped their good example was n
:, lost.