Terrible Calamity - On Friday morn. about half past one o'clock a fire broke out in the store of Israel MERRITT on the public wharf at Indiantown (St. John) ... About 150 families, comprising at least 600 persons have been deprived of their homes .. 97 dwelling houses, exclusive of workshops and out buildings have been destroyed with almost their entire contents and the whole part of Indiantown is now a scene of desolation. (see original) The "Globe" gives the following list of persons whose houses were destroyed: - Douglas and Henry AUSTIN, Joshua BRUNDAGE, John S. BROWN, W.G. BROWN, Albert BELYEA, John CASSIDY, John COLEMAN, John COLLINS, Patrick CONNORS, Robert CONNOLLY, John CONNOLLY, Robert CUNARD, John CUNARD, Thomas CUNARD, Warren COLEMAN, Charles E. COLEMAN, James CAIN, David CORKERY, Enoch COLWELL Widow DALTON, Richard DALTON, Jr., Robert DANVILLE, William B. DAY, Charles EAGLES, James FLEWELLING, Mrs. Michael FISHER, John HENNEBERRY, Matthias HAMM, Shadrach HOLLY, David JOHNSTON, David JONES (2 houses) James JOHNSTON, Mrs. JOYCE, James T. KENNEDY, B. LINGLEY, Henry LINGLEY, James LINGLEY, Hartley LEE, Estate William LOGAN, Daniel LOGAN, Israel MERRITT (2 houses), John McVAIN, James MORROW, William McLAGHLIN, Joseph McCOY, William MORRISSEY, Henry S. MILLER, Hugh MORRIS, Michael O'HALLONAN, Gilbert PURDY, Jesse PURDY, Charles PETERSON, Jacob R. PIDGEON, Frank PAUL, Robert ROBERTSON, David J. ROBERTS, Iden ROOTS, Jesse REYNOLDS, George ROBERTSON, Robert ROBERTSON, Esq. (4 bldgs) Henry STEWART, George SPENCE, John STEVENS, John SAYRE, Eugene SULLIVAN, Shubeal C. STEVENS, Stephen H. SHAW, William SCOTT, Charles SORRELL, John TAPLEY, Archibald TAPLEY, James TRAVIS, Esq., Moses TUCK, Temperance Hall, Mrs. John B. TRAVIS, William WHITE, Frank WALLACE, William WATTERS.