St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-11-15

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destroyed. their walls disintegrated and
converted into bOulderS which are piled
ten feet deep upon the Redeemed pave
ments. Beyond DevOnShire on Sum
mer street the block which extended
along into High street, which bore upon
its granite front the words. Home OF
Webster and which was erected upon
| the spot where once dWclt the ''defcnder
of the Constitution" is totally destroyed
not one brick upon another remaining.
\ portion of the circular wall of front
of the block of stores which extended
along the southern side of High. from
its intersection with Summer to Federal
street. remains to mark the location of
il range of leather stores the contents
of which have disappeared III flame and
smoke. Down summer street to Broad
the wind drove the dcvouring element
which swept all before it.
THE FIRE IN BROAD STREET.
Leapimg across Broad street, it played
with the wooden passenger and freight
dcpotS of the Boston. Hartford and Erie
| Railroad for IL moment. and they We're
gone. The long and uniform range of
/ leather stores on the north side of Pun
chase street, and the recently erected
block on the Soutlcrly side of the same
street. also the Episcopal church, of
which Rev. +. VI. L. Wells is pastor.
| fell before the onward march of the fire
J ticnd. which went forward upon its re-
morScleSs errand. sweeping both sides
of Broad street. past Congress and Pearl
nearly to Oliver. the waters of Fort
Point channel alone arrcStlng its further
progress to the eastward. The light
wooden structures occupied aS junk
shops and offices of coal yards. all the
coal sheds of Shepard Robbins. took fire
and burned like finder. and falling upon
the immense heaps of coal stored for
the approaching winter. converted them
into mountains hot as TartaruS. Tiles
tons. Prcnticc'S. Russia. Pearl street
and Liverpool wharVcS We're swept 10y
the fire. which WAS finally checked in
its course along the harhor front and
before reaching the coal wharf of Batch
elder brothers. No. 2Jj Broad and near
~ opposite the front of Oliver street.
SERVICE OF THE STEAM TUGS.
Adjacent to this wharf on the south
WAS situated DolbcaI'S wharf and dry
dock. and at this point the Stcam-tug
Louis Osborn. Capt. Flynn. after wing
been driven from wharf to wharf 10y the
flames. took up position and brought
il stream t" bear upon the fire. This
steamer had previously been engaged
i'll Il similar service. first ut Premtirc'S
wharf. from which il WAS compelled to
haul oil. and again at Russia wharf. the
heat of which again drove the steamer
out into the stream. Stcamiug into the
dock between Spears and Dolhcarr>
wharvc>. Capt. Flynn monrcd his boat
alongside the former. and with Il pow
criul stream. through 500 feet of hose,
contributed materially to the cNtin-
%IIi~hmcmt of the flames. showing there
10y the advantage of having Il floating
fire steamer in the harhor. Several of
the tu"b"at> rendered efficient service
during Saturday night The Emily
towed the tlrrc-maStcd schooner Iicc-
tor. of Quincy. into the stream from
WIn"atr'> wharf. and the tug boat Dis
patch rendered the same service for the
iron brig Novelty. The Dispatch ais"
went down To Fort Warren and brought
up troops and powder. A> far a. can
hc :I>ccItHimrd but one Vessel was de
>trnlrd the schooner Louisa Frazer.
of Little Egg IIaIh"r which Was dis
charging coal at the wharf of Shepard
Robbins which WAS burned To the
waters edge a. she lay III the dock
The tire spread along the north side
of Broad street. sweeping every thing
!" it. path ill 1t reached I'll, store OF
Lant"n \ St"ddard. Il brick building
which stood "pp">itc I" D"llrarc>
wharf and Il few doors south of Oliver
street. Had the fire passed these two
points notlin" could have prevented It
from sweeping around the curve of
Broad street. AT Oliver. and pursuing
It> destructive course to Arch street
| he wide space intervening between
the IcaT of the stores on Broad and
Pearl streets and the line of Wendell
street. which resulted from the removal
at Fort Hill. offered Il field Wherein the
iii" expended lis heat i'll vain. and
stayed it, further PROGRESS in the di-
rcCtl"n of Atlantic avenue and India
WhaIt. The heat of the tine WAS - in
tense i'll Broad street hat the rails of
the Union Freight Hallway were warped
and bent upward from the >tringcl.S in
many places
The tire WAS GOT under control AT the
northern end of Broad street about half .
past seven "'rl"rk Sunday morning. /
n>r ~. RIM. ,rr,>,.,.-.r. ,.,.>.,,-
-" '",.'',S ,,''i,''' Was III the E.i%r
iii ill.,, Li-n,I ,.'I' >.''' ''i'''''' r"'5
deposited thcir valuahc>. taken hastily .
ANA lrIliuIlN from the trnrmcnt> which .
seemed doomed. and wrapped i'll sheets .
aud blankets. laid here tor Il while until .
the question should lac solved when .
their homes were To Ice swept AWAY.
W omen. some of them with little chill .