New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-03

The ST. JOINS FIRs.-A Nova-Scotia paper
contains the following particulars in relation to the ao
DISASTROUS Are 1T 81. Johns New Foundand:
The FIRE which the result of carelessness broke
out In Georess of Qleenst In house, the lower part
of which occupied AS workshop by Messrs. ham
lin cabinet makers. The alarm gwen st : o'clock
in the moruipg-it full twenty minutes before shy
OF tie engines the spot, and they had 70 walt
for walter. From the. long drouth. the wooden tene
mens of which The street wss entirely composed were
dry finder and the tire extended rapidly into Queen
ST. 10 spite Of all thar the FIRE companies assisted Dy the
inhsbitsns, could do 20 srrests progress This was
wide aud great part OF IL consisted o. stone
buildings but such by this time was the energy ac-
quired by this devourng element that doors. window
and the wood work under the caves OF the states
took IRE, nO.~hsandns that the ensnes continued TO
play them I'LL the frstuen were obliged 10 retreat
from the intense heat.
With view of stopping the fire. His Exceency Sir
John Harvey who esrly the ground ordered the
house OF Mes,rs Z. n stab, forming Tho Southwest,
boundary OF the Cove be blown up The irc crossed
III. break notwithstanding
About seven o'clock in the evening the work OF des-
truction may be sad 10 have been completed that In
ten hours and hslfo town almost destroyed and
the In cloudlrss splendor, throwing her mild
light homeless population. who stood viewing with
intense anguish n. smoking ruins OF their haoitaons
cold night succeeded day eventiul to he inhsbit'
ants OF ST Johns and far the greater portion Of them
spent under tbs canopy Of Heaven The open ground
10 front of Government House, down toward Cover 81
occupied by family groups sitting beside
the portions of their furniture saved from the flames II
sad bght To shverDg mothers endeAvoriDg 10
shelter their Little babes and hush them to sleep while
the OF the older for food had in many
answered by wait I'LL daylight and we shall try TO
get some for you
We never saw fire spread with such awful rap!iy tho
flames seemed ACTUALLY TO leap from roof roof and tho
of the burning could be compared 10 nothing
heard except the roaring OF the Cataract OF Nj
agara.
the crash Of falling materials heard above the deep
the advancing flames. roof after roof fell In
short intervals. We have state that much
piierng carried especially toward evening and that
provisions taken away in boats from some OF the
premises the lower end of harbor.
A meeting o the Executive Council was convened by
His Excellcncy early hour Wednesday, at which
resolved convoke the Legislature at the earliest
possible period
On the same day public meeting held to deviSe
relief for the sufferers and passed resolutions to solicit
early meeting OF the Legslaureto request His Ex
eeency adopt the beat means OF atordng protection
opersons and propeyto the OF the Churches
and other public buildings for tho use OF the suffer-
ers-hat His Excelency he requested to search ONT In
every house, what quantity OF provisions remain and
TO erect tents for the shelter OF the people
His Excelency the Governor has Issued his proclama-
ton orbGdng the export OF provisions from ST Johns,
and prohibiting the erection OF any building I'LL after the
meeting OF the Legislature.
The fire has destroyed streets mile long-all the
public offices. 1000 persons are houseess.