The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-07-19
From the Nat. InteIligencer.
ANOTHER CONFEDERATION AT
OUEBEC,

QUEBEC.
Another disastrous fire occurred at
the city of Quebec, in Canada, on Sat
urday week, which approaches in mag
nhude and the amount of property des-
troyed even the great fire Of the 28th
Of May. 1t broke out about / O'Clock
at night in st. Johns suburbs, and
spread with unrelenting fury until 8
o'clock the next morning, laying waste
in its course some thirteen hundred
dwellings, and turning into the streets
houseless not less it is supposed than
six thousand persons, including many
of the sufferers by the first fire, who
were second time burnt out:
From the Quebec Gazette.
On Saturday evening the 28th June.
just one month after the great fire Of
the 98th May, which destroyed part Of
st. Waller and ST. John suburbs, near
Iy all St. Roch and the west part Of the
Lower town to below Hope Gate, a fire
commenced in st. John suburbs, near
the place outside the Glacis, where 1t
stopped on the 98th May.
On this occasion the wind was as
strong from the northeast as it was to
the west on the 28th May, and the
weather very dry. At both times the
fire began to the windward of the dem
sest part Of the suburbs,and was carried
throughout the thickest part of the
dwellings TO the leeward.
This fire has destroyed nearly the
whole of st. John and part of ST. Lewis
suburbs, from st. Johns Gate and the
northwest angles of the walls, along
the brow of the Coteau 81. Generiere,
nearly to the Tower No. 4, and up to
couple of streets below St. Lewis
road. A number of houses in the scat
tered streets near Tower No. Shave es-
capped, and few near the este d'Abra-
ham. and three or four in the vast ex
tent destroyed.
We have heard Of only one or two
lives being lost. Although it was in
the night, most of tie inhabitants, war
ned by the rapid progress of the fire of
the 29th May, made their escape in time
with part of their moveables.
A meeting of the General Committee
of Relief, appointed by the citizens af-
ter the fire Of the 2sth May. met yes
terday at one O'Clock, and ordered dis
tributions Of provisions, &C., to the
destitute. All public buildings were
thrown open to the sufferers, and tents
were pitched west of the cita Tel, but
many persons remained with their ef-
lects along the walls Of the town and
in the fields. Numbers were sent for
BY their relations, friends, and acquain-
tances in the surrounding parishes.
The scene of desolatlon, sand
afflic,ion, and the extent of the calam-
ity are nearly as great as after the for
mer conhagration; the vale of the pro-
perty destroyed probably greater The
population of ST. John suburbs was
about ten thousand, and the population
of St. Roch had mostly found refuge in
st. John suburbs.
Quebec is now reduced to the Up
per Town within the walls, the Lower
Town. from the St. Charles below
Hope Gate to Cape Blanc on the ST.
Lawrence, the extent which it occupI-
ed, but then more sparsely built. after
the destruction Of the suburbs during
the siege in i775. The remaining hou
ses in the suburbs are about as many
as they were half a century ago. We
have seen the m spread out so as to con-
tain about twenty-four thousand inhab-
tants, many Of them wealthy, most of
them propretors Of their dwellings,and
living comfortably. This was the work
of persevering industry and general
good conduct; and we trust it will be
persevered IN.
There is one truth which the recent
misfortunes must have strongly impress
sed on the minds Of all; il is, that every
inhabitant has direct interest in the
good and careful conduct Of every in
dividual who lives in or frequents the
same city, particular in regard to fire.
Quebec formerly might be consider
ed fortunate in exemption from great
fires. The total Of the fires which have
happened during the last seventy years
do not equal one Of those which have
occurred within month, and it is re-
markable that no very extensive fire
ever before occurred in the suburbs.
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