Arthur Slader
1820-1845

Arthur Slader was a poet who wrote The conflagarations : comprising two poems, as follows : first, The burning boat, a serio-satiric poem on the destruction by fire of the steamer Royal Tar, (of Saint John, N.B.) in Penobscot Bay, on the 25th October, 1836  and The burning city, a descriptive poem, in commemoration of the lamentable fire which took place in the city of Saint John, N.B. on the memorable night of Saturday, 14th January, 1837.

Predominant New Brunswick Residences:

Saint John

Frontispiece of Slader poem
Picture Caption

Frontispiece of the Conflagration

Credit

The Internet Archive, filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the McLennan Library, McGill University, Montreal.