St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-06-29


fire, and did not stand long. Adjoining
the church was two-stOry brick build
ing occupied as a tailor shop in the
lower story, and the Beacon, Pioneer
and Sloan lodges of Odd Fellows, as
well as the Millicet encampment of that
order, had the upper fiat. Some of the
members managed to get into the build
ing and save most of the regalia and
paraphernalia before the building was
destroyed.
The buildings at the southern corner
of Dock and Union streets and on the
opposite corner caught almost simulta-
neously. To say that the fire ragged
fiercely here would too family describe
the terrible manner in which it kept on
unheeding the streams of water direct
ed upon it. The engine was obliged to
shift position from this quarter, the
heat being most terrific. There was
danger. too, of the hose being burned,
and the preservation of that was most
essential. The engine was taken. down
Dock street, but the fire kept up rap
id pursuit. It also spread along the
western part of Mill street, crossing
over to the opposite side, and darting
with lightning rapidity upon Rankin &
ing onward toward North street from
the South wharf, the flames entered in
to Ward street, and extended to Peters
wharf in "a remarkably short time, car
rying everything before them. Then
they rolled on to Water street, and
thence made theiI way to the southern
part of Market square, jumping up to
Prince William street.
PROMINENT BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
The following newspaper offices, with
their plant and stock, were completely
swept away: The Freeman, the Even
ing Globe, the Daily Telegraph, the
Daily News, the Waterman, the Relig-
ious Intelligencer. The Globe, Tele-
graph, News, Intelligencer and Watch
man had job offices attached. Messrs.
Chubb & Co, lost their large job office,
book bindery, ETC.. Messrs. Mcmillan
lost their job office, building, etc; Mr..
Knoddell lost his job office. The fol-
lowing are among the public buildings
burned: The post office bank of New
Brunswick; city building; custom
house; Maritime bank building, in
which are that bank and several impOr-
tant offices; the bank of Nova Scotia /;
the new building of the academy of mu-
sic, in which we're the Knights of Py-
thias hall, Victoria hotel, Odd Fellows
hall, No. | engine house, Orange hall,
the King street temperance hall, and
the King street east dramatic lyceum ;
Victoria school-house the Temple of
Honor hall Barnes hotel Royal hotel ;
st. John hotel Acadia hotel; Bruins
wick house Bay View hotel nterna-
tional hotel Virgins orphan asylum ;
deaf and dumb institution. The church.
es burned are Trinity, st. Andrews,
the German street Methodist, Germain
street Baptist, Germain steet Christian,
Duke street, st. James, Leinster street
Baptist, Centenary, st. Philippi, Car
marthen street mission (MethOdist),
Pitts street mission, st. David's church,
Reformed Presbyterian, Sheffield street
mission house.
THE LOSS OF LIFE.
The following persons are reported
to have lost their lives in the fire A: Ben
jamin Williams, German street; Har-
old Gilbert, near the Victoria hotel T.;
William McNiele of James Adams &
Co.'s establishment; Garrett Catler of
mother of ex-Mayor Reed and his two
, TWO lDclI, udillCS
over and killed; Hugh McGOvern of
Strait shore. The body of an unknown
man was found on Prince William street
yesterday morning. Many persons are
reported missing. Many persons were
hurt, too accidents were quite common
and in particular among the brave fire.
men.
THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY DESTROYED.
No clear estimate of the value of the
property destroyed or of the insurance
can be given, but certainly 10 or IL
millions are gone, and the insurance
men think that their risks may run up
to FIVE millions. The entire business
portion of the city is destroyed. Not a
leading establishment has escaped all
the principal dry goods stores, the lead
ing groceries, all the ship brokers, COM
mission merchants, all in the wholesale
liquor, flour, provisions, coal, salt, lum-
Der, tea and West India goods are ut
terly wiped out. Forty odd blocks, OF
nearly 200 acres, south of King street
have not six buildings remaining.
OF the $40 acres in the city bOunda-
ries, 400 are burned over, and the 20,
900 residents therein homeless. They
have crowded in elsewhere, OF are un-
der tents. TwO-thirds of the business
part is gone, including all the banks
but the British, nearly all the public
buildings but the court house and Jail,
and about Is churches. All the daily
papers are swept away, but the Daily
Telegraph issued a small sheet yester-
dry morning with a comprehensive &C
count of the desOlations in the city.
The losses are fixed by late estimate
at $20,O00,000.
OFFERS OF HELP.
Public relief meetings were held at
ST. John Thursday, and the offers of re-
lief from Boston, Bangor, Hamilton,
Halifax, Dobson, North Sydney (Which
offered coaD, Moncton and Frederick
ton were most touching. The bank OF
British America offers large aid in pro-
visions. The country people along the
Inter-coloniar railway sent all kinds OF
provisions. A baker fed the people
Friday, with pieces of bread and bis
cults while they lasted.
Meetings to secure aid for the suffer
ers were held in many of the leading
towns of the states and provinces
among them Boston, Chicago. Portland
and Bangor. Six thousand dollars has
already been raised at Chicago, SCI IL
at Portland, and $4,000 at Halifax
and provisions, clothing, etc., are being
sent on rapidly from various points.
AS it is impossible to make short
ened leg longer, Boston surgeon has
determined to obviate the apparent de-
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