The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-21
ANOTHER FIRE IN ST. JOHN.
TBE TORCH or TIE INCENDTfRr IN
SJBuRB or THE CITY.
Fire Started in % Woodshed Sweeping
away Block, OF Buiid,uss-Dorcns OF f"mt-
lies m ade Homeless Negligence "r the Police
"A Man uurued to neath-Rctief Needed.


ST. JONI. y. B.. Oct. 2o.--At about \. NJ. !
n FIRE in Portland, n suburb of this city when {
ia thought to have started in McPbcrscn's wood |
shed, in Acadia street. aud is supposed to nave 7
beon Of incendiary origin. soon cnvilopcd the /
entire block bounded by Main street on the
north. Chanel street on the south. Acadia street
Oh the east. and Portland street on tn" west de-
stroyinga large numtrr OF buildings. turning
ont many business mon. and rendering home
less dozens OF families. At 4 O'Clock the IRE
continued to rage. and extended 70 the lower
streets. II had taken possession oi the f"rt-
land Methodist Church. ut the corner "i iorl-
land and Chapel strcc.s Every effort was m'ho
10 save it, but without avail. The structure was
almost entirely destroyed.
A. AIS thu scene wns one not soon to be Tor
cotton. Thousands Of persons were gathered
on Fort Howe looking down on an immense
mass OF 1ames Those who wero more inter-
oeted in the nre rushed through the streets al
most frantic Sick women were carried from
burning buildings; mothers wcrc slow TO b's-
ueye that their children were all right. and
thnir efforts 10 get into dangerous places. whero
thcy thought thoir little ones were kept grcat
many persons busy In preventing them from
losing their lives. shortly after o'ciCck the
wind grew stronger. II blew from the north.
carrying large shower Of sparks Tho new
Portland engine took n position at tho cor
ner Of Main and Portland streets. but notwith-
standing the efforts Of the iiremen and citizens.
the flames kept extending TO the westward.
maxim: n great sweep toward the south. and
.ou,ing well TO the eastward. II was decided to
eend for ass stance from the city. and It was not
long until No. engine and hose carts belong
ing to Noe.2 and 3 arrived at the scene of the
fre. The city nreIncn went to work earnestly.
md Mt O'Clock the hre in an eaetery direction
eeemed to be pretty near spent.
The burned district extends from Acadia
street to Portland street. along Chase street
back TO Acadia street. and thence TO Main street
Both sides OF Chapel street are in ruins. and
several houses on the east side of Acadia
street. as well rs those on ths ives, SIDE were vi
That every house in High street. between Port
land and Acadia etr-ts.. would b. destroyed
At n quarter to Goclock the Temperance han
on Smonds street WIS on fire.
Notwithstanding T. WAS known TO the police
10 set ilre TO the block Of ldings in which the
fire originated M policeman was on duty III that
9r5y s4 DSnc SSca ,ns and E RrS Rsn
ordered to do duty in thnt district. .Dnucet,.
went home on leave At midnight and MrInnnd
balf an hour before the hre broke out. He has
20 knowledge OF when the fre ,occurred. and
ioes not deny that IL misht have bern burning
more than half an honr b. tore he knew ANYTHING
al.outiit The cfolanwn ns buildings we're burned; 1;
In Main Srretf-- lref' -rttry llNllNll.S u'' ie-
VIM a'o Gray ~i Mrs' Gorlon. III. BradleS. The -.
ate Of tho late John McJunkn. and Mr.. lhos.
In Chapel strcet-A house belonging to Mr.
cbsrlfs Long barns belcnrins % Ms. Sorsdson.
"9T On the east Side % II simonds street from eh
street acknowledgements Hall. owned by
hog Oe4psns to Mr. ,snnddr
TEauhsart aqd two 9 e, tsrgs isv belonging to Mr
a.. atI g d.. "A ar n ps
yt own. Mr7' KSrr. TSS@as MeAias'efs. David
Portland street. .1 etsi i sids. from Main sircet-
Two houses owned by Thos. McColsnn. Meth
Sat Sdss chSg aSd nnG sEsSSGs
Camden street Houses ownnc ty Jonn hig-
GINS TnS@ss " PIN ann MI M1op ans at jane. I
High street-Houses owned by Thomas sar-
39s"%ps 3"%ss' sasnn aHSras b n NSIan @ Fynn
sS De YGens soSss4 SsSrs MPs PAr M Y bn2 bb2 S
permott, J. Connolly. J. Brook, I. Polyy. G. F,
s'n As.as g. Euaass sS4sci1l IND Moos q ae IL Pratt Mrs
SaaaSse spsfsssa M NJ LGyeyy IyS and SDHn Masphs
ousIy injured ~ the falling o. a chimney IN
Acadia street; Nicho'as, Ryan was hurt BY fall
Reed slightly bri sed bv the falling OF a ladder
Drunkenness and rowdyism prevailed to a
great extent durlnr the nre. - .
held at II o'clock TO adopt measures of relief
The Are exhausted itself at O'Clock. Shortly
nit-rward the body Of a man, supposed 70 be u
Baxter. a ship carpenter, was discovered In the
ruins NJ n burning building.
The insurance. AS far Hs ascertaned is as fol
lows: Canada and Citizens' divided, about sl3.
300 Royal Canadian. 5000; Western, 5000; North
British and Mercantile. books lost; Imperial
$4,000; Atna. t400; Hartford .$3.200; Britist
America, $3.50; Lancashire, from s6IOo Z
5000; Farmers and Isolated RISK. $1,000
Queens. $4,000.
Two hupLred and thirty wooden houses wer'
burned. There WAS only one brick house II
the whole district. Over 1000 peopie wer'
burned out. and 700 Of these were sufferers b.
The last great fire on the Goth Of June. The los
amounts In fully $500 600 with an insurance o
about $4,000 The following are additional in
surance lossre North British. $4,000 Guardian
$4,000: National. $500; Northern. 5000;
Another body 81 boy named Alex. Ills wa
taken from thu ruins OF vault on Princes
street. A gang ot men Is searching Tor anothe
missing boy. The name of the man found thi
morning is james Spinlaw al Portland.