Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-11-13

SideS VI tue s1Feet were DIONn up, one a..
another, in quick succession. The TIER a'Nef
cupied in destroying these stores, some ~
in number, was about one hour. In 10y
ing the trains, two kegs of powder. ofs;I'
pounds each, were used on each bpad.J
The scenes witnessed IN the destructiar
the buildings will never be forgotte1
those who occupied positions to SEE >!
work. At every explosion a loud mn,,a-
was heard running through the cr,,T5
When the explosions followed each otbs,9
qEItA s9cGSSSion 'iie'e "0u'u DC staupeds
The fire IN Washington street was So.
ped at Currier & Trott's jewelry store m !,
southeast corner of Washington and Nh
streets While the Transcript bp,I5,."
adjoining. was in flames an attempr ~
made to blow up this one which was AT,
partially successful, the walls not be-
thrown down, but here nevertheless tho ~
was stayed aud the venerable Old S,T,I
Church saved, although its windoxs :
those of eli the buildings in the vicnity ,-s
blown out. From High the flames s5rtoS
along Federal street 70 Broad, and attacks5
the Boston, Hartford and Erie star,
About ten ?. m, the master of TRANSFORM.
ton ord cred all the engines to be hFe5 m
and proceeded 10 haul the freight, bagsais
cashier removed from his safe early in Is.
evening the cash for the October rav-r,r
II burned finally at about one O'Clock n.
loss is not heavy, exc pJ the inconvenience
as, 1t being Saturday night, the frieghrsbei,
we're but scantily filed. The travel viii
not be Impeded by the disaster AMI IN.
structures will be Immediately ren.ace+
From the station the fire ragged n0rthWard a.
far as Perkins wharf, Ignlt,ng nearly I5.U0l
tons of coal belonging to Prescott i CharD
and Shepard Robins. The pie is stlil o7
fire. The loss Is partly covered by Insurance
Ia home companies. The fire consumed y
Stephens Church. E. NJ P. Wells. u5s,o-
Purchase street, from Federal u Oliver. ia
unrecJgnizable from the ruins, everything
being IN ashes The ffe wac finally got IN.
der control about MALT past one O'clock.
OF the columns of detailed accounts 81
buildings destroyed, We can give space &c
but few Paragraphs.
the new post office, which was thought d
be tre-proOt, was badly damag q, the grant,
On the south side being crumbei by tie
heat so that it Will have to be replaced
There was no wood Ork about the buI.iD5
except the temporary flor, which fortunate
ly did not ignite. Owing to the post otE,s.
the building OF the Boston Post and ulleF
structures on DeYOnshlre and " ater stress
were saved. The windows OF the eutss
building " re shattered to fragments Tie
fire was communicated to the building 4
ab0utsix o clock IN the morning, and ali L1uH
were tor time given up for its salvation.
The untiring energy and enterprise OF tie
tiremen had a marked effect here ana tie
flames were driven from the roof into lie
building adjoining, on " aJcr street one
section Of TIE roof was totally destroyed. ana
tie composing room damaged 50 lv water IS
TO make II unfit for occupancy. The dan
age bv water was severe. The persiste-.v
OF the mana gers Of the Post. who uslds
possible endeavors - get things in oT1.r q
publish d morning issue today, was success
lul. and it Is understood tai the Faz VIII
publish to-day as usual.
On the south side Of Summer street tie
buildings from the corner Of y lsliastl1 u
and inc.uiing H0veY's establishments are
not burned but the stock IN the latter 1.s
suffered considerable damage bv renlva.
and by water. The roof OF II was covered ss
completely as possible with wo5.eu b.auks
kept soaked with water which were sal Il
place Yesterday afternoon. From uJ75ys
70 ChauEcy street the buildings aTe s..
buried out, bur the walls stand Al lie
corner of DevJUshITe and Summer streets,
az least the land upon wRicl tie corner w4s
situated, the appearance 0i things was -uc-
( as - cJntouud even these whose business t-f
wears had made the spot familiar 10 ,-c-.
The building was total wreck. the runs
being mingled with that % the AIl--7 p
block They were occupied uv the follow
ING drv goods firms: Converse, Allen 81 Do.,
DanfoTth. CLARK i Co. $50 j. t. Boz
rage Il e.. ISL. Samson. Hall X Co.. rs.
D. G. GrIswold, I64; Ordway, B.gi-e- I
Co, loo los AMI 10 D e. GrlSS5.I Is.
q large stock On hani, and mas I IS mas Il
coed $500. 600. OR way, Blodge1C il o..
/ lose about S40G. goo Anderson, Heath
Co. had an immense stock ot the hest l-e..
goods. AID their .1ss must be nearly SIjlt-
600. Parker Wuder * 20 , were we.
them. and uau -Lt3n. Perkins, Wood j. L9.
on tie other side OF the dock Lose au1-:s
million. and J 1 8cebe and 4 l. Stewart,
i c., over 5arIn lose he-viiy. WaIt-c1
Burditt q Young, in Cathedral blHd.as,
o7e something over half a million; Jl-T
only saved their boozs. Cushing x b IS
lose about II o coo
the INJURY TO BUS NESS.
While but lew dwelling houses were bum
ei and but comparatively small mum e Of
families lett hou>eless. The finest warehouses
al Z stores Of the city and the entire 81 see
occupied by tie wholesale dry goods dec re,
wool merchants, toot and shoe hide
ana leather trade, are . heap of ruins. I've
nv wholesale clothing house, with q single
exception, Is burned and but three OF -1uf
dry goods comm issiou houses are LETT sta03-
ny. The loss ia buildings Is immense, and
together with the large stocks of IN
ported and domestic fabrics that were burn
Cd cannot be e-tlmared ar less than Sou, 600,
coo. All the domestic wool IN THE city has
peen barnod, and the total uunD OF pounds
Of foreign and domestic, fleece and pulled
destroyed by tine fire cannot tall short q
: 900, 600 pounds, while the entire stock re-
naming IN this market consists Of lore =
wool aud Is less than 5000 bales. Tie u
structl0n OF boots, shoes ana leather les
been quite as complete as that Ot WOOL a.
/ though the stock Of boots and shoes 2
warehouses Is much liz ter at this seas Q
than It would have been p month i--fT'
and the loss will Consequently be less E1 ,a-
owners. Besides this, large quantities
boots, shoes and leather were saved, wa.ll
will materially tighten the loss to the suHa5-
ers. The wholesale clothing houses, y u
one or two exceptions, were oOupe-1-'
burned, although a considerable quantity e
goods were saved and the stocks on L-i-
were not very large. With very Il" &
cepti0ns all the commission dry goods h'us9>
are burned 10 the ground, not even the vas
OF the buildings being LETT standing. ne
destruction OF the jobbing houses has l5'1
nearly complete aud the aEens OF the lar7-
est mill in the country says that uuI ,1e
out of all his customers IN the city. a.s .
place lett for his business. The IRE "a D..
reach that section OF the city occupied ny nc
provision, produce, -four and grain lTa-s.
nor were there any lOsse, to the hsn OF '1-'
dealers and but sIiEht damage TO the NLe4e-
s4le grocers. None of tie hotels have been
destroyed. and the railroads, with ile =
ception of the Hartford ami Erie, have NJ
suffered, as the fire did not extend 10 that u
rectio n. There is not likely TO b any 71l
ser ious interruption to business as a VieN :.
the burnt district would at first suggest az
rrith ,!,nra ntoristic or,r. " q lartra numb ,.