Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-29
News by Telegraph.


ST. JOHN, N. H, IN ASHES.
Half the CITY DesfIoyed-Seyen Person
Burned-Famine Feared.
Sr. J0HS, N. B., June CA fire bruk
out at half-past two to-day in Mclaughlin
boiler shop. Threo-fourths of the city i
DESTROYED, including three hotels, all tn
public buildings, newspaper Offices and oge
hundred dwelling houses and severs
vessels in the harbOr. The loss is estimated
at from ten to fifteen millions Five mer
and two infants arc known to have persisted
IN the flames and many are missing Few
saved even their clothing. A strong winC
is raging and tho fire is still burning, witt
no hopes of staying the flames. The ga:
works are burned and the remainder of the
city IL in darkness. Provisions for the
houscless arc scarce and famine is feared
unless relief comes speedily.
LATER INTELLIGENCE.
B0sTON, Juno GA despatch received al
the Merchants Exchange dated St. John,
N. b., a. m. to-day. states that the great
fire commenced at York Point, in Nc
Laughlln's boiler works, and burned south
through residences to King street. when it
spread and burned all the public buildings,
hotels and the business portion Of the place,
including the wharves. Not a grocery or
provision store is left and starvation stares
the people IN the face. Fifteen thousand
people are homeless. All the business DOR
tion and fully one half OF the residences are
gone IL is diiicult to get any Information
from st. John owing To the complete de-
structIOn OF the telegraph lines. The Mayor
has called public meeting for the relief Of
the sufferers lt is impossible to estimate
at present the loss, but it will reach mil
lions.
| RELIEF FOR TIE SUFFERERS.
BANGOR. June 81, L. m.-The conductor
on the express train reports that three quar-
tiers oi ST. John is burned, and but one
building is lett standing south OF King
street. train leaves Bangor this after
noon with cooked meals, etc for the suffer
ers 1t IL certain that the Victoria hotel
tho largest hotel in the province Is consum-
cd. The mayor of Portland has called a
pubic meeting 10 express sympathy and ex-
| tend relief to the people OF 81. John.
THE LATE>T-DIsCRTPTTvE ACCOUNT or THE
FIRE-TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION -LisT OF
THE BURNED.
ST. JONI, n. t., june 2l.-Yesterday
was the must calamituus day ever kuuwn in
St. John. Nothing could have burst more
suddenly or unexpectedly nn the cltiz1ns
than the fire winch DESTROYED sd manv
valuable lives, wasted property hv millions
and spread not only desuisttinn hut terror
and CONSERVATION ali around The public
buildings, palaces al commerce, temples of
religion. banks. palatral residences, news
paper and telegraph offices, school houses,
almost everything of which the citizens of
st. John felt proud. were all in a few hours
iad in rrins. The loss of the hotels,
churches school houses, banks, etc., was
made thousand times more painful BY the
lamcntablo destruction Of life accompany
ing 1t. All efforts OF the fremen to check
the flames proved unavailing, and onward
swept the sea OF fire with irresistible
rapidity. The frcmen endeayored to
battle with the flames protecting
their faces with boards until
their clothing became Singed TO say that
the fire ragged tiercely would INIT too family
describe the terrible manner i'll which it
Kept On, unheCdIng the streams OF water
directed upon it. The eneinrs we're Obliged
TO shit their POSITIONS. and thare was dan
ger tCo OF the hose heing burned, but it
seemed Is 1t the hre did hot wish to part
company with them and kept up q rapid
pursuit. Several explosions were heard
coming from one of the hardware stores.
They caused II general scltpring of the peo-
pie. The shipping hNate.s down the harbor
to places OF safety ct an early stage of the
fire. There was no losses Of shipping by
fire except schooners in the market slip at
an early part Of the day. The Western
Union Telegraph Compsny's Office was
paratns 1r,trn,es raa, .a,;,, 80
roods say,d f,il int, ~. -. feF ,h;,,oo
Win hnn,, ,r,,Ind I.ka -, -
,v,J thsms.i,.. r.
was o olF.,rJcd r., - n ~, ,h ni .nns
lac ti,r,r L,,,j. '... ,..Il... ~ eouiu
,r,J ,u,st nj tho ri.hr ,,,t,. - Wv
nronl,, ,nxi,us T., 80. h' ,''uSanus .,
n, railway tr,,k and m. r.',',.'t. a-a'nS
The track between thr " hart aud COurtenay
Icy, u.n;, ,nv 'uinoS,a+ NJ. rt'Npn> are reported
w., NJ NJ iA'" ~" ili''inS, iltT'id uii9erd,
RI, N'i'i' I''.''' hA-Mayor
Hugh M,(;,yern nrd tbr,s nm,
known men M,nv ucr-,,.. ,r,. rsnortsd
missing but it il b,nrd ,h,v viii tirn nm
alive. Accidents were rumeruus and many
hrelAeh were injured. No clean estimate OF
The property destroyed or OF tine insurance
can be given. Certainly ten or twelve mil
iil"S OF uoil@rs are gone ana insurance men
rn'nA nm 'iu '',hS may run up I" nVe millions
u. en'n' us"IN r'r'i"h %, inc CITY Is
ues''oo,"' t'p' 'auing eS'"nH9nmeht nas
IseaIeu, rory Qua pinrSs' OF nearly TWO
.h' i1u "'i'S s"ntH VI NM street nave NOT
"a In.'u'nfS h1i W n ie'lali,'nsi .nG .aiuao,es ol
So; -. " .I az" .i'0 uanA VI t'otn
saieu of ,bc hank ,f Na,, pr,ns,r;oL /, =
no, Lnown r., ~ 80 - 81 -,
Every street. square and alley is filled with
furniture, aId thousands of people arc
without either food or shelter. The Inter