St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-01-28
Danville.

cars from North Concord.
Danville
! y BIG BLAZE.-Ju>t before T. O'Clock
/ Thursday night. the 10Th. fire was dis
covered in ID. j. Saunders boot and
shoe shop. situated on the east side of
Main street. and in close connection
With the principal business portion of
the village. The alarm was immc,li-
atclN given. and as orlr citizens rushed
out int" the night air. half bewilderrd
10y the sudden alarm and lurid glare of
the flames. stout healts sunk with dis
may us they noted the location and
PROGRESS OF the fire. 1t WIS evident TO
all. that with the wind. as then. in the
north west. and with nothing but pals
I" throw water. that the business part
of the village must Ice DESTROYED and
man! families made homeless. The
flames soon spread on the south to a
shed and tw"->t"rN building owned aud
occupied 10y II. f.. Pierce. is tin shop
''''' h"'IIIHS- ana ON Inc north To Il
tW"->t"ry tenement hnus,. owned by &.
+. .ck>, on the east to Il large barn
l"l"n%ln% Ia the SaImr premises. On
the south. between Piclc,.'> and the
other buildings. was a driveway of
som" twelve feet. and then came. DIR.
""dWard'> brick store. in the rear of
which was Il large Wooden storr-room.
and further To the east. W. b. Palmer,
shed and til" rear kuildiuns of rh,
Methodist parsona.r \ desperate eff
tort VAS now made To check the further
progress of the flames at this point.
which proved successful. Fortune seem
eel to favor the effort. for at this time
the wind changed To the south west.
and nearly died away. civ ing the men
an opportunity To work To Better ad-
vantage. Although these bindings were
"n fire III several Places and the heat
intolrrahlc. Vet determined men, with
pals of water. wet blankets. and with
aNr> fought it inch 10y nch and in a
short time the victory Was gained. On
the north of Weeks tenement houSt.
was tw"-St"rl building owned bv Dr.
Woodward. and occupied hl +. Under
hill carpets below and masonic hall
above. This MAS save! 10y great effort
About this time the fire department AZ
rived from ST. bloomsbury. with engine.
hose, etc. on Il train over the j. \ q.
K. X. Although too late To he of ma
terlal service. Vet the people all unite
Ill extending to them their heartfelt
thanks for their kindness and the rcadi-
ness with which they responded to their
cry for help.
The LOSSES are not heavy. all insured
i'll the VI. Mutual. ID. J. Saunders
loses on buildings, stock and tools,
about $1,000. Insured fnr SI7OO Near
~ everything in his shop WAS DESTROYED.
ii. +. Pierce saved all his furniture. and
Il great share of his stock and tools. In
surcd for S23lm. His loss will he light.
Other losses well covered bv insurance.
Herman Fisher. the only tenant in the
Weeks house. saved nearly everything.
The origin of the fire is not known. but
Is surpassed to have caught from the
stove on chimney, us it was in that To- /
ralitN when first discovered. We hear
of only one serious accident. Mr.. Ed |
ward Daniels received Il severe fracture |
Of the right arm, just above the wrist. /
while assisting in moving goods from |
II. X. llaviland'S dwelling.
We feel it necessary that We rise to
explain" in regard to some of the, clos /.
ing SCENES of this disastrous affair. II
appears that III removing Dr. Wood /
wards goods from his store. Il PACKAGE
of alcohol WAS seized 10y some unpriuci-
pied men. and dealt ont to TIN. crowd
promi>cu"n>ly. creating no little dis
tnrbancc. and thoroughly di>grIcimg the
parties connected Herewith, and east
ing stigma upon the community. For
he sake of our good n.Imc. il uori,iup
more, We hope that Justice will cary
tins matter home I" rest upon the pile
rt WorthlcSSmcss where it brIonu.
Rev. \. VI. Wheeler EXCHANGED with
Rev. {. II. LcNeIton, of st. Juhnsbnry
Centre, last Sabbath.