Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-29
INSURANCE ABOUT $4,000.



yards. which We're sCCatsi west OF the Tc-l-
road tracks and toward the lake. are aaso-
lutely destroyed Of every board. nothing
remaining to obStrucI the view OF Lake
Champaign except the smoking heaps II
ashes. The piers which were 81 earth and
stone and surrounded with heavy tiub, rs
are not badly injured one had just Sen
rebuilt. Upon the east side Of the railroad
tracks the work Of the flames was not -
enectually done and two houses. some
lumber piles and the ruins OF p I'd CO..
ntr OF King and Battery street stand IS
to the work OF the aceun-n.
Where the mill formerly stood ar~ pics
of ruined machinery. The engine and to.l-
er ROOM. which We're Ot brick S1an6inE lust
across College street from the Cca;-al
Vermont station. are shorn OF roofs and
the walls stand ready to fall inward upon
the already ruStiuE machinery. The II
Sine and boiler are in had condition tut
may no doubt be placed in running order
again. The engine used at the Doc1h
plant. it will b. remembered. has ten
through two fires. East ot Lake street.
toward the city. the fire did its work lcSs
t~horouChiy. In the corner o: College ard
Battery streets. upon the site OF the cd
Taft * Morgan mills. was a large pile e
Umber and picketS. which did not burn.
This was replied Sunday TO separate the
burning portion from that saved In the
WI AsFA ~ AAI Ky W. 10 - 49,
which were sawed with on; injury. hut
from which the families nloV,i. Pe,ow
the houses IS more lumbS-. NOS, Of which
IS partially burned. Across the lower end
OF Main street and in the area bounded hy
the next block % the tirs-swept territory
there Is nothing remaining sScep; the
ruins OF the old houses at the corner ID.
King ana Battery streets. ThsS~ Will he
torn down. Standing ~ Battery street .hs
several acres ot clearly swept ground IRE
ssntS a strange contrast "a the some iAsi
by the one hundred employees OF the mills
at he GUN o: the whistle OF Friday
evening.
THE LOSSES.
Manager +. w. ParShil in conversation
with L Free PrcSS man Sunday EaV this
following rough estimate OF the Losses
The yards Contains-t between Honor AM
100000 feet OF lumb~r. worth ~ las'
s115.en II IS impossible 10 arrive Al IL,
exact Waite OF the machinery and tho,
is evidence that the great engine and toll
CTS ean be repaired A rough o~S-;n,a;,
places tire loss OF the Mill and uaCh!n--.
/ at $500 This brings the total loss IN 4
S-o.Qs. This i the same estimate VIII.
was placed upon the .osSeS In .le Eoos.
plant OF March lS& Allowing the irs2r
ance to cover - per Cent OF this there j
r maiuiug I dead loss to the ShcParG s
Morse Lumber company ~ ssA.N
Not all Of the cou,pany'S stock in 80
city WAS burned Nearly Sb..sn f.c; {
rough lumber i Piled farther down apo
IKE lake shore. There a-e also a few car
loads % hearts and picSe,S east az LAX
street from the mill. which was save:
Outside OF this. the only uuhSrun~i bui,,
IRE Of thS PLANK = the lt;lS : story -
flee upon tine north side O: College SJr--
The books % the company give the nun,
hers Of - loaded ears OF luuscv- s-A..d
ing upon the tracks within ISe limits O
the burned area. % tkcSa seven ears =
loESyi TO the rolling stock 81 The Co.a
p1ny These ears coal 70, - SAVED. =
they were upon = spur track acceSS5Af
only from the south end o; ;hs yGr9 whS9
the hrv started.
THE INSURANCE
rs was stated in the extra issued Oy ~
Free Press or saturday morning. TIE IN
Surdnce Will cover about ~ T-- cvat 81 IL
total loss. IL Was impossible 20 give III
figures at the time the aPe- went to NJ :
bIt interviews WIKI the insurance Csrce
Later N the day S-UbS,antia;S the ,Sciliat,
The company's iOcSl agents We're uraSl
to furnish usCrys because the inSuranc
on the yards and mills MAS PLACED --aInl
through Boston brokers' The insGrsnc
placed in this city i As follows and ihe-
is also other insurance in Boston !
companies ,
The largest amount wis with ,hs 2Eenc
of J. = HiokSk and WAS as follows; ~
lumber. sl.,..: dry house. SttiA. mill ma
Chin-ry. Ngr; dressed hunter. SS-t,; ~
the TWO houses OF James Golfer. Stt; .
the house % Michasl Brown. $50; On n
boat house and rSP1tha launch Of FCe
HOwCs. S-A
Upon lumber. $50 upcn ShSts, and -
upon trucks The HOUSES At = corner .
Z King and Battery streets were COvere
by Insurance in this agency.
Insurance in the amount % Stre .
: the lumber at he mills WAS Csr.isi
; Max l. Powells agency.
This how the insurance in this city I
he SlGt.sa That placed through the Bor
: ton agents in ether c~CupSsnteS Cannct y,
; be computed but il is large.
, The agencies wirej their companies Z
: Saturday to send atIuS,ers and the w0r
T of placing the losses will b. GcT
: this week The property OF h Shepa-
& Morse LUmbe company Is almost
total loss and little adjustment Will he =
e Quired-
THE MATTER OF REBUILDING.
: The great question in which the sn,crs
y % the city now CertreS IS whether 1T u
! the shepard * Morse LuUo~r CSmp1I
will rebuild At this point Horace SAtP&'
7 OF IuN NN-lE-AAN N1-Ar ~ AA--S NAA- $40
p Gay afternoon from Boston and held
conference with Manager p w PSrSh;
after which he returned upon the sleep
/ to Roston. Mr.. Shepard gave his CpdnS
E ,hat the finances 90 the rebuilding Of 4
u plant were. &c say the least even. J
= returned 20 Boston To consult with !
le father and tho others Interested in I
~ company. There -re many things 10
III tuce the company to rebuild IN this cs'
a They own all OF the Land upon viii
~ the.- large plant stood with n exor9ui
Z OF the small amount u-0n which tbs n
le building WAS located. ThiS Was sold
" the Central Vermont rlIlrOad l few YES
~ ago. All 81 the water frontage n 9Th
land plrticuIariy adapted 10 'he oUsin,
:" is their property. The site is Aoe3'ed
a manner to aIsSS SoHarN
main line through the yards, T
rough stock Of the company is
a. cured in the region tapyed by the II
y, roads and connections leading through u
- city TO New York and Boston. where
finished product from the mills is lsrg'
sold or reshipped for export The hoSn-
of the company will demand ,ha, they
"a build at some point They have slres
= booked a large number Of orders and
rebuilt the work uroa 4 rev rlil xsl
"a gin VERY soon This will nahse the, co
pany to place themselves IN n position
resume work in a few weeks when +.
dull season in lumber closes and the
mand increases
REPAIRING THE TRACKS
y The Rutland Railroad VIII;
owns the tracks I tho line OF Cole