The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-07

until the flames had passed IT, The whole passage
made in less than twelve hours and II only stopped a.
The nre-proof buildings were hardly safer than the
wooden ones The Custom House, in which am the
Post once and United States COURTS was built BY gov
ernment 70 be entirely nreproof with nothing innam
mable about except the furniture and contents and
two sides; but the upper part 10 ruined inside and
masses Of stone work il peeng from the outside In
buildings on each side were burned On the easterly
corner OF Myrtle and Cumberland streets wooden
building was saved while every brick building on the
Heretofore we have considered the city particularly
safe from conagations Our Fire Department IS excel
snbdued seemed sometimes marvellous At any rate we
are happy in the belief that such blow cannot be OK.
pected 10 strike twice In century, as all the old and
dangerous buildings are swept out clear and the city
will be rebuilt with the greatest attention TO future secu
rity. Our shade trees were q wonderful protection
the outskirts Of the fire. and to them some houses owe
entirely their protection.
our business places getting considerably mixed.
Wood 4 Sons brokers, are in MitcheAs wholesale
grocery Fore street. and Davis Brothers, sationers
are happy spruce gum factory with Their workshop
Bailey Moves sationers, have secured half Of Brad
Looking down Exchange street the only building to be
seen Is Durans block at the foot The Merchants Bank
has taken shelter in the second story Of an ice Office
stove store, beneath Barbour, stove dealer; and
Farley nautical instruments has gone in with Pearce.
IN, IN; glum9er two doors above The Canal Bank Is IN
tonal Bank is with B. Carroll insurance agent. next
door above. Woodman, True h Co. have gone into
Cats Block, on commercial street. and Deerng, Mill
ken Co. are at No. 81 on the street. The First
National Bank has gone into house Fore street.
ing for ITSELF and Lowell 4 sentor, the principal Jewell
ers, viii have new store thor old site in Exchange
It is reported that fishing vessels have carried away
immense quantities OF goods and that much was carted
on INTO the country but most Of y was taken 70 tne
Of extorton by teamsters and hackmen One man paid
hackman sixty dollars to carry hrs wife and children 70
ala Anrca fott n.tv If I'M man rad nj
regular rates, and one teamster,. who lost
all his own property, worked all all. night , FOR
any wsrd Of agreement settlement at the time, and
humanity and brotherly love FREEDOM mated The city
ss n on
trains and labored strenuously
The telegraph Office burned at eleven O'clock but
the energetic superintendent while It burning on.
gagged place under Lancaster Hall whore u IL now
located and tho wires being down in the city, opera
ors were stationed at the depths and commu
nication was not interrupted a.moment Mr. Chase,
Superintendent OF the g. and p. Railroad, took
vented the fire from spreading up High street. Two
hand engines by saving the kerosene oil store Fore
street. saved all the lower side OF that street. and most
There is sti great difficulty in purchasing provisions,
hardly ANYTHING coming in for sale large donations
real Ottawa and other Canadian cities have rendered
assistance.
cannot learn OF single authenticated case Of loss Of
life.
The Press Adartisey, star and 1ro~s1tpt appeared
quarter sheets TO day The Pres has moved TO saco and
the Argus to Bddeford, and will appear tomorrow
morning They have autographed for new materials and
will soon resume here
In the swedenborgian parish all but half dozen FAINT
lies lost either their homes places of business and
many BOTH Rev. Mr. Shailcr of the First Baptist Soci-
ETY., lost his house. church and newspaper he Zns Ad
vQcate and most Of the members Of his congregation
were burned out.
Mr. Little, agent for tho Phoenix, Merchants, North
american, City, and Now England Insurance Offices Of
chusets and Atlantic Of Providence, and Atlantic M
tua of Exeter estimates their total loss ct $500 000-
all Of which are reliable and ready to pay
II Ia expected that party OF roughs from the large
cities are here and will try 70 make raid on our bauks
Large numbers Of Citizens thoroughly armed, with the
police and detachment Of the Third artillery, sent by
Quarter Of the CITY, The treasure s thoroughly guarded
and the attempt is made they will be returned feet
foremost There IL gas on yet In any part or the
city, but the city pretty well lighted from the blazing
ruins and numerous beds Of winters coal" in cellars,
which will burn for days