Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-06
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INV YORK. ----.
F. w. farrH Es}, soy. Dalc)ck Fire r.
hHTusirr Co.
DE,E SR A. son have boen informed by
the Fine Department reports, Stoinway Hall
had o urrruw cscnrc on Friday Inst, the goth
alt nmins thc course Df construction Of a
new external unrouf. covering tie previously
existing sla,e one, The wood work was ignitcd
iruin The mall mrnncoof one Of the iin-smiths.
and a strong westerly wind prevailing at tho
time au alarming fire vas so0n in progress
Being I'M very Inaccessible place, between the
two roof, and ma water available, very little
could be done until the Fire Department should
arrive and a stream from an eneinc could be
brought To bear, which at the great height
would have been very difficult. At this
inneture the Central Insurance Patrol ar
rived with "a BAhcOck extinguishcr. and
with IL put out the fire in less than one
minute The damage by lire was less than
$500, and had it been necessary to put in
stream from nm engine, tho damage from water
would have amounted IN many thousands of dol
hrs.
We proved our faith in your machines By
ordering, some months since ten for our facto-
~: we now wish YOU TO send US iyemnre 70 the
iactury, and five 70 Steinway HALL
We consider ourselves indebted 10 the Ex-
TINGUisHER as having saved rs from serious in
convenience and los, and believe them to be
the best protection against fire
As this is a matter Of pnblio interest, you
are at liberty to publish this letter it it IL your
desire to do 50.
Very truly yours,
srllNwAY K SONS.
NJ. }. Francisco, Of Rutland, has been ap-
pointed geucnl agent Tor Vermont of the Bah
cock Fire Extinguisher, and he will place local
agents in all the principal towns, thus enabling
business men to supply themselves with this
valuable machine for protection against fire -
Every manuEctory and business man should
have one mr. more of them.
- Henry Wand Bcechcr, in speaking OF
/ the "dry rot of the times ''n, Illustrated in the
| late deialcstiun Of Mills Of Brooklyn, remarks
| 4 process. uf moral dce5mpo>ilon las been 60
/ ing On Cor years IN our society, hidden beneath
the !pld- Of personal responsibility md out
ward decorum. us bard TO say where ihi-
interior and Invisible rot nny eot show i,scll
next. AZ tho same tune, be Is IL superficial
observer who draws from this state OF fucts ar
4 inference nf despair There Is rnorpl yitdit,
enough in onr system 70 expcl this disease from
the body polite, and Z, restore soundnes
to brain aoi heart and limb. Tic coming
men ia our public service will respond /,
the instructive demands Of the people o
a rest ration Of official parity in our az
fairs General llawley- who, by the way
is inevitably one of our coming men-.ne
the case perfectly Ia hi- recent speech on th,
Cenennnl eelebrad,r 10 described .. Ii.
Centennial B9ald Of Finance as being com
posed Of men above even suspicion ia thci
fidelity Not dulIar," he added, "Of thu
million We need can be disl,urstd without tloi
approval Of the sum and the purpo.e. Per
haps blush Il little in feeling tina, il mny no
be out Of place t. gige you those assurances o.
integrity. The management Of even this ma
ti0rm and patriotic enterprise san not escap'
all errors u Judgment. Bat il the people dis
coyera corrupt breach of trust on the part 0
any person charged with this stored duty, the,
shall ouly sh,1t himou tho spot That Is th'
watch word for the hour The same pcnalt,
) which Nas dozen year+aeo 10 be visited o.
the man who sluull haai down tho flag is nov
TO be meted out to lin who shall :. miSapply ,
money that a ,es not belnng 10 him. This
the new species nf treas IN which so have L
; fight against Ling live the Repuidicl Bu
il can not liyel,ng il is frame he eaten ava
by "tlie dfy-rot Of tic tiie."