Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-11-13

sale dry goods, except IIoyoy and Jordan, Marsh
4 20, many wO0lcn hat and furnishing goods,
and ali the Wholesale paper houses, except Carter,
Rice Co., arc burned out Trinity church, St.
Stephens church, Purchase street chapel, the
Revere National Bank Bank of North America
fmigrants Savings Bank, Boston, Hartford and
Eric depot, and all the type ioundrics were burned
The old and new post Office buildings arc badly
damaged. and Faneul hall will DO used for mail
service The fire was checked in the iewelry
store corner Of Washington and Milk streets,
thus saving the Old South church On the east
side Washington street. from Milk TO Summer, Is
cleaned out Nothing ~ burned on the upper
side OF Washington street, but many buildings
are damaged by explosions. The Transcript
Office was burned, the Trdrcilcr Office mined
The Posi- Office badly injured, and the Journal
Office twice packed up everything. The Tran
sqlm folk, lowered their yaluabies into the
collar. No hotel was burned though the
guests Of the United States hotel packed every
thing in readiness TO move The number Of
dwellings destroyed was comparatively small
though 1t was feared Tor almost huped) that the
noisoine rOOkerics Of Lincoln and other neighbOr-
ing streets in the rear Of the United States would
20, but they were not m0lestcd. The dwellings
destroyed were in the ncighborhood Of Bedford
and Broad streets. Several vessels were badly
injured at the wharyes All the residences OF
the Fort Hill section, no called, including Grid
Icy, High and Broad streets, have been destroyed,
rendering hundreds Of families homeless and dcs
ttutc.
Daring tie progress Of the flames the police
were entirely unable to maintain ORDER and the
United States troops and marines stationed in the
cts we're called out and put on duty. Extensive
plundcrng was constantly carried on, and a
large gang Of r1ughs and thieves came from New
York to rob and plumber wherever opportunity Vi
iefci. 1t isquito broadly hintcd that the first at
tempt made by them piK Be The last they ieiH crr
make. Numerous arrests have been made, but
the offenders boyc mostly been released on restor
ing the goods stolen.
OF course ,he principal interest centers on the
sJvcncy Of the insurance companies, and great
daaAt has been expressed as to whether the suf
Tcfgs would be enabled to realize on their poli-
cics. This alarm, however, seems to be entirely
groundless. Insurance companies covering more
than thrco,lourths Of the amounts insured, pro-
TESS their ability and willingness to settle and
pay Oh losses promptly, and probably much more
than tiis sum will be realized. This is an i'm.
p1rtent subject, and will do much to relieve the
sufferer, from the FIRE, and will insure the speedy
rebuilding Of The burned portions Of the city,
and viii do much toward removing all obstacles
TO am early resumption Of business
Probably not less than forty persons have be.n
killed, and are now known to be beneath the
ruirs When the rolls are called, and the ex-
citement is over, it is likely that this number
viii be largely increased In fact, it is doubtful il
il is ever known how many lives We're sacrificed
The total loss is estimated to reach the sum Of
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