St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-03-17

this firm, which have been severely
tested on several occasions, notably so
in the food of 80.
While the shops were still burning
Oh the night of January !lst, the Com
pany laid plans for rebuilding. and that
too OF larger and every way better
buildings. increasing the size of the
buildings on the ground, necessitated
new foundations, but so systematic aud
energetic has every thing been done,
that seven short weeks sees two large
and fine shops erected and partially
occupied, and another commenced. The
new buildings are uniform in hight. be
ing three full stories and n l:3-fret
basement. The two buildings already
erected are Il6x5O. and 7sx44 feet. and
four stories, as above stated. Besides
being much larger than the old. the
new shops are more substantial, warmer
protected against fire. In the erection
of these shops, half million feet of
lumber is used. and il half million of
brick. The beams are lOXl4 on the
first story, and 9xl4 on the other stories,
and weigh almost Il ton each. The
structure is supported through the cen
tire by a double row of heavy pillars,
those in the basement standing on the
bed rock. These new shops are separ-
l'ated from each other and from the old.
by four heavy brick fire walls, 10 and
~ inches thick, which extend from the
bottom of the cellar to above the roof.
In these walls OR every floor are iron
making the nearest approach TO any
thing ireproOf that there is i'll town.
| The shops are covered with matched
boards. lathed and plastered inside. and
matched boards laid Oh the clustering,
making them much warmer than the
old, and leaving No space in which fire
can run. The roofs are tin. and the
entire buildings are being enclosed in
brick. Besides the large shops already
erected, the Company are going to pull
down the Sealing Shop. which was 81
badly damaged by the fire, and build it
new of uniform hight with the other
new ones, and also increase its size on
the ground about one-third, making it
6OX45 feet. Besides the fire walls,
which leaf up" over three hundred
thousand brick and cost thousand
dollars each. and the iron doors and
castings, the new shops are to be fur
nished with the patent sprinkling iron
tubes. which in il moment can he mad,
to throw spray over every room. With
these precautions. and fire eNtinguishrr-
III every shop, and hydrants and hose
in abundance, it hardly seems possihl,
for them TO burn. The japan paint
room. where the late fire started. is Il
he in eproof building 10y itself
connected with the new shops 10y an un
derground passage. guarded 10y douhl,
iron doors.
The timber for these new building,
WAS mainly furnished 10y II. G. llastiug,
\ Co., MilcS'S Pond l.. ID. 4 l.. +
IIazcn. Whtetield. and Daniel Colby
Victory and much of it was growing
when the fire occurred. The brick al,
furnished by y. Z. Bowman and Crout
IL IL 4. I IL,
faced brick" The buildings WEI,
planned and the wood work done uud-l
the superintendent of Mr.. Lamhcr
Packard, architect and builder, and til,
brick work 10y Nh. :. {. Chuhh: ;tn'
the ramdity aud thuroughneS> viii
which the work has been accomplished
reflects much credit upon them; Wlnl,
the men under them have worked Will
il zeal and enthusiasm not commonl,
Witnessed. and which has been Il Won
den To all who have seen them. Thu
fan no mistake on accident has occurred
and We trust the same care and goo,
fortune will continue L" their com
plction.
The new shops will he largely uccuI
pied the present week. the Creates
haste consistent with thoroumhnc>>
made bccalISc of the large number q
scales Just now being ordered. Ever
week since the fire the Company hav
had more orders than they could fill
and last week the number reached ~
scales. which was almost double thci
, capacity i'll their then crampcd condi
ton.
Passumpsic Savings Bank.---A Pros
porous Institution.