The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-06

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it moved off at rapid rate. The trip
was made from Rutland to Brandon in jus,
twenty-eight minutes. No delay or acct
dent occurred, except killing two horses
near Pittsford quarry station.
On arriving at Brandon the Washing
ton engine was speedily taken from the
car, and proceeded at once to the scene of
the fire, put in position, and quickly at
work under the direction of foreman Major
Ross.
TIE FIRE.
Rumors had reached Rutland before the
train left that the scale works of the Bran
non Manufacturing Company, also that the
new Simonds block, in which was located
many of the principal stores of the town,
had been destroyed But, happily, it was
found on arriving there that only the office
and store house of the Brandon Manufac-
turing Company had burned, and that tie
fire was measurably under control. Yet
the heavy wind blowing made careful at
tention necessary to protect adjoining
buildings which were endangered.
About half-part six o'clock the store
room of the Brandon Manufacturing Com
pany was discovered to be on fire in the
rear part, where were scales packed ready
for shipment. The wind blowing fiercely
at the time the flames burst forth from the
building, and they spread rapidly over the
building, consuming it in short time. The
whistle of the scale works Immediately
sounded a fire alarm and the people rallied
to the rescue. The fire company immedi
ately manned their engine, which was loca-
ted in one of the buildings of the Brandon
Manufacturing Company, and Immediately
commenced to valiantly fight the fiery
element, but it leaped from one building to
another with such rapidity that the efforts
of the firemcn were of little avail, and soon
reached the business Office of the company,
situated some five or six rods distant in front
of the store house, which was also quickly
consumed, but fortunately time was given
for the removal of all papers and the con-
tents of the safe.
A brick building three stories high,
used for dry house for seasoning lumber,
with the tinshop of the company in the
upper stories, situated few feet north of
the storehouse, soon caught fire. The eff
forts of the fire company were at once
concentrated upon this building, and they
were making every effort to quench the
flames already bursting through the roof,
when the boys of Washington Engine
company came up on double quick, who
were hailed with long and prolonged
cheers as they appeared in sight. They at
once took their position across the river,
near BOWS sash and blind mandatory,
and played upon the rear of the building,
and after an hours faithful work, with
the assistance of the people of Brandon on
the brakes, succeeded in stopping the
flames and saving the building. This
building had been partially cleared its
contents.
sIMoNDs' BLOCK AND OTHER BUILDINGS.
The substantial and fine brick block
built by the late John Simonds,
standing IL few feet south, and occupied
by u. Clark, tobacconist, Ozro Meacham,
clothing, Dea Robert Forbes, druggists,
and Simonds and Osgood, dry goods, was
in imminent peril from the burning build
ing, and it seemed inevitable for long
time that it must become victim to the
flames. But, through the efforts of the cit
liens, not Of tie Brandon fire company, the
building was saved. When it became
evident that no efforts were to be made by
the Brundon firemen in the direction of ST.
monds' block, DR.. A. II. Woodland and S.
l.. Goodell formed fire brigade consisting
of women and men, organizing line
reaching from the upper dam to the build
ing, the men passing up the pals filled will
water, and the ladies passing the empty
pals back Men were stationed in the
upper story, who, hanging out of the win
dows in dangerous positions with dippers
was fast imperiling the build
ing Carpets were thrown ovei
put out the burning cornice which
the end of the building and
kept wet by pals of water being poured
upon them, but the flames were so intense
that the carpeting caught fire and burned
Nearly five hundred dollars in value wa
thus destroyed. After an hour of persis
tent work by this organized line the people
saved to Brandon its most substantial bust
, ness block. 1t is not necessary to describ,
the details of the saving of this block ever
If the space was afforded.
All honor is due to the women of Bran
don who heroicly stood so long and lahore,
so diligently in this hour of peril to thei
town.
The sash and blind mandatory of Doy
IL Co., across the river, was in danger a
one time-the wind blowing the spark
r under the roof-but by careful .watchin
1 no damage was none The wheelrigh
r shop of Sumner Briggs also across III
+ river, was endangered but came throug
n the trial with only serious scorching.
+; During the first half hour of the fire I'll
C wind blew cinders into different parts
the village, setting fire to roofs, which wei
discovered in season and put out.