The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-15
BURNING OF A RAILROAD
BRIDGE AT FERRISBURG.
TWO MILLS AND A DWELLING HOUSE
CONSUMED.
Loss on Bridge, $4,000 Insurance, s4,5Oo-
No Insurance on Buildings.

On Monday afternoon the Central Yer
mont railroad met with serious loss by
the destruction of the railroad bridge over
the creek at Center Ferrisburg, on the Rut-
land division, together with the highway
bridge, Touring mill, dwelling house, and
n saw MILL
The bridge caught from the engine Ad-
Olson, on No. 3 freight train, passing Fer
risburg at 11.40 a. M, William Pelsue
conductor.
The bridge was quickly consumed, its
timbers and embers falling into the chasm
below. 1t quickly communicated to the
highway bridge spanning the same stream.
Spreading to Touring MILL saw mill and
dwelling house in the vicinity, which
were soon in ruins. Several other buildings
in the neighborhood were in serious danger
for a time. The wind blew strong and the
dwelling of A. Satterlee and Joseph Bar
\ mum, situated on the main road, hundred
rods from the track, caught fire from the
sparks, but the flames were put out with
out doing much damage Help was sent
from Nergennes with the fire engine and
one hose company, but they arrived too
late to be OF service.
The freight train from the north passed
through the bridge while it was on fire,
but escaped uninjured. The Touring mill
was owned by Martin 81 Perry, and was
valued at $4,000; no insurance. The saw
mill was owned by Joseph Barnum, and
occupied by c. r. Green rs a spool manu-
factory. Valued at 50 ,0O0 no insurance.
The dwelling house near the mill was oc-
cupied by Mr.. Chase, the miller.
The bridge was insured; valued at
$4,000, and insured for 81, 500 in the Lon
don, Liverpool and Globe, at the agency
OF NJ. j. Francisco, Rutland.
A trestle bridge will be Immediately
erected, and it is expected to be so far
completed that trains can pass over by
Wednesday afternoon. The Boston mail
train was compelled to carry around yes
terday. The passengers were transferred
by coaches and teams kindly furnished by
the people of Vergennes.
LATER PARTICULARS.
Directly after the way freight train,
leaving Burlington at 0:25, passed Ferris
burgh, smoke was noticed issuing from
the bridge. The station agent, who was
the first to discover the smoke, imme-
dietely gave the alarm, and was joined by
some men who were bailing hay near by.
Before they could reach the bridge the
flames were beyond their reach. AT this
point the way freight train leaving Rut-
land at five o'clock arrived, and the loco
motive was run into the bridge with the
hope that the train men could reach the
flames with water from the en-
CINE, but they were unable to do
any good. 1t now became neces-
sary to move the engine from the bridge
While moving through the bridge three of
the freight cars took fire but were speedily
cxtinguished. The bridge was now COM
pletely enveloped in flames The covered
highway bridge across the stream (the
Little Otter Creek about one hundred feet
distant, was in ashes in an incredibly short
time. From it the fire communicated to
j. II. Barnum's mill, occupied by Wesley
Jackman, wheelwright, c. II. Green's saw
mill, Martin and Perry's grist mill, which
were quickly destroyed. The wind was
blowing gale from the north and it was
impossible TO save anything. A small
house occupied by VIM. Chase, miller, was
also destroyed, but its contents were saved
excepting valuable gold watch, which il
supposed to have been stolen. The depo
building was threatened at one time, bu
by a change of wind it was saved.
The railroad bridge was built about si1
years ago and was valued at $4,000. TIT
highway bridge was an old one, but il
good repair, valued at 81 Goo j. r. Bar
NUNS loss on buildings is $4,000 Martin
and Perry, loss on grist mill and one dwell
ing, $4,000. The railroad bridge wa
across chasm 1G5 feet long and 100 fee
deep. The passengers on the New Yorl
express were ferried across the creek nea
Ferrisburgh. None of the trains were mucl
delayed in consequence of the transfer.
!, Superintendent j. w. Hobart and Jess
Burdett, and Station Agent Simonds wer
vigilant in the transfer of passengers, max
ing everything as agreeable as pcssbl
under the circumstances