The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877Stewart, George
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The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877
Stewart, George
Saint John (N.B.) -- Fire, 1877
King Square, south side 6
King Street 60
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Total, 1612
The number of people rendered homeless foot up to about thirteen
thousand, and the number of families to about twenty-seven hundred. As
near as can be got, the insurance on merchandise, furniture and
buildings, is placed as follows. This is not quite correct but at this
hour it is as nearly correct as can be ascertained. It will average this
at all events, and amounts in the aggregate to about seven millions of
dollars.
Queen $700,000
North British & Mercantile 800,000
Lancashire 500,000
Provincial 100,000
Liverpool, London & Globe 480,000
Guardian 420,000
Canada Fire & Marine 50,000
Citizens 200,000
National 140,000
Royal 520,000
Commercial Union 420,000
Royal Canadian 350,000
Western 90,000
Imperial 480,000
Ætna 246,000
Hartford 148,000
Phenix of Brooklyn 60,000
British America 27,000
Stadacona 320,000
Central, of Fredericton 60,000
St John Mutual 75,000
Northern 500,000
Canada Agricultural 8,000
Most of the Insurance Companies paid up at once "The Stadacona" pays
its liabilities within a year. The "Provincial" has suspended but
promises to pay in time and the condition of the "St. John Mutual" is
quite hopeless, and will pay scarcely anything. The "Central" of
Fredericton, N.B., will pay in a short time, it is said.
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