St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-11-29
The Frequency of Fires.

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lions nav" follower 'ic large one ana
several smaller ones NAY" ais" occurred.
The people "f that rIty have been ac-
cu>t"mcd I" pay niue regard I" the iir"
ALARM Ic'Ilh% 'iI''' 'h' iic department
would always he able I" >nhduc any
fires likely t" break ont III their cllN o1
stone and brick. 1t Is not ;" NOW. At
III" ilr>t sound "f the hrc alarm, Il h"l-
volts lear seems t" NcIZc the most >t"IId
among the people. ana II the >c'"hd
alarm Is given they rush flantIcali\ T."
the locality of the lire. 1t l. II" Won
der that it is 50. The three large fires
there. within the same number of the
past weeks, are sufficient t" make the
best disciplined community nervous.
and fearful of future calamilic>, though
the Indications may hc but tritlimg.
The large LOSSES of late 10y iiic affect
the whole country. The insurance
companies. in their business relations.
extend all over the county, 80 many
of thc>, companies have lost THEN cap
ital, and gone int" llquidati"m, multi
tudr> of them policy holders are left.
practically. without insurance. and arc
buSilv engaged in seeking Reinsurance
in solvent companies. They are COM
PEELED to do this. and T." Il considerable
extent. lost. more or less hl the amount
they have paid tuI their insurance. Ia
this WAY LOSSES. ON account of these
fires. are distributed into every section
of the c"ur try. particularly among cit
les and the large Villages where in>ur-
anr"> are effected mainly in stock com
pani"S. The people VIII" have lost
their insured property 10y recent fires.
are not therefore. alone the sufferers.
Shall not these ralalnltlr> h" "i some
service to such ~ have. thus far g.
capped They should h". The season
of the year has arrived when hotter fires
are needed than of late. and this should
hc an additional reason tnr all VIII"
have til" care at buildings I" examine,
with the utmost care. their stoves.
pipes, ami Partitions through which
stove pipes pass, and every portion of
their buildings liable t" talk" Inc.
In thus connection 1t may not ht
amI>s I" allIldc t" "nr exposure t" ilr",
especially III I'll" compact portions oil
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might "' "l service "''' nor 'H''I I" Il
What then follows ; The prevention
of such Il calamity. In this. and this
alone i "ur immunity To hr found. This
suggests the closest care and Vigilance
on the part nf the owners of buildings,
and not only the owners. hu the tire
wmdcu>. 1t is their duty t" examine
all buildings twice Il year. and this is