The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 Part 19

PROVINCIAL.

Thos. McColgan, $1600 Methodist Church, 3000 Wm. Elliott, 1200 Chas. Long, 1200 Mrs. S. J. Young, 500 R. Jones, 600 ------ Total, $8100

LANCAs.h.i.+RE.

Capt. Aubrey, $800 Thos. Travis, 800 Other claims about, 1400 ------ Total, $3000

NORTHERN.

Methodist Church, $4000 Mrs. Buchanan, 1000 Geo. Baxter, 800 Robt. McHarg, 800 ------ Total, $6600

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE.

Mrs. Gordon, $900 John Connolly, 1600 T. W. Peters, 2500 Methodist Church (re-insurance), 1000 ------ Total, $6000

QUEEN.

Geo. Ruddock, $1200 Methodist Mission House, 2400 James Scott, 1700 H. Montague, 800 John McKechnie, 800 Robert Rankin, 2000 Do., 1500 R. Ewing, 1200 E. Sargent, 800 E. Elliott, 1000 A. Johnston, 700 Jas. Pender, 500 Estate Jas. Kerr, 600 ------ $15,200 Partial losses, 1000 ------ Total, $16,200

CITIZENS'.

Messrs. Corbett, 400 Mrs. Farson, 1200 Wm. McIntyre, 1250 Chas. Long, 1100 John Bradley, 400 David Breen, 300 Wm. Gray, 200 Mary Long, 400 Thomas McMaster, 600 R. McIntyre, 700 Arthur Rodgers, 700 Thomas Youngclaus, 800 ------ Total, $8050

ROYAL CANADIAN.

Mary Ann Daley, $600

CANADA FIRE AND MARINE.

Thomas Aubrey, $100 Mary Long, 300 John McDermott, 600 Ann Leckey, 500 Margaret Curry, 200 R. C. Gordon, 1200 G. F. Smith, 800 Gertrude Farson, 1500 F. C. Dunham, 550 G. F. Jenkins, 500 John Greer, 500 John Reed, 200 ------ Total, $6950

aeTNA.

G. McMonagle, $1000 McIntyre, 600 James Bartlett, 300 A. R. Ferguson, 2000 ------ Total, $3900

HARTFORD.

Jos. Stubbs, $500 Jas. Boyle, 400 John Brook, 1000 Geo. R. Rigby, 300 Richard Anderson, 1000 ------ Total, $3200

IMPERIAL.

R. A. H. Morrow, $200 R. Flynn, 1000 Samuel Gillespie, 1200 John Brook, 1000 Wm. Ruddock, estate, 1400 Mrs. Sarah Irvine, 800 Robert Rankine, 1500 ------ Total, $7100

BRITISH AMERICAN.

James Bartlett, $400 Mrs. S. Osborne, 100 ------ Total, $500

ISOLATED RISK.

R. Jones, $ 500 Chas. Long, 400 ------ Total, $900

The Guardian, $4000 The National, 500 Western, 200

At eleven o'clock the Portland Town Council met to consider the best way in which relief for the sufferers could be administered. The Mayor of St. John, Dr. Earle, the High Sheriff, and Harris Allan, Esq., of the Relief and Aid Society, were present. On motion it was resolved that the council should attend to the wants of the homeless, and committees were immediately appointed to perform the various duties inc.u.mbent on them. These were Couns. Chesley and Munro, to look up school-houses; Couns. McLean and Holly, clearing engine house; Couns. Puddington and Cochran, securing cooking stoves; Couns. Purdy and Hamilton, supplying provisions; Couns. Gilbert and Austin, straw mattra.s.ses; Chairman, H.

Hilyard and Couns. Chesley, Shelter, His Lords.h.i.+p Bishop Sweeny, and Messrs. Robert H. Flaherty, and F. Hazen having offered the committee the use of their buildings, were publicly thanked for their kindly forethought. On the night of the fire upwards of fifty families were provided with shelter by the authorities.

On Monday, 22nd October, at a general meeting of St. John Relief Committee, it was decided that temporary relief should be at once given to the poor. This lasted one week. At the expiration of that time the Board of Directors, consisting of the whole Council of the Town of Portland were in a position to administer their own relief. The committees of the societies are as follows:--

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

The Chairman, and Messrs. Chesley, Duff, Puddington and Cochran.

SHELTER COMMITTEE.

Messrs. Gilbert, Austin, Purdy and J. H. Parks.

VISITING COMMITTEE.

Chairman, and Messrs. Holly and Maher.

SUBSCRIPTION COMMITTEE.

Messrs. Puddington, Cochran, Maher and Holly.

A very efficient ladies' committee was promptly organized, and through their n.o.ble efforts a vast deal of suffering was prevented, Mrs. Simon Baizley, Mrs. Barnhill, Mrs. D. B. Roberts, Mrs. Thomas Hilyard, Mrs.

Teed, Mrs. Almon and others comprised this committee.

Up to November 28th, 1877, the following donations have been received in aid of the people who were burnt out:--