Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-02-05
Mortified.
DISASTROUS rIRE

At a quarter past five O'Clock Friday P N
Jan 3l,t, fire was diseoyered. in the fourth story
OF picker room. Of the wooden factory of j
Gould & N, at Gouldsville. Ina few moments
it had spread with a rapidty which plainly
showed the whole building was doomed to de-
straction
The alarm was Immediately given by ringing
the factory bell, and soon there were many
willing hands at work removing any thing OF
value from the building.
Word was quickly sent to tie Depot village for
the assistance Of the FIRE companies, which soon
arrived, but owing to the deep snow and many
hindrauces, it was some little time before they
could he Of any service. Ii is thought that
bad tho engines been provided with runners
they would have arrived much sooner. They,
however, soon made up for lost time, by thor
oughly drenching barn standinga little to
the east Of the factory, which with its hay had
caught fire. They were also successful in saw
ing sone seventeen barrels Of lard oil, stored
in the cellar of building between the barn
and the factory. This building was almost en-
tiroly burned to the gr. ind In stopping the
Ere here they perhaps ayed the whole village
from burning.
For time il was lea fel the clearinghouse
would burn, and, as usual at fires, the furui-
ture wa- put out Of the way Of being injured,
by smashing it out Of the windows-but owing
10 the noble eG rts Of few men, the house
was saved with but "a slight scorcAing.
Hundreds Of people assembled from all parts
of the village doing all that could be done to
save the property and check the flames, but
such wns the upidty Of tho FIRE that within
an hour and half after the fire was frs. seen
the main part Of the building had gone.
NJ > FIRE company left at 10 o'clock and No.
l at H. BY this fire some sixty (6O) hands
are suddenly thrown out Of employment, many
of whom depended on each days labor for
their living, and what they are to do now the
rest of the winter is hard To tell
Massrs. joseph and Joseph W. Gould have
borne themselves up brayely under this great
loss, and they, as well as the poor people who
are thrown out of work, receive the sympathy
of the entire community.
During, or alter the FIRE, some despicabe
crayens helped themselves to what they could
carry home, such as several cuts Of cloth, two
tubs Of butter, one tub Of pork, and several
such things that were never known to walk
away without help. Language fails to give
such persons hard enough name, and he who
takes Advantage Of another's misfortune, de-
serves the scorn and contempt Of all, as well
as the States Prison.
The loss OF the Messrs. Gould is very heavy
The insurance is about S35, 900. They wer,
also heavy losers by the Boston fire, bu
fortunately are not left poor They own larg,
number of houses in the village and may re
build. The cause OF the fire is unknown, bu
was first seen in the picker's room.
The Insurance is placed 10 the following
companies; Pennsylvania, Sc 500; West
chester, $780, National Of Bangor, Me.
50 900; Franklin Of Penn, SO 500; Nationa
of Penn, $4,000; Eureka Of Pittsburgh, So,
500 Millville, IN. 3D. $4,000; Delaware
81 ESQ; German of Penn, $4,000; People
of Phila,, 81 ESQ; Newton Of Penn, 81 $50
Iron City of Pittsburgh, 81 1850; Manu-
facturers of Phila., 81 $50 St. Paul (Minn.,
SO 500: City of Pittsburgh, 81 $50; Vernon
Mutual, $4,000; Alemania,s So coo; tota
S3i 800.
In addition to the above was policy O
50 200 in the Royal Co., on goods and stock il
the store house, on which the loss was on
Sie5.
- Ia our last issue we mentioned that Mel
vim II. Chase, on the eth ult., had three fin
gers cut oil his right hand by n circular say
belonging to the Chair Shop, but this wee
we are glad to present the bright side Of tn
accident in saying that the officers and en-
ployees Of the Chair Shop at once raised
purse Of $50, which they presented to MI
Chase. Ills card Of thanks will be found /
another column.
The reading by Miss Nina r. Gregory, az
yertsed for Friday evening last, was postpone
arbitrarily by the fire at Gouldsylle. We III
, derstond that on Friday Of this week the Rev
DR., Lord, of Montpelier, will appear beior
the Association at lIowes Hall. Subject
" Italy - and Miss Nina T.. Gregory on Fr
day of next week, followed by Murray on ii
l0th inst.