Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-07-24


held meeting Saturday evening to
discuss their claims, and to see what
measures to take toward collecting the
same.
Fire at Barton Landing.
Next after st. Johnsbury Center, the |
enterprising village of Barton Landing
suffers from the ravages of the fire fend,
and two Of the main business blocks. to-
gether with two dwelling houses with
barns and buildings, are consumed.
At 9 l-2 o'clock, last Tuesday evening.
fire was discovered near the chimney on
the roof of Flint Bros store, and an in
Simultaneous alarm was sounded by the
Grandy steam whistle. The express
train from the north, bringing large
number Of excursionists, arrived at the
same time, and the locomotive whistle
also sounded an alarm. Unfortunately,
the project Of forming a fire company,
which was started some time since, had
lain dormant in the hands of a commit
tee. and there was neither force pump,
pail brigade or fire engine that could be
used to stop the fire on the start. In
very few minutes, notwithstanding the
efforts OF several who were trying to
throw water from ladders, the fire had
extended through the roof and across on
to the o. II. Austin building. and the
whole upper part of both were in flames.
Attention was at once directed toward
clearing the burning buildings of goods,
furniture and other property. The Flint
Bros. building was occupied by Flint
Bros. q Co., druggists, boot & shoe and
hardware dealers, by Z. G.. Stevens,
dentist, and G. J. Rowell. attorney. The
Austin building was occupied by Aus
tin, Joslyn & Co., dealers in general
merchandise l.. ID. Wilson, druggist :;
Z. IL. Green, furniture dealer Mrs. Su-
san q. Sartle, milliner Napoleon Pears,
barber. These buildings we're very has
tily cleared of such goods as could be
carried away, but large amount of
heavy articles, including nails, flour,
corn. and croekery, we're left in the low
er rooms and cellars, while the fire drove
the help down from the upper stories
before the goods and furniture could
nearly all be removed. G. H. Green Sc
cured only snail amount of furniture
from his entire stock. Mrs. Sartle, who
was uninsured, lost nearly all her goods,
her furniture and bedding, together with
her wardrobe and valuable gold watch.
Mr.. Stevens. dentist, was absent and
lost his tools and office furniture and
had no insurance. The barber suffered
the loss of tools and some money in the
cash drawer.
While the two buildings mentioned
were being cleared, the fire had reached
the dwelling houses Of d. S. Stafford OF
, the north, and A. d. Bigelow on tn,
! south, and they were burning with n,
prospect Of. being saved. These houses
also, had been stripped of goods anc
|. furniture, and the loss to the owner
! arises chiefly from loss of the buildings
Mr.. Stafford had just finished haying
and lost ten tons of hay and lumbe
wagon.
n The heat at this time was so ferc
that G. S. SINNERS new store building
on the south, the Churchill dwellin!
house on the north, and the depot wer
all on fire at times, and nothing but tn
Il most daring and vigorous fighting save
!, them, and with. them large number {
= buildings exposed.
! The losses, though severe, are prett
: we'll covered by insurance
t. Flint Bros. & Co. we're insured f
d $1,000. which will probably cove
> their losses.
E.G. Stevens lost 1926 no INSURANCE
la c. J. Rowell, no loss
lie o. II. Austin, estimated loss, $4,000
insurance, $4,000.
m Austin. JOslyn & Co. we're insured f
S. $4,000. which will nearly cover the
OF loss.
of Mrs. S. G. Sartle, loss, $500; no i
is surance.
Id. Wilson, loss covered by insu
s. anee.
b, C.H. Green, loss, $500; insuranC
a. $4,000.
Al d. S. Stafford, loss, $1,000; insure
It's sl445.
pc A. d. .Bigelow, loss. $1,000; insure
ar s4s4.
an George Churchill lost SO on uninsr
" ed property. by the destruction of
ly meat cellar, and l. MeClary 20 tubs
u.s. butter, which were stored in the sal
90 cellar.
c. S. SINNERS goods we're consider
y bly, damaged by removal, but he is ful
." insured.
'.e The citizens of Barton Landing fl
=" very grateful to Conductor Bemis
u" having stopped his train some thr
IN hours during the hottest of the fire,
III assist with his passengers and ira
:" hands in subduing the flames.
mr.