Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-11-27

ing IN which IL originated Iefi oub"aIo,
seuliny the heated granite aud flaming
mbers across the str, cts, thus commuBi-
eating the a Imcs to other buildings.
Standing upon Sumner street, 1t was
grand SIGHT to see the flames !eapiug like
iorked lightnings from block to block IN
their resisfless power. The VIVID which
had been blowing all the evening gradually
Increased until at 9 PM, there was per-
feet storm Of Gre falling upon the defence
ess heads Of the men, women, and children
who had gathered to witness the grand
illum nation.
Imagiue fierce snow storm, with the
fixes of snow suddenly changed TO fakes
OF fire. and you will have faint conception
of Il scene for an hour on Summer street.
The entire FIRE department OF the city wa S
not able to resist the power OF the flames,
as they swept on toward the harbor, the
mass We granite, and marble blocks crumb
ing like so many toy houses before the
ire demon. Fearing that our retreat might
{ cut of, we started en- route for Brom-
d-d street, and were much surprised to
iuI that the longest way round was for
once the nearest, aud the only way home,
as we were obliged to SWING round large
circle before reaching our destination.
Ascending the roof OF the Wesleyan
Buudink, the grand scene burst upon our
VISION as we saw that alread nauy acres
Ut the pride of Boston was one sheet OF
Il lme and smoke. Gradually VIC became
aware that unless toe fire d snd could De
stayed, we shou soon be III danger. A
more than half of the theolOg Cal 81 =
dents were away for the Sabbath, 1t Was
evident that there Was 1oOrk before those
,em4rurns Assembling III tn Cnapel, We
ds>eI Col to help Us, aud were ,oon
ORGANIZED into working order. HastIly
. tcAiug the most valuable articles, We
waited the report from the watch tower
It soon CAM, telling Us that the fines
we're steadily marching on, aud that Il
vas time for action. Daring the mex hour
tue glois Of all tue stu tents were Temov, q
To d place OF safety on tue CON non, all
nluds working IN right earnest. Again
ascend NJ the watch-tOWer, we learned that
the fire had already reached WASH ngton
street, from which We were separated BY
only two blocks. III 5re was to be the
sraud contest bet Seen FIRE aud water-ior
cue fl .mes once across this street. no hu-
man power could limit their bounds. At
ter three hours Of " ltchlng and pray ing
through the almost superhunan Efforts OF
the hrenen, our Immedlate danger seemed
TO be past-and the contest between the
eemeuts. and the power OF man, was away
d our left near State street, aud We were
reminded by the oft repeated explosions
4 h4f trIsa
desperate one.
sunday at noon, haviog laid waste near
ly eighty acres of the wealth Of boston,
the fire was apparently under contro', but
not TIL 3 T. NJ. did We deem it safe to re-
turu our goods. Although the Boston
University has lost several hundred tnou
sand dollars in the burning OF the Isaac
X ca estate, QUE home IS left To IS. IC Is
Il sad : ght TO see Were one week agj
were the stately mercantile palaces which
we're not exceIied IN AmerIca-onIy d
mass OF crumbling RUNS nov. Yet for
ruu4 ely but lev residences were burned
auI the loss falls IN 1stty upon the business
men, who with true B y ton pluck are all
ready beginning the work OF rebuilding.
Tue Post OIice vas so mucn injured thai
1t - uptit for use, AMI the y Il South
Clurc of historic interest, has beeu leased
Tor the use Of the Post Ollie department
until the new building is Completed. 4,
though Il sad calamity to the interests OF
b lsIon, but d short time will elspse before
new edit :es, more stately and durable,
viii rise from tae mingled RUNS, and the
narrow crooked paths shall be made
straight" During the week past, the
burnt district has been guarded by day,
and the streets patrOled BY night, by
large militia. Toe streets have been
pacAed with crowds Of visitors, all anx Gus
To see the RUNS, even at the risk of being
crushed beneath the falling walls. 1t was
currently reported early In the week that
a large company of rUughs had left New
York to try their skill IN comm ttIng deed
OF evil IN Boston /; if SO they have touud
the police department too many" for
them. aud folding their tents, have stolen
silently away, au the city Is be- ming to
assume It's usual quiet. STUDENT.