St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-11-15
THE PROGRESS OF THE FIRE.

the scene, with the apparatus. in some
instances man-power being substituted
for dumb animal muscle. 1t did not
take many minutes for the Chief to dis
cover that he had Il very dangerous an
tagoniSt to fight. and one that was bent
upon proving upon the very vitalS OF
the city, the fire starting i'll nearly the
centre of the most valuable business
portion of the city. Other alarms were
soon sounded. and within an hour the
department of the entire city was sum
moned to the spot and were assigned
posts of duty i'll the locality. When
the first alarm was sounded few people
We're near. That section of the city. it
Is we'll known. after business hours. cS-
pecially Saturday. presents deserted
appearance. but il was soon thronged
with people. BY eight o'clock what APP
peared IL serious danger had assumed
an alarming aspect. The whole >trIlc-
tire in which the fire appeared WAS en-
vclopcd in flames. throwing out an in
tense heat, which attacked the tircmcn
III their attempts to control the tire.
and shortly endangered the surround
ing buildings. SO serious Il matter had
ii become ut that early hour that. in adj
ditinn to our own department. it WIS
found advisable to send to other places
tor aid. of which an account appears in
another place in this report.
THE r,T,Ir,II
The spreading of the terrible caIami-
" of this ever memorable night. doubt .
less started III the fall of the lucklc>s
building where the fire first appeared.
ih>,elu "l iiili'lS III Il IiIlili.'>S WAY 'h'
N'IiS pare" l"" !"''l''i''' WIN crush
III uile'eil' "Ie''i"ii>' one naming lh'"
summer "i,o' nv" N"iE >'','
street, anu .ill'u p"I!l"ii i'I'In" "a'h
upon It Sll'"'i,,i .!'i'''l'iS III 'n' lt"''
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generally from the northwest. although
the wind "cclSl"nallN came t" the dun"
westward and a point "r tW" I" the
south. he fearful heat of the burning
building before 1t fell had affected tn"
adjoining structures and the flames
quickly communicated I" the adjoining
estates ANA
TIE MARCH OF THE FIRE
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.d fearful results. .t,rtium nj tI, ,,.t-
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PREPARING TO MOVE AND MOVING.
At midniuht the streets wore fuIl of
MOVING. Uurryiuu her, and th,r,
,y,r, nconIc nf all ,I,.... md ,.,,,Ji
tinus with huudI,s and b,,,.r.,,,,. of .,II
kinds and hur,viur trnm tL,. .,Iv,n,.iu,,
flames. Fvcryvhrrr was tn Inc seen
men with the books of their firms under
their arms. with the remark THAT i MI
we could save" Thieves win their
plumber of every conceivable kind. and
good-natured forarcrs. with articles
which had been given them. tu"ocd
along the sidewalks with their forage.
In advance of these the note of prrpar-
alton to move waS everywhere Souutlcd.
and every team possible WIS pressed
into service. Early in the evening
McssrS. Jordan X Marsh and Chandler
& Co and other large business houses