Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-07-13
The Great Fire.

ever occurred on this continent. except re
great FIRE in New York AMI even THAI was
not 80 large comparatively. The great FIRE
in London. so the bsrnirg q Mc.cc- az
a. confaEraiious in Esrope tba, exceeded
Il in extent
Mhen oar notice last week was pct in
type ihe Ere had not nearly CEASED. Al tle
lat accounts We then had it hal reached
Oxford Street. It~As stopped from gong
further toward bsck cove. lea eaten. led eas,
farther than Ne lad an sdca i1at Il -oud
20 On the line % Fo-c - 20 near In
ola 81. there arr bot too building. stand
inc on the north siie. On India. between
Middle and Forr. are few Ga buildinrs.
uhich Arr lch IN tbc sane singular wav
that here and thcre a buildins csraped
The Ere crossed India near SINNER 81.
and burned the buildings above. extending
60 and going arosnd ths Eastern q. rne,erv.
Nearly al Of Washington ~. vas cleared
out a. FAR down a. oxford -. The fre
struck oxford So. a. the sooi % Wilmot
-, and eNtcnded on that line O. F-nkEn
-. then ia worked up. % thar on To- Wcsi
siie Of Mayo. bat one buii3ins was taken
below Cnm5erland 81. but crossing here.
q took out the whole Of the Past side a
Mayo 81. again 10 Oxford. ani sver, clesn
the space between Cuuberland and Oxford
mp % Washington -. AGAIN IN TIE limits
named. the Csston Hosse stands almost
alone. the oaly bailding saved. The ex-
tent ~ streets burned Is seven and oue-haif
mites. % that the buiidings burned vouli
extend in ere lire distance q fen sfsre,
miles. ard tins cosnts oniv street fro--
setting ASIDE the innumsrable or, -buildinrs
occuPying she rear Of lots- The numter
Of buildings burned . sstimased a. to
thousand. This inciudes the most wealthy
business portion 81 tie CITY. a. eel a. a
very large territory occupici A. private r,.-
iSences. turning into The streets p-obsbiy
Eve thousand people.
The beat 81 THE Gre va - intense tbs,
scarce a vestigc 81 timber 1. Ia Tier
arr none 81 the traditional blackcned runs.
but SIMPLY forest q chinneys. 18th ha-r
piles ofbricks. The gardens are .,riraoio %
al v-E-iaiion boxing Ike neuiv cultivated
iand- TIE magnificent trees. The iust pride
% the city. are neariv al dead. aai IN .o-se
cases We noticed that they uere burned en-.
tHciy Cd. IL as sa33eninr sisht % sc
hurdrcds Of people roam ab3ut she street.
inquirinE uhcrc persons thev uere .-ekiar
bad taken rcfugc ard fe- shared our ON
IN fading that tbe dwelling OF.
friends had been burued all around. boz
escaped uaha-mcd.
Firc va concentrated from tbe sarar-
house. % holdings four miles fronti. Oae
geniicman who sa~ The Gre a. 40 siart. selt
satisfied thar ii woaii 20 through the city.
and harried O. his ON house lie found
., o., ihai early boar. covered wiih ciu8ers.
anl % would lave taken Gre in tea ninsies.
Tor t'iecn bours BE- poured water upon II.
and bf Bis Persisteni eforts saved Lis ubsls
property.
The Gre vas brought under cosirsl ca
Iharsiay morning. bsf was NOT eHiia.
guished ii.i nighi. and part % tie fr~men
we're kepi a york nearly al q FRIDAY.
he P01tland Department were aided b.
engines from the Kcnnebec. Saoo andBi5-
deio-i. Leuision and Boston.
The uumbcr OF churches DESTROYED vs.
eight. and in some eases. most OF tbe mem
bers q ihe society were also burned osi.
ofthe sweienborgian society. bu, three
members escaped Dr. Shaler. pastor %
che 1T Baptist church. and editor 81 Z.au-,
Aivocatr had h.. Office. baa.e and church
destroyed re also Jos, 300 roisu... f-,-,
his valuable li-rary. There are uanr OH
er cases 81 sllh vhoi-.aie 6estrsetion.
Cd sic neEspapers. fbe Press has gone 60
h'-a~iori. and the A-r1. o. Saro. The
Advertise and Star issue s.aau pspe-. Il,
fortiani Tie Transrrlrf hss cone FL,
Boston the Mirror wil De- Suspended f,r
. So seeks We hear nothing a. % -.
- - cone With tbs Advocate or Prize
Carrent Meantime The printer. prop...
20 erect q huiiding O. BE- d-v8ssf ., ft.;,
Own business
he banks have saved al their vai1ahl..
ard are already a. YORK. The Cisco ,-s
'anal arr on Fore So. anl tLe Trle-.'
Nai'o-ai ard F.rsi Naaonal are on Free
- Tie latter lank u.I rebuild Art b.
tark o. their Ola quarters q. saon a. ,o..i.
Dc. Nefher ~ the savirrs bark. los, ,
dollar. and fheir morgages only cover the
ra'ae or be land ia Any case.
On oi tbe losses most 90 b. regretted
after ihe Joss 81 tle hesrr'sl sbsss Tree.
b. tle valuable aai Interesting oolIer-ias of
the NailraI History Society. lii. .4.-t.