Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
STUBBORN FIRE.
Store in Opera House Block Dam
aged and Stock Practically
Destroyed.
SOME HEAVY LOSSES,
N. e. Chamberlain, l.. p. Wood and
Cham berain a. Gould the Tenants
ditorium in Danger-The Loss
es and Insurance.

An alarm from box Al, Just below Sank
| on Church St, was rung in Monday night
at zoos for fire which started in the
carpet working department OF J.. p. Wood
underneath ~ T.. Chamberlin's store. The
| fire worked its way from the basement
through the partitions and flooring to the
third story. /; was very diff1Cult for the
firemen to overcome the flames and al
though they did not cover a large area
they reached point where the close
proximity of the scenery room of the
opera house made the danger of the iiamcs
reaching the auditorium through the
scenery room very great. This was pre-
VENTED with the assistance Of q heavy
brick partition wall between the opera
! house and the annex in which the fire
was located.
| The loss to y. r. Chamberlin, l.. P.
wood and Chsmberin & Gould is very
heavy. The stock carried is heavier at
this time than almost any other time of
year The damage by smoke Is very great
while that from the water which deluged
! he basement well the middle pOr-
| ton of the floors above s also heavy.
| only short time after the fire was dis
covered the dense smoke had filed the
! first floor of the store and it soon reached
and filed the other floors ~ the building
which connect with the store proper
The smoke and water penetrated to the
store "l r. H. 'ldiheoh neat hoit" VI
Chamberlins. where there will also be
considerable smoN. and water damage
! TIN oughout the entire store. The store
will ne closed until the insurance adjust
ers can make settlement.
! The insurance upon the opera mousse
pIock IN Which the store l. l'tdleu - ''''-
joj in r. 5. peck's agency, N1,5ov in The
agency of liickok Il ilickok and proDa-
bly, $l6.GJ in other sources.
ne insurance OF y. T.. 'hdnDeiIln IL
sl2ooo with me lIlckoh agency ana Slooo III
fe'k agency
l.. L. Wood has sou" with tlckok
agency and 5000 with Peck ana ne eStl-
mates ABOUT slOoW III othcf agencies
Chamberlln N Gould nave insurance oil
SlNo in their shoe department with 7. >.
Peek.
j.. j.. ClarkSon has insurance OF $25 IN
tn" Two agencies named.
FecEs agency has insurance OF $5ot0 ON
the opera house annex, the building in
which mos of the fire was located
Aside from the inevitable loss resulting
from the lire. The SraNest danger To b"
feared from it was the possibility that 1t
might penetrate the partitions and divid-
ing walls and reach the scenery room of
the opera house off the stage ana thus
be communicated to the auditorium and
in this way through the whole Of the
block. This was prevented but not until
grave fears had been expressed
The tire was for the most part located at
the point where the building known a.
the oncra house annex in the rear of
Chamberlill's store Joins the block This
building is of brick three stories high with
"A basement lis interior unon ne trsi
floor is a continuation of tho Channberlin
store The fire started in Tho basement
underneath the east nnd of tb,s annev
Hero is located tho shining. room and the
work room ot tba Wond carnat d,n.,.,.
ment. In ,hr vicinity of The noint at