Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-17
FIRE IN RICHMOND
G. w. Greene's Furniture Store
and Mrs. M. ]. Barry's Dwell
ing Destroyed.
WHOLE TOWN THREATENED
Serious CONFEDERATION Prevented by Fire
Departments from WlnOOsLt and
Wnterbury-LOss of $4,000 or
st2.OOO-Origin of the Fire
n Mystery.
WHOLE TOWN THREATENED


Richmond. March 1.-THE most dis
astrous fire which has visited this village
for n dozen vcars broke ont in tho busi
ness section shortly beforo noon TODAY
ana in Two hours hnd done botwncn $40 Nn
and $4,000 damage which is we'll covered
by Insurance. With no fire protection
other than a bucket bricode tho villapo
was compcllod to sond 10 adioininp towns
for nssisfarcc W,tcrhurv |,.innns,.i .rd
Burlington rosnon1irr rio ira xa. dis-
covered IN the work sbon ~ tho furniture
and unde,ta,ing establishment or q "
Greene ON DniIro,d ,,on,, :, fou, min.
,tes before noon AND ,ho ubi,tlas n,,d
bells IL, The viII,ro .o,,r1od q ,,n,,aroI nr,,
alarm. '''~
The fire made ronid ho,d,,, and !, ,,.,,
rcn1ized tbo, tho n,,raro,,,a ~ 49, .t,,
was i,,,,,.I,,,,,n ;" d',,',' ,,t.H nv o.,'
Worl was sont fnr o',tsida hoi,, chn,,i,
after ono n.c,not. ,,t.n '..,r ,''". '.S
- h'', ',i"V" 4" muse co''P"h! WIN
trait, from V'ntor,',,r' ., ep.vi"'
near tho cnrda,,.,h ,',i,, -v $3.50, q 'i
numnoI u,,,r, fr1,' i'''n ,n''u ,, ai.n
in tho meantime hon rr,,ot ,oa,i'. oi,,, 10y
the h,ilI,,'c ,,.hnr, i,'t,'N"''s u'.'ou
cnn,,t "neie S,"rteu ana hdd
inf, v,rirh ,,.a va. Wv. pui'.ins n"Joi"-
crniod L,. p.',,; w. 1'cis u"e''is oc-
orrI ,.a',. r'''' ''" fanny anu sew
~ .h'J, n,'',., ii' OCCUPANTS sot out most
,rha 10 'l n,,. w. f,ouS,
bu.irass .,n,i :" "'. o"t t"c
tbc two l,r,i ,.,1I ~ t'"i' -i"J",'I'hs
Ho+ol ,,d th,' ,,o,.',',', -, ""S '"c al ~
huiidinr ,,- .nlS'li'c niocN; d h'hdSome
aid was neor 10 W.i,,'',,.,., y" a. Na',''ip,e
mcnt havinc, a,r;,.o, ,,n,, IT, 80 Wv i''.
~ before tvo o,cIocl, = ,,,a,, ,,,.,,r ~
mnnd of chief t,nrinoor T., A Iuraio,. .,,,
"A steam, crrinc TN ,y;-nc,.,,. 49,, :, l
hardicapncd horo hv mo ,ai,rra &c ,io
mon Of the village TO cut n boln in tho loo
800 rods from the fire ana with tbie dnIov
nearly a half hours tim. was lost only
the walls remained of tho dwelling house
and the flames were then licking the
sides of the Park Hotel The attention
of the flremen was directed to this point
and all streams were played upon the
Motel while the bucket brigade was doing
good work in the rear wetting down sheds
ana outhouscs and the building was
s'ved'
me morchants In the Masonic block and
nrao'lcAiiy AL the business houses in the
Io"er part Oh the village mad moved out
u,'' e.uuS ana carried lhem 10 safe
places me waterbury hremen were
.oi.ou /" u''t an"ut Two clock the
N".ei d. 'IrS conuenseu factory having
1y, o't' nc Tx ~ vas tihen up ny 'he
o,,,,,i,,r '''u" az" az. 'ii'ce hours nara
,rha ri,r; ~ r ~ n ,'i''t' oo','' ";
,ny.,o,v ,,a ,a, 80 ,a, - ~ 4uu'u ~
IL uos ,nn,a,,oo,,, I. u-''S NO, no,
crc",a XXX, ne
,',;,, a. :. 1""-St"' pui'ui"S
"ut'. W. ''S tnc var 81 'nc hcheiil"h
n a,. "r' N"lieu az anout NN'""o' lieSideS
MI greene furniture ana undertake
i'S lShfheht IL was occupied on
lHS upper moor as lodge room ny the
o"d fciIoWS, ON the building Mr..
'''tHe mao s"'""O insurance IN the fol-
lowing companies. $l'5oo in the agency
81 hr""holI Burn nam; $1,000 divided
IN me agencies or I. :. Peck and NJ.
l.. Powell or Burlington on the stock
MI Greene carried $1,000 insurance.
Which Wiil not cover the loss. The odd
Fellows were fortunate in removing a
portion OF their fixtures from the build
ing and had Insurance to the amount of
$50 on the total.
The tWo-storY dwelling house adj
joining was owned by Mrs. NJ. j Barry.
and was valued at $2.4Oo ana insured
for $500 in the Union Mutual com
panY. through the areucv of AlorZo
Chase Of this place This huildinar was
built about l. wears aro. shortly after
the last big fire here and was = mad
ern structure Mr. Earrv ,vbou s.ou
yesterday. was Undecided ,hnut rn
building Tho Barry rousn v,s o,.,,-
pied hv 4 Ea1lt. who carri.d x-oo IN.
surnncc ON his furrituro j., 49,. ,,,.,,,',
OF Brownell ~ Eurnham Of lurIlnptnn