The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-28
WILMINGTON FIRE
LOSS FULLY SIS, ZOO
Deerfield Lumber Co.'S Plant
Destroyed Saturday.
DWELLING HOUSES ARE BURNED
Daring Rescue Made by superintend.
ent Fred sanbom-over 200 Men
Thrown Out OF Employment other
Wilmington News.

The most destructive fine ia the history
Of this town occurred early last Saturday
morning. the big pulp.mill saw.mill two
storehouses and three dwelling houses
owned by the Deeriicld Lumber company
being burned The loss exceeds $4,000.
The property was insured for about two
thirds that amount. IL Is supposed a
hot box was the cause Of the fire, which
has thrown about 30 men out Of en-.
ploymcnt. The plant had been running
day and night and the men we've about
equally divided between the day and
night shifts. The night shift quit work
about 400 this morning, aud the day shift
was due TO begin at q. The superinten'
dent, Fred Sanbom discovered that the
pulp.mill was ON fire about ) aud he
quickly gave an alarm and soon had a
force OF men fighting the flames with
streams of water from nearby hydrants,
but the wind was blowing hard and the
flames swept through the plant with great
rapidity, and the streams of water offered
little resistance 10 their progress. Seven
hydrants and 5000 feet OF hose were
brought into use, but the effort was use.
less. The mill was in ruins in less than
an hour after the fire was discovered.
The pulp mill was threemachine mill,
with a daily capacity OF Is tons, and the
feet daily. The mills were located in a
part of the town known as Mountain
Mills, about two miles from the village.
Theye were established about IL years
ago. and the business Of the company
had grown to be the largest of its kind
in the state. A. y. Bandin OF Bath, y.
H., is president and principal owner. The
company recently built railroad from
the, mills TO the, big timber tract which
includes the land OF the Battenkill and
Somerset lumber companies. The mills
will probably be rebuilt.
The Moses Newton gold mining com.
pany, which is conducting exploration
work in the vicinity, suffered a slight loss
by the fire, its buildings being burned
also eight freight cars. The office build |
ing OF the lumber company and the lum- |
Der stored in the yard were saved. There |
were no fatalities, but Mrs Patrick Foley |
and her young child narrowly escaped |
death. Soon after the fire was discov |
cred, the flames spread to Mrs. Foley's |
house, while she and the child We're
asleep. Fred Sanborn, the superintend-
ent OF the mill, rushed into the house
attempted 10 return for Mrs. Foley the
fire barred his way. By means of a ladder
he was able 10 enter a second story win
dow and rescue the woman. The bed
saw was in operation all night, and it is
believed that the lubricating oil in the
Journal box had been used up, causing
hot box, which started the fire.
The track OF the Hoosac Tunnel & vii.
nington railroad was damaged to some
,xtent near the scene of the fire, but the
superintendent soon replaced the twisted
'ails and the regular morning train passed
~ all right. There were an unusually
arge number OF passengers that morning
the Guy Brothers minstrel
roupe, and the train had to run at a
nigh rate of speed in order to connect
With the Boston and Maine at Hoosac
Tunnel.
A few went to Readsboro on Tuesday !
vening to hear Leslie NJ. Shaw on poiti !
al questions. They express the highest
and it is to be regretted that ,
were not made to have him
{ Wilmington. which might have been
one very easily indeed.
Col Goulding, C. NJ Russell and Mr. !
nd Mrs. n NJ Haskell attended the
eunion at Townshend on Tuesday. They q,
'ent up in an automobile, but the men !
anne in on foot-the machine having Il
roken down at South Newfane. j. A.
'uell went up to take the passengers, but o
is machine also gave out near Eaton \
ythers', in Dover, and team was hired
V Mr.. Haskell for himself and wife, while a
he Others took the safe way of walking. a