Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-06-23
ST. JOHN FIRE.
The Fire Breaking Out
Again.
THE REMAINDER OF THE
CITY IN DANGER.
Thirty Bodies Recovered and
Many Missing.
-Four Hulir5d Acres BQrle4 OVvr.
INCENDIARIES AT WORK.
GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
THE SUFFERERS.
Our Hul1r5d Acres Bqrle4 OVvr.
AT WORK.
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
THE SUFFERERS.

NEW YORK, june %. special ION St. job
n H., 10 day says: AT quarter TO three o'clock
inns MOI nlns, Tue me, which was supposed entire
~ eNtngulshed, blazcd out again, with the wind
quite the reverse fiom what it was Wednesday,
1t blows now in the direction of the south, al d
may yet take the remnant OF the city, the one
third that was not destroyed.
Thirty bodies have thus lar been recovered, and
as many more persons are missing. but il is im-
possible yet 10 tell accurately the loss of life
Natives of Canada, New Brunswick Nova
Scotia and Prince Edwards Island, resident IN
New York, will meet onght at Cooper Institute
10 arrange mass relief meeting.
ST. JOHN, June p. 1t has been estimated that
over twenty thousand people have been rendered
homeless by the couf1sgiation which swept over
the city Wednesday and yesterday. Two-th,rds
OF the area of tue city in all four hundr ed acres
have been swept clear of buildings, and the scene
is desolate in the extreme.
A citizens mass meeting was held yesterday af-
ternoon, at which offers Tor aid were received
from Montreal Boston, Bangor Portland, Cape
Breton, and many other cities well as towns in
the interior OF the province. Chief Savage of
Boston, also rendered assistance to the police of
the city, and sympathy kept coming in from all
quarters. This morning train arrived from Hal
flax, having on board troops for guarding the
goods now on the streets.
AT a meeting Of Halifax citizens $40 900 were
subscribed 10 a short time, and the mayor of that
city has arrived to see what he can do to forward
Large numbers of those burned out have gone
to the country towns. while others have sought
help in the states.
Nearly two hundred people were accommoda ted
IN the skating rink, last night, and arrangements
are being made to increase the means of shelter
at that place.
mass meeting of Odd Fellows is to be held
tonight to provide what measures they can TO al
levate distress. The number of dead has in
creased to eight One woman was burned to
death while on her own doorstep.
The total loss has been estimated as nearly as
possible at about Sl2,0Oo,000 to $4,000 600, and
the total amount OF insurance is Sc, 900 600.
About 40 this morning the dread alarm was
again given for another file which had started 10
the brick building at York Point Slip, occupied by
W. A. Spence and ]. & l.. Robinson.
There is no doubt but an ncendisry hand was
at work. for not three minutes before the fire was
observed there was sign of it, The building
WAS stored with valuable goods saved from other
premises.
There has been fall Of rain since early last
night, which had the effect of checking the flames
to great extent among the smoulderng ruins.
The flames had worked through the roof and
threatening danger to the opposite buildings on
Smythe street, and the ocupapnts were leaving
but the tie department worked so efficiently that
all danger was passed IN half an hour, the fire be-
at prese mt confined to where it started
a car with $1,000 worth of cooked provisions
reached here this morning from Bangor, in charge
of Mayor Hamln
The telegraph wires are Frustrated in places
leading TO the westward. St. John may apty be
tern ed city OF ruins, for its handsome buildings
both public and private are now laid low in this
awful calamity.
Belief is being sent from all points throughout
the Dominion.
The city council Of Hamilton. Ontario, to-day
voted $4,000 and the board of trade 81 600 for
the ST. John sufferers.