National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-07-13

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The greatest apprehension among
the business men is that the misfor-
tune will carry down many of the
insurance companies, particularly |
the local ones. who have the largest |
risks. If the insurance losses are !
promptly met, very many will re
sumo business again. The people |
are not disposed to he discouraged
if it is possibility TO again estab-
lish in business. Mr.. Brown will
probably commence the work of re-
building at once, and the proprie 1
tors of the Portland Press have al
ready ordered new types and press
es, and advertised for an Office or
proposals to build one. The con-
Migration, as may be expected, was
IN incident Of the 4th of July. 1t
commenced in the boat shop on
Commercial street, and was caused
by lad tiringa crackeramOng some
ShaVingS on the outSideof the build
ing, which set them on fire. The
flames quickly communicated to the
interior of the building, which in "A
few minutes was all a-blaze, ami the
adjoining building, corner of Maple
and Commercial streets. also caught
fire and rapidly burned. There was
a high wind prevailing at the time,
and the flames and cinders were
blown directly upon the extensive
buildings of the Portland Sugar
House Company. Soon these We're
all on fire, and the large foundries
of Messrs. c. Staples & Son and y.
p. Richardson on Commercial street,
caught, and, though the most siren
uOuS eXcrtiOnS were made TO save
them, they were entirely destroyed.
From these pointsthe fire rapidlyeX-
tended to York, Maple, and the low
er part of DanfOrth street to Center
street. Destroying everything from
Centre street, it extended to Cotton
street, thence to Cross street, run
ming up that street to Middle street,
and extending down Middle street
to Temple, and from Temple to EX-
change street, from Fore street to
City Hall. and thence down Myrtle
to Cumberland street; from these
bounds to India street, every build
ing save the Custom House is deS-
troyed. On the north side of Fore
street, both sides Of Middle. both
sides of Federal, both sides of Con.
greSS street, all on the South side of
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Washington streets, except the Rad
ford house. on the corner Of Pearl
and Cumberland. together with all
the buildings on the interSecting
cross streets. 1t is believed that
two lives have been lost. \ box
employed in Bree's store was last
seen endeavoring to save some o
the property, just before the roof feel
in, and has not since been heart
: from; AMMAN. unknown. was seen oi
: the roof of a building just before
the flames burst through, and is he
levcd to have persisted. 1t is I'll
, mored that one man who lost al
+ committed suicide by hanging, bu
= the report cannot be traced to an,
reliable source. At this time o
writing (midnighD there is not an,
:. serious apprehension of furthc
; damage, unless there shall be a higl
l wind.
- At about eleven o'clock the ruin
o of the City Hall burStout anew, hu
, they were quickly controlled by tn
iircmcn. The conilagration may b
!. said to have substantially ended a
about four o'clock this afternoon.
i. The editor of the Portland Pres
will issue a small extra to-morro,
5 morning from the job printing Ollie
/. of Mr.. Rich, and atterto morrow h
II will publish a small daily in Bidd,
T. ford. His extra tomorrow will cor
$. tain the following, which demon
+ stratcs pretty clearly that the wor
10 of regeneration is soon to begin.
If IF a sermon upon the instabil
IS ty of human affairs were one thin
IS desirable now, it would he easy {
ii dwell in patucti" periods upon I'll
lc sudden diSSo utiDn of the solid pil,
ic of brick and stone, which two day
h ago were homes, shops and haunt
IS of men, but have now vanished lii
A. a dream. The Post Office is solital
~ in the midst of Il forest of unhousc
1t chimncyS. and Il labyrinth Of hcatC
T. and crumbling walls; its granite
If hlistcrcd and Shivcrcd by the i
It tense flame which swept over
It night before last. The dome of Cit
re- Hall and the spires of our churchc
ct have passed away like cveniI
clouds. Where was once EXchan.
'y street, is now only heap of, ruin
lc a third of the territorial surface
rs the city lies dcsolatc. a large pa
%, Of the accumulated wealth, the 81
re ings of this and former industrio,
vi generations, has been destrOyc
nj Half of our population has be,
he turned into the street without war
~ ing-there is the fact, black and {,
he riblc, without palliation or disguis
at but it brick and stone are perish
'st bic, and may blow away as lighly
it a gossamcr, there is yet somcthil
cc solid and enduring in the world
III, the patience and enterprise viii
ty built up our beautiful city. In Il
~, disaster, never have the stcrli
ny qualities of our people shown for
he more noble than now. II is hard
of see the fruits of so many years
h g patient endcavOr wasted in {;
til hours, but the indomitablc coura