Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27

| ted. Stands were taken by the fire
men at various places, thinking that
the flames could be checked, but the
high wind knocked aside all calcula.
tions and spread terror and dismay
to all hearts. The crashing walls
dynamite, kerosene, powder and gas
explosions followed upon each other
in quick succession, and made the
work of the firemen doubly danger
Gus. The SWanton and Burlington
fire departments now arrived and did
gallant and heroic work in subduing
the flames, but not until half past six
could the fire be said to be under con-
troll, and a most desolate scene pre-
sented itself. Fully half of the busi-
ness places Of the town lay in smoul-
dering ruins and scores of poor
people, who had lost their little all,
wandered about the streets with no
place to lay their heads.
Among the heaviest losers are the
United States government, new pub
lie building; W. B. Fonda, lumber
yards and buildings; the ST. Albans
Messenger company, building and
plant; M. j. Hill's block; w. S. Bailey
block containing dry goods store and
Owl club rooms; FL. P. Seymour es-
tate, four buildings; DR.. S. w. Paige,
two blocks; E. A. Morton, furniture
store; Folsom & Morton, hardware
store; Fuller's livery; w. FL. Ellis,
grocer; F. r. Woodward, restaurant;
HI. E. Lewis, wood yard and nine
houses; Collins Bros, meat market;
Pelkey & Chagnon's wood yard; A. L..
Weeks, shoe store; A. j. Lang, cloth
ier; @. FL. Harvey, furniture; Calno
Baker, music store; F. B. Morton,
clothing; Vincent's shoe store; S. S.
Bedard, carriages; DR.. John Sheerar,
dentist; Wallace Printing company;
Northrup & Lombard, grocers; James
Sheehy, bottling works; J. w. Ryan,
grocer; Wry Bros, grocers; F. Ganv-
reau, tailor; Frater & Pryor's res
taurant; J. G.. Moore's granite works;
harrington & Post, lawyers; E. De
schemes, boots and shoes; DR.. A. A.
Clafin; P. J. Cunningham, grocer; l..
A. Delisle, harness shop; Samuel
Grown, furniture; M. Buck lawyer; j
j. Miles, tailor; Miss K. F. Dougherty !;
millinery; Perron's livery; w. E..
Dean, grocer; ]. FL. Montifore, block
and four houses; Woods & Favro,
bakery; Geo. L. Archambeault, con-
fectionery; FL. FL. Farnsworth, insur-
ance; E. A. Ashland, lawyer; Eldred's
drug store; w. n. Adams clothing; j..
E. Welch, drug store; st. Adams Gas
company's office; L. r. Brough, jewel
er; Chisholm Bros, news agency; j.
Y. Stewart, news store. The building
occupied by the Welden Hose com
pany, to gether with scores of dwell
ings and the old fremont property
were leveled to the ground.
The burning brands were carried
north for miles; innumerable houses
were on fire and would have been
destroyed b ut for the bucket brigades
found at the various places. Families
from three different houses who went
down to see where the fire started,
came back to find their homes moth
ing but blazing ruins, and without a
thing left to them in the world. Tt
was feared at one time that the fire
would not stop until it reached the
Missiquoi Railroad tracks at the Main
street crossing, and without the valu
able aid rendered by the Burlington
and Swanton departments, this would
have undoubtedly been the case. Chief
Leslie and the local and visiting com
panies are to be highly commended
for their gallant and mastery fight
against almost impossible odds.