New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-12
RELIEF FOR ST. JOHNS.
PROMPT MEASURES IN BEHALF OF THE
FIRE STRICKEN CITY.
THE LOSS STILL ESTIMATED AZ so0O0'''
ALMOST 1900 PEOPLE HOMELESS
TENT OF The BURNED DlslhlOA'

THE loss STILL ESTIMATED AT s2ooVo'ooo-
ALMOST 1900 PEOPLE HoMELEss-EA-
TENT OF The BURNED DISTRICT
Halifax y S. July 1.-THE terrible conhagFauon
ubicb broke out in u. Johns, y. F., on ffd''S anu
continued all day Saturday making l4'oOo 10 i'"o'
nersons homeless and many Of them destitute OF iou
and clothing as well, necessarily engages pubic at
,ention 70 the exclusion Of all other topics anu mas
tirred the hearts Of the citizens Of Halifax to the
necessity Of prompt measures Of RELIEF. Inc pro"p'
action taken by the citizens on SATURDAY hoihl"s "
sending provisions and lumber by the steamer ,Iuhu"
and ,he equally prompt action OF the naval au'oruc'
in d,suatchtng H. NJ s Blake with tents and canvas
IN the scene Of the disaster, will meet lmmedlate
pressing emergencies, but relief on much "rs'r
scale will have 10 he forthcoming If great suffering
is to be obviaed Tile Citizens Committee mere ars
placInc themselves In communication WIN inc mu'oi
nal authorities throughout the province with the We"
10 securing substantial cargo OF food. cothlhg and
shelter materials to be shipped by steamer on "cie'
day.
Comics OF the following dispatch have been for
| warded bv the Citizens Committee to the Mayors Of
all the cities and towns in the province
Tho Citizens Committee full information that
the city Of ST. Johns Ii ucstroSeu oS "e
and that IS 600 persons without shelter 1000 or
clothing They propose to charter ana ui'paO'n
special steamer OH "Wednesday next for Their assistance
It is contemplated make this provincla matter we
ask your cooperation. Please wire us MONDAY evening
bank credit for the amount We arc w 0P'''" w. ''
or what provisions clothing, etc. you Will forward Tor
| said steamer . ,-,
dispatch from St Johns n. F., gives the following
| details OF the great fire:
The fire broke In O'friens store, az the Junction
of the Freshwater and Pcnnyweu KOn'iS. NJ p ~
The houses in the igbOi hood were OF wool ana me
fact that there had been no rain for three Wre"s no
fore the fire made the houses more ii1ainnh9c. nv
flames soon swept down Longs I'LL tat'nS down ING
Methodist College buildings and Masonic lia ana
spread to Cathedral Hill The Episcopal ,alheniai'
which cost half million dollars. was soon dsl"y'u
81 Patricks Hall was the next important buiIdhs 10
catch fire. The Christian l,r9thrrS VINO aa S.W1S ~,
the lower story worked like heroes In nghung me
names but the building finally was d'STGS' d. !, co'
500 600 and insured for =. 700. me hl spreau
10 Duckwortll->t burning the houses south ana cast
it attacked the Athena"nm ana tmg Dn o oS'
House, and thence lcaped to the ieegIaph 0nc ~
Spreading 10 Campbels lumber establishment ana as
far west oDwyer corner ana +as' no me nor ond
south between these two points were totally destroyed
| The Atlantic and other hotels are gone ana All '"e
pnntinC Offices have been burned. III,
The namcs then swept MP cochIancst dsstToyng
all the buildings in thciI path r EXCEPT T n e s @
ot Marsh f"D now Bond ST. Military Road burned
from the Nps nS Ier fhc dI hcd TO the head Of
Kings Row. The fire did not spread norm Oh ''N'"ry
Al o O'Clock a panic ensued. The people were
poroivzed and di,organi1ed. Women and children
with furniture were seen dying in al det ,c some ne
boat and steamers. Last night thousands camIrd
III HUMBER Of families housed in the Colonial
bindings Great suffering exists. but order prevail,
IIGoc for the future mas NOV De'll dbi,lNI''N'
Inc insurance the property d~lroNcl IS re
portcd at from s5.Oo0,0O0 10 f6oOOvro. Ih" gen
rl nuhrc will he able to stand the loss The lower
ciass viii be able 10 get work. that the middle
class win be the heaviest losers: The Go"er st.
Churches burned were the Methodist. Pr'rhNi terrain
Congrcrationalist and Episcopal. The salvation
ARMY barracks was saved. were also the Catholic
college and converts. =, a., Il -A
careful sinate Of the 10 al loss by the fire shows
that the amount will reach not less than S2oooooo
London. July 1.-THE Lord Mayor has opened a
fund for the relief Of the sufferers from the terrible
fire that has devastated II. johns.