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
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NAME OF | Present |No. of | Dependents | Total Suffer-| Approximate
LODGE. | Member- |Suf- | on | ers and | value of
| ship. |ferers.| Sufferers. | Depend's. | Property lost
| | | | | by Sufferers.
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Pioneer, | | | | |
No. 9 | 198 | 78 | 182 | 260 | $392,860 00
Beacon, | | | | |
No. 12 | 118 | 36 | 94 | 130 | 113,550 00
Peerless,| | | | |
No. 19 | 83 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 26,560 00
Siloam, | | | | |
No. 29 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 24,440 00
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Totals | 443 | 152 | 338 | 490 | $557,410 00
Less Insurance | 140,052 00
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Net approximate Loss | $417,358 00
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Many of the sufferers had _no_ insurance. The supposed superiority of
the fire department, and general efficiency of the water supply, having
led to a false security--to a popular belief that it was impossible for
St. John to be scourged by fire, as Boston and Chicago had been.
SENT TO MASONIC FUND.
Grand Lodge of Quebec $200 00
A Brother, Newcastle, N. B. 4 00
National Lodge, Chicago 23 62
Knights Templars, Portland, Maine 117 00
Germania Lodge, Baltimore 18 93
Grand Lodge, Louisiana 189 00
Carleton Union Lodge of Carleton, N. B. 50 00
Grand Lodge of Wisconsin 94 50
St. John's Lodge, Toronto 150 00
Phoenix Lodge, Nashville, Tenn. 947 00
Grand Lodge, Utah 56 70
St. Andrew's Lodge, Frederickton, N. B. 25 25
Loge des Coeurs Unis, Montreal 50 00
Rising Virtue Lodge, Mount Moriah Chapter,
and St. John's Commandery, Bangor, Me. 284 25
Detroit Commandery 94 50
Springfield do. 500 00
SUPPLIES.
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