The Fire at St. John's. Relief Funds
LONDON, July 12. President" Harrison has offered, on behalf of the United States Government, to render assistance tc the sufferers by the great fire at St. John's, the…
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Great Fire in New Brunswick. Destruction of the City of St. John. 10,000 Persons Homeless
A TERRIBLE fire in St. John, a city and seaport of the province of New Brunswick, Canada, has caused the destruction of nearly the whole of the town. The conflagration has destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. the Fire in Newfound Land. the Relief of the Destitute. Assistance Offered by America. a Mansion Houe Fund. London, July 12
President Harrison has offered, on behalf of the United States Government, to render assistance to the sufferers by the great fire at St. Johns, the capital of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at a Club. a Narrow Escape. Melbourne
The Australian Club had a narrow escape from a serious fire a little after 6 o'clock last evening. By some means, probably the overheating of a flue, one of the bedrooms took fire. A…
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At the Waverley Fire Brigade station last evening Dr. Edwards, hon. surgeon to the Waverley, Woollahra and Randwick fire brigades, delivered a lecture to the…
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LONDON, Thursday.--A fire occurred yesterday in a school building at Berkhampstead, in Hertfordshire. The children experienced considerable difficulty in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a School. Eight Scholars Killed. London, July 14
A fire broke out yesterday in a school at Berhampstead, in Herefordshire. The flames spread with great rapidity, and considerable difficulty was experienced in…
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A TERRIBLE fire in St. John, a city and seaport of the province of Newfound[?] h[?] caused the destruction of nearly the whole of the town. The conflagration has destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Big Fires. Immense Damage
Cablegrama from London during the week stated that a most disastrous fire occurred at St. John's, Newfoundland. The fire originated from the dropping of a match in a barn, from which…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Disastrous Fire in Norway. London, July 11
One half of the town of Christiansand, a seaport in Norway, has been destroyed by a fire. The public edifices consumed included the Bank of Norway, the savings…
Continued on Trove, page 137 →Great Fire in Newfoundland. 3000 Persons Homeless
A TERRIBLE fire occurred this week afc St. John, Newfoundland, Canada. The greater part of the city, and many of the most important public buildings, have been destroyed, the Government…
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A terrible fire in St. John, the capital of Newfoundland, has caused the destruction of a great part of the town and of many of the most important public buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 136 →Election Riots in Ireland. the Police Fire Upon the Mob
LONDON, Thursday Night. -- Election rioting took place to-day at Portadown, a market-town in the county of Armagh, Ireland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fearful Earthquake in the Celebes Sea. Supposed Disappearance of an Island. Appalling Loss of Life. No Tidings of a Whole Population. Destructive Fires at Luzon
If the news received by the steamer Catterthun when at the Island of Timor 18 days ago is in every particular correct, then one of the most appalling losses of life reported in Eastern waters for many…
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At 11.25 a.m. Monday an iron store at the rear, of Mr. W. J. Neilson's grocery shop, corner of Burwood road and George street, Burwood, was found to be on fire. The store, which…
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Same eight or nine years ago, when the offices of the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN in New York were burnt down, with a loss of about 200 lives, over 300 patents for fire escapes were taken oat within…
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Sir,—The fire engines which, as rapidly as the muthological Ph[?]ton, thumder along the crowded sireets, will some day cause serious destruction of life and property unless moans be taken to warn the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Carcoar
CARCOAR, Wednesday.-The premises at Lynd hurst owned by M'Garrity and occupied by Thompson Brothers were burnt to the ground early this morning. The origin of the fire has not…
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The members of the Balmain Volunteer Fire ' Brigade have presented Mr. Walsh, the captain, with a handsomely illuminated letter of condolence on the death of his mother. Mr. Chegwidden…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Lyndhurst. Stores Burned Down. Carcoar
Messrs. Thompson Brothers general stores and the musical-hall at Lyndhurst were burned to the ground at about half-past 3 o'clock this morning. Kothing was saved except an iron safe. Both members of the…
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