S THE BARTIBOGUE FORT. 



it tlie (liity of every orie t(j note down verified occurrences of this 

 kind, and put them in black and white liefore tliey are forever 

 lost. 



The theatre of these events was on the north side of the river, 

 from Douglastown down to Ferryville, opposite Chatham, and the 

 narrator was Wni. Cr**igliton, as said before. He at that time lived 

 in Douglastown, and Avhen they saw the tremendous fire approach- 

 ing, he and his brother carried out a trunk that contained valuable 

 papers and money and covered it over, down by the river, in what 

 is now Hutcliison's l)oom. They then got a scow to carr\' their 

 household effects over the river to the Chatham side for safety. 

 They carried off what they had time for, but while they were 

 (tarrying oui some books the fire overtook them and they threw 

 down the books and fled to the scow. Others in the neighborhood 

 took advantage of the scow and got away too, and they pushed 

 out into the stream and started for Coulson's slip on the Chatham 

 side. On the way over, one of the wonjen had an infant in her 

 arms. A large flying brand struck the child, knocking it out of 

 her arms, and it was drowned. W'hen they arrived at the slip the 

 body was found, it havir^g accompanied the scow in some way, 

 probably l)eing caught by some part of its clothing. On going 

 back the next morning to see the ruins, Creighton found his books 

 all safe, and his little dog sitting on them, the fire having burned 

 all around them without injuring the l)ooks. Whether the dog 

 liad stayed fast by the books, .>r, as is more probable, had got into 

 some place of safety and had leturned after, he could not say. The 

 house was burned and his descendants have the books now. 



After the fire had })assed over a ommittee, consisting of Mr. 

 Hankine (of Gilmour & Rankine) and James Miller, both of 

 J)ouglastown, were a))])ointed to see about burying the dead. 



T have been able to glean the following facts: Out on the 

 liathurst road, or rather what is now the Bathurst road, about 

 two miles from the Miramichi River, there Avere a few families 

 s<;attfcreu al)out. Mrs. Murray and her two children were burned. 

 The whole Scott family (number uncertain) were burned. 



