Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-10
SHOE SHOP BURNED
Factory Of Lakeside Shoe Com
pany Destroyed by Fire.
Flask House OF Lang 81 Goodhue Com
pany with Valuable Patterns and q
School House Also Devoured by
Flames-Losses and Insurance.
A fire which started Monday night shortly

Afro r,,,o, stortod Mord,v NIGHT sbort,v
hofora o,oIn,, ,,ithir a., hour oon,nI,to
r,i,,ad ~. al. re, 90 ,ho - q
r"'ns , .he mask mouse ol 'he lang ~
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r1s. 80, A. 80, 80 r,no ;n fror,
, ai,. . on , ",i ~ ,,t.,,. -. a,,d
YIN VI ~ 30 oiooh Wy W''a.i' 80 a''.
az vi tie hie 'oiira'e" "0i0 S''' "p'''
me SceI,' 49,, - A., 49,,
ln' Sh"e lactoIy s,uou urol ''.e ,.
sie.c,l " sr"uho WI" Io.,i'ts w ~
,,e "lIu iroin ~ am 81 o.rs o.sen 80
pio"ihS from tne ooc'n 'fi"us' ,,, Wv
eVcrins' II i'''ieu Wy r".'' , ".,'
soon the! "c't SM''l,i'S wy c', 20
OF the Uuliuins; inc uiinonslo,'s VI wi'icn
were nhout l'c py ~ lee, 's neg y. oei,ls
Two stoiles fiit'en h'i,u.eS 'i'Oi .i''
ti"rih WAS runs ia, thls ouiiui'iS was 'o"'
pieteiN enVcIoped III names tne INTENSE
neat Oh "h''n war; 'ilo Ni'oe, no' ~
"r1ns or the Lang " 'oounue naSh house
ana SET nre 10 IL on the eh,irc eastern sue
| rms building was anout 'he same as the
shoe factory IN dimensions anu construI
| tlon' except that WAS coNercu Will
sheet IRON
| IN" 'lre deNoured mus pu'iuihS WIN sur
nrlslng rapldlty. inc bllsk VIM from 'ne
south tanning the names contihual'E' both
the mask mousse ana the shoe manu-! actory
had talien IN hciorc ~" % cioch' ~ 'is
same tmc that the iire was sPtt"u'ls W
the mask mouse IL iehiteu the i"Ih "A ee'u
school house, Which stood put rev .eee
10 the east OF inc Shoe lactuiE anu ti'iS
was soon reduced to ashes. Inc barn be-
longing to the Lang ''ooohue 20 s't-
uated directly PACK or the schooi mousse
next caught but part OF IL was saved
aHhorSh padlN charr'u'
The north side OF the Lang 'ioodhne
foundry, situated south ana directiy pa
/ OF the flask house. caught iire from tln"
to time. but the blaze was quickly
cNtinguished. with little damage IN"
machine shops of the company, 10 'ated ar
Getty to the west OF the other structures
caught once on window sill but soldier
quickly eNtinguished the blaze. No other
property being located near that, that WAS
! destroyed, in the line through winch the
wind carried the sparks, the hremen were
enabled to direct all of tlfelr energies III
suhduing the flames from the burning
structures and saving the Lang q Goo M G
| buildings Immediately adjacent. Al nine
O'Clock the buildings were mostly leve cd.
]
about ten years ago when the Ferguson
ana Scarf Addition was opened Inc
D'ldlng OF the LikeSide Shoe company
was erected by {. W. Soarl ana was opcr-
ted II ST by tn" Bur lnGIon Sho' Com any,
| the first president being the late ID. A. BIO
dle. subsequently, about tnree years aSo,
! 1t was rcorCanlZed as the Lakeside Sho"
/ Company, the present officers being Ehas
Lyman. president; ID. q. Crane, vice-pre-
sident; {. y. Hibhard. secretary, treasur-
CT and manager; w. T. Rockwell, superin-
! tcndent. The building was Sufficiently
conmUdiouS Tor the employ ment OF lOt
operatives and about 30 were employed
hen the establishment was shut
down July for the purpose of taking ac-
count of stock. There had been no fire III
the boiler room since the shut down.
The loss to the shoe company, which was
| total, was estimated by Mr.. iiiDbard at
| between $500 and 5000 with insurancc
| of $4,000 distributed in the following coin
| panics and agencies:
| With I!ickok & Hickok Liverpool
London e. Globe 5000; Insurance Co of
| \ nf { la rtf p mi