The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-06-28

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8. Old Trinity Church and school.
4. Yarley. School.
5. Postoifice and Bank
6. Bank; Richie Building: Academy Of Musfc
z. Germain Street Methodist Church.
9. Custom House.
y. 10, II. Hotels
IL. Old Kirk
IL. Baptist Church
"A Military Ruildings gsT 81
) A. Roman Catholic Cathedral. r. =
.. Kings Square.
Y. Queens Square.
The thriving City of st. John, N. B.
numbering population in 1871 of nc arly
$4,000, and about 10 600 additional in tn,
suburb of Portland, was visited by ter
rible contiagration, on the Goth, and By
far the larger portion of the city wa
completely wiped out of existence. 4
dispatch of the 21st summarizes as follows
"The entire business portion of the cit,
is destroyed. Not a leading establishment
has escaped. All the principal dry good.
stores, the leading grocers, all shit
brokers, commission merchants; all thu
wholesale liquors, flour, provisions, coal
salt, lumber, tea and West India goods are
utterly wiped out. Forty odd blocks, OF
nearly 200 acres south of King street have
not six buildings remaining. There are
no regular postal headquarters in the city
proper. Every street, square and alley
IS filled with furniture, and thousands of
people are without either food or shelter.
The International Company's steamer
New York sheltered and fed LOCO persons
last night, and vessels in the stream have
large numbers of people on board. Thou
sands had to get away from the lower part
of the city by boats"
hC lliC W as ulSCOVCTtu III u UullQl0Y
owned by Mr.. Fairweather, on the south
OF York's paintshop, next to McLaugh-
Inns boiler-shop. The flames spread to
various buildings on Howe's Wharf,
which were quickly consumed, and the
IRE broke out with roar, into Smith
street, carrying everything before it.
From there the flames spread into Drury
lane and Mill street, following that into
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der boxes on fire, aided by the. wind,
formed a. combination too much for the
gallant workers, and almost in despair
they saw the flames advancing upon them,
not slowly, but with rapidity that ap
palled the stoutest hearts. The buildings
were amass of flames at the end OF Smith
gale took the flames across Union street to
the opposite houses, and then they receded,
but their touch had been fatal. and in less
than five minutes the buildings we're
the street were soon in the grasp of the
devouring element.
Processing along Smith street in
southerly direction the fire soon reached
Nelson street, and then Robeftson's place.
It then extended to Kobertsons Wharf,
and then up South Wharf. As it gained
Nelson street on the south, it met flames
coming up that street, and the combina-
tion. made terrific heat that could not be
borne. Allied with the strong wind from
the northwest. it did not take long for the
entire wharf to be iRe blaze sSome en-.
berss lodged ii the steeple Of Efnfty
Church, on Germain stfeet, aHdswitH moth
inc to save it, for the fire was SO high as
to be almost beyond reach, and the flames
xrov-a loft tn r,l,rSryo fboir cxuv, WOW
A building on Charlotte street had hard
" become prey to the flames when others
ron the other side followed In half an
hour all but tho. German street side OF
the souare wass,in ashes. The Victoria
Hotel and st. andrews Church were in
great dagger, and the hotel guests, as, well
as employees, basanto make preparations
fov seeking new quarters. Very little
time was given them to collect their yalu-.
ables, and in majority of cases the in
mates had to leave with scanty wardrobes..
About the same time St. Andrews Church
took fire and was speedily consumed.
The buildings at the southern c0rnef ct
Dock and Union streets, andson the bps'
posite corner, caught almost ,simn1laf
neously, and .thes flrc spread along
tie western paff 81 NM stree, ,cross,,
ing over 10 tkcf. Aopposite. Side, and
igniting Rankin d Song biscuit nan
ufactoryy them following onward ~
ward Nmth street.. FROM South lWhak1
the flames entered into Ward str8rfahd
extended to Peters Wharf in a re.
markably short space Of zine, carrying
Everything before, them. Then they pro-
ceeded toWater street, ard from thence
soon 6 Q y MAJ ths segtner9 part,
Prince William street. ftxfis stage,
wooden house on Canterbury street took
the flames, ard Church street buildings
were soon imperiIeds Then the flames
advanced to Princess and King streets
and ON German street, and the front OF
Trinity Church began TO take fire very
rapidly. The Academy Of Music. was
also destroyed.
The fire entered King street on TIE
western side from German to Canterbury
streets, extending near thereby on Chester
street to st. john Hotel, burning Trinity
School in its eourse,s vent M the south
side Of Laing's Sou ,leveled 70 The
ground the Lgceum, deslfoYine the maj
Bile works Of s. r. 0seoods and Measrss
Milligan, proceeded to R0bertsonH III
bles. across to st. MaIachi's Hall, up Lin.
ster street, and then back to King street.
east down nearly to Pitts. From there ill
the buildings south of King street have
been burned.
In the other part of the city the confia-
grafton was stopped about North street.
having extended as far up Union street .
Messrs. j. & r. Robinson's. sss'
a great quantity of goods saved fell mt6
hands Of thieves, who eagerly He'd
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