, 1881-11-12
Burning OF an Orphans Home
Which Housed Sixty-1iyo
E.
Children.
Six Summer Hotels at Old Orchard,
Maine, Got Rid OF at
One SWoop. i.
Hundred-Thousand-DoiIar Fires
at Modesto, California, and
Richmond. Virginia.
4 Terrific Explosion and Fire at Aurora,
.. Indiana-0ne Han Killed
r: Other Fires.


0thsr Fires.
The Con47agration in the Town OF
Woodstock, n. e.
Specici DISPATCH 10 Tie Chicago Tribune
- AVoonsTpcK, Y. r., Nov. 1L-1ncendiaries
have been ut work.. aud for the third time q
great portion OF the town is in ashes. About
1o'ciock this morning an alarm was sounded,
ard it was found TINT the Mechanics lnstl-
tute had been set on fire. 4 heavy north
west wind. was blowing, and the flames
spread with great rapidity, sweeping
both sides Of Main street. The Free
Baptist, the old and new Episcopal churches,
the Registry Office, and other fine buildings
. were completely destroyed. At one time it
was thought nothing could save the entire
town from destruction, and there was excite
ment and Consideration on every side. AL
though, several accidents are reported, there
was, so far as is known, no loss Of life. The
foiluwin. is
A PARTIAL LIST
Of the sufferers: Patrick Conners, William
Skiien, L. z. Jones, and Ed Williams :
James McC1l,fl, with the store occupied by
NJ. Shaw and two tenants; n Delong and
George Sutton; S J. Baker, in the Misses
Djbble's house; Mrs. Lewis Smith, with Mrs.
Burns and the lower Registry Office; the
lookup, occupied by Charles Manuel Patrick
Giitin7s house, occupied By Robert Wetn1ore; :;
i. Z. Belyea and H. L. Baird; James Nc
Donald's house, store, and tenement: j. T.
Kerr's house all.i store: Williamson Fisher;
the Rev. Thomas Meals Free Baptist Church; !;
Dr. Ballock's residence, occupied also by
Richard Wheeler; y. Smith. Join a1cLaucl1-
lin; the Old and New Episcopal churches
and the Sabbath sclool-rooln OF the same;
Miss Days house, also occupied ty 5. j.
Baker: Miss AcIudee's store; Dr. Nunro's
store; Mr.. William Chalmers house and
store: Thomas Dents building. having a
,shoeshop. bakery, and tencments, occupied by
E. II. Dawson, and George Abram, OF the
New Brunswick Railway; Charles Sese's
store; James Carr's tenement, occupied by
families; Mrs. Blake's boardins~lasuse;
James Jones; A1axtcll's house, occupied by
self and W. Miller; DR.. Smiths tenenents,
three families; Ai1apson Payson; X DON
aldson's house, occupied by J. Z. Arnold and
Sandy Kerr; James Mckinley; Thomas Cor
coran; Mrs. James Nillar's house, occupied
by her family and J. Watt; J. T. Allan; j.
Ring Fowler, and four or five colored fann1-
lies houses. .-.-.
The North British & Mercantile has risks
aggregating $4,000; the London Is Liver
pool 5000; the Commercial Uni0n $50, 900;
the London & Lancashire $4,000; the Lam
cashire S10.5oO; the Queen $4,000, and about
$4,000 divided amongst several other COM
pauies.
FIRST ACCOUNT.
II the Iester7. associated Prksa
ST.JouS, N.B.,Noy. IA fire broke out in
Woodstock ut midnight It caught i'll tile
Institute Building. and is supposed to be the
work OF an incendiary, 4 high wind was
prevailing and all efforts to stop the progress
of the flames were unavailing. Tie Western
Union telegraph offices, botll in the depot
and the regular Office, were destroyed, and it
is impossible to get. particulars. At
o'clock the operator in the depot Office said to
tile operator at st. John: "tTlle flames are
coming down OH INC and must go.'' A few
minutes afierWard the circuit was discovered
open, and it is presumable that the station
buildin. is gone. Ats a. NJ. thB operator in
the general office said: "The upper half OF
the town is gone, and part OF the lower. The
flames are all around me- and it is getting
too hot to stay any longer. expect the Of
fee to catch at any moment DIR. Smiths
residence is gone, tie Free Baptist Churc il
burned, and the Registry office is in flames.
Efforts are being made to save the new hotel,
but it is now in great danger. If the hotel
goes il will be difficult to save the town."
THESE .A1;E: THE FIRST PARTICULARS
that reached ST. John. It is feared that
there have been several lives lost. Wood
stock is OH the st. john River, and is the
shiretown of Carleton County. 1t contained
over 100 stores, had 4 large number of ho-
tells, and several foundries and factories. 1t
has popu1ation'of 900 or 5000.
SECOND ACCOUNT.
WOODSTOCK, n. B., Nov. 1.-THE great
part Of Woodstock is fur the third time iii
ashes. 1ncentiaries, without shadow of
doubt, were the cause Of the disaster. About
half an hour after midnight the alarm was
given that the Mechanics. Institute was On
fire A heavy northwest wind was blowing,
and in few minutes the building WIS ELL
yeloped in flames. The engine was soon at
work, but the fire seized on NJ. i. Dibbles'
and BENJAMIN Smiths new residences, and
they were burned to the ground. III the
meantime, the flames burst out Of Mayor Il.
L. Jones barn,
A THIRD OF 4 MILE TO THE NINDWARD
of the first fire. Tho wind now seemed to
blow 4 hurricane, and swept the flames on
to Jones' residence, then across the street,
the tire spreading each way. Soon both
sides Of Main street were fercely burning. !
The Free Baptist Church, the old and new
Episcopal churches, and the Registers Of
fees were wrapped in flames. CONSERVATION I
was now OIL every face. The work of de- |
structlon was of short duration. The engine |
company having staid tho flames at the i'll |
stltute section came across the bridge to
battle with The greater and newer danger. |
Tie men were driven down Main street I
house by house, till, at last, on the Street
passing the new hotel, they finally staid the
deyonrlng element.
. THE FIFE SWEPT MAIN STREET
from Hugh Hays to the town-hali for ten
rods on each side,- running down to point
At the river, ending with the residence of J.
Allan. Some eighty houses burned.
Their occupants are now sheltered by the ill
habltauts whose houses escaped the flames
lhe loss is placed at Ss0, 600; insurance, S32,-.
~ No lives were lost but many persons
we're injured.
The Snmn,er-Iscsort4Io Hotels Must Go.
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