The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-11-03
FIRES IN NEW BRUNSWICK.
EAsrronr, Oct. l8, 1925.

flNES IN " ibN -5hJ NJ " IL IN.
EAsTruHr, Oct. 10, 1925.
In onrlast paper we gave some account Uf the
late distressing fires in Fredericton, and other
places in the Province Of New Brunswick. Last
evening we received an extra sheet from the
Cohrier office, in St Johns, which furnishes the
following additional particulars Of scene Of
devastation and horror which bcggars all deScrip-
ton.
1t appears that ninety-eigM buildings instead
Of sixty-eigbt as stated in our last paper, were
destroyed at Frcdcrickton The loss sustained
is calculated TO exceed $4,000. No human
lives were lost there, yet several horses and
cattle were burnt in the stables.
The Governor of New Brunswick has given TO
the sufferers AZ Fredericton 600 from lis
Maicsty's casual revenue, and go from his own
private purse, and the people ofSt. Johns have
already contributed G1250 independent of what
some individuals have privately done for few of
the sufferers. The deplowble situation of the
people in Chatham, Mramchi, and other places,
call loudly upon the sympathics of the public
generally, and we trust the American people
will not be less mindful at this time Of their
suffering neighbours than they were on u former
occasion. when like occurrence made an
appeal TO their generous and humane feelings.
"Cu,rnAm, Oct, 10, 1925
out in the woods on the North West Branch,
and, aided by heavy gale from the N W,
4 burned all before il in the n. West Settlement,
and raging on both sides the main river, destroy
I ed the towns of Newcastle and Douglass, leav
ing not more than twenty houses standing OF
that side of the river, The back settlements
were all dcs,roycd---hose at }artbog,le and
I Nappan, and mary cottages between Nelson and
Chatham. In Short the whole mischief is not
yet known. The stores Of Abrams, Gilmour,
and others, upon whom chief dependence fol
provisions was placed, are in ashes; and so com.
/ pIctc is the destruction, that for niles the yer,
soil is destroyed We have in Chatham, not les,
than four hundred houselcss beings, and it i,
supposed there is not less than 60J at Nelson,
besides those who are at Tabshantack and those
who remain among the rains Of their dwelling.
at Nappan. We arc in want ofboth food and
clothing; and to add TO the distress, we are in
!, hourly expectation Of fsome desperate wrctchcs
beginning to plumber tho stores that are We,
Standing The lives that are lost It is as yet i'm.
possible to ascertain-thcrc are numbers alrcad,
found who yet remain unbuIied. The wild
beasts from the woods arc seen dead upon the
shore, and Honsands of FISH are floating about.
Many people were compelled TO fly into the wa.
ter to escape the flames and persisted in the at.
p tempt.
vcrcharged, will, hope, induce the inhabitants
of St. Johns to subscribe for our immediate relief
There is not less in the whole than 800 persons
in want OF shelter, food and clothing. The fire
has run ovcran extent of 100 miles in length, and
40 in breadth"
EGfract efaaoifer letter .fiom The settlement at M.
rmichi.
"On Friday, the 7th inst, most calantous
visitation bcfcl Miralnichi. On that elav dense
smoke spread every where around us, which we
knew proceeded from the woods being on fire;
until about 6oclock at night, when the wind sud-
denly shifting, we apprehended no danger
then the scene became horrifc-volumes OF
smoke rolled over our heads and brands and
large pieces Of fire were flying in all directions,
and the difficulty of saving property greatly in
creased by the tremendous gusts Of wind hurlinp,
dense clouds Of flaming parlic'es, and filling the
eyes with ashes, or nearly binding with smoke.
Every ono was obliged TO seek for safety in the
J best way they could, and the calling for chill
dren and relatives was truly heart-rending. The
darkness, hurricane, and occas on,l showers of
hre, rendered it extremely difficult to escapc.
AMI some of the ships being on fire, renl lcred
tliem very dangerous refuge-nost families
were conveyed across the river in hoats on
hoals, and others vent,red on single logs -
The settlement at the court house and down.
wards for ten miles, is entirely consumed, TO.
%ethcr with the stores of the principal mcr.
chants; also all the rartbogue settlement. On
. the $. West branch the greater part Of tie
buildings, crops and cattle are burnt; also, on
the North West branch all the meadows. SOC
: tons of hay, and all the buildings thereon
great number offamilies pcrshcd in the flames
and every hour brings the most appalling ac
counts of the extensive and general devasta.
+ tlon. How the inhabitants al to subsist is nn
0 known.
"Three vessels were burnt to the keel load
ing in the river opposite to the premises OF
t'llmour, Rankin & Co.--the Concord, of Whit
by, the Jane of Alloa, and the Canada: and YES
: sci on the stocks, building by William Abram.
i & Co."
Spain, in its plcntihIdc of wealth and powcr
and thirst for colonial possessions, (says the Bir
m'ngham, Eng. journal, of the 25th ult. \ oupb,
: to omect the proposition of Boyer, the President
OF st. domingo; that chief, we are told, is en-
dcavorlng to play new game; having Joueh,
from France, the independence Of the country.