The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-02-22
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ID, ~ DearIy ~ ear be fousd oui, ty cv-f
sps-hs1 et 10 vslae 10 assurance, The
tsfsed property sitends frem The corner
u Center Street and hsfehaBt's Row TO
lbs stors Of II. ". waterman, oh ss.
chants kov, on the north, and 10 Fee
Fenat, 90 Center Street, co the east TIE
.bovs sto,ss we're 10, damages by the Gre,
but large part Of the stock ~n irjuree
ev water, - that os,iusn s'li o6ly be sus-
rsnded for Stew days
NO oSr INJURED.
| No ops vas hart 10 tbs Ore, although 10
The upper door, Of all the buildings we're
ten. ments. The blsse vas under control
~ noon Mosdsy. bu, the ruins continued
90 shoulder for hours. Tners are about 800
clerks asd Office assistants out Of employ
meat.
oRiOrs UNKNOWN.
Tue orisia 10 DOT knowp, eIcep. thu, Il
started In the second 4 ,or OF tire Ripley
building, = fsur-stcry brick structure Of 81
ano ID MsfchAhy No~
TENANTS NARROW ESCAPE.
The third aud fourth daors OF the Rip
ley building were used ~ living apart nsnts
oy . number Of p .opIe, most Of whom were
awakened just IN time 10 etcspe In thsb
oixht clothes to the roof u the Mead build.
ibx, adjoining II 90 the south, and then
they made their way to the street. Several
succeeded 10 grabbing whs, valusbles they
could easily carry but no household sfect'
we're removed. Three young wemen were
taken from the building 10 their nigh
clothes and carried to the local telephone
exchange, where they were assisted in pro-
curing clothing.
HYDRASrs FOUND FROZEN.
On arriving At the scene OF the conaag
ration the nremen were faced with the US
as difficulty Of where to get water. 1t IL
said that eight hvdrants were tried In sue
cession and everyone Of them were founc
froaen, and before they could be thawed
out the blszs was gaining more and more
OF . start. The temperature at that time
was several degrees below zero
WHITEHALL SENDS AID.
The frsmen had an uphill fight. and ear
y II was seen that they we're losing GROUND
| 20 that whitehall, N. Y. was asked t.
send assistance. Az soon ~ the WORD
was received In whitehall a genera
alarm was rung, aud three companies
Of the volunteer department, the james
Doran and the II. q. Burleigh Hose Com.
ponies and the whitehall Steamer Com
psny, Immediately took their apparatus TO
The station, and special train took them
TO Rutland, the run being made 10 record
breaking time,
WATER N STEAMER FREEZES.
On account Of the extreme cold the water
frozs In the boiler Of the engine while er
route to rutland, In spite Of the efforts Of
Of the nremep, and this caused some delay
after they arrived 10 Rutland. The hose
companies lost no time 10 putting several
streams on the hre and soon were extin.
auishing the flames 1t points the Ratland
department could Aot reach for lack Of men
and hose.
THE FIRE SPREADS.
From the Ripley Building The conf agra.
tiou spread to the south to the Mead block,
. foursfory brick building, the largest
mercantile house 10 the city, and also on
the north The Combination Cash Store
con,pany's building both being ruined.
me Nonpareil building, the building occu.
pied BY Michael Dugsu as . liquor store,
and The Tuttle Company's building caught
one after another and soon we're MAS OF
ruins.
HEAVY LOSSES.
The building occuuisd by The Combina-
ton Cash Store Company contained stock
Of about 100000 worth Of general mer-
dhandise, including drygood', coats, furs,
mems clothing, footwear, groceries, meats,
our, feed, grain, hay, millinery, Ice and
coal. Il 10 owned by stock COMPANY, ano
nothing was saved. II was partly insured
The Mead building Was owned By DR.. John
A. Msad Of Rutland and was valued 81
about 100000. There was no insurance
carried on the property, the owner having
. personal plan Of setting aside each year
The motey be would otherwise pay out for
insurance and having tba. fund TO draw oil
Ia cases similar to this. The lower floor
was occupied BY wilson a Root, clothiers
& Co., coniectioners; the Marbls
City Savings Bank; l.. A. Minors drui
stora; \ n. Abraham's drug store and
David b. Twigg a Co., clothiers. III,
iosses Of tbess frins we're oil heavy, AND
ara partly covered BY insurance. The sec.
osd door was occupied by the Railroad
Yoapg MsLs Chris,Ian Association apo
several Law arms and the second and third
noors we're apartments. The Ripley block.
sh'ch burned fret, had for tenants on ID,
erousd door, John J. Kissane a Co., deal.
era 10 dry goods and coats ana fsrs, ano
Hopkins q Hewley, dealers 10 clolhipg anc
m,aI Furnishings.
VALUABLE WORK Lost.
Ia ssi, d rooms % Que Of The upts,
aoon q The hsad baidiag ~M Asson A,
Green, sdi.ef u the hs,snd Hsf,ie. d. wa
awakened last In tins,c sseaps To his n,ghi
clothes, lsaslns behind q yer, valusblr lib
nry, His principal lose, hos.vsf, wa
typewriter espy Of . biography Of Eisaro
Beilsmy, ssihor Of Locking Baek~nd,"
~bose privau secretary sr. Green wss Tor
shout ten ,eafs. Mf. Green had been Al
work on this voleme for lbs last tsa yeAis,
ard only Saturday be had obtained L.m
hA s,snoGnphsr the typswrisien copy. His
lose has Affected him eon,I3enbly.
rrnruL SCENES WITNESSED.
Scenes during The early part Of The frs
~sre pllifsi. s,ne Of the poor tsmiias
Iixf,S fe III aftirs AZ the lGrssr hat Hies. /