The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-06-26
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
A Terrible. Fire Destroys the
City of Sc. Johns.
sIxscen miliion Doliars' worth os
Property lsurned uP.

BosroS. June 20.-A great fire is rag
ing in st. Johns, n. Il. The last re-
port received says that Trinity Church
the custom-house and other public
buildings are gona. The telegraphis
wires To st. John are not working, hav'
ing been destroyed near the oflics
there.
NEW York, June 81, I A M-Ths
Western Union Telegraph Office in this
city has received tho following service
message about the fire in st Johns. n
D., which has been furnished the press
in the absence Of district communi
cation.
NORTH SIDNEY, G. b., June 2l.s l2slI
A. M.-Sackvillc Office reports from st.
Johns rs follows: All the public build.
ings, three principal hotels aud all the
newspaper Offices ara burned. About
three-fourths OF the city is destroyed.
The fire is still raging and is beyond
CONTROL The above dispatclr was re-
ceived via the ST. Pierre and Dnxbury
cable.
BANGOR, Me-, June II, l2.l5 A. NJ
We worked with Sussex for few mic
utes about one hour ago when the line
went down .ngain. The Sussex operator
said: "The fire in st. Jehns commenc'
ed in the Mclaughlin boiler-w works,
York Point slip. Half of the city il
gone. The Victoria Hotel, Academy
Of Music, telegraph Offices. allth news
paper offices, all the best houses north
aud south OF the wharves, the Dock
Street Market, the Square, Prince
William street, King street. all the way
down TO lower cove. and part OF Ger
man street are burned. Severai lives
are reported lost.
Sr. Jons, y. b., June 20.-This af
ternoon at 2.30 a fire broke out in Nc
Laughlin's boiler shop. A strong
| northwesterly wind was blowing, and
in an incredibly short space OF tim,
the flames had burst out, carrying with
them hundreds OF houses, stores ant
lumber yards. The fire spread rapidly
towards the business portion OF sc
John. clearing in its career entire streets
of buildings, Dock street. Make
! seuiare, the whole OF Prince William
street, Water street, south side apt
part OF the north side OF King street
Kings square, GERMAN Canterbury
Princes, Duke, LeiDsler, Charlotte ant
Orange. streets, the whole OF the lowel
cove district, Sydney and Csrmarther
streets, portions Of Wentworth and Pit
streets, in fact the entire city south o
King street, including wharves ant
shipping. The only bank saved wa
the bank OF British North America
The Western Union Telegraph offic'
was saved, with the instrument an'
books, Several schooners and larg,
vessels were burnt. Rats laden Will
\ goods aud. household wares readil,
caught the flames and were consumed
The fierce wind drove the flames to tn
south and east and destroyed ever,
thing they reached to the waters edge
Five men and two infants are no,
known 10 have lost their lives ant
many are missing.
The loss is estimated at from slO,
000, 600 TO si5, 900, 900 sad the insnr
ance will not. it is thought, excee'
] S6, ,00O, 900. People are IN the street
homeless and despairing. The destruc
| ton OF provisions OF all kinds seems &
paint famine. and relief must como II
\ apoedily or many .aet perisi, Iron
want. Few saved even their clothe
clothes. The Ere is still raging, an
no hope is entertained of extinguish
ing it.until it hs. exhausted itself ~
want Of material to keep it alive. Tn
wind has died down, but the bre-sti
burns freely. The gas works are d'
stroyed and the remainder OF tho cat
is in darkness. The area burned
nearly 200 Aarss--