The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-06-28

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hose being burned, and of all things the
preservation of that was most essential
The engine was taken down Dock Street
but the fire kept in rapid pursuit. II
also spread along the western part OF
Mill Street, crossing over to the oppo-
site side and igniting Rankin & JONES'
biscuit mandatory, then following on
ward towards North Street. From South
Wharf
THE FLAMES ENTERED
into Ward Street and extended to Pc
ters' Wharf, in remarkably short
space of time carrying every thing be-
fore them; then they proceeded to Wa
ter Street, and from thence soon made
their way to the southern part of the
Market Square, making jump up to
Prince William Street. At this stage a
wooden house on Canterbury Street
took the flames, and Church Street
buildings were soon imperiled. The
flames advanced to Prince and King
Streets, and on German Street, in front
OF Trinity Church, buildings began to
take fire very rapidly. The Academy
OF Music was also destroyed. The stores
in the building were occupied, and the
Knights of Pythias had their hall in
front up stairs. A great many of the
actors lost portions of their wardrobe,
and all the scenery was burned.
When the fire had reached Market
Square, and had obtained a strong hold
on the many fine buildings thereon sit
uated, several explosions were heard
coming from one of the hardware stores.
This caused general scattering of the
people about, and the reports reached
as far as up to the Courthouse. The
flames entered King Street on the west
side from German and Canterbury
Streets, extending nOrtherly on Char
lotte Street to the St. John Hotel, burn
ing Trinity School in its course; went
up the south side of Kings Square, and
leveled to the ground the Lyceum, de-
stroying the marble works of S. P. Os-
good and the Messrs. Mulligan; pro-
ceeded to RobertsOn's stable, across st.
Malichi's Hall, up Leinster Street, and
then back to King Street east, down
nearly to Pitt Street. From there all
buildings south of King Street have been
burned.
IN OTHER PARTS. OF THE CITY.
The conhagration was stopped about
North Street, having extended as far up
Union Street as Messrs. j. e. l.. Robin
sons. The Bank of British North Amer
lea was saved; the police office and sta
ton opposite were burned The ship
ping floated down the harbOr to places
of safety at an early stage of the fire
No losses of shipping by fire except the
schooners in Market Slip. During the
early part of the day, the Western
Union Telegraph Company's office was
burned and its valuable batteries and
apparatus destroyed. The office is now
established at the Inter-COlonial Rail
way station. Some of its wires are cut
off. A great quantity of goods saved
fell into the
HANDS OF THIEVES,
who eagerly availed themselves of any
opportunity that offered to carry off
what they could lay their hands on. The
ballast wharf was covered most of the
night with thousands of people anxious
to escape by water. So were the rail
way tracks and grounds around the
track, between the ballast wharf and
Courtenay Bay. The Post-office in
Carleton was used last night for the re-
ception and transmission of mails. The
evening mails were made up and sent
off from there on time. The following
newspaper offices, with their presses
and stocks, were completely swept away.
The Freeman, the EUening Globe, the
Daily Telegraph, DAILY NelOs, the
Waterman and Religious InteIIigencer.
The Globe, Telegraph, News, Intelli-
gencer and Waterman had job offices
attached. Messrs, Chubb & Co lost
their large job office, book bindery, etc.
Messrs. Mcmillan lost their job office,
building, etc; Mr.. Knodel1 lost his job
office The following are among the
list of
PUBLIC BUILDINGS BURNED:
Post office, Bank of New Brunswick,
City Building, Custom-house, Maritime
Bank building, in which were this bank,
that of Montreal and Nova Scotia, Office
of the School Trustees, ETC., Banko Nova
Scotia's new buildings, Academy of
Music, in which was the Knights of
Pythas' Hall, Victoria Hotel, Odd Eel
lows Hall, No. Engine House, Orange
Hall, King Street Temperance Hall,
King Street East Dramatic Lyceum, Vic
toria School House, Temple of Honor
Hall, Barns Hotel, Royal Hotel, St.
John Hotel, Arcadia Hotel, Orphan Asy-
lum, and Deaf and Dumb Institution.
THE CHURCHES BURNED n
are Trinity, st, Andrews Church, Ger
OiItCJ hOIlIOulSls CblCCb
Baptist Church, German Street Chris
tan Church, Duke Street St. James
Church, Leinster Street Baptist Centen-
airy Church, st. Phillips Carmarthen
Street Mission, Methodist, Pitt Street
Mission Church, St. .David's Church,
Reformed Presbyterian Church. Shelf
field Street Mission House.
LIVES LOST.
The following persons are reported to
have lost their lives in the fire. Benz
Williams, German Street; Harold Gil
bert, near Victoria Hotel; VIM. Nc
nellie, of James Adams & Co estab-
lishment; the mother of ex-Mayor Reed
and his two aunts; two men, whose
names are unknown, reported run over
and killed; Hugh McGovern, of Straight
Shore. The body of an unknown man