The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-27

water onsfhe decks. The water was low
just them and something like this was
necessary to extipguish the sparks that
were continually showercd down on them.
Those at the head Of the slip were in a
quarter OF an hour on fire in SO many
places that it was impossible for each out
break to receive attention. Before the
vessels had been we'll on fire, the flames
passed above their masts that soon offered
stepping stone to. the shops on south
wharf. Not one of these west of Ward
street was capable of withstanding the in
tense heat and sparks. All being of wood
they went down as if felled by hurri-
cane. The schooncrs in front having been
hauled to aplace of safety, many Of the
occupants OF the stores were off helping
their brother merchants, and some ar
rived just in time to save. their books.
Others were just enabled to witness the
destruction of their stock.
i Some Of the embers lodged in the
steeplc of the Trinity church, German
street, and with nothing to save it, for the
ltre was 50 high as TO be almost beyond
reach, the flames were left to pursue their
own way.sasAs 'thssnswss spreadpthatssome
wooden houses in Horsefeld street, as
we'll as others on Duke street near the
Victoria hotel were on fire, thousands
were alarmed, as it was soon seen that this
ire was spreading north, south, cast and
west to German, Charlotte, Duke and
Horseield streets, and not an engine to
be had and everything going down before
the unrelenting flames A building on
Charlotte street had hardly become prey
to the flames when others on either side
followed. In half an hour all but the
German street side of the square was in
ashes. When the fire had reached Mar
ket square and had obtained a strong
hold on many fine buildings thereon stu
ated, several explosions were heard COM
ing from one ofthe hardware stores. They
caused general scattering of people, and
the report reached as far as the court house.
The Western Union telegraph company's
office was burned and its valuable bat
cries and apparatus destroyed The of
flee is now established at the Inter-Colo
NAL railway station. Some of the wires
are cut OFT: A great quantity of goods
saved fell into the hands of the thieves,
who eagerly availed themselves of any
opportunity that offered to carry off what
they could lay their hands on. The Bal
last wharf was covered most of the night
with thousands of people anxious to e.
cape by water. The post office in Carlton
was used last night for the reception and
transmission of mails. The evening mails
were made up and sent off from there on
time. The following newspaper offices
with their presses and stock were COM
pletely swept away: The Freeman, the
Evening Globe, the Daily Telegraph.
Daily News, the Watchman and Religious
Intelligence. The Globe, Telegraph,
News, Intelligence, and Watchman had
job Offices attached. Messrs Club & Co.
lost their large office, book bindery, etc.
Messrs. Mcmillan lost their job office,
building, etc.
Mr.. Krodell lost his job office. Fol-
lowing are among the list Of public build
ings burned: Post office, bank, New
Brunswick city building, custom house,
Maritime Bank Building in which are
this bank, that of Montreal and Nova
Scotia, Office Of school trustees, etc, Bank
of Nova Scotia, new buildings. the
academy Of music, in which was the
Knights of Pythias hall, Victoria hotel,
Odd Fellows hall, No. engine house,
Orange hall, King street temperance hall,
King street east dramatic lyceum, Vic
toria school house, Temple Of Honor hall,
Barnes hotel, Royal hotel, St. Johns
hotel, Acadia hotel. Brunswick house,
Bayview hotel, International hotel, Wig
gins Orphan asylum, and the Deaf and
Dumb institution.
The churches burned are Trinity, st.
Andrews, German Street Methodist, Ger
man Street Baptist, German, Street Chris
tan, Duke Stree, st. James, St. Philhppi,
Carmathen Street mission, Methodist, Pitt
Street mission, ST. David's, Reformed
Presbyterian, Sheffield mis-house. The
following persons are reported to have
lost their lives in. the fire BENJAMIN vii
liams, German street; Harold Gilbcrt,near
Victoria hotel; VIM. McNeile, of James
n. Mays establishment. The mother of
ex-Mayor Reed and his two aunts, and
two men whose names are unknown, are
reported run over and killed; also Huge
McGovern, of Strait Shore. The body of
an unknown was found on Prince Will
liam street this morning. Many persons
are reported missing. There were many
persons hurt; accidents were quite COM
mon, in particular among those brave fire.
men. No clear estimate of the value of
the property destroyed or insurance can.
be gwen. -...
Certainly ten or twelve millions are
gone and insurance men think their risks
may run up to five millions. The entire
business portion of the city is destroyed
and not a leading establishment escaped.
All principal dry goods stores, the leading
grocers, all ship brokers, commission
merchants, all the wholesale liquors, flour,
provisions, coal, salt, lumber, tea, West