Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-20

Bond Bros store must surely go, and
while some went for the fire apparatus
Others set about emptying the store. The
goods were carried into Pine Hall. 1t
was not long before the store had been
cleaned out. In the meantime the steamer
was drawn down to the platform beside
the pump-house at the bakery and got in
operation, and the hand engine placed on
the bank of the creek alongside it and
manned. 1t was but nine minutes from
the time the alarm was struck till the
steamer began throwing water. The
hand engine was speedily at work, too {;
and shortly after hose was attached to
the pump in the Sun mill and that did
excellent work. Within half an hour
steam had been gotten up in the bakery
pump-house boiler and the steam pump
there was at work. In all, four good
streams were sent upon the flames.
Those working the hand engine kept at
it faithfully till the steamer was well
under way, when Foreman Allan Calhoun
had the hose transferred from it to the
steamer, after which the latter supplied
two lines of hose. 1t looked at first as
if the fire could be confined to the south
end of the block; but it was not five min
utes after the streams were gotten on be-
fore flames appeared in the cornice at the
northeast corner, over Marshalfs store.
Then his store and all the others, as well
as such of the rooms above as could be
reached, were cleared of their contents
by the firemen and the crowd. The
goods were taken into all the stores in
the vicinity. 1t was not later than 0
o'clock when all the upper story of the
building seemed to be on fire its entire
length. The firemen worked hard and
well, and were cheerfully assisted by
such of the old members of the fire com
pany and the citizens as were needed ;
but of course the members of the com
pany did most of the work. 1t was
hard fire to fight. The most of it was in
the garret, which was about four feet
high in front and extended the whole
length of the building, and in the heavy
cornice, also open all the way. The roof
was of tin. Tons of water were poured
into the front windows of the chambers
and upon the roof. Particular attention
was given to the northwest corner of the
structure. where the strongest fire ragged.
Finally. about o'clock Saturday morn
ing, the roof tmbers of the garret were
burned away and the roof fell to the cell
ing of the chambers, holes were torn in
the roof through which water could pen
citrate, and in "a few minutes the fire was
out. The firemen, however, stayed on
the ground till morning to gather up the
apparatus and to be ready in case of an
other outbreak. But the fire proved to
be out. 1t left the whole top of the
structure in ruins down to the chamber
floors, though the walls were all stand
ing. 1t is "a marvel that the fire was kept
: down so well, the character and struc-
ture of the building considered; and the
firemen are entitled to great credit for
their achievement, of which a trained
city company might well be proud. The
machinery was all in excellent condition,
too, and nothing happened to impair its
, efficiency. 1t was questionable, for a
while about midnight, whether the fire
could be confined to the block, and
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machinery for removal from their shop
which stands back of the burned build
ing. Selectman Chapman also had the
towns stock of liquors taken out of Mr.
Wales basement. 1t was not insured
then, but is now. Coffee, prepared by
Mrs. Laird at her home, by Mrs. Sargent
at the Logan House and others, was
served to firemen and those who wished
it at Pine Hall and the Y. NJ. G. A
rooms.
THE LOSSES AND THE INSURANCE.
There was insurance to the amount OF
$4,000 on the building and S23, ,l3O or
stocks, furniture, etc. 1t was all through
> the agencies of Eldredge & Slade and
Nj. A. Brooks, the former having that or
the building and some of the stock and
the latter ON the stock. Messrs. Bond
had on the building and furniture Sl65(
each i'm the Pennsylvania, and Royal OF
Liverpool; on stock, $1,000 in the 1Etna
, of Hartford, Sl4OO in the Liverpool
, and London and Globe and 5000 in
the Northern of London. Mr.. Nichol:
had $3.50 on materials, stock, etc., in the
Hartford of Hartford. Mr.. Negus car
5 ried on building $1,000 in the Pennsyl
vania, $1,000 in the Lancashire of Man
chester, Eng, and $1,000 in the Liverpool
anu SOHuOu anu OlODt vi slOCh. clSO,
in the Phoenix of Hartford, $1,000 in the
Sun of London, $1,000 in the Niagara OF
I New York. $1,000 in the New England OF
Rutland, $500 in the Fire association Of
Philadelphia, $500 in the Merchants OF
: Providence, r. L., and $1,000 in the Firs
: National of Hartford. The billiard ta
bles in Speyers rooms were insured fol
800 by his son-in-law, S. ii. Bracey, il
the German-American of New York. Mr.
: Clay had $3.50 on building in the Nortl
American of Philadelphia, and Sl250 il
the Fire and Marine of Springfield
, Mass; on stock, $1,000 in the Royal Of
, Liverpool and $1,000 in the Phoenix Of
London. On the stock, furniture ant
} fixtures in the drug store Hon. w. p
= Nash had S625 in the Northern of London
$1,000 in the Fire association and S625 il
, the Anglo-Nevada of San Francisco
Mrs. Case had 5000 on the building in the
; Niagara. Mr.. Marshall had on stock
t $500 in the Pennsylvania, 500 in the
, North American, $500 in the Yer
mont Mutual, $500 in the Northern OF
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