, 1877-05-16
ST. STEPHENS.
i GREAT GENERALIZATION,


8r. JoMN. N. H., May list. Stephens, Now
Brunswlck. has been visited by t'ltast'ous a,e
whereby half tho business part Of tho town was
laid waste. The following particulars hare been
sclcgraphcd here: Tho 6ro bsoko out At .:10 In
Ganong's etable, In ihe rear Of sturc On Water
strocs. Ths wind &as blowing heavily from tho
northwest, and tho arc spread Quickly,
thcre down to tho Watson llouas, corner OF
King stscet, and down Waser street. About
seventy buildings wcro destroyed md forty. .ihrco
families turned out. Three eam-engines and
two hand.cnRucs were quickly Ut work. Scarcely
anything was saved from the stosss on Wafer
street, ~ tho goods wcre burned after removal
from tho building.
Three men from callas-Curs, DHlklsy, aud
Jackson-wcrc hurt by falling chimney. ths two
latter seriously.
TIE CHIEF LOSSES
arc nearly ~ follows:
Ou Watson HtFcet-Roas Uros.' buildings, oe.
cnpied b. themselves ~ jewellers, and Dotts, con.
feettoner, and BY O. ". uanong ~ dwelling; @.
". WaternurI's building occupied By TAYLOR i
Marks building. Oauong I'roa. confectionery. and
Gregory Dros.' grocery. Marks nuIldtng. J. r.
1}i1by's gFoeerJ, Il. Cleland's ps!nt''hop, ].
elmons and ". +. Weatcoats Meat.market and
dwelling, Ar. rattoa's l[quor.ssoro and dwell.
Ing; II. Watson's brick block. h. y. Walls
bookstore; Croas T. Maxwst's restaurant and
Smith l. T1asmon's drugstore; tho Watson llousc;
railway otacss and Telegraph Offices owned by c. D.
Eaton and r. M. Boyd, occupied By T. u. lloyd
and Alex Mcleod; }Irooks' tin.shop; N. Castes's
meat.shopt r. II. Todd 4 Sons large building,
With largo quantity OF mo1asses: ChapHan'a two
large buildings; lt1nsloy 4 Datcs candy n,anutse.
tory; E. r. narnard's groeery; ". u. Wet
,nores Wholesale liquos.store; Chtpman's Office;
Council room and sail'ofs; ra!lsoad depot; Smith
l. .Ahna i 4 hall
tngs on tho public binding; Lovoioy 4 SIMS Iron.
clad mills; baraa' 1sfgs building; J. 4. Carroll,
+. Breen, and J. II. cau,pbclls liquor .storrs; r
N. Murehte's REocey;P ureen and ]. 4. CasrotIs
boarding. .houaess Fosters stables nwned By l'recn;
eas . e'Rasf Rnsf ~ i @ :ss fs. sdsas
nros. furniture. ,hop, aud. Osris' dwelling:
J. Aewhisdy's hlaeksa,!th's thop; thfee brLidla*s
s,ea; III Porter Moaso With sesers, taniiteps Ms.
y'stwo houses. wlth bis own and two other
.asbs; ss1 H;si ,t; a.eas r. ~:
4 Sons otics; Mra. i. sphne.te,a dwelling and
.s!sfa! tene'asnt hoases; Il. Owens dwelling;
william Evans dwelling;
and tcncmsns; II. HaJmaas grocery and tenement;
y: Hoesos oalee4: z. D.rtets stoeesy; FDstans,s
eupleI bJ ". Tool A. boarding house: ., Kano's
stahls tn THO ssas; s'sa the lock-ap; fra.st =.
House.. = stable; 6anany Bsot.' bakery, and
6hanks' dwelling.
ALL THE MM4RT1s
below ihs corner busaed. With quantities Of lum.
beF.
tIne small schooner from ths island turnea
lleaFy showers arc helping to dampsn tho &e.
/ largo number Of special ConatAblua haze been
sworn u.
Tbs nrs Ia supposed to hare been tho work Of m
}ncsadlaEy.
OlheF tslegrsn,a saY that. including stores, tsns.
mens, waariea siab'ss and out. pfsmses, II least
l50 bulldlnGA hava been burned.
ful1Y okx-HAl4 oF ru4 sus1xx8s Part or
TUE ToMM
j. In ashss. Tho post. Office, tho Agency Of tbs
nsak of Montreal IT. Stephens Bank, aud ahs
1hs folldwinz ~hAFtes sFe bsdlT derayrd: Ths
raii'say Eaaff os,mMsss Etassr., Ail! Z Tsda..
Brausaa, and AcAdam's. I4oseIor y Smiths
Grst. mill ~as On the railway whsEf besides saretal
ANAL shed1.
Ths BEantl0 row OF houses, Gfteeo In number.
wes AtAo destroyed.
ISaURAkcx LossKs,
ara ssty hsavJ. Ths EisAs ussu largely In Cnitsd