The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877

The Books we have Lost--"The Lost Arts"--The Libraries of St. John which were Burned--The Pictures which were Lost--The Few that were Saved--A Talk about Books and Pictures--The...

The Society of Oddfellows is a Mutual Relief Association, one of the first duties of its members being to search out worthy and distressed brethren, and relieve their necessitie...

Aid for St. John--The First Days--How the Poor were Fed-- Organization of the St. John Relief and Aid Society--Its System--How it Operates--The Rink--The Car-shed--List of Money...

The Old Curiosity Shop in Germain Street--A Quaint Old Place--"Rubbish Shot Here"--Notman's Studio--The Mother of Methodism--Destruction of the Germain Street Methodist Church--...

The Old House on the Hill--A Wily Commissary--The Bags of Gold--What was done at Midnight--The Dead of Night Deposit--The Old Vault--A Timid Money-Lender--Mr. Peter Johnson--The...

Incidents--An Old Corner Burned Down--The Lenders and Borrowers--"Twenty per Cent."--The Shylocks of the Curbstone-- The Human Barometer--The Vultures of Commerce--Chubbs' Corne...

A hard-working Manager--The Dramatic Lyceum--The Temperance Hall--The Water-Works Building--A Hard Fight--Another Rush of the Homeless--The Weary March of the Unfortunates--Hist...

Queen Square--Incidents in the Burning--The Old Pitcher--"God is burning up the World, and He won't make another"--Saved from the flames--Overtaken by Fire three times--The Nigh...

In forming an estimate of the destruction which the fire has caused great care has been exercised. I have been careful to verify every statement I advance. Thoroughly competent...

The fire along Germain Street was of great volume, and dealt out destruction in a thoroughly wholesale manner. A good many buildings of more than ordinary note were situate in t...

The Odd Fellows' Hall--The fire in Horsfield Street--The Sweep along Germain Street--The old Baptist Church--Some early Ministers--Two fiery ordeals--The Brick Church--The Ruins...

A Chapter of Incidents--Agony on Board--Coming Up the Harbour --The Story of the Moths--The Newly Married Lady's Story--No Flour--Moving Out--Saving the Drugs--The Man with the...

A Thrilling Incident--The Burning House--The Tall Figure in the Hall--Escape cut off--The only Way Out--The Street of Fire-- Walking on Coals--The Open Boat--The way to the Whar...

Burning of the Leinster Street Baptist Church--The Varley School--Centenary Chapel--The Gas Works--$17,000 worth of Coal burn in Ten Days--The Tall Sentinel--St. David's Church-...

The Fire in King Street--Recollections--The Old Coffee House Corner--The Stores in King Street--The Old Masonic Hall--The St. John Hotel--Its Early Days--The Bell Tower--King Sq...

The Great Fire--Its Extent--Its Terrible Rapidity--A Glance Backward--What the People Passed Through--The First Fire-- Protective Movements--The People Who Lent the City Money--...

The Late Fire--Its Origin--Bravery of the Firemen--The High Wind--The Fire's Career--Fighting the Flames--Almost Lost-- The Escape from the Burning Building--Destruction of Dock...

"I went againe to the ruines, for it was no longer a Citty"--the Drive by Moonlight--Through the Ruins--After the Fire--A City of Ashes--The Buried Silver--The Sentinel Chimneys...

The losses of the Masonic fraternity have been computed, and found to be much greater than was at first supposed. The private lodges saved nothing, and all their warrants, banne...

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Queen Square--Incidents in the Burning--The Old Pitcher--"God is burning up the World, and He won't make another"--Saved from the Flames--Overtaken by Fire Three Times--The Nigh...

The Old House on the Hill--A Wily Commissary--The Bags of Gold--What was Done at Midnight--The Dead of Night Deposit-- The Old Vault--A Timid Money Lender--Mr. Peter Johnson--Th...

The Old Curiosity Shop on Germain Street--A Quaint Old Place --"Rubbish Shot Here"--Notman's Studio--The Mother of Methodism --Destruction of the Germain Street Methodist Church...

Incidents--An Old Corner Burned Down--The Lenders and Borrowers --"Twenty per Cent."--The Shylocks of the Curbstone--The Human Barometers--The Vultures of Commerce--Chubbe's Cor...

The Books we have Lost--"The Lost Arts"--The Libraries of St. John which were Burned--The Pictures which were Lost--The few that were Saved--A Talk about Books and Pictures--The...

A Chapter of Incidents--Agony on Board--Coming Up the Harbour --The Story of the Moths--The Newly Married Lady's Story--No Flour--Moving Out--Saving the Drugs--The Man with the...

The Late Fire--Its Origin--Bravery of the Firemen--The High Wind--The Fire's Career--Fighting the Flames--Almost Lost-- The Escape from the Burning Building--Destruction of Dock...

PAGE The Great Fire--Its Extent--Its Terrible Rapidity--A Glance Backward--What the People Passed Through--The First Fire-- Protective Movements--The People who Lent the City Mo...

A Thrilling Incident--The Burning House--The Tall Figure on the Hall--Escape Cut Off--The Only Way Out--The Street of Fire--Walking on Coals--The Open Boat--The Way to the Wharf...

The Odd Fellows' Hall--The Fire in Horsfield Street--The sweep along Germain Street--The Old Baptist Church--Some Early Ministers--Two Fiery Ordeals--The Brick Church--The Ruins...

"I went againe to the ruines, for it was no longer a Citty"-- The Drive by Moonlight--Through the Ruins--After the Fire--A City of Ashes--The Buried Silver--The Sentinel Chimney...

A Hard-Working Manager--The Dramatic Lyceum--The Temperance Hall--The Water-Works Building--A Hard Fight--Another Rush of the Homeless--The Weary March of the Unfortunates--Hist...

Burning of the Leinster Street Baptist Church--The Varley School--Centenary Chapel--The Gas Works--$17,000 worth of Coal burned in Ten Days--The Tall Sentinel--St. David's Kirk-...

The Fire in King Street--Recollections--The Old Coffee House Corner--The Stores in King Street--The Old Masonic Hall--The St. John Hotel--Its Early Days--The Bell Tower--King Sq...

Aid for St. John--The First Days--How the Poor were Fed-- Organization of the St. John Relief and Aid Society--Its System--How it operates--The Rink--The Car Shed--List of Money...