Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-07-04
NUMBER 4.
Prom the ST. John N. b. News. June IA
The Great Fir.

.a. iNsl at r'e'on' from ST. Jobn's ~ F. brought
which ne.i accounts OF terrible eonhsSsnon By
ucafN TIE whole OF that town WI. destroyed IA.
aasleeS arrived IN Halifax on Non5,, ,,r..t,t - INV
ihe IRE commenced At hail past ~ o,rl,cS On 1..
ny morning the 18th instant in Georges stree, "a
'eoh sH-et IA the room occupied - a. en., -.
ne eao, - makers shop of Mr. Hnn,l,n and ned ,
Ve'oeA IN the evening, by which Tune the destTuct,o,
I sonpie.-' IL extended rapidly into Queen street
iI "4ter street, Consuming every thing an m.
All the intermediate buildings. oI y.fs rhaTy.. q . g.
" hessns. Newmsn's.-Ilere its rayage. IN the W.,
~ stopped From Warrens premises IL took al
S ouluhks to the Eastward, making clear a.,.o al
~harNes, vats, sc. The house OF r. & n s,nhb -
o'pNh up IN an attempt stop the Ere IN doing which an.
Muery-man was Killed, aud another SEVERELY ,yo,nIoI
S,'"h street. AMI Dnckwnrth street arc destfoyrJ
In the yat. OF J. * " Kent was the fat OF Is 200 .e,l
- ''''e ehureh and Episcopal residence In rear OF
Ca'hedTal church Of England. To the ground TIN.
Court House JAIL and ell the buildings by which hsv .,,.
surrounded are eonsumedalsoth the Commercial room, M,
tine insurance Office, cultural Society. Npse,m RI
OF British North America The Cong,.,,,i,r.I -,
'aFed-Ordnlnee store barat but the rest of he huildo
saved The Nunnery school house and Nannery burnt
Every printing office burnt but part OF the ras .avrd
O SIX thousand persons had pass the ngh, Of that
dreadful day IN the open air in front OF the Govenmcnt
house meeting OF the citizens had been called and
measures taken 10 afford much relief 10 IN. decsnsnt
population as the calamity had Ell in their no,x.r p;
Sons we're scarce. Il aseertained that there v.,
thousand bags Of bread and three thousand barrels Of r
IN he merchants hands-and his ExcelIencv had i..,I
P'oeanaon Prohiting the expectation OF provisions or
'ne ereenon OF buildings, until after tho meeting of the
'eoy' Fortunately Tor the merchants though some OF
mem nave lost To very large amount most of their out
Poi 'npoauons had been made, tor which tAey will re-
eeive returns in the fall " -
ne churches and public buildings which the fire had
spared were being hastily fitted Up to shelter tho.c WIZ
nag been rendered houseless The only mercantile e,ab
lsnment m 81 John Standing that OF Mes,rs N.-
man x 20. AL the destroyed The Leeislarra
u 70 DC immediately assembled.
Inc papers mention the los Of life OF three persons
'So Of 'hem artillery men, Oecasoned by the blowing no
OF the mouse above staed-the other an Old man who hal
saved ms bed and other articles from the flames but who
- A anaef ne weight as he carrying them to place
Of safety, and Immediately expired
- S east ejaculation, two thirds Of Saint John has
oeen consumed, and the loss OF property by this We ,,,
Is esumaLed a. million steding Two streets each mi.
oAg and number OF detached buildings have been total
destroyed and twelve thousand persons have been rem
dered hOuseless. ~
ms dire calamity calls for the active sympathy of all
classes throughout the province aud we understand nph
nc meeting will be Immediately called Halifax 10 de-
o'e means OF partially relieving portion Of the dis
trees which must unavoidably exist
Jar as we can learn, says the Boston Advertiser)
mere no insurance in this city property destroyed
ut St Johns, Newfoundland 1t is probable that some in
suranee was effected in Hartford, Conn