Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-09-10
Fire in East Calais.


HEAVY loss.
On Friday night last, about midnight, FIR,
was discovered in the basement Of the store il
East Calais, Moscow owned by W II Ride
out, and occupied by Mcssrs Wing and Ride
out as a hardware store and tin shop, and be-
iere It's progress could be Jed it had con
sumed large portion Of the business part o.
the village. At the time the FIRE was discover
ed the wind was blowing freshly from thcnorth
and rs there are no facilities for extnguishinq
fire is progress was rapid
The fire soon destroyed the tin shop, nothing
Of any consequence being saved The second
story of the building was occupied by the iami-
ly Of Mr. Ridoout, and by that Of Mr. A. j.
Batcheldcr, while Mr. Wing occupied rooms
in the third story The FIRE was discovered by
Mrs Rideout, who got up to prepare some
medicine for her husband, who was sick She
notified all the tenants Of the house, but 80
quickly did the flames spread that it was with
difficulty that they got out in safety Miss
Flora Nelson, Of Woodbury., who was visiting
Mr.. Bntchelder's family, had her feet blister
ed in coming down stairs. Nothing of any
value was saved in the entire building, and sew
eral nice dresses which Mrs Batchclder was
making, belonging TO other parties. were de-
stroyed The books Of the store Of Wing and
Rideout had been the previous evening carried
up into Mr.. Rideout's rooms, and at a great
risk Of life be went back o second time into the
burning building and secured them The old
books belonging tot the firm Of Wing and Hicks,
were destroyed The firm Of wing and Ride
out was a comparatively new one, but it was
doing an excellent bueincss, and the loss falls
heavily upon them. The building was valued
at $4,000, and insured for slio0 The insur-
ance upon the tools in the shop was S225, and
on the goods Sljo0-in the Vermont Mutual.
The flames next reached the barn belonging
to =. f. Whtchor, which was soon destroyed.
It, value was 500, and insurance sec, In the
Vermont Mutual
The next building south WAS the shoe store
Of D. B. Fay. Very little Of Mr. Fay's stock
was saved The upper part Of the building
was occupied by Wing & Rilcout as a paint
shop, and some Of the material was got ont Of
the building, but was subsequently burned in
the street Mr. Fay's loss is about 500,
upon which there was no Insurance.
The next buildings 90 sucoumb 20 the fury
Of the flames were the hotel building. Ell.
sheds and barn recently purchased Of James
Morse (who now keeps the Plaiufell Springs
Hotol) by Phiuca- Wheeler This hotel prop
erty was in excellent rcpnir Che lower story
having been raised up and new story
been put under lat season Mr. Wheeler has
also made extensive repairs upon the property.
1t was one OF the best country hotel buildings
in the county Mr. Wheeler's loss is about
$4,000, upon which there are assurances in the
Vermont Mutual for ) / $50 On the real estate,
and $500 on personal property
In the rear Of the hotel property, and upon
the bank OF the stream, stood the old sash and
blind shop and -torehouse belonging to Allen
n Goodell. This shop had recently been con-
vertcd into a cooper shop, for which business
new machinery had been purchased. Mr. Cbas
Burnap was partner Of Mr. Goodell in the
purchase Of the machinery The buildings
and all their contents were consumed. The in-
surance upon the buildings was $500, aud
upon the personal property S2l2, in the YER
mont Mutual This is a heavy loss to Mr.
Goodell, WHO'S an elderly man.
The house Of Mr.. 4. G Pearce stood next
south Of the hotel, and here, by the exer,ions
Of the neigbbors, who bad by this time nearly
all turned out, the progress Of the flames was
what scorched.