The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-10
THE sWANTON ERE.
One Street Burned-Loss $780, 900.

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A special dispatch from Swanton to the
st. Adams Messenger says Nearly all of
Merchants row, in this village, was de-
stroyed by fire, which broke out between
IL and 1 o'clock last night in the back part
of D. L. Brundages store. The building
belonged to G. G. Long, and in less than
ground. There was not much wind and
the fire spread both ways. East of Longs
building it took o. d. Mason's harness and
saddlery shop, the upper part of which was
occupied as a dwelling by Timothy Neville.
He and his wife barely escaped, half dressed
and not saving thing. Next came VIM.
II. Blake 2d's hardware store and tin chop,
and next the handsome masonic block,
which contained the stores of r. D. Mar
vim and of Ii. G. Barnes, while on the Sec
ond floor were the law Office of II. A. Burt
& Son, and shoe shop and dwelling of
John Skinner, and the dwelling of Mrs. L.
A. Cutler. By great exertions, the wind
being favorable, the next building-the fine
residence of Lorenzo Lasell-was saved.
Over ID. r. Brundage's store were the
rooms of DR.. w. II. Munsell, dentist Ex-
tending west, the fire took B. b. Blake's
store, and next and last the Swanton book
store, S. A. Adams proprietor, the building
owned by Hotia W. Farrar. Before any
engine was on the ground, the fire was
| stopped here. The next building, which
was s. S. Morey's fancy goods store, was
| kept saturated with water drawn from the
| river IN pals, and was saved.
THE LOSSES.
d. E. Brundage (truit, crockery and res
tauranD saved his books, and that was
about all; stock $4,000; no insurance.
c, G. Longs building, loss $4,000; insur-
ance $1,000. W. II. Munsell, dentist, had
| just fitted up rooms on the second floor !;
loss $700; no insurance. w. II. Blake,
| I'd, hardware and tin chop, stock $14, 900,
stock IN storehouse al 800 value of store
| 90, 900; insurance on store, storehouse and
stock 81 900; he saved good deal, but
in damaged condition. o. d. Mason's
building, value $4,000; insurance $1,000;
stock saved Timothy Neville, household
goods, loss $500; lost all no insurance.
But little was saved from Masonic hall.
| IL. ~. muTVln BLOCK, SJ,UUU insurance
| $4,000; loss about $1,000. From Ii. A.
Burt S Sons office nearly everything was
saved except two stoves, some furniture
and coal. This was the second fire recent
ly sustained by them. John Skinner, loss
$500; no insurance. Mrs. L. A. Cutler
saved nearly all her household goods; loss
$50; no insurance. H A. Burt, jr., lost
some household furniture in this block.
Mrs. Charles $. Hogle owned good share
of Masonic block below the hall insured
for $4,000. John Hogle of Pennsylvan a
owned the rest and was insured for So, 500.
Masonic hall insurance $1,000. The
building occupied by B. B. Blake was
owned by Martha Barney and Mrs. Chas
II. Reynolds loss $4,000. insurance
$4,000. B. B. Blake's stock, $4,000
insurance SO, 750; about half of the stock
saved. Adams bookstore building was
owned by Il. w. Farrar, and we'll insured.
S. A. Adams printing office and book
store, nearly all of stock saved but in a
damaged condition.
The origin of the fire is mystery. A
fire company came from st. Adams and
used the Swanton engine. The fire hat
been checked on each side before the en-
CINE arrived. If there had been muct
wind ali the business portion of the village
would have gone.