, 1877-06-21
ali the Attendant Scenes Enacted
in Chicago in 1871.
Rats Of Household Goods in tho
River Spread the Fury.
Tho People Famishing by Thou-
sands, and in Dire
Extremity.
An Estimate Of the Loss Places It at
Fifteen Millions.
Tic Insurance Thought Not to Exceed
Six Millions.

ST. JOHNS.
DosroN, June 2o.-h great nrc is raging In 81.
Johns. New l.rnns~ick. The la.treporrs received
say Trinity (}inrch. tho Custom. .ffo1se, and other
public buildings gonc. The tclegraphic wires =
to 81, 1ohu's afs not wurking, having been do.
tfEo1ed near tue Office thers.
SKv yuHk, Lune ALL 4. sa.-The Western
Union Telegraph Office in this city has received the
following service mrtsages abont the hrp In #.
Johns, N. D.. which hare been furnished to tho
psess In tho absence Of direct communications:
Eonv1t stpSEY, ". D., June a1-l2:l5 .. u,.--
The Saekri1lc o1hco reports from 81. John ne fol.
lows: All the public bnijdin1h, three principal
hotels. and all tho nowsparcr Offices arc burnt.
About three fouFtbs Of the city Is destroyed. The
rre Ia still raging and Is beyond CONTROL [Tho
above dispatch WAS tcceiscd v!s tho 81. pier.u
snd puxbury eabto.]
UASaon, Nc., Juno c1-12:15 I. n.-Wc work.
ed with sasecx for few ntnutsa about one hour
ago, when tho llne want down again. Tho ensscx
oporator sa!ds "Tho 1to in st. John eom-
menccd IN MeKugbn'1 boiler works. FORK
Point slip. Half Of the City IL gone.
The yietona Hotel, Aeademy of Music,
telegraph o!ccs, n! the newspaper Offices, all tho
beat Aenses. the north aud south ~hasses, Dock
etsect, Market squire Prince William street. all
the way down 10 thB lower cuyo. AID part Of
Ges7nafn street aro burncd. Bevtral jlvts arc 10.
ported lost.
St. 1otxs. n. D.. June a0.-Thls afternoon At
hat.p past hrc broke out in Mc1nuRh1ln's boiler
shop, Portland. A strong, northweatefiy Wind
was blowing, md, In an incredibly short
space Of tine, tho namcs busat out, carrying
lumber. Thu nro snrcad rnp,dty towanl thc
business norton of 81 John. cicarnr In n. ca,r.r
entire ss1eesa Of tutiasngs Dock st.eot, Market
squsrr, the whntc Of Prince William and Atnator
stfects South pIdo. and nsrt Of tho north sidc of
King street. Kings Sauaru, 1c.,uata, Cautarbury.
pr.nrttn. Dake. munster. charo's,tp. o1rnnr thn
whnta Of tho lower coya d,strIct. Hrdory ,nd car.
msnhcu street portion Of wentworth and Pitt
,trerfs In fact the ntru c,tv ,ont Of King strrat
lncludInv wharyes mud shtnninY.
AmonS tha pun1ic hnlI,i]nrs ds,troved .r. III.
ncw fott. .r1c1cc ra,ncd at k2Co mn tha cnt.om,
IIonse, Victoria Hotel, Academy o, Music,
DnmalIc Lyceum ROYAL Hotel i}ank
Of New ]lrunswIck. Mar1tlmo Dank
! agencies Of tho bank, Of Montreal.
Morn scot1a. Raytny. Hank. yietn,1a schont fJonae
Grammar School, Trinity Church, St, Andrews
| Church. Centenary Church, psrna,u Methpdlst
| Chnreh' civ li,lL the Water Commls.
.Ianer's once, tho uank!ns Houses Of
tAmnn Joncs l. Co.. Georye rhelns. md
Mcclellan i Co., tbs Wc.tern UnIon Telegraph
| oc,ce. tho Dat{y TekfqroDh, Doty 7tuxS f}{ob1,
Frrt,nan. md NatrAtaan negspapxry thu novs.
room. pll .uAutaucu on3ccs, the Hltchlo building.
! apa .ie law Offices,
Among tho loading aus,pcss houses dsssroyed sre
| tbosu of Daniel l. Doyd. Richard Thompson. John
| n. SiehoIBon. James DomYi11o CO.. n, II.
| Thorne L "a. Thomas Il Jones l. Co.. Gcorra
\. smith. Hyefttts NuttleE. ], ",
/ r. IInrrison. Hall. Palfweather. Tprubal;.
L Co. Magso Dros., Stewart d White, James
| Manson. j. h i, uc9Rn / Co., watts d Turner,
ths Kastcrn Exptcsa 0E!cc, Il, chubh b Co..
| rhoua. Futlouc, Iianinstou l..os., acorge y.
| peforcst, George Stewart, Jr,, Loeun b L.nsaay,
Thomas il. tlail. Landry & Co., william Thomson
CO.. Andre cnshing 4 Co, Guy
| stewart 4 Co., Besmmel peo<., and E, D,
| Iowctt + Gu, the police ol1co--ln fact eyerY
| Wholesale and nearly Ill seta|l houses were do.
stso,ni, Tne on1v Sank savsd 1sx ,ha Uank of
n',:;sn v..s sa.s,eo ~. w...s-, 1f,,or .r.,..
p8's,sn .soI1a N",eas.. ~ .ae "es "'''