All that was saved were three pages of type, and the late fyles of the paper. These were carried as far as Reed's Point, and were only considered safe when they reached water mark. The building was of brick. The offices were down stairs and consisted of accountant's room, editor's office and reporters' room.[O] The Savings' Bank on the corner of Princess and Canterbury Streets was a building of singularly handsome proportions. It was built in the year 1859, by the St. John County Provident Society, which up to this time had an office in the old Commercial Bank building. In 1872, the Dominion Government took it off their hands, had it renovated thoroughly and changed, and commenced operations in it in 1873, as a Dominion Savings' Bank. The Assistant Receiver-General and Dominion Auditor had offices in the bank. Matthew Stead was the architect. The old Post Office in this street was leased a few months ago to The Paper Company, who had it repaired and well furnished. In the upper story _The Watchman_ office was located. Messrs. Bowes & Evans' large stove establishment, and John Vassie & Co's wholesale dry goods house, entrance on Canterbury Street, were greedily devoured. The little street suffered severely, for it represented a very large sum of money. Two well-known institutions were also burned here, Conroy's hair-dressing establishment and McGinley's barber-shop. [Illustration: The Burland Desbarats Lith. Co. Montreal INSIDE THE SAVINGS BANK. Photo. by G. F. Simonson.] FOOTNOTES: [O] The first steam press in the Maritime Provinces was started in the _Morning News_ building, then situated directly on the south end of what is now called Canterbury Street, but which was not then opened. CHAPTER X. 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' Corner-- The Old Commercial Bank--The _Telegraph_ Office--The Bank of New Brunswick--A Hard Worked Cashier--The Post Office--Not a Mail Lost--Quick Despatch--The Nethery House and the Orangemen--The Royal Hotel--The Custom House--The Dead of the Conflagration.