Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-13
HOTEL BIJRLIN(. T IN AND WALKER
BLOCK ARE SMOULDERING RUINS

Cambridge Mutual. 81 500: National. 5000;
Firemens Fund. 1000; Phoenix OF Lon
den. $1,000 Hickok agency Vermont Mu-
tual. $4,000; total, N3.125.
Furniture-Powell agency. Union Mu-
tual S2.625; Phoenix OF London, 1000;
Royal. 5000: Continental. $l.750; Germa-
MIA, H375; Granite Mutual, 81, $50; total,
III 500; total on buildings and furniture,
$54.625
C. L. SOULE & co.
section of the lower floor was
| occupied by c. l.. Soule & Co., whole
sale tobacconists, and their loss on
stock will be a total loss. Following
Is the list Of insurance:
Stock-Powell agency. Continental.
sI.SVV; western. $500; Home. $4,000;
Iiremen's Fund $2.5oo; orient. $4,000;
national, $4,000; Peck agency, Ameri-
can Central. $1,000; Boston. $1,000;
FIRE Association. $4,000; Fircmen's.
$1,000: London & Lancashire. $4,000 /.
London, $1,000; Hickok agency, Aetna,
$1,000; total. $4,000.
| Fixtures--TIickok aeoncv Act,o
$500; total on stock and fixtures. s2s.-
500.
-NRc' l|r-ANA IS. WALKER.
The loss on the Walker block will be
total. The Insurance is as follows:
Building-Peck agency, Commercial,
Union, $1,000; Holyoke Mutual $1,000.
Middlesex Mutual. $500; Phenix. 81 goo.
New Hampshire. $1,000 Powell agency
Fitchburg Mutual. 5000, Quincy Mutual.
81, 900; Traders g. Mechanics, $1,000. H;ckok
agency, Phoenix Of Hartford. $500;
Aetna. s2,5Do; total, S8.oOo.
e. A. Isham, billiard ROOM had 81 .sOO
insurance In the Home of New York.
WILLIS p. HALL.
stock--Peck agency; Holyokc, $1,000;
American Central, $500. Hickok agencv.
Aetna, $780, North British & Mer-
camille $500; Liveroo & London & Globe.
sl,"H. Powell agency; Merchants &
&Farmers, $3.50: Williamsburg City, $3.50;
total. 5000.
Ffxtures-Powell agency, Merchants &.
Farmers, 800: Williamsburg City. 500.
total. $50" Total or stock and fixtures,
s65V.
practically total.
Second and third floors OF Woodbury. &
Walker block were occupied by various
tenants. as follows, IN most cases losses
being total: Miss Jessie A. Robinson.
$l,N0 Insurance, Pennsylvania with 7. S.
Peck agency, Mrs. c. a. Stone S7OO in
surance Atlas, +. S. Peck agency; H. r.
Fennell. $500, Fidelity. Hickok agency; A.
g. Mansur, $500, Phoenix OF Hartford
Hickok agency: Frank E. Robinson, 81, 600
Aetna. Hickok agency; George S. Howe
Western. Powell agency: George S. Howe
300, Traders & Mechanics Mutual Powell
agency; 7. b. Whitcomb, $500, Continental
Powell agency.
WALKER LODGE
The walker Lodge. owned by Mrs. Lena
b. Walker was damaged some $1,000 and
contents $500, insured as follows:
Bulding-Peck agency, Citizens, S,5O
Commercial Union, 5000: Fire Associa-
ton, $1,000; Holyoke, $27o; Middlesex,
5000; New Hampshire, $1,000 Hickok
agency. Providence Mutual g. 900; Powell
agency, Germania, 81, 900; total on build.
ing. $4,000
FURNITURE, Peck agency, Springfield
$1,000; Hickok agency, Phoenix Of Hart.
ford, 5000: Powell agency. Germania
! $500: total. $500; total on building and
! furniture. $l7,300
There were several tenants in Walker
Lodge whose property was slightly dam.
aged by water and removal with the fol.
lowing insurance: George H. Wilder
$l,2", Granite State, Hickok agency: O
II. Parker, $500 Springfield, T. S. Peck
agency.
There was slight damage to the Par
her building north Of Hotel Burlington
insurance unknown. The Champlain Ele
Fator company, who occupied IA portion o.
this building. carried 1000 insurance ir
New Hampshire with the T. s. Pecl
agency; Louis Mcmahon another tenant
mad 1900 insurance on furniture in Sur
insurance office, with the Peck agency
The loss sustained by these two partie.
Is from 10 to IL per cent. on account Of re-
inoval. Mrs. Walker also had $4,000 rem,
insurance She estimates her loss on the
Walker block at $50, 900 and $500 on tn,
furniture
OCCUPANTS OF THE WALKER
BLOCK.
In the Walker block, owned by Mrs
w. i. Walker. were located. or tn,
street floor, W. T. Hall, druggist. tn,
Rutland railroads uptown ticket of
flce. in charge OF F.. L. Roberts tn,
north half Of the store being subtle
to T. F. Ahearn, newsdealer. and f. A
Isham, who con Quoted billiard par
Tor.
on the second floor were Mr.. an,
Mrs. o. l.. Kinds and son. G. s. Howe
Mrs. Cornelia a. Stone. DR.. and Mrs
W. G. Church. II. A. Milne. Miss Berth
Ransom, Miss Jessie Robinson, c. /
Daley and Capt. G. ". Burleson o.
the third floor were A. G. Mnnsur A
, r. Buell.. Mr.. and Mrs. I. f. Whitcoml
II. A. Delaney II. r. Fennell. DR.. o. 5
Minis. II. Shepard. Mr.. and Mrs. +. T
Robinson, and Mr.. and Mrs. w,
Grosvenor. Capt. Burleson was /
Fairfield and Mr.. Mansur was in New
port at the time.
STATEMENT BY CHIEF NILES.
Chief Niles stated that the hotel fir
, had been burning about q minutes bs
| fore the iremcn and apparatus arrived
Tho hotel people made a desperate cffoi
, to stop the fire. and afterwards tele
phoned to the fire station. After tn
: trucks had left Station No. one OF III
fremen rang in tho general alarm fro,
box A. AT the time the fremen left IN
station the flames could he seen lcaI
ing out of the hotel roof. The bris
south wind helncd fan the blaze
When the ircmen arrived they carrie
one line Of hose inside the building I
e the third floor and turned the water q
In tho blind attic above, where the III
. was raging. The chemical was also use
here The fire had gained too great hea(
I way, however and the third story floc
\ was speedily filled with thick smoh
h. that made further work impossibl
= During this time. also two streams