MONEY.
From returns in detail, just furnished by the Oddfellows' Lodges, the results of the fire, in relation to its effects on individual members appears to have been as follows:—
| NAME OF LODGE. | Present Membership. | No. of Sufferers | Dependents on Sufferers. | Total Sufferers and Depend's. | Approximate value of Propery lost by Sufferers. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer, No. 9 | 198 | 78 | 182 | 260 | $392,860 00 | |
| Beacon, No. 12 | 118 | 36 | 94 | 130 | 113,550 00 | |
| Peerless, No. 19 | 83 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 26,560 00 | |
| Siloam, No. 29 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 24,440 00 | |
| Totals | 443 | 152 | 338 | 490 | $557,410 00 | |
| Less Insurance | 140,052 00 | |||||
| Net approximate Loss | $417,358 00 | |||||
Many of the sufferers had no insurance. The supposed superiority of the fire department, and general efficiency of the water supply, having led to a false security—to a popular belief that it was impossible for St. John to be scourged by fire, as Boston and Chicago had been.
SENT TO MASONIC FUND.
| Grand Lodge of Quebec | $200 00 |
| A Brother, Newcastle, N. B. | 4 00 |
| National Lodge, Chicago | 23 62 |
| Knights Templars, Portland, Maine | 117 00 |
| Germania Lodge, Baltimore | 18 93 |
| Grand Lodge, Louisiana | 189 00 |
| Carleton Union Lodge of Carleton, N. B. | 50 00 |
| Grand Lodge of Wisconsin | 94 50 |
| St. John's Lodge, Toronto | 150 00 |
| Phœnix Lodge, Nashville, Tenn. | 947 00 |
| Grand Lodge, Utah | 56 70 |
| St. Andrew's Lodge, Frederickton, N. B. | 25 25 |
| Loge des Cœurs Unis, Montreal | 50 00 |
| Rising Virtue Lodge, Mount Moriah Chapter, and St. John's Commandery, Bangor, Me. | 284 25 |
| Detroit Commandery | 94 50 |
| Springfield do. | 500 00 |