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The agreement stipulated that if the building wasn't completed after four days, no payment would be received for the work he had done. After several ineffectual attempts to get the bar-keeper matched against his monkey, he was collared by Officer Baird and hurried off to the station.

Mayer jumped to his feet and thumped on his desk. The same city my great-great grandparents, Sarah and Jacob Mayer, settled in after leaving Ukraine in the late 1880s, and where they raised their children, Yetta, Ida, Louis, Ruben, and Gershon. The torrents of rain poured through the open roofs as freely as it fell outside, wetting bedding and everything else. Attempts to bring them down with cannon fire were largely ineffective.

MNB Blog - They also told me to report the profile if matched with them which I will not be as we are in different cities, and they are female. Then, stalking around the encampment brandishing a knife, he threatened death to anyone who interfered.

Many residents made homeless by the fire were forced to live in tents in different areas of the city. Life in the tents was uncomfortable. They were watertight, but heavy rains wet the canvas as well as the ground. Without a warming fire, the heavy fog and chilly air typical July weather for Saint John made conditions miserable. This photograph comes from the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick P86-52. The horrible events of that day and the night that followed have been well documented. But, few realize the suffering this calamity caused in the days, weeks, and months that ensued. On that fateful Wednesday afternoon, a strong north westerly wind raised the dust in clouds as it barreled through the city. To find the location today you would need to be on the western side of Smythe Street between the old Red Rose Tea building and Long Wharf. The first fire engine arrived a few minutes after the alarm sounded. But the fire, fanned by the high winds, quickly began devouring rows of tightly-knit, tinder-dry buildings. The firemen, heroic in their efforts, were simply overwhelmed. The burnt district followed a line from York Point up to Georges Street, along both sides of Dock Street, through Market Square and up the southern side of King Street. From the head of King, it jumped to King Square South, across to Leinster and King Street East, down as far as Pitt Street, travelling the length of Pitt to the water's edge and back around the harbour-line to the starting point. The fire swept over 98½ hectares, consuming 1,600 buildings. An estimated 15,000 people were left homeless. Considering the thousands of panic-stricken men, women and children running helter-skelter trying to escape the inferno, it's miraculous only 18 perished. Rich, poor and middle class all shared a common fate. Most escaped with only their lives and the clothes they wore. Whatever their station in life, all that mattered now was food and shelter. Relatives, friends, and strangers alike threw open their doors to take in the homeless. What public buildings remained were filled to overflowing. Warehouses, lodges, churches and all other available space were occupied. One woman, a Mrs. Johnston, who lived at 139 Mecklenburg St. For the first few days, hundreds toured through the deserted streets during the day, taking in kilometres of absolute desolation. All that remained of their homes, churches, schools, and places of work were jagged walls of brick and stone and charred wood. Everywhere, orphaned chimneys rose up like silent sentinels overlooking the crippled city. When news of the disaster reached the outside world, aid from all over North America and Great Britain began pouring in. Food, clothing and supplies of every description arrived first by rail and later in ships. Hundreds of cash donations came from places as distant as San Francisco and Liverpool, England. Early on, large shipments of tents provided shelter for dozens of families. The bulk of these were set up on the Barrack Square. Others dotted the nearby Ballast Wharf and Back Shore on the southern tip of the peninsula. A handful stood on Queen Square. Some scenes were particularly heart-wrenching. At one place an old man sat amid a heap of household goods on a mass of warm ashes and rubbish, a bright-eyed young girl standing guard over him. His name was Simpson. He had been the proprietor of a licensed tavern, and he was blind. His wife had saved the few things they had left by carrying them to the water's edge. Now the helpless man sat on a lounge with a carpet propped up over it for shelter. At another place, two elderly women, a Mrs. Gallagher, aged 72, and Mrs. Roberts, 83, spent the third night after the fire under the cover of a few boards alongside a barn. With cruel irony, heavy rains began falling the day after the fire and continued through the evening. Had they come twenty-four hours earlier, those rains could have helped quench the fire. Now they only made the harsh conditions worse. The vast majority of the business district lay in ruins. As a result, huge numbers suddenly found themselves unemployed. Many men saw no hope for the future. Some, in deep despair, turned to the bottle for comfort. Rum-shanties, appearing among the ruins like mushrooms in a field, did a thriving business. The wives and children, already suffering physically, added mental strife to their list of woes. One frightful case involved a man named Tom Leary. Tom Leary's abusive behavior and drunken rages made him a constant irritant to the community. One fearful night; he beat his wife terribly about the face and head. Then, stalking around the encampment brandishing a knife, he threatened death to anyone who interfered. Later on, he turned his wife and children out into the cold and wet. A kind woman, whose husband was absent, took the unfortunate family into her tent. Leary attempted to get in, but was withheld by a group of men on their way to work. When the police finally appeared, he subsided into silence and spent the remainder of the morning sleeping in his tent. The following day, he returned to camp in a drunken stupor and began abusing his children. This time, two nearby policemen promptly arrested him. Life in the tents, especially early on, was decidedly uncomfortable. The tents were watertight, but heavy rains wet the canvas as well as the ground. Without a warming fire, the heavy fog and chilly air typical July weather for Saint John made conditions miserable. The women and children suffered the most, but they did not complain. This photograph shows the burned out Victoria Hotel, a five-storey brick edifice on the corner of Germain and Duke streets. It had been built six years before the fire. At the time, it was the largest hotel in Canada. The rebuilding of the city proved to be a dangerous task. In the business district, where many structures were made of brick and stone, walls three and four storeys high stood, crippled by the intense heat. This photograph comes from the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick P86-55. On the outskirts of the grounds, residents of some rude shanties were even more uncomfortable. None of the huts were watertight. The torrents of rain poured through the open roofs as freely as it fell outside, wetting bedding and everything else. Almost without exception these shanties are tentanted by the disreputable women of Sheffield Street. They are not allowed to associate with the camp, and can hardly secure even the poor habitation of a tent. Truly, the way of the transgressor is hard. Eight families there eked out a wretched existence. When the rains came, water flowed freely through the tents. With no planking for a floor, their clothes and bedding were soaked much of the time. The broad cross section of society that made up the homeless included an unsavory element. Petty theft was rampant. Despondent people returned to their tents only to find clothing, blankets, a precious memento saved from the fire, and even the planking, stolen. They fought in the streets, committed arson and stole. At the barrack grounds, they swarmed around the provisions wagon, helping themselves to extra rations while poor women, children and the elderly were often obliged to go without. Thankfully, by mid July, the police had put a stop to this practice. Amid all the hardships, the city and the people persevered. By mid-July, 40 one-room shanties on Queen Square and several more on the barrack grounds accommodated hundreds of homeless families. Living in these simple edifices wasn't very luxurious, but compared to the tents, it was like Shangri-La. The rebuilding of the city began with the removal of the ruins and debris. This proved to be a difficult and dangerous task. Wooden buildings left little more than a chimney behind. In the business district, where many structures were made of brick and stone, walls three and four storeys high stood, crippled by the intense heat. Attempts to bring them down with cannon fire were largely ineffective. Argus arrived from Halifax with the Marine Artillery, which brought down the larger walls with bags of blasting powder. On June 22, tragedy struck when a charge exploded prematurely. A bystander named John Anderson was struck by flying debris and suffered fatal injuries. After this the crew of the Argus used lines and blocks to haul down the most threatening walls. Reconstruction began almost immediately. Turnbull became the first to build within the burnt district. Construction of a temporary cottage for his family commenced on June 24. He planned to build a brick residence later on. Countless merchants lost their stores and warehouses. Some moved into new locations in existing buildings. A few put up temporary structures at their old sites until they could rebuild. The city allowed a large number of businesses to occupy makeshift huts located on King Square. The agreement stipulated that they vacate the square by May 1, 1878. On July 25, an impromptu party took place on the barrack grounds. The most serious injuries resulted from falls. Kimball Hooper, a brick mason from Saco, Maine, fell from a staging and was paralyzed from the waist down. Others received treatment for a variety of cuts and broken bones. In spite of the difficulties, the city continued to rally, materially and spiritually. Evidence of physical progress grew on a daily basis. Mental recovery was more subtle. For the first few weeks after the fire, newspaper columns conveyed a most serious tone. Reports of bravery during the fire and the subsequent generosity of strangers afterward might have raised spirits, but one element remained absent: humour. Then, about five weeks after the event, the tone began to lighten. Part of the transient population at the time included organ-grinders, who plied their trade on city streets with chimpanzee sidekicks. Back then, such men were looked upon as a nuisance. Nevertheless, one writer seized the opportunity to inject some humour into his column by reporting the trials and tribulations of an organ-grinder and his monkey. Reports of runaways in the city usually referred to horses that had gotten away from their drivers. This photograph comes from the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick P86-58. After several ineffectual attempts to get the bar-keeper matched against his monkey, he was collared by Officer Baird and hurried off to the station. The charge against the monkey was not pressed, and he was allowed to go. He entered into a contract to build a three-storey house in four days. He employed some fifty or sixty carpenters for the job. The agreement stipulated that if the building wasn't completed after four days, no payment would be received for the work he had done. Lovitt failed to finish on time. However, the person who hired him must have been compassionate as an extension of three days was granted. This time Lovitt met the deadline. The relieved contractor and his band of carpenters received payment. With work on commercial buildings and private residences humming along, reconstruction of public buildings lagged far behind. By the end of September, the ruins of many structures still lay where they fell. Editorials expressed dismay over how slow the government was moving. By the first week of October, more and more citizens were becoming self-sufficient. People requiring relief now numbered about one hundred daily. All requests were for provisions only. For some, however, chaos returned once again in the early morning hours of Oct. Four months to the day from the date of the Saint John fire, a second great conflagration came calling. It began about 2:30 that morning in a woodhouse near the corner of Main and Acadia Streets in the town of Portland Portland was amalgamated by Saint John in 1889. Acadia Street no longer exists. It ran east of and parallel to Portland Street. The fire whipped up its own wind and travelled in a southerly direction toward the harbour. By nine o'clock the fire was under control. The flames consumed whole blocks of three and four storey houses. About 120 buildings burned to the ground, rendering 600 families homeless. Many of these were refugees from Saint John who moved there after the first fire. Once again, they found themselves out on the street. Whatever possessions they had accumulated were lost once more. Most believed arson to be the cause of the blaze since no fire was kept where it originated. Relief officials managed to find shelter for everyone. No tents or shanties were required. The former and future residents of Saint John began the rebuilding process anew. Through it all, Saint John continued to march forward. The fortunate spent the winter in the comfort of their new homes. Poorer families faced the prospect of making do with their simple one room shanties. Truly, they must have endured many a frosty night huddled together trying to ward off the cold. By June of 1878, the shanties disappeared and hundreds of fresh, new structures began to fill the void. By the second anniversary in 1879, more than 90 per cent of the city stood proudly back in place. The new buildings, whether of brick or wood, were larger and more comfortable than their predecessors. New building codes and wider streets made them safer too. Between then and the end of 1881, the remainder of the reconstruction, mostly larger public buildings, was completed. After just four years, 1,100 new buildings stood in the burnt district. Saint John's citizens literally witnessed the rebirth of their city.

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Hundreds of cash donations met from places as distant as San Francisco and Liverpool, England. Kimball Hooper, a brick mason from Saco, Maine, fell from a staging and was paralyzed from the waist down. Within a year some photographers reestablished themselves and the photographic recording of the city's new growth was met. Had they come twenty-four hours earlier, those rains could have helped quench the fire. Thankfully, by mid July, the police had put a stop to this practice. It might be embarrassing, but it may also save you a lot of hassle and expense. They also met me to report the profile if matched with them which I will not be as we are in different cities, and they are female. The damage from a romantic scam — either to tinder saint john nb ego or your bank account — isn't easy to fix. With no planking for a fub, their clothes and bedding were soaked much of the time. The charge against the monkey was not pressed, and he was allowed to go. He had been the proprietor of a licensed tavern, and he was blind.

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