The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-02-27
DESTRUCTIVE rinEIN RUTLAND
Six buildings Totnuy Destroyed.

sit buildings Totniy Destroyed.
boss s2O.9oo.
From the Herald we gather the fol.
lowing facts of the destructive fro which
reused the people Of Rutland from their
slumbers Sunday morning. II was FIRST
discovered in No 49, south side of Cen.
ter Street This building went rapidly
in spite Of all efforts to stop tho progress
of the flames.
The building was owned ley A. G.
Bates and was valued at some $4,000
being insured for $1,000 at the agency
of NJ. j. Francisco. 1t was occupied. on
the first floor, by Mr.. Bates as a harness
shop, the stock in which was mostly
saved, together with the tools Of the work.
man, with the exception Of those of D.
q. Burt valued at 1925, which are to.
tai loss, and on which there is no insur.
ancc. The second floor was occupied as
tenements, by W. j. Chapman, and Abel
Fart, both Of whom lost all or nearly ali
of their hous hold goods valued at some
$500, and on which there was no insur-
ance. The basement was also occupied
as tenement, by Mr.. l.. D. Kinney who
saved most of his furniture, exc.
La tho meanwhile the flames had work.
their way westward, into the rear and to
the roof Of No SO, owned by Messrs. A.
g. Bates and Clark L. Long, and this too
was, ere long mass of ruins The build.
ing was valued at about SO, $4,000 and was
insured Tor $4,000 in companies repre-.
scented by NJ. j. Fran isco. In the base
ment aud on the first floor was the "Rut.
land Bakery" conducted by Morgan L.
Faulkner, young map who had jus,
started 10 business, he succeeded, howev.
er, in saving the greater part of his stock
BY this time No. d2, to the eastward
was rapidly succumbiug to tho same de-
structive element, It was owned BY
John Cook and insured in tho Vermont
Mutual, II. W. Porter agent, for $500,
while the loss. in excess of insurance, was
probably about the same sum. Tho low.
er floor Of this building was occupied by
Messrs. Jeuncss Il Lippincott, copper.
smiths, brass founders. plumbers aud
steam aud gas filters. Their stocks aud
tools were mostly saved aud they were
insured at the agency of Buroham L.
Temple 10 an amount moro than sufficient
to cover their loss. The second floor
was occupied, as tenement, by Mrs.
Howe whose loss was comparatively
small, if any.
Next to the east, on tho corner of
Wales and Center streets was the gro.
Gerry store of John Cook, and this too was
soon heap of smoulderng ashes. The
building was owned and occupied by Mr..
Cook, and cost about three thousand dol.
lars, and was insured in tho Vermont
Mutual for $500. The goods, which
were insured for $1,000, were all remov.
ed in safety and, we bell We with little.
if any damage.
While the fire was thus destroying ey-
erything be ore it, to the east, it was at
the same time getting firm hold Of No.
36, west of the bakery, and this building
too went down. No. SO was owned by
Lewis Martellc was worth about $4,000,
and insured for $500 one thousand
dollars Of which was in tho Home of
Columbus, Ohio, and FIVE hundred in the
Lycomng, Of Pennsylvania, both repre-.
sented by Mr.. Francisco. The first floor
was occupied by Mr.. Martele as a paint
shop, and by Adm Thompson for boot
and shoe store, while Mr.. Martelc's fam.
lily occupied tho second floor as a resi-.
dence. All Of the contents of the build.
ing were saved.
To the rear of the bakery was u small
barn and shod, used in connection with
the bakery, which was also consumed.
The loss Of this was some three or four
b undred dollars and on which there Was
no insurance.
Other buildings were greatly endan.
gered and with great difficulty saved in
several cases with slight damage.
The origin Of the FIRE is not certainly
known, although the general, and proba.
bly, correct opinion is, that it was caused
by defective chimney in the harness
shop.