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

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were changed. and large force was
stationed on Washington street. where
the greatest danger lay. \ large por-
| ton of the district east of that street
was doomed beyond human power to
save. But west of it lay Il large extent
of domain equally valuable. and fan
more combuStahlc. and in it the Music
/ Hall, City Hall. fremont Temple, the
/ Court House. several hotels. newspaper
offices and valuable stores. Once across
Washington street no one could tell
where the fire would stop. So the fire
men fought inch 10y inch amid falling
walls and intense heat. throNing Il large
number of streams on the Marlboro
Hotel. Washington and other buildings
on the west side of the street As build
/ ingS fell the heroic men retreatcd at IL
run only far enough to get ont of i'm
mediate danger. and then at work
again. Indeed. i'll some instances, their
retreat was not speedy enough, and
some of the brave fellows were injured
| 10y the falling walls. Their fight was Il
| victory. however, and they kept the
| fire on its own ground and saved Il
calamity in the destruction of the west
of Washington street whose extent is
/ appalling to think of.
GAS EXPLOSIONS AND FALLING WALLS.
Added to the inccSSant roar and crIc-
klc of the vast volume of flame, the
rattle and hum of engines. the shouts of
ilrrInrh, arose I ne rIihIhl" "i ihlllhg Wills
ana the sharp dct"ha'l"n Oh tA'l"iih%
%a> pipes. ne spectacle "l the laillilH
Wills WAS ON" oil the %ralh'NI Oh the
sights OF the great irr. he scene ne
came :" common maj IL almost LOST It's
htllactINrhr>N. Vail alt'l wall t"t'tl-
cd ana TOPPED ANA fell with crash
which Jared the whole surrounding
territory. ~ each wall fell. tn" flames
which had been confined within these
hounds concentrated IN the centre "f
the pile and hclrhcd forth then hot
breath III greater volume than before
and sent ont heat winch lhNallahlN
proved the means OF lGrltlng the al
l"lnIn" buildings. NJ these times the
fire would ll>r clearer ana more terrific
and drtird all clf"t>" of iirrmrm tnrhrrk
them. The %H> pipes added 10 the fuel
of the tire. being broken OF 10y the heat
ANA running ia ilIll streams. IN some
places gaS lamp-po>t> were seen broken
of near the tops and giving ont large
volume "f 1l'Inc. ne whole scene WAS
ON" which - seldom parallrl"h ana VIII
never hr forgotten 10y those ~ Ii" hrhtld
II.
THE DIl GOODS MD LEATHER DISTRICT.
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he dl>ilIrt bounded ny summer
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streets. comprised III" most NaIilahl'
portion "i Nara we in'In"lhG IL
dld ia" >pIrhdld granite warehouses
Nhl'H were i">'II th' PIldc "i Dos
i"iI'in>. an" ne admiration "i strangers.
IN TINS section WAS '"li'"ltfAI'h lht
Imlnru>" wealth invested IN III" whole
sale "'l goods. WOODEN cloths. furnish,
IN" ana 'I"thliIG' h'"' ana >l"' ana
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