Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-01-14
FIRES OE 1891.
Record OF Losses by Fire in Darlington
During the Past Year.


During the Past Year.
The fire record for 1891, as furnished by
Chief Engineer Perkins, shows that there
was total loss during the year OF $l53,-
01I75, of which $3.50, 800. 25 was covered
by insurance, leaving balance OF $l9,-
3S1. so as actual loss to the people Of the
Queen City. The total insurance paid in
1890 was $40, 693, and the loss above in
surance .$425. Tho large increase in the
amount OF property destroyed during 1891
was on account of the burning OF the cotton
mills, Sl4O, 1000 having gone up In smoke at
that time.
Following is n list of fires to which the
fire department was called; January Z,
X. B. Walker, stores on Winooski avenue,
fire caused by spontaneous combustion,
loss 81, lO0 insured; February "a,
the Burlington cotton mills on Mill street,
cause overheated journal, loss $40, 600, in
surance $l21, 500; March II, j. A. Shedd,
dwelling on Church street, cause defective
flue, loss $l14.50 insured; March 80, Cen
trail Vermont railroad, oil cars, cause spark
from engine, loss about $500, insured; April
30, j. Gorneau, dwelling on Champlain
street, cause lamp explosion, loss $lO, in
sured; May 4, J. r. Booth, grass on Bat
| terry street, cause sparks; May Ia, II. Hicock
6 Co.. mills and sheds on Pine street, cause
sparks from chimney, loss 500, insurance
$3.50; May -, McCrue, Montgomery e. Co.,
candy factory on Cherry street, cause over
heated furnace, loss Sl357.5O insured; May
-, L. German, dwelling on Pine street,
cause lamp tipped over no loss; July II, j.
K. Booth, dry house on Lake street, cause
spark from chimney, loss S241o, insured;
July 20 Il. Parter, store on Winooski ave-
nue., cause spontaneous combustion, loss
1886. 80, insured; August 81 John G. Bacon,
dwelling on Cedar street, cause carelessness,
loss Sj2G.75, insured; September IS, |.
supposed incendiary, loss 5000, insurance
| 1886 90; October l., j. Sullivan, dwellings
on Battery and King streets, cause defective
flues, less $4,000, insurance $1,000; December
q, NJ. Corley, dwelling on North avenue,
cause defective lue, loss $3.50, insurance
Sl01; December II, ". f. Faulkner, dwell
ing on Wipooski avenue, cause lamp tipped
over, loss $,3, insured; December 10,
Skllings, Whitneys q Barnes Lumber com
pany, dry house on Pine street. cause sparks
furnace, loss So, 2Slj0, insured.
| Following were tho several losses sus-
tanned at fires to which the department was
not called: January 20, John Gibson, loss
OF S40 on furniture in residence on Bank
street, covered by insurance; January 20,
Charles II. Ferguson loss Of So. 80 on furni-
ture insured; March 3, c. A. Williams, los:
of S2G, insured, April Q, Helen l.. Stegman
So. Il, insured April IS, J. J. Flynn, in
sured; April IL, Henry Greene, trustee, Sl2
insured, Elias Lyman, $S6.SS, insured
May Z, James Lang. 49, insured; May g.
Francis Dowrey, $l45 insured; June 10
John Costello, $3.50, insured August 20
Edward Stanley, So 90, insured; Septem
Der 4, J. II. Beatty, $3.50, insured; No
vember 7, Useb Robarge, $40, insured; De
cember ], L. b. Taft, $23 20, insured; Dc
cember :, Ii. n. Coon, S.. insured; Decem
Der s. Joseph Derway, S133, insured; De
cember IA, Daniel Barber received $40 fo
mall fire.
: The fire department was also called out {
the city at the following fires: February
! to Richmond Boxer engine and 30 mel
a | February "a, to Winoosk with four con
t panies after the cotton mill fire was und,
control; July IS, to South Burlington
Ethan engine and a few men at time Of ii
burning Of Bingham farm buildings; NJ
4 vsmber %, to Middlebury, Ethan Allen ell
CINE and cart and Boxer Engine company
cart with about 80 men; November 20,
, st. Adams, Ethan engine and cart III
r Boxer cart with about % men.
s Aid was called for from Milton and She
J.. burne. Word was received from MiltC
too late and no water facilities could ha'
been had in Shelburne. The fire at the Ia
~ ter place was well under control before t
u boys could have started from here