The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-10

The flames spread rapidly right, left and to
the rear, but were prevented from crossing
either Main or Pleasant streets. Aid was
summoned from South Royalton, Montpelier
and Northfeld. The Royalton company
was the first to arrive and assisted to save
Dubois & Gays brick building, across Mer-
chants Row, narrow street between that
structure and the burning mass. The Mont
pelier and Northfeld companies arrived by
special train at about twelve o'clock, after
the progress of the flames had been arrested
by the resolute efforts of the local company
and its ally, supplemented by the sturdy
and efficient work of the invaluable pail
brigade. Had 1t been possible for assist
ance from the north to reach the scene of
the fire half an hour earlier Cottage Hotel
would probably have been saved. The
burnt district comprises the area from and
including the site of Cottage Hotel to Mer-
chants Row, and bounded on the sides by
Main and Pleasant streets. The details Of
the losses, as nearly as we can learn, are
as follows: Cottage Hotel owned by II. b.
Dodge, was valued at $4,000 and insured for
S6,0OO in A. q. Browns agency, the Com
mercial Union carrying $1,000 the Niagara
$1,000, the Imperial $1,000, and the Con-
necticut $1,000. Its contents were saved in
damaged condition. No insurance on fur
nishings. S. NJ. Flint's store, valued at
S35o0 and insured for $1,000 This build
ing was occupied by N. NJ. Draper, tailor,
Philander Chadwick, harness-maker, and
the Office of the judge of probate. The stock
of the occupants and the probate records
were saved. j. A. French's store, valued
at 5000 and insured for 81, 800, was occu-
pied by j. d. Mitchell, dry goods, and Miss
g. Il. Griswold, milliner. The stock was
saved, and Mitchell's loss is fully covered
by insurance. Badger block, owned by
Dubois & Gay, valued at $1,000 and insured
for $1,000. 1t was occupied by w. f. Lam
son, furniture, whose goods were partly
saved, and by f. II. Joslin, jeweler whose
loss was small and fully covered by in
surance. Lamson was insured in the North
ern of London for 81 800, in the Niagara
for 81 900 and in the National for $500. Ed
mund Chadwick's saloon and dwelling
house, occupied by b. f. Chadwick, valued
at $4,000 and insurud in the Imperial for
$1,000. The Blue Store block. owned by
W. II. Dubois, valued at S4 900 and insured
for $1,000. 1t was occupied by L. A.
Thomas, dry goods and boots and shoes,
whose loss is about $1,000, covered by in
surance, and by Perrin and McWain, at
torneys, and the Mechanics band. The
Griswold building, valued at $1,000 and in
Sured for $1,000. 1t was occupied by j. G..
Mann * Co., clothing, George Barnes, sa-
loon in basement, S. b. Spalding, shoe-shop
in rear, and John Lynch, tenant Mann &
Co.'S loss is fully covered by insurance and
the losses of the other occupants are small.
Wires block, owned by DR.. r. G. Morton,
was occupied by II. NJ. Wires, groceries,
Miss Northrop, milliner, and j. w. Hale,
photographer. Their losses are covered by
insurance. L. 7. Sparhawk's dwelling
house and daguerrean saloon, valued at
$1,000 and insured. Stock and materials
saved. DR.. II. G.. Morton's dwelling-ho
occupied by himself, valued at $1,000 and
insured for $1,000. A dwelling-house,
owned by DIR. X. G.. Morton and occupied
by S. b. Spalding, valued at 81 800 and in
sured for $1,000 Milton L. Chadwick s
dwelling-house, valued at 81 600 and in
sured b. T. Lombards dwelling house,
occupied by Mrs. G. V. Standish valued
at $1,000 and fully insured. The total
loss is estimated at about S65 900, as fol-
lows: On real estate, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000; on stock and personal effects, about
Sl5,WO-covered by insurance. West Ran
dolph is the gem of White river valley. Its
people are prosperous, wealthy, enterpris-
ing and intelligent. They will not sit brood
ing over this misfortune. Their insurance
saves them from any crippling loss Here,
as elsewhere, fire will be found to be a
wholesome, though somewhat drastic rem
edy, for a state of things incident to the first
growth and development of any community.
A year from this date will, we predict see
handsome, spacious and substantial struc-
lures of brick adorning the burnt district.