Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-04-04

purchase Of the Pittsburgh lands for tn
State, or of his tour around South Carolin
in thirty days. Nevertheless Superintendent
Pilsbury and Warden Weles appear to hav
coniabulated in agitating whispers with Nj
Weed a. political and official broker in til
matter of changing the management of An
barn Prison ~. \. World.
A DISTRESSING CALAMITY.
burning OF the fremont House, Glare
mont, N. II.
| FIVE PERSONS Perish IN THE TRANSPORTER
SERIOUSLY INJURED IN ESCAPING.
CL.REuoNT, N. II. March 29.-The great
ct fire that ever visited this town occurred
this morning at | o'clock in the burning
of tho fremont House and adjacent build
ings The fire was discovered by Rile
Deming, one OF the prOprietors of the hous
and IL supposed to have taken from a chin
| rev in the office lie Immediately gave al
alarm and oil the inmates were soOl
up. that heard it. Every effort wa
made to save those beyond reach. Tn
number Of persons in the house was forty
including transient boarders and help. Tn
whole house was in flames in short tim
after the fire was discovered. The hall
filled with smoke 30 quickly that no on,
could get inside, without importing life
Most OF the inmates were obliged to max,
their exit from the windows, roofs, etc
Below is q
PARTIAL LIST or THE SAVED:
j. &. kimball, Nashua, N H.; Col. I
W Cogswell. Hehnker N IL; q. d rMosher
Pine Meadow. CT; Z. q. Cummings, B0s
ton VIM. Butler, OF Brattlehoro, Vt. ,sprain
ed his ankle By jumping from a window tt
the pavement. DR.. William Jarvis hs {
Just time to suspend his famous dog ElchC
with bed linen from the third story ant
make his own escape. Mrs. Fred Marvin
jumped from a third story window and wa.
followed by her husband, be escaping with
slight inquiries, while she lies in a critical
state. Riley Deming, wife and child being
on the first floor were the first to escape.
Mr.. Deming's partner, F. Ii. Gibson. wife
and child telng on the second floor narrowly
escaped with their lives, also most of tbs
help. Those TINT
PERIsusD IN THE FLAMES
were as follows: Mrs. Hannah p. Gibson.
of Chester. VI, mother of + II Gibson
Charles Morgan, boerder Lydia Nor.
rill, table girl Anna johnson, cham
bermaid Mrs. 5 A. Place. pastry cook
Ii was heartrending to hear tho cries fOr
help. The hotel was wooden structure,
four stories high. owned by Aurelius Dick
e-son, and is total wreck 1t was insured
for $4,000. F. Ii Gibson { Co lose every
thing, but are insured The hotel basement
was occupied by A. q. Stone i Co. stoves
and tinware dealers; loss unknown; insur-
ed. The hotel barns were occupied by F.
g. Clement, livery and boarding slight
loss. A brick block adjoining was slightly
damaged. The frame buildings occupied by
A. y. Dickinson Il Co, boots and shoes /;
l.. d. Potter, harnesses and trunks Mrs.
Harlow. dressmeker Z. Leiebye, uphOl-
sterer were totally destroyed. A brick
block south of the hotel. owned BY o. j..
Brown had its front badly damaged, also
two other brick buildings were badly dam
aged. This is the largest fire ever known
here and the only one ever attended by loss
of life. The effect upon the community is
depressing in the extreme.
FURTHER PARTICULARS
We cOllste the following additional
facts in regard to the burning Of the Ire
mont House, at Claremont, Saturday morn
ing One body--that of Charles Morgan
has not been found, and probably never
will be. Mrs. Hannah p. Gibson of Chester,
VT. who was visiting her son, and intended
returning home on Thursday last was per
suaded to remain q few days longer. Her age
was 81 years. b. Is. Fullam, bOarder, late
Of Nergennes loses his wardrobe. 3, 700 cigars
and $3.50; A. NJ. Mccoy, a boarder. late of
Ludlow, VI. loses his wardrobe and $50; and
there are large number of similar losses of
property. Great credit is due to Messrs.
mi Iu IN Mt,l hatnn fbs frat 70 h.,
alarm on the third floor and for their heroic
efforts to save life. Rose McShane and
Maggie Craigie say they owe their lives
to Mr.. Mccoy. Mr.. Gibson assisted his wife
outside the window. she holding fast to the
blinds, and her cries to save Harry were
most pIte0u7. lie passed the child to Mr..
Carrier, on the roof of the dining hall. ten
feet below; then, sliding to the ground
by means OF lightning rod, succeeded in
safely reScling his wife by climbing board
placed against the house. The most
heart rending scene Of all was when Miss
Annie johnson was leaning from the third
story window and crying save me. Lad
ters were raised and several went 10 the
rescue, but the utmost efforts failed to extri-
,ate the unhappy girl from her terrible
position Whether she was ontangled IN
he bed clothing or held back by her sense
css room mates ~ unknown. Until the
building Tell Miss johnson was in plain
rev of the agOnIssd tHrOng below. Most
li the inmat : could have been saved had
hero been access TO their rooms Union
erylces will be held over tho remains OF the |
deceased in the Town Hall. several clergy |
nen oihclatlng.
Tuk friends ci Col. Hutorl who shot
Judge Elliott at Frankfort. Ey.. last week,
az there is lunacy in his family, and that
hey believe the shooting was an act of in
anity Buiord himself said to newspaper
epOrter. who asked him ii he was Grey |
ihen he killed Judge Elliott
" This legalisei robbery and ASA 1sinatlon
I my sister have occupied my mind CON
family Tor years, and troubled me 50 that
moved about and hunted and t-hed a. a
version. | am rs capable. however, a.
by man OF transisting any business OF DIS
u~slng any subject, but when | get to
linking about that suit It excitOs and
-UuBles me.