Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-13
LOSS is MORE THAN S175,000
WITH INSURANCE OF S118,0OO
Fire Had Its Origin in Sink Room on the Third
Floor of the Hotel and Made Rapid Head
way---Entered Walker Block through a
Supposedly Fire-Proof Brick Wall.

They lost the contents of several trunks,
including all of their clothes except what
they wore. Mr. Putnam Is n representa-
tive Of the Sherwin-N iliams company and
his home Is in Boston
A. !. Mcintosh OF Ogdensburg, y. Y.
and j. ]. Stevens oc this city, who occu-
pied room No. IS together, lost every
thing that WAS in their room at the time
of the FIRE Ellis Freedman, a CONNER
cial traveller of Boston. who occupied
room No. "a on the third floor st a suit
OF clothes and some small possessions. G.
J.. Haro, n cigar salesman of Boston. lost
his clothes. V. II. Galsowry of Planta-
genet. Canada, lost some small effects
II. II. Hammond, q travelling salesm IN OF
Boston ana + y. Chase. also CONNER
cial Traveller of Boston were fortunate in
getting ont most OF their effects. G.. g.
steele. a commercial traveller of Boston.
lost nearly all of his personal effects.
Max Zaelnor, p theatrical advance
agent of New Yo'. did not sustain any
serious loss, but r. f. Mercer, a ma
ch!nst Of brooklyn, n. Y. lost every
thing in his room. S H. Cobb Of Port
land Me, saved all Of his belongings
This completes tho list of guests regis
out.
EMPLOYEES LOST MONEY
Some Of the employees Of the hotel were
less fortunate than the guests. Thomas
Mullison, n bellhoy. lost S45 in money and
all Of his clothes Both the day clerl,
W. II. Holtham, who came here SIX
weeks ago from Wocdsville, n H., and
the night clerk, Ray Willis. lost all of thei,
their clothes Mr.. foltham lost 500 H.
money besides. The head waitress. Miss
Carrie Stevens lost part OF her persona
effects
G. Nj Delaney, who helped to build tho
hotel and who had until the 10th Of las
Nay an active ana continuous intercs
In the property, lost al of his persona
/ belongings including some valuahl.
paintings which We're tho work of hi.
daughter.
GROUND FLOOR A WRECK.
Tho dining room floor Of the buildin.
which is Just above the ground floor wa.
hardly touched by the fire but IT, as vel
rs the ground floor, is a wreck The offic
fixtures We're ruined and nearly all o
the stock from The bar myeter,ously dis
appeared during the evening. After tn
ih6 excitement had somewhat quiete,
down. Alexander Miller ana Hugh Collin
went on guard in the lower floor and re
NAMED there all night despite the die
comfort and general icincss of the situa
ton.
The building and business is in III
hands of Max L. Powell, az trustee fo
'he estate Of q. NJ. Delaney. MI Powe
has had the business In his lands sine
May TO- 1909, and r. +. Collan,cr has ac1c
as manager.
Under Mr.. Colamer's efficient an
intelligent management the hotel IA
prospered ms 1t had not dcne for year
before. Just recently c.tentive repair
were made to the cntiro building tn
rooms were all re-paperc1, re-palntel an
re-curtaincd. The dining rooms and tn
parlors We're completely re -corated. Nj
Powell was in New York city a III
time of tho fire,
Col, +, =. Woodbury., manager of tn
Van Ness House, threw open his door
to the guests and employees OF the RUNE
hotel. nearly all OF the guests and man
Of the employees awaited themselves of hi
kindness.