The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-16
OTHER FIRES.
DETAILS OF THE DESTRUCTION OF TaE NEW
BRUNSWICK VILLAGE ST. STEPHENS.

DETAILS OF THE DESTRUCTION OF raE NEW
BRUNSWICK VILLAGE ST. STEPHENS.
ST.. JOHN, n. B., May Is, 1877.
The following the particulars oi the st. Stcph.
ensEhre, partially reported yesterday:
The fire broke out hali-past two yesterday in Gan
ong's stable, in The OF mis- store in Water
Tho wind blowing heavy from the northwest, ana
frc spread quickly and caught Marks building going
from there down the Watson House, corner Of King
street. and down Water street. About seventy build
ings destroyed ard iorythrec families burned
out, besides the Watson House (hocD and Brecn's
boarding house. The loss cannot at present be cst
mated. Three steam engines and two hand engines
were quickly at work. Scarcely anytning was saved
from the stores Water street. as the goods were
burned alter their removal IRON the buildings.
Three men from Calais banned Curry Buckley and
Jackson wcro hurt by falling chimney, tho latter two
badly.
The chief losers are follows:-On Wator street,
Ross Brothers building, occupied by themselves as
Jewelers. and Balt's confectionery below and by q.
W. Ganong as a dwelling above; g. W. Waterbury Is
building occupied by Taylor 4 Mitchell a grocery
below and by the ST. Crox Courier above; n. Marks
building, by Ganons Brothers, confectioncr
aud Gregory Brothers, grocery, below, the up
per part being halls Crooks building by
d.. i. BiXDy, grocery II. Ilellan, paint SIOp;
J. Cummius building, by ". I. wcstcot, meat mar
kct and dwelling; r. watson's brick block, by G. 7.
Wallis bookstore, Cross Maxwelrs restaurant
Smith Harmon, druggist. The Watson House, rail-
way Offices and telegraph Offices building was owned
BY T. u. Eaton. 4. NJ. Boyd's building was occupied
| by I. NJ. Boyd below, Boyd and Alexander Mcleod
dwelling above; 4. IL. Todd Sons largo building
contained a large quantity Of moiasscs; Chipman's
two large buildings were occupied by Hunticy
Bates, canay manufacturers; E. 7. Barnard,
grocery W. u. wctnore wholesale liquors,
below; Chpman's Office Council room, anu
SAL lott ABOVE tho railroad depot smith \ Ham
iilon's tinsnop AMI two unoccnpicd buildings the
public landing; ,ovcjoy sons ironcad mils Burns
large building, occupied by j. A. Carroll r. Brccn and
J. H. ampbcll, liquors, and r. NJ Murcnic. grocery,
below, ana by Brccn and j. 4. Carroll boarding house,
ABOVE; Fosters stable. owned by T. Brccn T. Brcen s
building, occupied by temperance ana reform
club below and knights oi pythas above;
\ Young Brothers furniture shop; orris' building
occupied by j. NJ. McWhn,y blacksmith shop
three bindings owned by y. NJ. Murchie, with ono or
two families IN each: pcrcrhousc containing several
i families MCWnirlvs two houses, containing his own
ana other families; J. Youiden's three houses,
containing his own and another family; j. Lyons
dwelling, Mr. GrOom's dwelling aud an unoccuplcd
shop; James Murchie & SONS office, Mrs H. sprin-
gates dwelling and three tenement houses; r Brain g
awens and 'ev william Evans a@ss
King strcct:-R. Kcly's liquor store ana tcne-
mem, II. Ayman's grocery and tenement, W
uuoccupied brick dwelling. Mrs. Quiuns dwelling and
a large building occupied BY W. roal us boarding
house. O'Kanos stable In The rear; also toe ockup,
house Fraser u. Kelly and u. Clcland IN the rear,
and in the OF the Watson House stable: Ganong
| Brothers. bakery and Il. Shanks' dwelling
| wHAnyLs BURNED.
All the wharvcs below the corner were burned with
quantities Of lumber. Ono small schooner from the
islands was burned. Heavy showers helped TO dapcn
the IRE.
The lire supposed TO BIO tho work OF an incendiary.
| HALF
/ other kilograms say, including the stores, tcne-
mcnts wharves, stable and uutbuildngs, least l5u
buildings were burned At least onchalf OF the bust
ness portion Is 10 ashes. The Post Gicc,
agency OF the Bank OF Montreal tho ST. stephen Bank
and railway depot are all gone. The following whsrvcs
are badly aged - Railway wharf, Geimmcr's,
Frascr's, Hill 4 odds. Chpman's Branin 4 BIC.
Adams Lovcjoy smiths arst MILL and several
smaii sheds on Halfway wharf Brantias row OF
houses, fifteen IN number, are all destroyed: insured
Tho losses very heavy. The risks are largely 10
United States Offices but the Royal Canadian Naitona
Sadacona and Citizens besides The North British and