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
Alex. Duff (house damaged considerably), by Thomas McGill and Henry
McCarthy--2.
_Acadia street, west side, from High to Main street._--Joseph Reed,
by self, Andrew Crawford, Wm. McConnell, Mrs. Wark--4.
Widow Farson, by self as grocery and liquor shop and dwelling;
Jeremiah Sullivan, James Brown, David McBurney, Jeremiah Speight,
widow Marley--6.
_Portland street, east side, from High street to Main
street._--John Connolly, by Messrs. Smith, as a grocery store,
Capt. Rawlings, of the Portland Police, and by David Speight, as a
boarding house--3.
Methodist Parsonage, occupied by Rev. Mr. Teed, Pastor of the
Portland Methodist Church--1.
[The houses of Mr. McColgan are mentioned in connection with
buildings on Main and Chapel streets.]
_High street, north side, from Portland street east to
water._--John Brooks, by George Wetmore, Wm. C. Dunham--2.
Thomas Polly, by self, John Alcorn, John Humphreys--3.
George Smith (brick cottage), by self and Robert Smith--2.
George Ruddock, by self and George Brown--2.
Widow Ruddock, by Mr. Ellis--1.
Andrew Myles, by self, Messrs. Porter and Rogers--3.
Edward Sergeant, by self and Mr. Stantiford--2.
George Young, by self and Mrs. Upham--2.
Robert Ewing, by self, Walter Brown, R. A. H. Morrow--3.
Edward Elliot, by Geo. Jenkins, John Green, Frank Wallace--3.
Capt. Aubrey, by self and Mr. Reed--2.
Edward Elliott, by self and Mr. McAllister--2.
_Portland street from Rankin's wharf to Camden street._--Alex. --
Ferguson, by self, Captain Buckhard, and Wm. Sleeth.
Hugh Montague, Robert and Joseph Carson--3.
John Irvine, by self and Widow Craig.
John McCachney, by self, mother and Jas. McCachney.
Geo. Carter, by self, Joseph Murphy, Geo. Carter, Jr.--3.
T. Travis, by self, as grocery and liquor store and dwelling.
August Mavison, Mr. Wilson, Mrs. Riley and another--5.
_Camden street, south side, from Portland street to Acadia
street._--James Bartlett, by self, Henry Bartlett, Archibald
Tatton, Capt. Bartlett, James Tubman--5.
John McJunkin, by self, Capt. Charles Harper, Harry Bassett--3.
Arthur Kyle, by self, John Cunningham, John O'Connell, Mr. Rebels,
Mrs. McDormott, William, John Hammond--6.
_Acadia street, from Camden South to water._--Daniel O'Hara, by
self, and Chas. Hara--2.
Patrick Dawson, by self, Peter Nelson, and a family from the City
burnt district--3.
Mrs. Hamilton, by self--1.
Wm. Carter, by self--1.
_Portland street, west side, from Camden to High street._--Wm.
McIntyre, by self, Geo. Giggy, Geo. Morgan, James Power, Harry
Stephens, Wm. Gillan, and a family from the City burnt district--7.
[In rear house belonging to David Breen, occupied by self and N.
Frizzle.]
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