Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-20

St. Adams, VT, May ia very dis
asTous fire swept ST. Adams this after
noon, destroying dwellings and busi-
ness blocks, public buildings and a
large amount of other property. The
loss will amount to many hundred
thousands of dollars.
The fire broke out shortly after three
o'clock, in the lumber yard of w. B.
Fonda, and in a short time several
large piles of lumber and business
offices had been ignited. There was a
heavy wind blowing at the time, and
THE FIRE SPREAD RAPIDLY.
1t destroyed Chisholm Brothers store
and the tenement house and drug store
owned and occupied by F. Eldred. The
fire next spread to the big building
occupied by the Crown Furniture Com
pany and Collins meat market. The
blocks Of Wood & Favro. J. H. Month
fore and w. z. Deane, adjoining, were
also destroyed in a short space Of time.
At this point the wind had increased
to a miniature hurricane, and burning
embers were carried in every direction.
The local fire apparatus and a large
force Of tOwnsmen endeavored to pre-
vent the fire from extending to Main
street where the Jorge business blocks
were located, but their efforts had
LITTLE OR NO EFFECT.
SwantOn and Burlington were called
on for help. and soon responded. 1t
was found impossible to prevent the
Main street blocks from burning, and
a dozen buildings We're soon on fire.
The first Main street structures that
ignited were the stores of w. S. Bailey
and F. B. Morton. The Wallace Print
ing COmpany's building the store of
Lombard & Winthrop Marceau & Vim
cent and Fuller's livery stables were
soon in ashes.
The government building on King
man street caught fire a few minutes
after four o'clock and was soon gutted
Most Of the papers, furniture, etc,
were saved. The Hill block, occupied
by j. Z. Welch and w. n. Adams was
LEVELLED TO THE GROUND.
At $50 the Messenger building caught
fire and burned fiercely for half an
hour, the fire extending to the block
occupied by w II. Ellis and ". h.
WOOdward's store.
Most Of the buildings were of wood
and burned like tinder before the
strong gale, many of the occupants
not having time to rescue their ef-
fects. MOOre's marble works, on Foun-
dry street, Ryan's grocery store and
twelve tenement houses in the vicinity,
on the same street
WE'RE ALSO DESTROYED.
Shortly before six o'clock the en-
tire Burlington fire department ar
rived, and all the companies joined
forces in an attempt to stop the fire on
Main street. The attempt was partial
ly successful and the fire was checked
about $50, in time to save the more
valuable blocks on Main street. The
stores of A. L. Weeks, A. J. Lang and
G. H. Harvey. however, were burned
and at this point the progress of the
fire was stayed. Control of the fire
was obtained on Foundry street, six
blocks north Of MOore's marble works.
The fire made almost a clean sweep
from Stebbins street to HOyt, turning
many people out Of their homes. The
ST. Adams House was saved with great
difficulty. The loss will exceed half a
million dollars.
The fire after leaving Fonda's lum-
Der yard, pursued
A NORTHERLY COURSE
along Catherine street, eating up many
wooden buildings near by, then going
along Kingman street From Centre
street on one side TO Hoyt street on the
other. a wall of fire swept through the
entire dicuict to and across Main
street. which for several blocks was
laid waste. including a number of ten
ement houses.