The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-09
THE WHITEHALL FIRE.

hall Times, sent US by the courtesy OF Ed
tor Wilkins, the particulars of the disastrous
fire there on Monday morning. The Time
says At 12:45 q. m. Monday morning oul
citizens were startled from their slumbert
by the cry of "fire!" The bells rang forth
loud peals of alarm, while the fire depart.
ment and our startled citizens FASTENED to
the scene of confagration.
The Yule house, four-story wooden
structure, was discovered to be on fire.
The wind was blowing perfect gale from
the north. In very few moments the EN-.
brace of the fire find was complete about
the whole structure. The great forks OF
flame sent their hot, Kissing tongues in all
directions
The Lake house, wooden STRUCTURE OF
three stories, owned and kept by Mrs. &.
Dill, on the north, was soon sending bright
flames from its south walls. SO rapid was
the Roadway of the flames that the inmates
of the Yule and Lake houses had only time
to put on their garments and escape from
the burning buildings, without saving any
property whatever In the rear of each
hotel was IL barn. These buildings were
Immediately in flames, while the terrible
gale sent the hot fire southwark, soon
catching the brick building occupied by
Geo. DeLanO as a restaurant, billiard sa-
loon and dwelling. Part of the Yule
house, however, was of brick, which was
in itself no protection against the spread of
the flames.
The large three story brick store of Hall
& Kittridge was the next to fall victim
to the ravenous monster. AT this time,
with n terrible wind prevailing and
blowing from the north, the entire bust
ness portion of our village seemed in
great danger. The air was full of winged
fire, great sparks as large as a mans hand
falling upon the roofs of buildings in their
flight The sky was brightly illumed,
while the driving storm of red hot cinders
added an awful grandeur to the scene.
BY this time the Whitehall steamer and
hand engines, w. II. Cooke and Torrent,
were doing noble service. To add to the
CONSERVATION, when the steamer 1ndepen-
dent was being moved from her house, it
was discovered that some evil disposed per-
son had removed the pin that united the
rod with the piston, thus making the en-
CINE useless tor immediate action. After a
while, however, the damage was repaired,
when the steamer did excellent execution.
Who the william was that tempered with
the Independent is of course unknown.
The scene of the conflagration was a
perfect sea of fire. 80 intense was the
heat that the three story brick building
owned by o. F. DAVIS, opposite the Yule
house, was in great danger. The gas house
west of the Yule house was in great dan
ger while west of the Lake house the
large towing barn, and north the barns and
dry houses of Manville, Hall & Co., barely
escaped destruction.
Nothing but the herculean efforts of our
excellent fire department, prevented the
destruction of the entire business portion
of our village.
The fire department worked until o
o'clock a. m, pouring great volumes of
water upon the fire until, where yesterday
stood hotels and business houses, is now
enveloped in great clouds of steam.
TIE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
The fire was probably started in the
northeast corner of the cellar OF the Yule
house. Geo. Yule, proprietor of the hotel,
was awakened by smelling smoke in his
sleeping apartment. He quickly arose and
went down stairs into the office, where he
lit the gas. In making an examination in
to the cause, he soon discovered that the
fire was making Roadway in the cellar He
sounded the alarm as soon as possible, and
proceeded to awaken his family and guests
there being only six of the latter in the
house at the time. BY the time all were
up the flames had burst through the floor.
Everybody within then made haste to &c,
out, without stopping to save anything in
the way of property.
The cause of the fire is shrouded in mYs
terry. Whether it was the work of an in
cendiary or not, no enc can tell. This IL
the third time the Yulc house has been or
fire within year. The fire was as likely
to be from accident, as to be caused by thu
incendiary's torch.
During the fire, a stranger remarked to
citizen that he overheard some men a
| ,,lonp;pu FTh.
man was afterwards arrested and is now II
the lookup. He gave his name as Jamei
Ashton, and claims to hail from Pottsdan
| Junction.
INCIDENTS AND SCENES.
| At the Lake house Il. H. Dill was lynn
very sick with fever. He, with Mrs
Dill's mother, lady of 95 years, wer
taken on beds and removed to the hous
OF Mrs. Geo. DunstOn.
During the fire a portion OF the fron
wall of Hall s. Kittridge's store fell in
| Chief Engineer Baker, Geo. Simpson, L
| Hurlubs and man named LaMarsh wer
more or less injured by falling brick. Chic
Engineer Baker had his head badly cut an
shoulder injured. George Simpson had
large hole cut in his head, while the other
were but slightly injured.
When the hardware store of Hall
Kittredge was burning, there was quite
scattering of the crowd from the exploslo
of several pounds of gunpowder in tn
building.
At the most dangerous moment, Chic
Engineer Baker telegraphed to Rutlan
tor aid. BY the time he received an answe
that two companies were about to embar
for this place, word was sent that tb
critical moment had passed. and that assist
ance was not needed. The trustees of thi
village, however, tender their thanks
the Rutland firemen for being 30 promT
to render their aid.
| LOSES AND LOSERS.
The Lake house belonged to Aiss. Z
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