, 1883-10-27

Incidents OF the oec,s.sn.
From advance sheets Of the Weston Leader
We are nd -btsd for the f,IIouina no,..

H'"0e, Sho n"uti nave 'ai:tu Q vlGtIm but
fr Sim Barnes who rushed liz sad carn.d
. nsr ont In his arms
/ The deton:;ion from the supplies ,f nou,
der stored away 10 Jones an Dusenhery,.
cellar. ihoFe.sed the ulrosr End excitemsu,
rrcddc-d oy the crashing aud trembling Of
5ai,d'ng, but fortunately did 20 jury.
Pas,master Wood, az us.al, vas f-ithfulIv
a: his post aud saved all ;hc letters AID I'M.
portant documents connected Nth his ct5.a
Many ladies rendered valuahle serv ce.
nos me.-ly from physic j Efforts to save, but
by makirg manv p rtrnent suggestions.
Ssling Il Reeses store was the mos: g
S'r-iy tested amoag The bud iinys tta: es.
capsd, while Resses residence as 40 ..sI.
saved b. being entirely surI ound-d by IT, e,
% dense foliage, winch had Teen pian. d
there With tnat obiec. ir view.
Amos Bradley, Of tie st. John, confined
70 lis bed from sickness, bafely got clo.h hing
sufficient tc escape i,om tie building, an.
Vas kindly provided tor ~ Mrs. Gr,ihu.
He lest everything. not having tiCle even to
close his s-fe, which ne Attempted. Squire
Dupuy's papers sad $500 10 mc2ey we,e lost
III the same safe.
NE.sk,, in barrels and bottles. was
srewn promiscuously arouni, resulting in
numerous "druakg," pfinc,p.Ily smong the
ral'road men, "hcse whoSping ard yelling
sdd-i - the confusion.
The last hIht WAS m de for the dxeIl.p-
housa Of Porter Graham, oo Water street.
The r-n On the rcHf having their ha.r and
Ministers slnsed. bnt success st thar poiut
undoubtedly saved several blocks.
Ia. uew bridge. Just compe..d o:er P.ne
creek on Main strest, WAS Completely des-
srOye'!. smoulierln2 along uuii morning.
Nearly all the dwellings in the city w,re
thru~I open TO the home;.ss ones, other
wise tley would have been compelled to
pass the H;ght in the open ar
At daylight the butcher shop VAS running
with full supplies, the stand consisting of
boards on = va you and blocks. The Ias-
rnna-a from the hungry WAS quite -x.eu-
size
| Bradley, lying sick, WAS . ked if he had
lost everything. He very nonchalsntiy re-
pI.i, 20, gue.s have some Io,st pork
get " HIS Peu Of ''po,kers" had been Gun.
-umed.
| Lpng before daylight all the vacant out
of-tkew,y ba'ldinss We're rented and husi-
ness Qen were fitting up the portion Of
stick saved
| This is GOOD time to suggest to towns
! unprovrded with means FOR eXtirsuish;ng
fire ts.ss :: is very wise pohsy to have
some crracization perfected A tose play
ing on Rosiand 4 Powelrs drug store would
prcoahly have saved all east Of FfaaSlln
s:..-t, neatlF one-hslf of tue whole los.
| Miss Leu Reynolds saved her entire s.ock
If millinery goods.
sim Rsrnes fell from Sailing 4 Rees.'s
brick. 1ut fortunately sustained no serious
lnjusy.
| Tie sigrators u-re .. the skating rink IN
| fGll enjoyment when tsg aarn. OF ire was
| raisea, 2ad Zoe pedal consternat'on pro
) du,ed vas wonderful. Sons attempted 10
rur 70 the tire without removing thsir skates
witn r.sul's better imagined than described,
wh,ie o,GoCs s2ra~,ed N various d.rectiocs
! in thsir frantic attempts TO hastily remove
: I .sHl.
! Most OF the losers expresse' their Inten-
| iIr, OF rebuilding mcr> Substantially than
: fore, The Ridenours proceeding 20 prepare
TIE foundation before the smoc!dering Sc
ha ceased. a difiicnlty ar'ses from Tie
sc.rc.ty OF lumber. but .b,i5k IS obtainab',.
SimD,cn, 5u.It ont Of hGuse and bone,
. Tut haviGg saved hig horn. mounted seat
l. rhe morning sri poured forth the ne'o-
Ginus strains CT Home, Sweet Home" t
, had charming effect.
/ Man people IN the country. attracted 5v
! the triiiisut Glare, drove N eacly eIo1gh -
render welcome assistance. C-ntervilie sent
! delegation CT her citiz-ns over also. among
wacm was found Mitchell. o. he Erd"'i'ler,
who "worked like a Tro)ar."
| Many thsfts were committed by some
| heart'-ss wretches. ~ho we're mean enough
! 10 proiii, cc:nnsliy, fton: the financial -uf-
! fer.nss OF others. Ii detected they should
( h se-e.ely punished.
| \! ont :hirty-dve Of those who we're ihs
! fiis' one 70 give the aiarm have been dIsIov'
er ,j-tie ta!ance viii probably be on hs a
IN coed time for the next issue.
The Old Fellows, Mas,ns and Worsmen
| | ,st all their inrniture and deeds.
| A. :av Is can he definitely determined TIE
! losses Uf me insurance companies a-1 As toi-
| lows: Home Aataal, 5000. Commercial
! Uaica, s.. .00O, Fir.nncns' FaId, $50
| Weatsrp aui Srate Investment. s'0oo; -
| o. aus!oT', 81. eco; Pheaix, g 0oo S,'ne
S.n Fraacisco ccmparias haze siSeV on
/. Du niery & Co.'S. stock.
! Mea,Is. Rowland s PJ"eii seem TO be tne
mot success:ul ID SAVING goods.
| The osig'n Of the t,e is unano~n. Ha'-
| ag originated IN hay loit Of stable \. VIZ
copjec,urrd BY many that -o'ne 81 tie Is
torers ~ the railroad, who have been carou'-
. hsra Tor a Few dsvs and nights, NAV
nave, III taeir maudhn intox:ca.lon, a.
;emprei to lgs: 4 pipe CT cigar, ard acc
De = Is h1,d the building. Bat the gen
er.i op,nion, aid one eHpresse'. with re-
mGrk-hie uasIi:..ity. WE :ha. 1t vas tne
~c.h Of . CERTAIN well known psrsnn- tfr'
cursr-rc.s Of a character :has are regarded
as ,usr;eious paiat in Ills Se dir'c'ion, and
while sn unjust suspicion is f-sEfai wrong
orr prominen: ci,izeus Insist CT the correct
nsss Il tins opinion.
A. lar SIS can be ascer-sined The following
are ire losses: Rorisui & Powell. :l,oe'
n.urarce S GO; C. H-yss, SS.0I'. ho IN
sur.T =; s. V. Knox, g 500 iasursrc-
! 81 l50; v. a Simpson, s:SS; \. B. L.e-,
$500, iasursnc, 81. 500; j. J. Smith. s2jV;
F N Paulv, s5,ojo, insuraacs g $40; A
sam Il m