The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-21
A SEA OF FLAME
Several Lives Lost and Many
Persons Missing.
IMPENDING FAMINE.
Thousands Homeless and Desti-
tute Of Everything.
[sY TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD.

OF. Johx, N. IL, Juns ~, 1870.
Tnis aiiArnoon, ., hsifpAss TWO, Ore broke out In
MeLAughn's boiler shop, Portland A strong north
westerly wind was blowing AZ the time and in An
crsdibly short space OF sims the danes burst out
carrying with them hundreds OF houses, stores and
lumber yards The Ore spread rapidly toward tho
business portion OF ST. john clearing in s
tire streets OF buildings. Duck street, Market square,
the whole Of Prince William. Water Str. ct,
Kings square; German. Canterbury, Princess,
Duke. Lonster Charlotte Fringe streets; tho whole
Of Lower csve district; sydney and Carmarthen
strests; portions OF Wentworth and Pitt streets; in
vhsrves and shipping
.uBLIo BUILDINGS SWEPT AWAY.
Among the public buildings destroyed are the new
Post Office. valued at 5000 900; Custom House. VIC
Royal Hotel. Bank OF New Brunswick, MARI
time Bank, agencies OF ,no banks OF
Montreal and Nova Scotia, Savings Bank,
Victoria School House. Grammar School, Trinity
main street Methodist Church, City Hall Water Com.
missioners onlce, banking houses Of simeon Jones
Co, George Philips. aud Mcclellan 4 Co Western
Union Telegraph ONCE paay Telegraph newspaper,
otices Of the Daily .ve,us Globe, freeman and Waaa
man newspapers; newsroom; all Insurance ofncss.
Ritchies Building; law Office
BUSINESS HOUSES BURNED.
Among she leading business houses destroyed arc
those OF Daniel d Boyd, Richard Thompson, John A.
Nicholson, James Domv,lle Co. W. II. Thorne
s Co., Thomas II. Jonos Co., George +. Smith, Ev.
erett Butler, J. l. w. Harrison, Hall Fairwsather
Turnbuil l. Co.. Magee Brothers, Stewart 4 White,
Jancs Manson; IA }. Hegan Co, wHsss Turner,
Eastern Express ONCE, II. Chubb Co., Thomas
Turlong, Harrington Brothers, George S. Desorsst,
George Stewart Jr.. Logan Lindsay, rhoinas H. na.
Landry + Co., william Thomson & Co., Andre cush.
ing & Co., Guy Stewart Co., Scanned Brothers, E.
n. Jewett & Co., ana the police Office.
were destroyed. The only bank saved was tho Bank
OF British North America. Tho Western Union Tele-
graph ofnce only saved instruments and books.
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SHIPPING DESTROYED
Several schooners ami larger vessels were burned TO
the water. RATS laden goods and household wares
readily caught tho flames and we're consumed The
fierce wind drove the flames the south and east and
destroyed everything they met ti they reached the
waters edge.
SEVERAL LIVES LOST.
Five men and two Iniants are now known to have
lost their lives, and many are missing
ESTIMATES OF rRE LOSSES
The loss IS estimated at from $4,000, 900 to
exceed S6,O0o,0V0
HonELEss AND HUNGRY.
aud in despair The destruction OF prov isions OF all
kinds to point 10 famine and relief must come
in speedily or many must perish from want Pew
saved even their clothes
STILL RAGING.
The nrs is still raging and hope Ia entertained OF
OK gushing it until It has exhausted itself for want
of material to keep IL alive. The wind has died
down, hut tho ire stili burns Aerooly. The gas
works ara destroyed and the remainder Of the
city Is In darkness The arcs burned Is nearly two
hundred acres.
The IRE has extended north Of King street, and
probably will not enter that district