Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-05-07
ANOTHER GREAT FIRE At MONT
pELTER


PELIER.
uenty stores and Houses Burnt ---H.Oss
SIIi,OOO.-.-Tbc Fire the WORK Of nn
Incendiary.
Another very destructive fire broke out
in Montpelier about midnight on Friday
night, which before four O'Clock Saturday
morning laid in ashes some twenty stores
aud dwelling houses, including all but
three near the junction of State and Main
streets, extending ON both sides southery
to the track and depot oftbe Montpelier and
Wells River railroad ana also including
five dwelling houses on Barre street, rum
ming at right angles with Main, the district
lying south of, aud adjacent TO, the late
fire.
II was discovered in wood shop in the
rear Of Jefferson Bruce's brick house and
store on Main street connecting that and
large livery stable owned by r. j. Hub
bard and occupied by John q. Adams, and
was doubtless the work of an incendiary.
Fifteen horses were GOT out of the stable
alive.
The wind at times being quite brisk from
the west the flames spread with flighlrul
rapidity and soon envelupcd the whole of
South Main street on both sides and the
western end Of Barre street.
The force pump of the Montpelier car
shop saved the Wells River depot and the
Arch bridge, while the firemen work ed no.
bly, to prevent it extending north. En-
gines were sent for and arrived from Barre
and Mortified about three O'Clock, after
the tire had nearly spent itself.
About an hour previous to this lire, the
house of Mr.. Fales, on State street, oppo-
site the American House, was entered in
the rear and a fire sci in the cham Der closet
Of the ell, which was fortunately discover
ed and put ont. The same scoundrel IL
supposed TO have set Bruce's shop on fire.
This fire is very serious one, many FAM
lilies in moderate circumstances losing al
most everything. Large quantities of
goods aud furniture were consumed after
being got out, while many had no place to
deposit their goods, such was The rapidly
of the conaagrallon.
\ Montpelier dispatch dated on Sunday
says:--
The extent Of the disastrous lire Of Sat
urday last will be understood when ID is
known that between State street and the
Winooski river, distance OF some nifty
rods, and 10 that time quite thickly set with
residences, stores ana shops, only eight
buildings now remain, six al the north aud
two at the south end. Nine residences
were also destroyed on Barre street. 1t is
said that thirty Two buildings in all were
destroyed. The effect OF the severe strug-
giles with the flames and the hard work of
~ ff htif -
| confusion and restore to the rightIul own
ers such property as was not destroyed was
plainly manifest in the thin congregations
Of to-day.
Many who are not fully insured have
not the means to rebuild. The insurance
companies losses are estimated as follows:
Vermont Mutual, SIS 900, which may be
reduced to S26, 900; Westchester, $1,000
Globe, $500; Amazon, 5000; Lycoming,
S35OOi Windsor County, $500; Fame, Sll00;
Kansas, s25OO; Hudson, sll00; Connecti-
cut River, $3.50; Champlain, 500; Plant
ors', st. Louis, $1,000; Merchants, New
York, $500; Citizens, SlisO.
This and the previous large fires have
destroyed about One-half of the business
section Of Montpelier, but several new
buildings are already rapidly going up, in
Guiding the new hotel on the old Pavilion
lot, and others will speedily follow. Mont
pelier is likely 10 he busy the coming sum
mer. The fires have blotted ont many old
land marks, which will soon be replaced
by more modern structures, adding great
ly 10 the beauty of this picturesque Capital
of the Green Mountain State.
a dispatch of the 81 inst, says: ~ re-
vision of the losses and assurances at the
late fire foots up this morning as follows;
Estimated losses, Sl56, 900; assurances, $685.,
$780, There are doubtless other small loss
es, but this is nearly the total amount.
There was much stealing at the lire, and
to day officers are searching the houses Of
suspected parties"