The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-09-14

Ctroiully AWAY DeiOTe tuo uTc DTOke Oul
in his house. 1t is hoped he suffered nj
damage from the removal.
The ladies were as efficient as usual il
assisting to save property. The rapiC
progress of the flames rendered it impos
sible,or they would doubtless have repeated
their heroic exertions OF three years ago
which probably saved Lane & Clay,
block at that time.
President Hubert, several OF tho pro.
lessons and nearly all the students were
on hand promptly, and we're among the
best helpers, working wherever they
thought they could do the most good
Although doubtless less honor is to be oh.
tanned in working at the brakes than in
cavorting about town yelling fire. these
seekers after classic learning seemed con.
tent to be useful rather than ornamental
and there was hardly time during the
fire when more or less of them we're not
to be found at the brakes
The railroad company transported the
engines and fire companies from Rutland
and Burlington free of charge. and re.
ceives tho hearty thanks Of our citizens
therefor. Although the aid arrived too
late to stay the conhagration, they were
of essential assistance in preventing its
further spread, and in relieving our tired
citizens.
Negus, Clay and Miner saved small
part of their stocks. The citizens and
students worked for them with a will, but
too little timo was allowed. Sade saved
good share of his stock More time
was given to Bond and about half his
large stock was borne beyond the reach
Of the greedy flames
Comparatively little Sinking was no.
ticeable, most of the people working at
some time until they were tired
Considerable sympathy is expressed for
Hyde, Wilcox e. Co., whose losses were
quite large Both Mr.. Hyde and Mr..
Wilcox have been sick for several days,
so that they have not yet visited the
scene of destruction.
By five o'clock, about four hours and
a half from the beginning of the fire, the
flames had ceased aud nothing was left
to he put out but the smouldering fires
that were hidden under the piles of brick.
The hose from Stoves mill was kept
playing all day for this purpose
A hopeful feeling seems to pervade the
losers most of whom took steps within
a few hours after the fire to go on with
their business. Bond has gone into
Sayre's old stand, Clay has one side Of
Brewster's store, Negus has gone over
H p. Lapgworthy's 95 cent store. Slade
is in his old quarters, Langworthy's 95
cent store Case & Rider go into the Of.
flee OF the cotton factory.
The prospect is that the burned section
will be soon rebuilt, much fairer than be.
fore
The contact between certain fire
warden aud a certain peppery milliner
was like that between FIRE and water, and
resulted in little knock. down. Cause,
difference Of opinion
The fume supplying water to the diff
ferent mills on the burned side was so
choked up With the debris of the burned
buildings that the Star Mills, wooden fac.
tory and Martin & Tupper's door, sash
and blind factory are unable to run until
ii is cleaned out.
An extra containing as full an &C.
count of the fire and losses and insurance
as the time would permit was issued from
this Office a few hours after tho fire, in
time for distribution through the first
mails A largo edition was gobbled up
in less time than it takes to tell it.
At one time the Star Mills seemed
about to go, but the heroic exertions of a
few rlucky individuals saved it. Noble
work was done by several individuals in
various ways.
But little pilfering was done. A
patrol was early established to protect the
goods left in the streets.
The ladies supplied coffee in ample
quantities to the tired men.
For some time during the hottest oil
the fire the passage from one side of the
river across the bridge to the other was
entirely cut off, and those finding it alb.
sclutely necessary to pass had to take q
small boat above the bridge. Hiram
Comstock, lightweight chap, tried it
sunk his boat and had to swim ashore.
Clayton Ferre burned finger badly
Perry Clay got cinder in his eye
He suffered from the irritation for O
day or two.
Sheriff Trip received severe sprain
% Rpasp h saa axis for s end viii m have to walk
Our esteemed poetical neighbor, s
b. Rockwell, shelled out quite lengthy
poem on the fire before Stoves hose had
finished playing upon it.
Some of Dunn's cider is said to have
been rolled off down the hill in the real
of the saloon aud thence found its way
down thirsty threats in large quantities
One of the humors which somewha
relieved the gloom of Saturday after
noon was the appearance upon on
streets of an extra edition Of the Rut
land Globe, containing on absurd &C
count Of the fire, which set every on
who read it to laughing. As bur
lesque on sober journalism it was al
immense success.
In the northeast corner Of the Nc
LeOd building, erected in 1897 by Eb
enezer Markham, was a room abou
twelve by fifteen feet square, will
arched ceilings, in which the masoni
lodge held their meetings,
The house occupied by VIM. Scot
was built in 1888 by Stillman Foot
and was the oldest house standing il
town
We were told that the town fathers
thinking that we shall now have no NOR
fires for several years, at least, are goin
to sell the fire engine and put the none
out at interest. We don't believe thi!
however. In fact, we feel that our infor
mant is liar.
We have heard of only three person
who we're the first to see the fire. Their
may be more, however