Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31
FIRE AT HARTFORD, VERMONT.

by a most disastrous fire, resulting insthe
J destruction of the famous hosiery. so
long known as Pease's hotel, and all the
| buildings connected Herewith. also
Worthen's store and the residences of
Mrs. Nj. X. Cone. Allen l.. Pease, ESQ.
and Ithiel Lawrence. The fire was dis
covered about five o'clock in the morn
| ing in the harness room of the hotel sta
| BILE by some of the hotel help The flames
spread SO rapidly to the loft and through
the stables that the entire building was
nearly destroyed before any effort could
be made to suppress the fire. No water
could be had and the large fine hall at
tached to the hotel was soon i'm flames.
whence the fire spread to the hotel itself.
In The mean time A. l.. Worthen's stable
took fire and extended to his store, burn
ing that to the ground, with the portion
occupied by Mrs. Nj. X. Cone as IA private
residence. Going southwark the fire look
"a clean sweep of the elegant private resi-
d, noes of a. j.. Pease and Ithiel Law
renee. The private residence OF DR.. w.
Ill. Currier next adjoining Worthen's
store was saved by the most persistent
endeavors. This with Johnson's furni-
ture store and Bugbee's harness shop, To-
Gated across the way from the hotel.
were protected by spreading carpets on
roofs and sides, and keeping them well
watered. Annie Hickey, table girl at
the hotel, was first TO sound the alarm.
The fire was then seen at the corner of
the stable where tile harness room was
located. The fire seemed to be as much
outside as in. The evening before Mr..
Davis, landlord, with the hostler, Hor-
ace Lane and Chas. w. Pease, were work.
| ing over sick horse till ii o'clock.
When they left everything appeared to
be in good order, and the barn was Sc
curely locked. Landlady Davis endeay-
ored to arouse the hostler, but it was
some minutes before he realized the sit
uation. DR.. Spiller, guest at the hotel,
seized an axe. broke open the stable
door and rescued his horse. Three other
horses were taken out. Hostler Lane cut
the halters of the other eight horses and
with the assistance of John Ford, Mrs.
Davis father, endeayored to rescue the
poor animals, but the smoke had become
so dense that they refused TO move and
of course persisted. Mr.. Ford was near
ly suffocated but was not otherwise in
jured. A few pals of water, even at
this time might have saved the building
of Mrs. Nj. X. Cone, just above the hotel,
tut there was no water available and the
fire soon rapidly spread botn in the di-
rection of the Cone building and the ho-
tel. The general merchandise store of
Arthur l.. Worthen was located in the
Cone building and large share of the
contents was quickly removed. Most of
the furnishings of the hotel and Masonic
hall were saved but in very damaged
condition. The intense heat had now
melted the snow to such an extent that
plenty of water was available but moth
ing except pals could be utilized. A few
pals of water early might have saved
the handsome residence just below Allen
l.. Pease's house, but the facilities were
not adequate.
Chas. w. Pease, hotel property, $l2,-
600; insured partially.
Mrs NJ. r. Cone. building over 100
years old, occupied as residence and gen
eral merchandise store, $1,000, insured.
Arthur l.. Worthen, general merchan-
disc. estimated value of stock. $4,000;
insured for about $4,000.
Allen l.. Pease, residence, $1,000; in
sured for s., 900.
Ithel Lawrence and Mrs. Burr, resi-
dence, 81, 900, insured for $4,000.
DIR. w. III .Currier, damage about $l.00.
1000, on \, hich there was no insurance.
The loss falls heavily on Mr.. Davis. Five
of his nice horses were burned. also a
horse in lis stable owned by Mrs. +. A.
Holmes. His livery fixtures were to-
tai loss and much other property in and
about the hotel. with little or no insur-
ance upon the same. Most of the con-
tents of the private houses were saved,
but all in damaged condition.
Mr.Hapgood, the grocery runner, hired
a horse of G. Il. Woodruff of Woodstock
and drove over Wednesday evening and
put up at the hotel, the horse was burned
to death, as was also one owned by
gentleman from Barton, name unknown.
The cause of the fire is great mystic
nv. There was no stove kept in the har-
ness room of the stable, no lamps, Ian
terms or any combustible material. Many
expressed the belief that the fire was the
act of an incendiary
The favorable condition of the atmos-
phere during the four hours progress OF
the fire is the only thing that saved the
large business block up the street, in-
GLIDING Dr. Curriers', A. L.Pease's hard
ware store and other valuable buildings.
Windsor Journal.