, 1866-07-06
FROM PURTLAND, ME.

L BFsffnctRTo C0nffaErati0n-ffatft the
Business Portion OF The City Destroy
sd-iialty Families Rendered House.
.:hks-Hluve1Ae ns4 IN i1td Of the Sufltf-
eFs.
Por11AHD, Ne., July - p. ma terrible d,c
.a taglDe e.re- having DESTROYED BroNn's .uga1
strong southerly wind,
SECOND DESPATCH.
h bn5lin INV @ ,e mns ns sanSht ~
cjal strict. and has swtpt npE1her1y through that
sl1tet into wooden buildings between Centre aud
j. Bros ! Suns LOST from *sooGoo 10 s7ca aooS
in .urrd for 33o1, 100. staples j. sons machine
shop and n. Z. kicbardson i Co.'s stove fouudry
pas Just cone from SGco.
PORTLAND, Nc, July The frc has completely
i. 70 @ Sas tSe haes oi sso siee.
can hardly be ttoced, for space Of one ind hslt
miles long, ey 4uartcE OF mile vide. Many
the t!aultt, but ihe inhabitants could icarceiy do
more ltau dee with tnelr families to The upper part
Of The city, saving such goods As they could carry
thons srrs'y asasd. fbe eoaet ;eeasas sssapeu
The upper story probably destroyed. Tho eplen-
Cd e.sy ano eoan:y bnildfng. on Congress street,
and |. piled tul Ct furniture By the uetghoor-
Ing residents, 7qdthen It wa sw.pt away Win ali
r eontsnss. nail ,hs e!tr T. DESTROYED, aud that
tns the heasy business On Commercial street. ALI
the banks and newspaper otf}cea are burned. but
three printing Offices arc Lett. all the jswo1sy e..
churches, the telegraph onees, nearly aii The .ta.
| hune1y stores. anu Tho majority Of the business
The ire i. srll raging bslow Cumberland street,
Wnrk'cg back to the westward, tee wlnd hsyiuy
changed: capt AenIJ lnms1 has telSgsaphc1 for
1slo tents, 10 accom- nodac tho huuse6ss families.
PORTLAND. NE, July 5-Thc IRE commenced a
little bc|os the loot Of lich tsrest- Il next pufat
W,h III bso
| SOM and Richardson's ioundafias. but moth NJ
eI'e On Gonmete,ai s1ee. Of eoassqusnee: II mex;
of smaller wooden i buildings. eiesr: i ;hea
s@: e.: f;ssas ~ se';S =
street. completely up Cross strees, Union
str ct, Temple etfcet md EXCHANGE street. Il
swept dos on the norhett5 aide Of Ftrc .treo, 10
aope diaEonally across Middle street, and down to
The EiF:t ra1,th Church ,heH from chcsnui tlssst
sou heslJ side Of Cumberland stfeet, and ihe sane
ili. Nas the csse Win Congress s.sest aud
TO tell wnt1c the people sed the ruin and de.truc-
tlon Il 20 complete. paE,s, baxter i Co., on Fire
their los Al <a5ooo whien i fallt iaaafsd IN The
| Efna Company. OF Hartford, and The 111mpden
| Company, Of >pE1nedtld
! PORTLAND. He July 5-The upper side of Fort
II i5s. ss.F ,:s sans: 1 % .he
| the EEct man uouse. the American Rouse, the Elm
House, the International uou.e, the Commercial
Moufe, and the Stustcvant Aouse and ktng.bury's )
/ Hotel, art all de.,royed.
Congress s,reet from Chestnut street 10 the Uh-
eerva'ory Is cleared Oh beth slde.. Not building
t to stano1nr On Exchange stftf1. Federal s.rgci
|. cnll1tlv dGtroyco. ~ Is cnmbefIlnd >freet from
Pearl e'.eet 10 The hlli gu bo' sides Union, Plain,
l TED]OfS. 1F,F Arft
cieaned snu Franklin from Fore to Oxford and all
The rholetale and uost Of the reai shoe siosea are
destroyed. steamer and hand engine came In
from sAcc, and hand ensluet from Gardener.
| Brunswick. HafoN eli and Biddefort
BosToN. July 5--thc terrible coud.cratiou In
Portl4rd e,cite. oetp esmpaihy. A DEF p,tch from
tie Mayor Of Portland 10 MayoE Lincoln eass
sThousands Of cur people arc homeless and hun
Ery. tan y0n send ne some tread anh cooked pro-
vts1ons 81 The sesponte has been a rromt and
liberal a. The time w,ll allow. a large quantity Of
pross.fona IN charge Of J. H.. smilh,
the well known catcrcs. Wns forwarded
By the three o'clock train, ani
further supplies min 70 tonight. Two thou-and
tents have si,o been forsasded BY ilhe United
money to purchase supriles arr heing received by
Ma, OF Liuco!n. WIN will zee t,,at It /. properly
used. The Aoams E1pres. Company oiIsr TO take
tree Of charge any contributions for The sufferers
| by the Portlsnd dre.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tnbuue.]
WAs1EsGToN july s.
! The manager. OF the Cs1nd National Gilt Concert
Of the Soidicrs' CnoD. on receipt Of The neva ol
the Portland fire. Immediately *ent the following
aeapatth 10 tbs mayor Of That city,
Draw on uF, al sight, for the fnm Of five hun
dEcd dotIa1s for The 1unedtste relief Of the suffer
en- BY the disastrous hrc in your ci , his day.
s%Dy order Of the Managin1 Dieeetoss
WM. S. MORSE. Secy.n