The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-04

particularly those whose clothing was wet
through early i'm the night. The delay
in getting men together was doubtless
owing to great measure to the fact that
it was Saturday night, when almost
everyone is more than ordinarily tired
and sleeps soundly.
The losses and insurance are as fol-
lows: w. w. Swiney, building, insured
for 81 200 i'm the Manufacturers of Bos-
ton through Eldredgc's agency. The in
surance probably nearly covers the loss.
The Nuttiugs' stock was removed without
serious damage. They were insured in the
Phoenix and sun of London for $4,000
through j. G. Stapleton's agency. Peter
Deyott lost most of his household
goods. G.. w. Foote had no insurance :;
| loss, about $500. McCue had 5000 on
stock in Vermont Mutual through Sta
pleton's agency; loss, about $500. Meek
| in had $500 on building and $3.50 on fur
ntnre in Phoenix of London; loss, $1,000
to 81 POO. A. NJ. Swiney had $3.50 on
billiard tables and furniture in the Cont
ncutal of New York through Stapleton's
agency. Il. II. Mcleod had $4,000 on
, his block in vt. Mutual through Ell
drrdge's agency. He says the property
cost him So 800. II. b. lodges loss on
stock is about $4,000. His insurance is
| So. 250-Sl ,250 each in Etna of Hartford,
Lancashire of Manchester, England,
Northern Fire association of London,
PENNSYLVANIA of Philadelphia and Royal
of Liverpool, through Eldredge's agency.
He saved some $500 worth Of goods. o..
| f. Comstock & Co. had no insurance.
Their loss is less than $50. Mrs SHADES
building is insured for 81 900 in the North
British of London, and Barkcr's for the
same amount in the same company
through Francisco's agency, Rutland.
The damage to each is about $3.50 Mrs.
Slade had 5000 on stock in Sun of Lon
dom Trough Stapleton's agency; damage,
about $500 by removal. Wales has SO, 800
on stock in Lancashire and Imperial of
London through Eldredge's agency /;
damage by removal, about $500. Bond
Bros stock was damaged about $500 by
removal. 1t is insured for $4,000 in the
HItna, Pennsylvania, Northern. Home of
New York, Imperial, Lancashire and
Springfield. Ncgus had $4,000 on stoeA
in sun and Phoenix of London; damage
by removal. perhaps 5000. DIR. Smith
and Mr.. Eldrcdgc. who removed their
furniture from their offices, were insured.
COolhan had no insurance; his loss is
slight. Earl d Barnum were not insured,
but they removed nothing.
AS to the cause of the fire very little
can be said with certainty. We have
stated where it broke out. Mr.. Swiney
says there had been no fire in his room
since last spring. The only other stoves
in the building were Deyott's and the
Nuttings'. The pipes from both of those
went into chimney about 30 feet from
the front of the building. Mr.. Swincy
left town for Nergennes, which city it is
his Gus ON to visit every Saturday ni9ht,
about nine o'clock Saturday evening
There was platform on the north side
of his building on a level with the second
story, and steps led thence to the ground
so that access could be had to the upper
rooms in this way. The most generally
received theory is that the fire WAS set by
some one.
The burned buildings were built to take
the place of those destroyed in the great
fire of 1879. Mr.. Mcleod leased the
ground to W. w. Swiney, c. w. Foote
and 5. L. Meekin.
NOTES.
Mr.. Dodge has removed the stock saved
from the fire to the store lately occupied
by Lavonche Bros. He makes an an
nouncement elsewhere.
+. l.. Stowe has rented the store where
Lavonchc Bros. have been and will con
tinue his business there.
Hot coffee was furnished to the fire
men in abundance by Mrs. Batchelder
Mrs. c. r. Moore and others.
Pierre Stewart of New York, who was
in town for a few days, deserves credit
for his eXcrtions. He is a fireman whet
at home, and showed that he is gooC
one.
was burned. 1t was occupied by Thad
/. NJ. Chapman & Co.. who lost S30.00C
worth of goods and had $4,000 insur
ance. The loss on the building was IS,
900; insurance, S5 900.