The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-09
DISASTROUS FIRE AT WHITEHALL.
Anderson Hall stroyed--rrobable Work Of
Incendiaries---Los $4,000.

BY favor Of an extra from the office of
the Whitehall Times, we are able to lay
before our readers the particulars of the
fire at that place.
AT three o'clock Thursday morning our
citizens were aroused from their quiet
slumbers by the cry of "Fire!" Imme-
diately the alarm bells were sounded, and
the entire fire department responded with
their usual promptness. The cause of the
alarm was ascertained to proceed from Z.
w. Halls three-story brick building on
Canal street, which extends from Canal to
Center street. The building was occupied
by o. A. Manville, druggist, and Baker &
Darlington, boot and shoe and hat and cap
merchants on first story. The second
story was occupied by Miss Sarah Nc
Clenchy, milliner, Nathan Hall, collector
of United States custom duties, and the
Sparkling Spring lodge of Good Templars.
The upper story contained Anderson Hall
only. The building was one of the most
substantial structures in the village. Col
umns of black smoke were seen issuing
from the windows, doors, roof and every
conceivable crack and crevice in the
building. Steamers Independent and
Whitehall, and hand engine VIM. ii. Cooke
went promptly at work extinguishing the
flames. With little delay the "White-
half and "Independent" and "Wm. II.
Cooke" had streams on the building. The
several hose organizations, viz, Doren,
Lacca, George Brett, Jr., we're prompt on
hand laying hose, while Empire hook and
ladder company were on hand with their
cart, the members furnishing ladders for
the firemen to ascend to the upper stories
of the building. The fire was discovered
to proceed from the rear of Anderson Hall,
at the entrance from the second story. The
smoke was so dense in the stores below,
that it was almost impossible to enter
them. 1t was readily seen that great diff
Guilty would be experienced in extinguish-
ing the flames, as the fire was burning up
into the roof and the cornice of the build
ing. The large hall room on the third
floor was being rapidly destroyed. The
floors between the stories being made near
ly fire proof, by being filed with cement
between the ceiling and planking,
the flames could not force themselves
through very easy, yet danger was
apprehended in the second story from
the fire at the entrance of the hall. The
heavy volumes of water from the steamers
however, seemed to tell upon the flames.
From front and rear the streams from the
powerful steamers vomited great deluges of
water upon the cracking, fiery element.
Great bodies of water poured down through
the building. Although the floors are sup
posed to be nearly 'water-tight, the stocks
of goods in the stores of o. A. Manville
| and Baker & Darlington, on the first floor,
and Miss McClenchy's millinery on the sec
ond floor, were nearly destroyed by water.
| The fire burned for about an hour, when
the efforts of the firemen were crowned
with success, and the further progress OF
the flames were stayed. The upper story
of the building is a complete wreck. The
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completely destroyed. The chairs and al
the furniture in Anderson hall are burned
nothing at all being saved.
Had it not been for an excellent fire de-
partment, large conflagration would have
| taken place, rs the flames were making
great Roadway when discovered On The
north of the building is the banking house
of the old national bank, on the south thu
large iron front building belonging to A.
Ii. Grswold, esq. In the rear are many
other structures. The building having
been constructed with view of resisting
fire, and keeping the flames that nigh
break out in any story from spreading, pre-
vented the further progress Of the flames
THE ORIGIN OF TIE FIRE.
The fire is supposed TO have been til,
work of an incendiary, as it seems almos
impossible that fire should take by accidcn
in the hall, or at the entrance. Beside
there was nothing inllammable at the plac
where the fire is supposed to have taken
nor nothing to produce fire.
Mr.. Hail. as soon as his losses are ad
justed, will set to work to repair damages
LOSSES.
The losers estimate their losses rs fol
lows
Mr.. Halls loss on building, furnitur
and hall appointments, will probably reac
from $4,000 to $4,000, on which he l
fully insured.
o. A. Manville's loss on stock will b
about 81, 900 insured
Baker & Carrington's loss on stock, So
900 insured.
Miss Sarah McClinchy, loss on stocl
$1,000 insured.
Good Tempars, loss on fixtures, abor
$3.50.
Custom house office, loss probably Sl0t