The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-08-26

bill Tor SlO,OOO, aud not let his furniture
be sold
Fifteen or sixteen workmcn wero en-.
ployed on n building in West. Eleventh
street when it fell The side walls fell
into the building and the front walls fell
into the street, burying beneath mass
Of bricks, stones and other debris the un.
fortunate laborcrs who were at work.
The bodies Of FIVE dead men, aud eight
seriously wounded have been taken from
the ruins. The body of boy is also re-.
ported taken out.
Charles Il. Ferris, late agent of the
National Express Company, and Of the
Harlem Extension Railroad Company, at
Lake Mahopac, who it is said, decamped
on the 18th, with 81 1900 belonging to
the express company, and $1,000 of the
railroad company, was arrested Friday in
a house Of prostitution in West 10th
street, and taken back to Putnam coun-
ty.
The funeral services of the late DIR.
Spring pastor Of the "Old Brick Church. 81
in this city, were held this morning. The
church was crowded with clergymcn
from almost all religious denominations,
The remains were placed in an elegant
silver. mounted casket, covered with black
cloth. The officiating clergymen were
Rev. Drs. Vandyke, Ormston, Tying and
Adams each of whom delivered sermon
eulogistic Of the deceased.
Leopold Vumta, Swede, who cam,
from Wisconsin to embark for Europe
fell overheard from the ferry at the foo
of Exchange Place. Jersey City, ut mid
night. a ferry hand named Broderick
jumped into the river and rescued him
when he was put on the boat and sent t.
New York. While crossing the river h,
fell into the hands of some sharpers, wht
robbed him of $500
GREAT FIRE IN BELFAST ME.-A mos
destructive fire broke out in Belfast Sat
urday. 1t commenced in Dennotts sal
loft, north Of r. Libby Il Sons wharf, ant
spread with fearful rapidity along tn,
wharves as far as Carriers ship yard and
the railway crossing, Union street, ex
tending to high street, consuming all tn,
buildings in its southerlv course as far a
the house of Il. r. Boyle on High street
where The fire was stayed. Over II;
buildings were destroyed, mostly of wood
The whole loss, as near as can be est
mated, is nearly half million dollars.
Excepting one or two s,eamboa
wharves, with single exception, all tn
prominent wharf buildings were burnt
together with the stores of r. Sibley 4
Sons, Pitcher Il Gorham, j. w. Freder
lex d Co., W. b. Swan a. Co., Danie
Lane, the Belfast Foundry, W. Pitche
a. Sons store houses, Carter Il Co 5 shi
yard with Que or more vessels Oh tn
stocks, NJ. Il. Cooper's lumber yard
Matthews q Co.'s sash and blind factory
G. r. Thomb's sail loft' ID. w. Dyer
: Co.'S marine railway on High street, tn
valuable house of James Gilmore, tn
! Josiah Farrow House, the Carter House
the Rockingham House, and the house
Of Il. W. Stephenson, d. w. Dyer, A.
Fauncc and Il. r. Boyle
9 AT least $50 families are renderc
homeless.
SAD AccIDENT-On Monday, 18th, q
New Market Junction, n. H., on the al
rival of the train from Boston on the i
7 e. NJ. r. r., man jumped off from on
Of the forward cars and saluted Mr.. j OBJ
West, one Of the Concord fireman, an
shaking hands, said that he was brothe
fireman, and was always happy to meC
his companions in service. A genert
: and friendly salutation took place, an
the stranger said be was going down Ea'
to spend week on vacation, cougratuli
9 ting himself upon good time At tn
moment the cars began to move He re
r marked Good by, boys" and attemp
cd to jump on the train. Missing h
: footing and partly his hold, he fell, an
;; was almost Instantly caught by one oft5
fireman an a member of Odin's Bant
For moment it looked as though, at tn
peril of their lives, he would be saved
e but he was eau ght, and and the wheels {
: four cars passed directly over his body
I rolling him some distance and crushin
= him to atoms, strewing his bowels alou
= the track The lookers-on were shocked
: several ladies' who stood within few fee
tainted. On examination, his name WI
found to be G. G. fitzpatrick Of Bdd'
S ford, Me.