The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-18

boundaries of the Bates block proper.
George II. Palmer placed the larger por-
ton of his stock of dry goods in boxes and
in condition to be transferred to other
quarters, should 1t prove necessary. In
fact hardly firm on that side of the street
but made some preparation for removal,
and families in the upper rooms of these
blocks were on the alert for the first indi.
cation that their homes were in in danger
of destruction.
THE ORIGIN or THE FIRE.
The interest manifested respecting the
origin of the fire has been universal,
amounting even to an excitement IN many
quarters. The anxiety to know all the
particulars respecting the building during
the evening previous to the breaking out OF
the flames is widespread, while the hun
dreds who have been touched directly and
indirectly with loss through this villainous
incendiary demand that all the facts be
gathered up and stated. THE GLOBE re-
porter has therefore called upon those who
| NtIc IuSt III tie puiluins anu Picscuto tueh
Statements
| STATEMENT OF MRS j. 7. BuCKBRE.
During the illness of Mr.. Quin, who was
intending TO soon reopen the hotel, have
had charge of the building and its renova-
ton. On Wednesday afternoon, after all
the workmrn and scrubbers were gone, |
stad to see them leave, | sent Il man
down to lock the front door, on Merchants
row. and the yard du"r in the rear. |
waited until | was told the doors were
locked. went and locked The door com-
muocsting with Sprague u kiugsley's
block, myself at 6 otl ok Al about i've
minutes past xix | left and locked the
! Center street door after me There were
then in the building John Mccall. o liver
j. Cain aud Mary Cain, whom had given
permission to sleep in the large room over
the kitchen.
STATEMENT OF JOHN MCAIL
am emf lOyed by NJ. Q1n, and WAS in
the Bates house al Day Wednesday. About
9 O'clock, after the m,n had all gone, Mr..
Bates came into the Office with some cans;
the light was dim aud did not see what
they were exactly he said he would put
them IN the sample room MIR. Bates then
went out and Oliver j. Cain locked the
| u",, n''Si MN ,no'o VIE '',r''i out C'soi
.. Gam WARY Gam anu myself h,he ouiiu,
ing came nome 10 supper ana returned
~ the Bates house before o'clock. Cain
took Mary some comforters for her bed,
and we then left the building together
| this was about halfpast seven the doors
were all locked and there was no person in
the building but Mary Cain, TO my knowl-
edge
,,,, ,aors ~, Wndrasda,f ,aas sor nJ's
the oflice and reading room. got throuo2
work about 6 o'clock every one went
away 'heh ou, oiver j. oalh John NC.
sonan ~ ,,,s i, ,hn ti,chon ona Tai,,
brought me two comforters for nv bed
and went back toward the office ; should
,n.nk II m'eht DC I''e lnlnues aiter Una.
Jacond in,n NE kitchen os he rosssd
through he asked, Have you ali your
things picked upS' l said, Eyes sir. He
salu no mere ana went on to"aru the
cnnid come in Tho house Whom NV hear.
ing them. | took the comforters up to
my room and came back to the kitchen and
she',eu Nh;ohe' ~ was 'oou. oeipcS
when the alarm was piven And that is
ell know about it, God will punish
those who set the building on hre.
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Many amusing incidents are related of
the actions OF parties in their endeayors to
sovo rronor,, ono roroo, 81, $780,,
paw p'ope'v' w. p'''o' .ooh sno"
shovel from one OF Tue stores In the burn
ing building, carried it across the street and
safely denosi,ed it. while with the same
,ro,t,o 10 oo,,,a ,n,.o ro,,,oa. h,.a.as
uouoie ho o''u'u "a'o ienho'eu al huhureo
dollars worth OF valuable goods that were
before him.
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