, 1877-06-22

A great quantity Of gQods saved fell into the
handa OF thieves, who eagerly nyai!cd t1,cm-
scases Of every opportunity that Afforded to
carry of what they coul1 lay their hands IN.
The Ballast wharf WAS covered most Of the
night with thousands OF people anxious to
escape by water; 40 werc tho railway track aI1il
grounds around the trark between ballast
wharf and Courtenay Day. The post.Ofl}cc In
Carleton was used Inst night for the reception
and transmission OF mails.
The evening malls were made up, and scnt OF
from there on time.
NEWSPAPER OFFICES.
Tho following newspaper Offices, with their
plant and stock. wcrn completely swept away:
The Fireman, the Ettning 1io1e, tho Daily Tilt-
graph, Daily Nems, tho 1Fa.ehman, Iieigious IN
fen:gtaer.
The 0'o5e, Telegraph. Strs, Jnttl1tgenetr, and
1Fd'ehman had tob-o!Ilccs attached. Mcssrs.
Chubb i Co. lost their large iott~olIlcc, book-
bindery, ctr. Mcssrs. Mcmillan lost their job
Office, building, etc. A[r. khodcll lost his job-
Office.
rUnL1c BUILDINGS.
The following arc amongst the list Of public
buildings burnt: post-OGlcc, Dank OF New
brunswick, City iiullding, Custom-Houtc,
Maritime Bank Building, in which arc this hank,
that Of Montreal anil Nuvh Scotia, Office Of tho
School Trustees, etc; Bank Of Nora Scotia,
new bulllfngs; Academy Of Music, in which
was the Knights Of 1'sth!as Halls, Victoria
Hotel; Odd Fcllows' Hall; No. engine house;
Orange Hall, King street: Temperance Hall,
King strcct, Enst; Dramatic Lyccum; Vtc-
TORN sctsool-llousa; Temple Of Homer Hall;
Barnes lfotet, Koyal Hotel, St. Johu Hotel. tho
Hotel, International Hotel; Wigg1ns' Orphan
hev11itr 1)eaf nntl nutnh frst ttuttnr
TIE CHURCHES
burned arc Trinity. 81. Andrews, Gernlain
Street Methodist, Gcrnain Street baptist,
Christian, Duke strcat; St. James Church,
1.c!nster Street Baptist, Centenary Methodist
Church, st. Phillip, Cnruarthcn Street Mis-
sion {McthMl1st), Pitt Street Mission, at.
Davtls, Reforsnc,! Presbyterian, shct1c,d Street
Mlssion-uousu.
1858 or LIFE.
The following persona afu reported to have
l't their lives In the fire: benjamin Williams,
Gceman struct; Harold Gilbert, near Victoria
Hotel; William, McSici,o1, OF Jamcs, Alans &
Cas- establishment; Garrett Golfer, Of james
N.May's establishment; tho mother OF x-afnyos
Reed, and l.fs two aunts.
Two iHcn. whose nasl,cs are unknown, orc re-
Trrfc1 run over nHd killed.
The body Of an unknown man was found on
AA'AEs fA!tAHl kLTGcL LUIS morning.
Many persona aro reported msss!ng There
were mhny persons hurt. Accidents were op[te
cotafuon, particularly among the brave I!retncn.
LOSSES,
No clear estimate OF value Of pronerty de-
stsoyel Or Insurance can bo given. Certainly
slnoDoo or SIC, ooo, COO arc gore, and tic IN
nuraree men think thclr rlsks may run up to
$5.0o3,o00
The citsro business portion Of the city Is de-
stroyed. Nota leading establishment Inns c.
capc1. All tho principal dry-goo&ls storcs, tho
lcas!inE groecrs, nll ship brokers, commission
merchants, all tho Wholesale liquor dealers,
Hour, provisions, coal, salt, lumber, te,s,
West-1n1ja gools, orr utterly wiped out.
Forty odd blocks or nearly zoo acrcs su,tt!
OF King stEest have not six buildings senatu-
f1F. Tho salunbtcs OF tie Bank Ut Montreal
anu DHnk OF Nova Scrtia wcse ss.H0Yc'1 to the
vault aud tafcs of the Bank of Sew brunswick.
It Is mot known low The lattcr stood the test.
There IL ro regular postal headquarters in
the city proper. Every street, squnrc, and
alley Is i''led with furniture, aul thousands OF
p.ople arc
WITHOUT EITHER roop on sI1nLTER.
Tie International Coulpany's steamer New
York sheltered md fed ! 100 persons last night,
md vessels IN tc stream l,aru largo numbers ot
r;oplc On board. Thousands Ind to ret away
ffou' the lowcr part of the city By bouts.
LATEST.
'ol The $40 acres In the city boundaries, 100
ara burned over aEd q, coo residents homeless,
They Lave crowded III clscwlcre OF arc under
t.nts,
The loss Ia stlll estimated at SEQ, 600 COO, and
the tneuranev 50 fur Us known Is aboct
S'3O,oo3. It Is BALD that all tho Offices
VII 1ay. Robert sEarslall's occ, the Imperial,
.htua etc, loss, s2,000,0JO; tho Nprt;,
N.,~h, ,Iuck's utl8ce, sl,O0o,00o; Queen, sshl-
W; Northern, s5oc ,o0; Iiayal, sslaco,,a, u,.!
o.':ss hcavy, but not ascertalucI; tue Con-.
'uerslal Marine, SA0,O0o.
lac roa.-Ulilce has rot into tho market
ha.ding, tic Custou,-Ilousc lo tho Court.
N.ase.
s'"blic relief meetings were held to-day nt,.l
o1.Fs vi rolIf from vafious cities wcre most
t'n ';ny.
rro Bank Of British America olrcrs large
atI IL provisions.
The country people along the Intcrcolonial
Railway sent ull kinla of I,ruv,sons. A baker
to>l!y icd people viii. pieces Ut lrcad and hus-
cults wIiiin they lastrl,
The humber Vi dead IL rcpu1tc,l TO be IN Tho
incr'ase. but tho facls arc nut fully known.
Mrs. CrAhe nl1d tho young lalfca Of her school
htd tn 20 to sca III one 0f tt0 International
. an'crs 10 snva tlicmsslcs. Thcto were many
h;:4rtlcnding seu,,cs,
CiiflHa HoR DREAD,
PORTLAND, Me-. June 2l.-A psIyate dispatch
'rutn ST. JOHN says: "Aftrr u careful cali.
mnc II has been decided that fully oi,e-t.alf Of
tac city IL destroyed. Women aud children are
II t.e streets rrylu. for bread, and tbs syepc
b;ssars description"
uNDEN c1NTHos~
BANGOR, Me-, Juno 2l.-lho following lts-
p.teh was received from the Carletou side Of tue
RIVER, dated o'clock tllis afternoon: "Thc arc
ID now u'rler control. Fifteen thousand people
are hnfntiess. No household effects vi uny uc-
c9ant we're saved. About 5u1 aetes arc burned
over EstHnatel loss, S2D 0U, ,uN; insuraucc,
luut $5,N9 ,Uoo. Tll!rty b.xltea taya Lccu to.
Covered, aaIa u mahy M.0rc arc tafzs!ug."
INSURANCE. '
EsftA4TEs.
NnNTHrty Y.,n. f,1t.