Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
Loss Of $4,000.
Box Making Plant Of Crane Bros.
& Pope Destroyed bv
Fire
COVERED By INSURANCE
Fire Had Its origin in an Overturned
Lantern and Burned Brisl<ly for
More Than Two Hours
Water supply Was
inadequate.


The most disastrous fire in this city
since tho burning Of the old medical col
logo building occurred Monday noon.
when a smart blaze reduced to asios four
large buildings conprisne the major
yoition of the plant of Crane BROTHERS
II Fopc, box manufacturers. The FIRE
which had its origin i'm the ovcrttirnjnr
Of n lighted lantern. burned with great
briskncss, famed Is quite a strong north
wind Tho flames rapidIy crvclnpcd the
IIant ard fer some tim. the extensive
yurds where i. y. Bcoths lumber is
stored were in imminent danger.
IL was imrossiblc to commute the loss
Yesterday but il was estimated TO be in
the vicinity IF 800 900 covered bv insur-
anoc. About GO men and lovs are thrown
out of cmrlovmcnt. The plant was insured
unocr n blanket noIicv through moro than
20 companics Most of the insurance is
placed through New york brokers and
for that reason no definite statement of
tho total amount could be given. 1t was
thought 20 aggregate $1,000. All of the
plant was DESTROYED save the brick engine
house and Tho dressing min
i'- '' 'i''i-\ - ihH' KY r.p'
When tho fire had fully spcnt its force
f,ur ro,ir hnild,rrs .rd = fo,. sr,a,tor
ones had bo,r i, vaI,od to Tho gro,,ud Tho
iarres. of those uos ,bo ,,..,i,, r,uI 20,
the n,,nur,cturo NJ boxo. in which, ,h.
fire started mis- b,,,idipr wac T., ro,t
long bv. 1oo foot wide and oxtor1e1 rae,
and west hoino connccted Win tho mower
house on tho north and ,ho sr,,lor mil,
on tbo sou,h r,i, .,,,,,,a ,,,u 49,, o.
foot lone and "a foot vidc ox,on,1irr
south from Tho main mil, In the main
nil The work of sowi,e- and n,.ring u.,.
done on the first floor while o,hor wood
work was done or the second floor. A nor
ton Of the first floor Of the other b,ild-
ing was occuried hv tho Vermont sb,1,
..",''. vo"l''E oi \ersohhcs' WHO liad
ncing in Vorgonnos. The second floor was
used rs Il blind foctorv
To the cast Of tho u,ai, ,niu uas ,ho
shaving shed. which was , total loss
This building vas - feet in ,enc,h and 40
feet in width anr stood tust at thc side
Of the road running west of the car
tracks. The two mills and this building
were about 80 feet or two stories in
height. South Of this shed the fire DESTROY
ca store house u little smaller than
the shaving shed. and a barn connected
WIN II on the north side.
ictween tllis store house and the SHAY.
ing she" on The cast ana the two mills
Witch stond tu" ."u 'a'' n. .ratN' upon
burned South OF the two mills and on the
wafer front was a lumber shed, $50 long
"i'" ~ Icet VIDE. which was totally de-
''
" small quantity of screens, etc. re-
cent! Purchtsed by the Porter Screen
""'hS OF Nihooskl. was destroyed with
''' S'"''Se pulldlhg. The insurance on
'"'S' S""us was transferred when tho sale
was '''"e. me loss on this property will
P'''""'s pc under *loOo.
Oprc,>- a., mum,
-,
nv NV VI '6ih'il'" from the overturning
~ lantern. IN" or the work
make some repairs to , swin., a.. e, ,a'. ~
in about tn. middle Of tbo ,or,l .i.,1
' NV ""th WAS dono and the
"'''' was !"t IN operation when
'''"'' SUM P"r''oh OF the saw or accom-
"'' ''S "'''"S mt 'he lantern ANA, break
us ~ "o"'''rod inc lenited oil in all d.
'''''"' '"' i''ii'i's mus spread RI pidl,
'"c "o'hh''h VINO was doing the lob
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