Project Gutenberg 2012-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 1015 Stewart, George 1848 1906 01010243 The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 Produced by Robin Monks, Linda Hamilton, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877" by George Stewart, Jr., is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This narrative focuses on the catastrophic fire that devastated St. John, New Brunswick, illustrating not only the extent of the destruction but also the resilience of the community during and after this calamitous event. The book captures the details of the fire's rapid spread, the struggles of the firefighting efforts, and the profound impact it had on the city and its inhabitants. At the start of the tale, Stewart sets the stage for the unfolding disaster, describing the fire's origins and its unprecedented intensity, which resulted in enormous swathes of the city being consumed within mere hours. He recounts the chaos and horror experienced by residents as they struggled to save their homes, belongings, and lives amidst the relentless flames. The opening portion offers a historical context to the series of fires that plagued St. John's past, emphasizing the city’s enduring challenges with fire disasters while foreshadowing the magnitude of the catastrophe of June 20th, 1877. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39260/39260-h/images/z001_cover.jpg Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Saint John (N.B.) -- Fire, 1877 F1001 Text Category: History - Other 650866 2025-09-16T04:55:54.616553 text/html 634793 2012-03-25T16:21:38 text/html 3678781 2025-09-16T04:56:06.752474 application/epub+zip 3685721 2025-09-16T04:55:56.324476 application/epub+zip 277907 2025-09-16T04:55:55.393522 application/epub+zip 3927743 2025-09-16T04:56:14.046426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3924374 2025-09-16T04:56:05.853474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472798 2022-09-18T04:45:03.893027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491491 2025-09-16T04:55:52.207554 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 491389 2012-03-25T16:21:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 491384 2012-03-25T16:21:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19698 2025-09-16T04:56:14.238399 application/rdf+xml 19725 2025-09-16T04:55:55.537483 image/jpeg 2721 2025-09-16T04:55:55.466498 image/jpeg 177698 2012-03-25T16:21:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 3620830 2012-03-25T16:21:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 177640 2012-03-25T16:21:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 3677444 2025-09-16T04:55:54.769522 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog