Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-03

Cornelius Donahue, freight brakeman
aged about 26, died at St. Adams Tues lty
morning from lock wv, resulting from an
injury To his hand II few days since Will,
coupling cars.
TIE FORESTRY CoMMIssIoN.-The state
|of Vermont. by tie appointment of Il
board OF commissioners on forestry, who's.
duty it shall he to inquire INTO the condi
ton of the forests of that state. and recon.
mend such measures as may be needed
for their protection, has taken u step in
the right direction. The western pinerie>
are rapidly disappearing, and rs a consc
quence eastern forests are annually
becoming in themselves more and more
valuable. Besides this, the extinction OF
our New England forests is beng found
to have serious effect in decreasing the
water supply or which so many manu-
featuring establishments depend for power.
There is but little doubt that with care
and attention timber culture may be made
to pay, and Vermont has not taken action
any loo soon. Other states can profitably
follow her mple.-Boston Traveller.
A destructive fire visited White River
Junction, Tuesday morning. Shortly
after midnight passenger waiting for the
early morning train in the Union depot
discovered flames bursting out of the side
door of the Passumpsic railroad freight
depot. An alarm was given. but nothing
more effective than water pail brigade
could be turned out, and the crowd that
gathered were powerless to stay the prog
rcss of the flames, which soon enveloped
the large wooden structure and spread to
the Woodstock railroad depot and the
store of the White River paper company
on the west and 10 the flour store of
Daniel Tilden on the north. The Central
Vermont passenger depot, fine and
spacious brick struc'u only couple of
rods distant, was greatly endangered at
times, so intense was the heat from the
burning freight depot. One portion of
the freight station house is occupied by
Horace French. wholesale dealer in paper.
This building is occupied also by the Cen.
trial Vermont road. The books of this
were saved, but those belonging
to the Passumpsic road, with most of the
freight in the depot, was burned. Mr..
French lost his entire stock of paper and
stationers' goods. A large lot of gun
cartridges belonging TO Mr.. Ere Oh
exploded during the fire and caused much
excitement among lockers on. The exa
plosions were numerous and deafeninp, |
and to add to the excitement of the scene
the flames spread to twenty barrels OF
kerosene stored as frciget near the depo, |
and caused Il tremendous blaze, visible for |
many miles around. The ouly property |
saved from French's warehouse was
large safe, which was pulled out of the |
a ines by ropes bitched TO a Passump,ic
locomotive. Most of the stock of -four
b, longing to HinckIey was saved. The
property in the Woodstock rail |
road depot was also saved. Royal Cum.
nings. job printer, occupying rooms over
he Woodstock depot, saved all but his
presses. The buildings were entirely
They were of wood and two
stories high. The fire is supposed to
nave caught from stove in the freight
iepot The buildings were located be-
ween the Central Vermont and Passump.
tic main tracks, there being only som.
orly feet CT space between them and the
Union passenger depot. Horace French,
,aper dealer, suffers loss of $4,000;
nsurances $4,000. Daniel Tilden's loss
flour and lime s., 600, fully insured.
The White River paper company lose
$1,000, fully insured, Royal Cumming
oss is $l,l00; insurance 500. TnIal
oss about $4,000; insurance one.half of
Oss.