New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-23
THE CITY OF RUINS.
LIMITS OF THE ST. JOHN FIRE.


OUTLINES OF THE BURNED Dsrucr-caHE oP
THE MISUNDERSTANDING LossEs-A SECOND
ALA NJ
ST. JONI, June 22.-The upper limit OF tho
fire runs sout-,astory entirely city II bens
York PoinSp. crosses Minis 20 Gcorec-sl.. follows
Genrgc-st. 10 Unlon-st and then up Uuon-st both
sides or wlc destroyed to the corner Of the CUP
man property the head of Germau-st. IL skirts
Market-sduare all sides 81 which burned 10 King
g. the northern OF which destroyed. halfway up
Gerrnainst Thence the line Of destruction continues
sohth side Of King-st. nearly the city 10
Ptst them tntniug "a the south. runs along Ptst TO
ST. Jamrsst and THROUGH the latter direct 10 COurenay
Bay Every building south and west ~ the track aboye
Indicated il DESTROYED except the courthouse. the JAIL
the Marine Hospital. and two sheds about tho
barracks.
AID FOR THE SUFFERERS.
citizens mass meeting held yesterday after
nOon which on ~ OF aid ccved from Montreal,
Boston, Bangor, Portland Cape Breton and many other
cities, we'll rs towns m the Interior OF the Province.
Chief of Police Savage Of Boston has also rendered
sstance To the p"ice Of this city and expressions OF
sympathy have kept coming in from II quariers This
morning "A arrived from Halifax having board
troops for guarding the goods the streets. Alta
meeting Of citizens If Halifax the Of 10000
subscribed short tme aud the Mayor Of that city
has arryed to wat he do to forward the
obiec OF the people " Halifax. Large numbers Of
who burned out have gone the coun-
Try towns while others have sought homes the States
Nearly 200 Ieoplc we're accommodated 10 the skating
lat light, aud arrangements are making To Increase
the means Of shelter at that place meeting Of
Odd Fellows will be held tonight pruyda what meas
they alleviate tie distress. Tae number Of
dead has Increased cigut one burned TO
death on her own doorstep.
INSURANCE LOSSES.
The following IL IA ISL OF The total disks held by several
insurance compauis within the bounds Of the burned
cIiu nj flrp I'm nf %
So 900; Hartford, 100000; Pnenx of Bookiyn,
$6UOUO British American $4,000; Commercial Union.
s3OO,OO0 Royal Insurance Company, $4,000: sttda
100000; Lancashire, 100000; Queen,
100000; North British and Mercantile. $GOO.00o;
Guardian. SelUO,OO0; Liverpool ana London ANA Globe
$4,000; Northern. S2CO,OOO Royal Canadian.
S4OO.OOO Provincial $2OO,OO0 Citileus' Comm retail
FIRE and Marine. S2OOOO0; National sl25oOO; 81
John Mutual $4,000; Central OF Fredericton $4,000.
1he total loss has been estimated ueary possible
at from Sl2.O0O.ODO to SljO00.OO0. anu the total
amount OF Insurance ls about s6OOO,OO0.
ANoIHER ALARM.
Abou 2:45 O'Clock this morning the dreaded alarm
sgu. given of another lire which had started q
b1ck building at York Point-sli, occupied by W. A.
Spence aud j. & l. Il busOn. in 10 minutes the hlines
J'wOrkcd Crough the roof Threatening dang To the
build the oppVsc side o. smytnest. ANA the occu-
pants reDar to leave but the fire department worked
,Iiccny thai all danger passed IN hall an hour
the lire being confined wnerc 1t started There IN no
doubt tuat an ncenliary Al work, for
no. minutes the fire observed there was
sign OF IT, Tho building WAS stored with valuable
goods from other premises There nas been all
o. RAIN since early ast night which had The e;, ct Of
cneckug the flames great Ateut amOus the sInOl-
DEF Ing ruins
A CITY OF RUINS.
A car with 50 600 cooked provisions reached
here this morning from Bangor IN charge OF Mayor
Hdnin. Toe telegraph wires are prosia1ed IA places
leaning 10 he westward St. JOnn may apply be termed
a city Of ruins. nandsOmcst buildings, boz, uDe
and private have been aid low by the awful calamity