The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-17
OPERA HOUSE FIRE.
Loss Nearly $685. oo---Removals---viow Of
the Ruins "Reminiscences Farewell.

was $40, 900. Dunn & Cramton estimate
the loss on their stock at $4,000, and j.
G. Dunn's loss on his block Is $4,000. Nj.
9. Hayes estimates his loss Mt S12 900.
w. P. Cadys is probably $1,000. These
are the principal losses, and the others will
foot up $4,000. The insurance will be
found on the outside of the paper.
Ph@nix block and valique,te's wooden
block, on the east side of Merchants Row,
are badly scorched, so that they must be
repalnted the awnings are burned and
many of the windows are broken. To-day,
instead of show windows. trimmed with
laces and brilliant ribbons, instead of silver
and jewels rejecting the light, unsightly
boards nailed up for protection meet the
eye. The only damage done to the south
ern half of Phoenix block. belonging to J
w. Cramton,is the breaking OF the window
of Ben X. Chases Jewelry store. Mr..
Chase packed up his stock for removal, but
that proved to be unnecessary.
Next north of Chasc's is j. f. Gyms
grocery and agency of the great American
Tea Company. Mr.. Glyn owns section
of the block and estimates bis loss at 5000;
fully insured. His windows and door are
broken in, the awnings burned, and the
paint ruined. At one time the cornice on
top of his building was in danger and he
went up to protect 1t with carpets, in
which operation his face was blistered by
the intense heat.
Next to Glyns is Barrows & Mitchell's
fancy goods establishment in that section
of the block owned by T. $. Gibson. They
removed the goods from their show win
dows and packed three cases ready for re-
moval. Their windows and door were
broken in and the store somewhat damag-
ed probably to the amount OF $75. which
is covered by insurance. Mr.. ellison loses
5000 on his block, also insured.
Mrs. II. d. Stevens fancy goods, next
door, were damaged in the same way as
Barrows & Mitchel's, and probably the loss
will amount to about the came the goods
were insured. n. p. Simons owned this
portion of the block and loses about 5000
covered by insurance.
| The next section of the block was owned
by b. NJ. Bailey and the ground floor was
occupied By him as jewelry store. The
door of his store was broken 10, but his
large plate glass show window was cover
ed with carpeting and fortunately escaped
unframed He estimates his loss at 1890,
fully insured.
Next stands the wooden block of Louis
Valiquette, occupied on the ground floor by
HIM as shoe store, and by II. w. Kingsley,
merchant, and II. L. Adams, jeweler. The
block which had just been painted and
fitted up, was so badly scorched as to ne
cessitate repainting The goods were un-
injured. The workshop connected with
Mr.. Kingsley's store was situated in the
Inflated Opera house, and its contents
were entirely burned. The loss is about
$1,000 with no insurance. In the room
was a new sign of II. L. Adams, worth
fifteen dollars.
No other damage was done on the east
side of Merchants Row. On the west
side, n. Weeks and son occupied the next
store north of Dunn & Cramton but there
is solid brick wall between them the
insurance agent ordered them not to re-
move their stock unless Dunn's block
burned and in consequence they are unin-
jured save by stream of water which
broke through their window when the hose
was being placed, and injured some wall
paper and light goods worth perhaps
twenty-five dollars.
Dunn & Cramton, beside the loss on
their stock amounting to $4,000 and fully
insured, had between $4,000 and $4,000
worth of stoves, which there was no In
surance, stored in the basement of the
Opera house. These are completely
buried by debris and are probably worthless.
They occupied double store, and the wall
Of the Opera house crushed through the
front part of the south room, carrying all
before it. The north room is much in
jured by water. Many of their goods
which were removed have come back ut.
,erly demoralized, and many of them have
not returned at all. An immense store.
room, filled with rags and sheep pelts, ex'
tended over both rooms. Those in the
south part were carried down in the crash
but the better part of the goods were
packed in the north part and were moi
badly injured.
The cornce of Rpley's marble from
block is somewhat cracked, but fifty dol
lars will probably make it whole. Thu
block illustrates most forcibly the wisdom
. of substantial building. On the 14th o
January last it passed safely through thu
intense heat of the Central house fire an(
Saturday it came forth unscathed from thu
terrible Opera house confagration.
Burnham & Temple estimate the loss Oh
their office at 5000 insured for $500
Wilbur F. Paige of the Bates house, los
twenty-five barrels of apples worth 500
which were stored in Cady's cellar, and OF
which he had no insurance.
CHANGES OF LOCATION.
! AS SOON III iossce "e "uJue'0u WIN Va
, insurance companies, the following re
movals will be made: William p. Cady
q clothing, to the the store formerly occu
9 pied by c. A. Parkhurst, No. 33 Merchants
G Row, in Kingsley & Sprague's blocl
Y Burnham & Temple, insurance agents, I
/. a room over the Baxter national bank
~ Damn e. Cramton will remain in their pres
C ent quarters. The north part of the
l. store is but little injured, and j. c. Dun
: will probably rebuild that portion of hi
(. block which was torn down. Those c
IA their goods which were removed, are store
ID in Grove block. They suffered somewht
<. from pilferng.