Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-04
property Valued at $4,000 De.
stroyed Early Fri
day Morning.
STARTED IN MEAD BUILDING
lts origin Une1plained-Got BIG
Start before Fircmen Could Reach
a.. ...,c-Inck Of wind Pre-.
vented More Serious
ConAag ration.

Swanton. April 2S.-Between three and
1--WE o'clock this morning commercial
prOrerty on the west side OF the river
was wiped cut by fire. involving an esti-
mated loss of $4,000. proving TO be the
snost disastrous conflagraticn that has
visited the village for ten years.
The fire originated in the double store
lbu;lding owned by the Mead estate, To-
Gated diagonally opposite the Ropin
tlicod cartridge factory. II was ffst as
lowered at three o'clock by l'nwes iiiih-
bker, the new night watchman employed
by the corporation on the east SIDE OIL
ntho river Hilliker hurried across the
river and tried to find the night watch-
man at the Robin Hood engine house In
order to have him blow an alarm, but
there was some delay and in the mean
time the rear of the Mead building was
burning f,ercely and hal big lead on
The lrenen when they arrived
The Mead block was occupied by Mrs.
Sarah Dunbar. groceries. and by Chas.
Fell liquors. The upper rart was an ex-
pen3ively furnished tenement occupied by
Mrs. Anderson. who was out of town.
Tho building and contents are total
loss.
Adjoining the Mead building was ".
n. Moreau's corner grocery store. the
owrcr occupying the upper part a g Il fiat.
This building was quickly atlaze and
Mr.. Mureau had barely time to get his
family to a place o. safety and save a
,fuw effects This building and stock
are a total loss.
Next to the bridge and separated from
the Mead building by driveway was
4. r Hogle's marble works. an almost
new two-story building. The flames
quickly reached this which was directly
opposite ,hc cartridge factory
'''he frrmen were handicapped for a
time by lack of sufficient pressure. al
though the reserve steam pumps were
set in operation soon after the alarm was
sounded. Chief Engineer Frouty and
his mon made a STIFF fight and prevented
the fire from sweeping across tho stree,
snd taking the cartridge factory and
The Villas grain elevator. The factory
iuillng and the elevator engine house
were on fire several times and to many
the large property in that direction
seemed doo,net.
The wagon shop south Of Morran's
etore owned hv George Webster & Sons
and occupied by Alfred Tatro, was part
~ destroyed. the fire in that direction
for the blacksmith shop and double
tenement the south. however.
The Horace Baxter residence. on the
corner. opposite Morcaus store was on
fire in the roof several times Tut sus.
tanned m DANA 10 speak of.
1t is subject of general cor grat,la
ton that there was no Wind with
strong wind in any direction a grea
| amount of property would have Suffered
G.. r iioele has already leased QUAR-
tors on the east sid" of the river and vii
| nc ready for business in a few days.
Mr.. Norcau has also secured quarters
temporarily, and will be selling grocer
ios Monday. He has leased part of tn
j.. T.. l.apollc double tenement. He
TO rebuild his store at once.
The Mead estate is undecided abou
rebuilding.
The heaviest loser appears to be Fl.
MORGAN, He carried $500 on his buildll
and $l.joH on tn" stock in his store. II
had received "A carload of -four hut a fe,
days ago, which was in the store hous
attachAd to his store. Everything wa
destroyed Mrs. Dunbar was insured fl
g. so on her stock of groceries. &.
Mead had $!,lo0 on his building. Charlie
Ji'll had 81 go Oh his stock of goods
r. Hogle carried 50, 600 on his building an
the Webster carriage shop was not ii
sured 4. &. Tatro, who occupied III
shop, had no insurance but was able
get most of his stock out. Mrs. AndersO
had no Insurance and will lose abOl
tl5l.