Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-15
FIRES.

Boston, May ia special to the
Herald states that losses by ERE At St.
Stephens N. B., iast night-to be near
" $500, 900.
Newark N, - May l5.-Eight
buildings sounded by F.rst and John
streets and Harrison avenue burned.
Loss t25, 600, insurance $4,000. JAS.
Lee, died from overwork.
DISASTROUS FtRR.
Stevens Point Wis, May l5.-Yes-
terday a disasterous FIRE destroyed
Copps &Co's., planning mill with
books and accounts, and badly burn
ed Mr.. Copps FIVE million feet OF lum-
Der in Bosthworth g. Rilley's lumber
yard; one million two hundred thous,
and in Knox Brothers yard, the same
amount in &. Whitneys; half million
feet in Rowell s. Co.'S; half million
Fin Esty g. Thomas and ono million
feet in E. w. Persons yard, were also
burned. Loss estimated at 100000
with very small insurance. Prob
ably not over twenty-thousand
About si1ty-three tenemen,s, eleven
wharves and two sehooners burned.
Among the heaviest losers are, New
Brunswick and Canada r. r. Co;
depot and machine shops; wharves and
pumber of engines and cars des.
troyed; Watson house, number of
valuable buildings and shipping were
burned. The following are the hcav-
lest losses; F. Il. Todd & Son, stores,
wharf, lumber and cargo molasses /;
Western Union telegraph Office; G..
Il. Hovejoy & Sons, wharf grist aud
planning mill; Genoay Bros. whole
sale confectionery and Groceries; !;
Hunter Bates &-co., candy and bak-
cry; w. B. Wetmore, liquors marks !;
hall and tenements, Philip Breens,
store and houses; Braniif and Tales,
estate consisting of II tenements;
g. W. Fosters, livery stable and E.
u. Goodmans, wharf. Wm. johnson
is reported dead and FIVE others SER
iouslY wounded by the falling Of
walls. y
St. John N. b, May l5-BY a FIRE
in St. Stephens yesterday, a large
number Of business places in King
and Water streets were destroyed,
including the telegraph office, the
Courier newspaper Office, aud Watson
hotel. Both sides Of Water St. from
Nehemiah mnrks to Shorts ship yard
we're swept by the FIRE and also both
sides OF King St. from Water St. to
Gummers house, and the New Bruins.
wick and Canada railroad depot
wharves, lumber, and a number OF
buildings.
Ottawa, May l5-Brush fires have
broken out simultaneously in Carle-
ton, Greenyille, Prescott, Rerfreu,
and Lenarh eounty's. Much property
is destroyed.
Montreal, May 15-Heavy fires
have broken out in the vicinity OF
West Farnham, and a number ot
houses were burned. The Stanstead
and Chambly railway bridge, near
CRANKY is consumed. The smoke is
SO dense that lamps are lighted a,
four o'clock.
/ Moores Junction, May 15-Since
| midnight last night the great 6rc ha,
spread in SO rapidly along forests ane
through brush lands that at this tim,
| the entire country for hundreds o
miles is enreloped IN dense smoke
Clinton mills. yesterday thrivin.
village, is now level with the ground
4 and not one house left standing. Fifty
fve families are burned out OF hous
and home and women and childye
were found this mo,ning buddled te
getaer out OF the way o. the heat
About mile vest of Clinton mill
!, in the woods, are huddled togethe
: soae twenty families, provided wit
: shellef aud provision. AT Cher,
e f}usco, about three miles west, tt
c scene is hear'rending.
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