Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-29
THE BURNED BLOCK.
Clearing away the Debris-Insurance Men
Adjusting and Paying Losses.


[From Thursday Mornings Da ly.l
The scenes of Tuesday afternoon were
renewed in front of the ruins of the
Wheeler block yesterday many curious per-
sons congregatng to watch the labors of
the men engaged in clearing the Debris
from the street and removing articles that
were not destroyed from the lower floor
! The work of getting ut the actual losses,
made considerable progress yesterday and
the indications are that the principal
amounts will vary materially from the
estimates made yesterday, more goods
| having been saved than was anticipated.
There are II number of smaller losses in
buildings in the immediate vicinity from
which goods and furniture were removed
in anticipation of the spread of the flames.
| n. X. Brown moved the stock from his
store and he found on putting it back that
a considerable quantity of glass was
broken his damages being under 800 and
covered by insurance in L. :. Peck's agency.
1t was also found that the rooms in the up
per part of the express Office building
through which a stream of water was car
red were damaged by water the ceiling,
wall paper and carpets being badly stained
in spots. Although the desks, express pack
ages and indeed all movable articles were
taken out of the express office the only loss
will be from the effects of the water,
which is about 5000 and is fully covered by
insurance. The damage to the Evarts
house and contents will be about $500, the
building being insured with L. 5. Peck
and the contents through the agencies of
L. 5. Peck and c. Z. Frissell. Some of
the bOarders of the Evarts house had
clothing and personal effects damaged by
water, but the insurance will cover all the
| losses.
Promptly yesterday morning the repre-
| SentativeS of the various insurance com
panies concerned arrived in town to ad
! Just the losses. The companies were rep
resented as follows l.. ID. Smith of
Boston, special agent of the German
| American Insurance company OF New
York, Henry +. Hess of Boston, special
agent of the Connecticut Insurance com
pany; Henry h. Turner, special agent of
the Niagara Insurance company of New
York Willard Welsh of Albany, special
agent of the City of London Insurance
company: Col. Amos Sherman of Rhode
| Island, special agent of the sun Insurance
company of England w. >. Wheelock of
Boston. special agent of the Royal Insur-
ance company of England; George f..
kendall OF Worcester, Mass. special agent
OF the Guardian Assurance company
of England and also representing the Ma
tional of Hartford and w. b. Bartlett of
boston, special agent Tor the PhtpnlX AS
surance company OF London.
The total insurance is about $4,000 and
the following is Il partial list of the com
panes represented, together with the
sums carried by them; Niagara $1,000;
Royal, $1,000; London and Lancashire
$1,000: Fire association, $1,000 Phoenix OF
Hartford, $1,000: North British and Mer-
camille, $1,000; German Union, $500; Con-
necticut, $500; City Of London, 5000
Fire Insurance association, $1,000; Com
mercial Union, 5000: sun, 5000; Penn
sylvania, $1,000: Lancashire, $500 Cont
mental, 5000; Phoenix Of England, 5000;
Guardian, $1,000; Home of New York,
5000; Springfield, $1,000.
The losses of Stafford a. Humphrey
and II. y. Coon both of whom were in
sured through L. ;. Peck's agency were
adjusted ana partly paid yesterday noon,
which Is pretty quick work, and the loss
of the Good Templars, who had policy
for 800 through +. A. Fuller's agency,
was also adjusted and paid yesterday.
Other losses We're adjusted and will be
paid at once. The representatives of the
different companies who had risks on the
burned block expect to begin the adjust
ment on gtnat to-day rs well as on the
losses of Messrs. Hail and Brown, For IL
fire of such magnitude the promptness
with which the losses have been adj juSted
and payment commenced is highly com
mendable and the representatives of the
Inherent con- pdnleS are OulSpOken III untlf
praise of the spirit of fairness and equity
manifested on the part of the assured,
which greatly facilitated settlement.
The block was erected nearly 20 years
ago by the late Horace Wheeler, to whose
heirs it belongs.
1t transplres that f. b. Boynton was
rescued from his perlous position at the
fire through the bravery and promptness
of William Denning and his son, j. 5.
Denning. When 1t was ascertained that
one of the firemen had been carried down
to the third floor with II portion of the
roof Il ladder was placed on the upper
piazza of the E.yartS House, whence Boyn-
ton was reached by his two delverers
through window There was no fire
near him, but he was half surrounded
with mass of debris and the wonder is
that he was not killed outright. He was
partially stunned by the fall and appeared
slightly dazed when the Deunings first
reached him, but he soon realized his po-
sition and was all right soon after having
reached open air. Under the circum-
stances his rescue was an act of great
bravery and it reflects credit upon the
actors as well rs upon the fire department
which they represent.
AN UNFORTUNATE YOUNG MAN.