The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-19

brought into healthy condition.
The young man who claims the posses
sion of talent or gcnus should prove it by
the royal seal of deep thought and good
work
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a CONELAeilshrsON.
TIE OLD VILLAGE HALL Burned.
Somo licry gicnAIni,ccnecs.
TIE FIFE.
Sleeping people were reused Saturday
night OF Sunday morning by the cry of
Fire! - Sleepy heads were presented at
windows Some persons in the street were
running, others walking, and others stanG-
ing about; This seemed rather cool for
fire, and the sleepy lookcrs-on went TO bed
resolved TO complain of the police through
the newspapers for tolerting noisy sounds
in the street alarmingly like the cry Of fire
Then there was yell Of "Fi-a!" which
was probably some more larling, for sleepy
eyes again at the window could not per
ceive that the person who originated this
sound was doing anything about it. After
awhile there was the rattle Of the hose car
riagc bells, and the hose carriage paused
in the street opposite the Dardwell House,
and pondered Il long time, as if in doubt
whether there was fire or not. Somebody
said il was the old house on the corner of
Merchants Row and Washington Street,
opposite the Bardwell House. Still the
hose carriage stood and pondered Then
the steamer arrived and paused and smoked
and pondcred. The old house grew red in
the windows and smoked. After awhile
the steamer started leisuroly up the street,
smoking and pondcring, and travelling with
the alacrity of hcarsc Two men stood
by the burning house Ike the boy who
''stood on the burning deck One lcant
against the door and the other had his
hands in his pockets. They conycrscd
till the flames began to burst ont ut the
roof and through the windows, when they
retired, and at the same time the hose car
rage, which had disappeared in the gloom,
following off the engine, returned, unwind
ing its coils and began to play on the
house. But soon the building was scanned
from top to bottom with fiery gaps like
blazing crochet work 1t was made up of
a compound of flames and glowing Goals,
tracing the architecture with white and red
hues, while flames, sparks and smoke rose
in volumes high in the air, and spread as
gently as they could in the still air towards
the Bardwcl House 1t was too late to
save the old village hall, whose roof in Il
short time began to fall in, but DIR. Gold
smiths Office had taken fire, and a power
full stream was turned on it. Another hose
was brought, which ovcrdid itself and
burst. The locomotives screamed long and
loudly as if they felt a personal interest in
the matter.
A crowd began to gather, which gradual
chance to give them sprinklng. at whicl,
the dry ones laughed, and the wet ones scat
tered and hypocritically pretended to enjoy
the joke. The fence took fire, but the
flames were stopped by pulling away sec
ton. Then the whole house staggered and
fell, sending up great gush Of flames and
heat, followed by an explosion like a small
quantity of powder among the ruins.
Three or four trains came in and gave
their passengers chance to enjoy the
spectacle of the brilliant lighting up OF
near objects and the fading of the more
distant into dimncss and obscurty.
While the flames were consuming the
roof Of the Doctors Office two men came
out at the door apparently through tho
midst of the fire. They brought the pigeon
holes Of desk. They returned and
emerged with the balance of the desk
Then another darted in and came out. AT
some personal peril he had rescued broom.
The doctors valuable library was next
brought forth. Then the flames were COL
under, hut burst out again, and though tho
iiremen fought nobly none of the dry
wooden structure was saved.
OF course it is easy for man sitting in
a hotel window, to criticise other people at
work He naturally wants to hurry them.
What seems to him half an hour may be
but three minutes. Time flies very rapidly
when house is on fire. The Grcmen
worked well and marched close up to the
fire when they had once got the hose turn.
ed upon it,
When the Doctors Office finally col
thoroughly alrc it burned very brightly
and with good deal of cracking, and
was much longer in consuming than the
village hall. The brightness of the display
was little interiered with by the streams OF
water, which seemed to go everywhere
else, though of course an idle looker-on is
not expected to comprehend all that is
done by the active workers. When the
iierccness of the flames had subsidized, the
standing parts were knocked down, and
the show was over.
we have three fire engines: No. 1, a
hand engine, which did not come OUT No.
q another hand engine, which had been
taken to pieces and was being painted and
NO. y, steamer, which brought out her
Old leather, leaky hose, doubtless being UNI
willing to soil her white new rubber hose
with the putting out of burning nui-
sance