The New York herald., 1866-07-08
Newspaper Accounts.
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portland July o. correspondence oil the Bostc

Portland July 81 correspondence oil the Boston Adver
tser
During the twenty -four hours in which the fiery ele-
ment I'D the.cy IN it, grasp many incidents of thrill
ling Lature transpired Persons who had bed
with apprehension that the conagraon would reach
tts.r DIV eings we're suddenly aroused by the alarm
that the nrr was upon them and had hardly time to
escape from their In, AIDED homes with but scany ap
psrei, abandoning all their household goods TO the
asmes Others after watching the progress OF the ae-
srGction al points remote rom their homes returned to
ind that their houses tad been rod by cinders dur
ing their absence, and arady past saving One in
thanked God that he yet had place of she.r, and
nrius 70 his home, was subsequently, compelled to nee
$3.50 come singular exemptions. In one IN
stance q person saved his store and his house,
shs Two destroyed. Here and there building.
WA1h must have stood IN vortex OF fame, escaped
vnh a. slight screening. Structures supposed to DO
doomed to speedy destruction escaped unharmd while
their removed for safety destroyed In
tho places In which they deposited.
NIGHT MARCH or THE rAMEs
Mr.. Moody, proprietor Of the lofty Observatory on
Nsnjoy HILL gives graphic account Of the appearance
Of she conIa rat on when rugged most hercey. All
shal terrible ght in full view tho Of fire which
lay before him. nr. Moody employed in protecting
lhe Observatory and his residence near by from the
spark and CT dcrs which fell In showers upon them.
Whsn building was blown up the glowing em6ers
Aiisd the air a. thickIy a. the crystals OF dense
Storm and it was only by constan, and ptrse-
yeriug effort that Mr.. Moody saved his buildings
which several times FIRE rhe form Of the 0bser
vAtory, whose octagonal shape presented but little sur
face for the cnders 10 upon directly, doubtless
contributed much 10 Its preservation But for tue large
on aunjoy Hiii, the ire would probably hav SFepi on
until achcd tie water OF the bay at the extremity OF
she peninsua which the city liesa point which It,
In fact approached within distance Of q few hundred
THIEVES AND HARrEs rusY.
Teams busiy employed % day In returning goods
% and buildings from which they were ed
Il revolving fact that many persons who from caution
d.sSy Sy shs 'o OF mscrsans whose
propensity for robbery Is checked only by The
NJ ANAL kIlk naya nj heQu
woaid have been better OF had their goods been de-
ryJed BY nra they would then have been par
ssaiiy indemn.6ed BY To such extent
this nsarious work carried that became necessary
che cy and hear that last night wagon loads
sf punder stopped BY the guards and some prati
al craft were oSsrhAuled in shs harbor by the revenue
xxnro or c1rrxxSa
g ,., for The s.S s Of asns g
Hss6sn.c Hsi, Mayor stevens presiding, and the
cry Clerk actias as secretary The subjec. Of pro.
ss:rr shsps Ss!sas cs:i:: % no, caDg JSas: :.,.s ci
shat the Mayor Of Lewiston had rendered conribu-
Aoa Of lumber for barracks, and party Of twenty
Jsnsr. % build them and tina. liberia, oaers naa been
port Me City Council in assuming all the necessary
Dower FOR obtaining adequate shcer and other means
q rfiicf The meeting manifested strong determine
sion retrieve the groat misfortune which has befalen
she city, and the Importance OF preventing the distressed
oognizcd rho following communication was received-
Bosros, July s 1866.
DAN ss WIN the article. contributed By the peopi. Of
she s,e Of xane without gsse license by the
rux CIT xrsrxmEs ucunesp AFrxR xvAcrAnoS
The the burned district and at the old City
UGiidng ikingly similar TO the scenes In Richmond
Hprng the subsequent the evacuation and burn
" Of the rebel capital. The crowd at the City Build
with their baskets and pals awaiting supplies, par
warly reminds one OF the throngs OF destitute Con.
!. ,er,ies who csagregated around the Unon comms-
= ydcpots Re.,mond after the capture Of that city.
=. NwSEnp DEPARTMENT.
4 sunor has orta ned currency that the Chief En-
Ana cf the Pure department was absent from the city
- Gwo Of tho br-, engines when the fire broke out
,s.r FROM tho bcst authority that there Is no founda-
ION 70 ,ihIs sepor she defective system of IRE alarms
yeresced in ascertainins the precise location Of
re W. probably one Of The % causes through wncn the
'onAss nAsuIEs. RfcUrxRAnoS.
,.~r. y v,ubsr OF workmen nov employed In clear.
ns ciea ana SOsp
.nx ms, An oes Me~r. Brown sons have already
:, rebuilding their extensive sugar works
Nc em n 10, ed large number OF bands in the labor
~ prsparaon A cheerful fcaling prevails even among
sh,as Who have, Ia nOs hcsvy The great danssr now
tina. the srn &c O. or oas Of pper viii b.
- eeded by ,cao tcn when the extent OF tbis great
ss more n rese spanS NE.
nie osh over placed 10 their hands by promptly raising
~ ~ .ne i restoring tho muAscpa property aiding per-
.css needA sn1 fo other measures calculated repair
sastsr snd nevive the former prespsr q
the city. -. - 49, r-.~.n..
rsrsland ,July o. ccnesVch%acnoss % s.a,. sos'0s
W .sN one fhOusAnd dollars for q
nrm Oresso Seoa. q ut ve rsfossd The draymen
we're making hunds,d p 49, psS hour wsr, fire.
u from Afty 70 i've huneee strsmstes ana often
quently offered 70 Bmove e2odS,
"''n'u' ''0' pu.rrw urs No, wn , :,
MANY business men worth from a. ,nouna nv % m ,s
hnnassd thousand dollars on the NOR Nns Of n'e s'a are
nov penniless comparatively
pIsTRE srs srfcrAcir .roetaele was