The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-17
WHERE DANIEL WEBSTER DIED.
The House OF the Mnssschuseus Statesman
Entirely Destroyed by Fire.


About o'clock yesterday morning the
people in the Webster ncighDorhood ut Marsh
field were aroused by an nlarmof fire. the cause
DESTROYED the house in which Daniel Webster
slont the closing gears ~ his lie.
Thc h.asc wa, fnil, prior t2 q, i73p and Just be-
owned and occupied ly capt. John Thomas. Ii
was situated nearly Il thousand feet back from
the road. painted white. and almost hidden by
~" glggnti' "lms surrounding H., II was OF nn
particular STYLE of architecture. its ynriuus adj
diions having been nut on to sun u" whim az
convenience Of It's owners. yet It's appearance
waS very quaint and pleasing. il was sur
rounded by "a wide piazza. a iavoritc resort in
summer to those who visited the Erent states
man. On the first floor there were eighteen
rooms. These were arranged somewhat as
follows; In n Gothic /. wiie the library. and
adjoining that Apartment was The drawing
room and n small rcrrltton room. Next
came the dining ball. which was tllty feet
IN length. and passing through this the main
ment "Ntcndrd the whole length of the build
INK, anu the rooms already mentioned wcrc
west Of Il. ON the eastern side otthc house was
the family sitting room. connected by n short
passagr with tho hrcak ins' room; and near by
woodshrd. in which the fire startrd. The So
und floor had upon IL fourteen rooms. AZ tn"
front ct thc heY-', or ihc rlshi OF ~ hnll. was
this were two other bedrooms. aud on the op-
Josite sid" ut the hall werc nine others MI very
large. AMI Two small apartments. Tho third
story contained siN rooms. making the whole
number III the house thiltv-cght
In tncso rooms tl"re Was u large number OF
valuable articles. Among them were portraits
ct Lord A-hburion and Mrs. Webster. painted
by Hcaloy. = poitrut ~ Mrs. Fletcher Web.
sicr marble bust of Plus ~. a portion of
yr. Wei listers library. including valuable
black letter books and authors copies present
81 To- Mr.. Webster; engraved portraits ~ Mol
h"uin" Wellington. Burke. and other English
statesmen; PORTRAIT "i Quc"u Victoria. minia-
lures IT Mr.. N'-'si"r- children. n -"asliu table,
the gu oi King Bumha; u sci 1t Scvr,s ware
onre the property. OF Louis Philippe; Dor
ton ui tn" " Rush silver, and Tia. wcd.iini.
presents - a granddaughtrr of Mr. Web.
-;cr. valued IL slU.uuu. and wholly uninsured.
Jus; how iuunv 81 thr-" Valunhcs were
snVed j. not yet known. hut n soon rs it WI,
discovered that IL was useless To- combat the
lnncs an Httrmt wis made 10 remove them.
nnd quantity of silver plate. few pictures
tho portraits at Lord A~hburiln and Mr. Web
sirr, and some otter articles were removed ton
place -: safety. This disaster II Il heavy blow
10 tn surviving mcnihrrs ~ the Webster
family. Mrs. Fletcher Webster. with her SON
was residing ia the hou.o. nnd for the past
twenty year. she has endravorol 10 keep the
mansion and ~ contents intact. spending for
that purpu-" the greater rnrt II her income
IT." hnus. WIS insured for 60. 21u in the Mnssa-
chu~rtt- Mutual Insurance Company. the iur-
nturc for :juun. and the pictures for II 900.