New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-12

wick, on Thursday night, destroyed about 10 dwell
ings and three churches. The insurance companies
lose about $4,000. Six hotels have been burned
at Old Orchard Beach, Maine. The orphans
Home Womelsdorf Penn. has also been destroyed
by fire. No lives were lost
WOODSTOCK. n. b. NEARLY DESTROYED.
A FIRE BREAKS our At MID IGHr AND sFkLADS
RAPIDLY-THREE CHURCHES BURNED
WOODSTOCK, N B., Nov. 1.-THE greater
part of Woodstock the third time in ashes About
half an hour after midnight alarm given that
Mechanics Institute was fire. heavy northwest
wind was blowing and in a few minutes the building
enyeopcd in flames The engines were soon NJ "o'A'
but the ire seized the residence Of W. T. DlDpe'
ahd benjamin Smith, aud they were burned To INC
ground In the meantime flames were observed burst
ing ont out OF Mayor r. X Jones's barn. one-tmrd o
mile to wndward Of the first lire. The wind now seemed
to blow hurricane and swept the flames across
the street, destroying residence Of Mr. Jones ana
spreading each way. Both sid the main street were
burning nerrciy. the Free Baptist Church the ora
and Episcopal Churches and the Re istrars once
being wrapped in flames Consideration was depicted
every face, and the excitement ran nigh Inc WORK
of destruction there OF short DURATION the engine
company having stay cd the amc- at the lu'itdir'
section of the fire depdI nrnt ranc across tie bt-t ~
battle with newer and greater danger. They WeF"
driven down Maiu-st. house by house. until at last on
the passing the hotel they finally stayed inc
flames out this was not accomplished without the moat
determine ard wellelroccd effort. The safety OF a
very large entirely dao 20 the strenuous efforts
of The company AMI It's captain. The fire swept MAIN
from Hugh Hayes to the Town lia for ten rods on
each side running down 10 point az tie rNCr ending
! with tIc res dcu,r o. !. Y. A'l1n.
The following j. I.-i ol some 81 tnc nlI ~ i.
hn0"u. \ store occupied by ~ ~ht" ana ,""
OHirc the lookup, James VI DouaIs hou.c stnrr aul
tenement, T. j Kerr hons" ana store c Il, lIonl,
/ Old and New E'isropa ,ucL.s. and tue Sarri,n-
school room adjorius, Ms Da'' house va. NC lI
mrrs mousse and store. Thomas DENTS building, thnr 60
/ -rEer's store, james Carrs icuem .n', Mr. h'Fr
smiths cucWeui-huu and the residence o u Jsi-
Miller No estimate "'n yet Doc formed D." ihg .",. l5c
nd. of tlc risks are e.. British Canadian eoupan.,a
| Several accidents occurred rut a. h,c- were lost
| THE TELEGRAPH OPERATOR FORCED To frEr.
At O'Clock the telegraph operator the office o. the
station called the operator AT ST. John aud sad Tire
! flames are comm, d.Wu on me and must CO. At 3 o.
m the operator FOO me general oara sII1: " The upper
half Of thc town Is and part Of the lower The
flames are all around md DC getting too hot e. STAY
Dr srnirl- rr,d'nrr /, rIr. The M. Ea tsl Church
! is burned ana the Registry once l- .n dam 20
The ire slpposcd 10 nave been ,nc worA e." al in'el-
Woodstock is on the ST. John River and IT, the -lirc
town %. ,tlcjou County. ~ contained "tcr one nun
bred store, and hai large uuuhcr 80 hotc.. 'rru
lundries AID factories, ala population Oh 1000 or
! 5000.
| TIT INSURANCE Losses.
Tho following ara he correct aggregate amounts
/ 81 insurance on the property destroyed by the ire
here tuis morning: North Eat,sh, sl5,0jo, Liver
| pool and London Globe S-,3lO, CommcrcHI
! linton. $4,000. London aui Lancashire. HGlur ':
Queen. 80 600; Lancashire $1,000; Ifut. 90. Hart
forp ard tuo Imprlal and She flro Assurance, Of Lon
! don. $1,000. t.yld.d among them The total Of The
| foregoing lUs-e- u tIJC.I9O
AZ ESTIMATE or TIE Loss.
| BosToS. Nov. IA dispatch from Calais. Ne,
SAYS that upward OF forty dwellings and stores. Doe
sides the three churchc. were -u.t 30 tuc ur. d
Woodstock y g. places the loss at $4,000 anu the
/ Insurance at $4,000