Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-09

Wa1 fifled with people n minutes before
the entire upper floor ~~s discovered in
flames. Tho sid wood vorA was exceed
inS1y drv and tfsss made excellent fuel.
The larxe amount Of cloth also aided, AZ
II wa stretched about the rooms on
frames and ftrutshcd m innammable
nAte1i1i.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE..
~ far a. GOULD b. learned Sunday night
Ill Of The ieus n weli covered with In
surAncs. Tue Ansvfoan Wooden company
h b. far tsss heaviest ,oscr and their
damAaes arc estimated by an official OF
Tho company q NAeeo. eli Il which rs
covetsd b. insurance. The loss to the
building 70 also vel, eovpred. the T. g.
PECK fnSssfsfos agency carrying Nm,
A. well a. N0oD on the stock and fixtures
u the Jsu,es Wakefield Sons company.
This nsakes good tho ioss 70 tho concern.
but dos not protect the awnings stored
By owners IN the foft for the winter.
The losp 10 tho wskensids 10 not 30 OK
issseiws ae st first appeared. and much Of
the stock csn be ,nsd. The Hotel YER
mont Awnings we're stored there on Friday
end hSd jtDt bosn insured for SsO IN the
Powell q Aasks agency. The loss or
them viii NOT be totAl and Is mostly con-
flned 70 that DOM ~ smoke and water,
Many concSr1m and individuals had
few awnings thsre and the loss will fall
On them, Among tho fot vere the awnings
fUr the cs,y nan.
u q, Hamilton had Just inst tailed ma
ehtnery TO the vaaus q about u,m IN
Emo ttore mont "a TIM Wakefield ana vls
pfepANnS 10 opvn . paper box factory.
No hep nj osen employed there, but It
w. Thought busfness would ~ In opern-
Nm beforc tho snd Of another week.
Tint machinery n q totsl io~s Ny. HArnil-
ton could mot m reached y<sterday 10
swcvrtatn whethtv q NOT any insurance
vss carried. brs n b not thought there
WWs.
In tsyl1d to plans for the future all
Of the enterprises WIN ~ continued. bur
no Definite ssS~nvtmeute have been made
- ~. The wooisn company employed
10 EfYts ana therS did much Of the
psrchins. Some sewing vas also done
there AZ this sessun business 10 more
than ordinarily rushing and NEE acrters
Viii - secured a. scon a. possible. The
machinery n not elaborate and can
easaly b. replaced Ths chief loss was to
the stock q goods on hand. On account
OF the y,,~h. tho sfrls had worked until
five o'clock. whereas they usually stop
earlier m Saturday sftern oons. Cash
uan's warehouse on the corner Of College
And South Champiain strests may be Sc
cured FOR Temporary dtaStsrp,
HrsrORY OF THE BUILDING.
Tho busidinS ~ es-ss College street,
known IN rscsnt yars A. the Hlbbard
koxk. wss bvIlt . nttis hsss than q years
80 By . man named Ormsbes. who was
employed In the Pioneer shops. The east
an ssCtion was built mat and waa OF
very chs0p construction. With . light
frane As,d byfok veneer. When the Sec
0ud Seetsun wss put up. II wNs claimed
b. susns that Il wss tor the purpose OF
hoadtnE up tbs ma
c, 4. Hubbard moved into q part Of
the butidtng soon After TIA completion
and rsnainsd there for several year.,
making Shoes In tho other parT, oeorse
l. Rumsey rsn a grocery store and the
upper floors were Al first used for Nv
Ing apartMents II wHs here that tho
Adams Nission was FIRST started by Harry
Adams ana wife. He ran II IN connection
With . harbsr shop until rs removal TO
ito later location across the street As
NJ. NobArd's buMness expanded he used
more and more Of the recn Until he oc-
eupisd the entire building
The property. which vHs At first owned
" ~. orymbeA. vss Afterwards purchase
"a by Hsrvsy spencer. and later passed
tste the hands Of c. 4. Hibbasd. where
Il remained until dx years aga It was
then transferred 10 A. c. whiting, Who
he's held n stAeA.