The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-29
FIR i3S.


At the hour of 9 o'clock and 90 minutes,
on Wednesday afternoon, just as the voters
had assembled, in the annual village meet
ing, an alarm OF fire was given which re-
suited in hasty adjournment until seven
o'clock in the evening. The fire was soon
ascertained to be in the Eastward and
proceeded from barn situated on the
north portion of East street, owned by
Edwin Edgerton, esq. The fire depart
ment Immediately rallied but arrived too
late, more than to put out the burning
embers, and protected the buildings in the
vicinity from the occasional sparks that
flew about.
The building was now used only for
storage aud burned rapidly. rho sides
and roof were burned Off and had COM
municated the fire TO the dry grass around
running over considerable adjacent ground
Three or four tons of hay in the building
which was destroyed, creating Il dense
smoke. The frame Of the building was
pushed over upon the burning hay, y hen
the Nickwackett and Washington engine
companies, uniting their hose, with
stream of water playing confined the fire
to the smouldering mass. AT one time the
sparks fell thickly upon the out buildings
belonging 10 DR.. James B. Porter, and had
a high wind been blowing the danger
would have been serious. The buildings
rn,,Nnunl IN thpir location about a
year ago for the purposes for which they
were used. The fire is supposed TO have
originated from boys smoking in the barn,
as they were seen playing in the vicinity a
few moments before the flames appeared.
The loss is estimated at $3.50 on the build.
ing and the loss on hay at $50. No insur-
ance.
At Ludlow.
The small factory situated in that part of
Ludlow known as 'Grahamsville," was to-
tally consumed on Wednesday morning. the
2Sth inst. The fire was discovered about
. o'clock, and was then under such head
way that any attempt to stay its progress,
was entirely out of the question, the whole
front part of the building being wholly en-
veloped in flames.
The mill was used for the manufacture
of blankets, and until recently had been
run by William Barns d Co. This COM
pany failed recently, and for short time
past, what manufacturing has been done
was by the Messrs. j. w. & E. g. Petit
grew of Ludlow, who possessed themselves
of the balance of stock on hand at the time
of the failure. and were running it out at
the time the building burned. The
title to the building, together with other
real estate, is in the name of Joshua Ward,
who formerly resided and carried on man
uiac,uring at Ludlow. There was no in
surance on the building or ON the personal
property destroyed.
Al Springfield.
Our citizens were again startled We'd
nesday morning by the dread cry of fire
and it was not long before they were all OF
the spot. The fire proceeded from one oil
the shops occupied by the Industrial
Works and owned by Brink & Co., and or
the site of what was formerly the ole
paper MILL" The shops are two in mum
Der and are situated about 100 feet apar
connected by a wooden bridge. Both shop.
were of wood two stories high, and eaci
were about 40x60 feet in size The build
ing which was burnt was situated on til,
| eide of tho nj &ba,
ly building of the two, and contained al
the machinery, tools, etc.
A saw mill containing valuable circu
lar saw was in building adjoining thi
shop, and office, lumber sheds, etc., wer
in close connection. The fire was discov
cred about three o'clock and was confine,
to the upper story, the flames bursting
through the roof, and was burning fiercel
when discovered. The Torrent engine wa
soon on the spot, but its one stream coul
not have saved the other buildings in clos
proximity. The Washington engine (ou
new one) was packed up all ready to be re
1 turned, but was unpacked and was soon O
: work with its two streams and did goo
3 execution. The other building was save
1 by pulling down the bridge, and keepin
it damp with water.
: The fire burned briskly until mornin
lighting up the whole village so you coul
see to read newspaper in any part, bl
G was confined to the building where fir
+, discovered. Various opinions are afloi
8 this morning as to the cause, some thinkin
it was the work of an incendiary, as thel
was no fire in the building on Tuesday.
looks rather suspicious, following so 500
. after the fire on the river road, to which Il
C cause could be assigned The loss is EST
# mated at $4,000. Brink & Co. have $4, 0(
C insurance on building, machinery, etc
c $4,000 of which only is available, as Il
# other is in unsound companies. The Ii
I. dustrial works are insured for 81 900 c
= stock, which will cover abont half the los
}. The lumber sheds were saved, as were Il
d books and papers, butithe office, saw mil
q shop and storeroom are mass of ruin
d Our people are awakening to the danger
n having poor engines, and the Washingtc
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