New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-22


Wharf, the flames entered Ward-st., and extended
to peterss Wharf IN a remarkably short space OF
time. carrying everything before them. They then
worked through 60 Water-st., and thence soon made
their way to the southern part of Market-square,
making jump up to Prince Wam-st
At this stage a wooden house on Canterbury-st.
caught the flames and buildings on ChuTch-st. were
soon impered. The flames then advanced to Prin-
cess and King-sts., and buildings on Germain-st,
opposite Trinity Church. took fire very rapidly The
Academy of Music was destroyed There we're two
OCCUPIED stores the ground floor of this building
and the Knights of Pythias rented hall up stars
Many of the actors who under engagement to
Mr.. Nannery lost portions of their wardrobe, and
all the scenery was burned. When the fire had
reached the Market-sQuare and had obtained
strong hold the many fine buildings thereon STU
ated, several explosions were heard coming from
one of the hardware stores, and caused a general
scattering of the people all around. The reports
reached as far up the courthouse. The fire en-
tered King-st on the western side from German and
Canterbury-sts. to the st. John Hotel burning the
Trinity school IN its course, and went up the south
side of Kingssquare and evelcd to the ground the
Lyceum, destroying the marble works of Mr.. 5. T.
Osgood and the Messrs. Milligan. 1t then
proceeded to Mr.. Robertson's stables, across
to ST. Malachl's Hall. up Leinster-st, and
then back to King-st. east, down nearly to Pitt
st. From there all buildings south of king-st. have
been burned.
In the other part of the city the confagration was
stopped about NOrth-st. having extended as far up
Union-st. Messrs. j. 4 T. Robinson's. The Bank
of British North America saved The police
office and station opposite were burned The ship
ping floated down the harbor to places of safety at
an early stage of the fire. There were no losses of
shipping by fire. except the schooners in Mafket-sp.
LCssEs AND SUFFERING.
At an early hour the Western Union Telegraph
Compauys office was burned and its valuable bate
rics and apparatus destroyed The office is now es-
tabshed at the Intercolonial Railway station.
Some of its wires are cut off. great quantity of
the goods saved fell into the hands OF thieves, who
hung around like vutures, eager TO avail them
selves of any opportunity that afforded to carry OIL
what they could lay their hands on. The ballast
wharf was covered most of the night with
thousands of people anxious to escape by
water, as were also the railway track and
the grounds around the track between
the ballast wharf and Courtenay Bay. The post
Office Carleton was used last night for tne recep-
ton and transmission Of mails The evening mails
were made up and sent off from there on time. The
following newspaper Offices with their plant" and
stock were completely swept away: The freeman.
The Ereping Globe, The DGy Telegraph, The Daily
ecs The Gd,cimGn, and The Religious intellGenoer
The Globe, The Telegraph, The Aecs. Tho Uatchnan,
and The RtciHgeRcT had job Offices attached. Mes u.s.
Chubb 4 Co. lost their large job office, book
bundery, sc. Messrs. Mcmillan lost tler job
Office. building sc. Mr.. Knodc lost his
lob Office The following are among tie list of
pubic buildings burned: POst-Ohice, Bank of
New Brunswick City Building. Custom house,
Maritime Bank Building, in which were this banks
Office and those of the Montreal and Nova Scotia
Banks the office OF School Trustees, &C.; the Bank
OF Nova Sc0tia's new building, the Academy of
Music building III which was the hall of the knights
of Pythias; the Victoria HOTEL Odd-Felows' Hall,
No. | Engine House, Orange Hall. King Street
Temperance Hall, Kmg-st. East Dramatic Lyceum,
Victoria school-house Temple of Honor Hall, Barnes
Hotel, Royal HOTEL ST. john Hotel, Acadia Hotel,
The Brunswick House, Bay View Hotel Inter
national Hotel. Virgins Orphan Asylum. and the
Deaf and Dumb Institution.
The churches destroyed are Trinity: st. Andrews
Church, German-st.; Baptist Church, Germain-st
Christian Church, Duke-st.; 81. James Church,
LeinsteT-st; Baptist Church. the Centenary Church
ST. Philip. Carmarthen-st.; Mission Methodist,
Pitts-st.; Mission Church. st. Davids Church. Re-
formed Presbyterian Church, and the Sheffield
Street Mission House.
Loss or LIFE.
The following persons reported to have lost
their lives in the fire: Benjamin Williams. Ger
niain-st.; Harold Gilbert. the Victoria HOTEL
VIM Mcneil of James Adams 81 Co.'s establish
ment; Garrett Cotter of j. n. Mays establishments
the mother of eX-MayoT Reed and his two aunts
Two men whose names unknown are reported
to have been run over and killed. Hugh Meow
ern Of Strait Shore was also killed. The body of
an unknown man was found on Prince William-st
about o'clock this morning Many persons are
reported missing, but it is thought best not to
mention names, in the hope that they will yet be
found to he safe. Many persons were injured, par
ticularly iiremen.
EXTENT OF THE RUIN
No clear estimate of the value of the property
destroyed or of the insurance can be gwen. Ger
tainly $lO,0000O0 or $12.000,000 worth is gone,
and insurance men think their risks may run up to
SIS, 600, 900. The entire business portion of the
city is destroyed Not leading establishment has
escaped All the principal dry goods stores, the lead
ing groceries, all the ship brokers, commission mer-
chants all in the business of wholesale liquors, -four.
provisions coal salt lumber, tea, West India goods.
&C. are utterly wiped out. Forty-odd blocks, or
nearly 200 acres south Of king-st., have not six
buildings remaining. The valuables of the Bank of
Montreal and Bank of Nova Scotia were removed to
the vault and safes of the Bank of New-Biunswick.
1t is not known how the latter stood the test There
are no regular postal headquarters in the city
proper Every street, square, and alley is filled with
furniture, and thousands Of people without food
OF shelter.
The International Company's steamer New-YOrk
sheltered and fed 1000 persons last night, and the
vessels in the stream have large numbers Of people
on board. Thousands had to get away from the
lower part of the city by boats.
COURSE OF THE FLAMES.
. STATEMENT or THE PORTION OF TIE CITY