The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-06-18
ANOTHER TERRIBLE CALAMITY
@ U E B E c..
Fearful Loss Of Life by Fire.
&c. &c. &c.

From the Quebec Mercury, June 1871
II has again pleased the Almighty to afct our already
Last night O'Clock fire broke out in the Thea
tire Royal ST. Lewis street formerly the Riding schooD
al the close Of MIR Harrsons exhibition OF his Chemical
Dioramas. From the information have been able TO
CLEAN, camphene lamp was overset, from some cause
other and the stage at once became enveloped IN
flames
The house had been densely crowded. but some had
fortunately left before the accident
rush was at once made TO the staircase leading from
the boxes, by those who in the excitement Of the
ment, forgot the other passages of egress.
In Incredibly short space Of time the whole of the
interior of the building was enveloped in sheet Of
hamethe newly erected platform covering the pit and
communicating at each end with the stage and boxes.
favored the progress OF the flames
the spot and present the closing moments Of the hap
less beings who persisted from their exerons to
cape .,.,.. ,. ~. A.
steep one and Of the opinion had fallen from the
weight OF those who crowded upon At least such was
One foot inerposed between the hapless crowd
and eternity and on that space we, with five six
others stood the fierce flames playing us and the
dense smoke repelling all efforts extrcate As far
back could there Of heads, Of with
ing bodies and outstretched Noise
but fep escaped the doomed At the extreme end
in view there were faces calm and resigned persons
enshrouded them appeared calmly drop into eternal
sleep. BY side brother striving to exricate
another but abandonment was unav oidable One poor
creature at our feet offered his entire worldly wealth for
his rescue the agonzng expression Of the faces be-
fore us can never be efaced from our memory.
The flames az the time were above and around us-bW
human aid of no aval-in five minutes from the
time OF which we make mention, the mass OF human be-
ngs who had but short interval previous been in the
enjoyment Of full and active life exposed to our
view mass of calcined bones
Up to this hour forty six bodies have been recovered
from the ruins Most of them have been recognized-a
greater loss of life than in the two dread conogratons OF
last summer
Sad wailing pervades the city Scarcely street
raversed in which the closed shutter the hanging
sisters children Of both sexes indulge in the deepest
amenation Woe has fallen upon many for those who
thus suddenly and awully summoned into the pre-
The following is the latest list of the unhappy suffer
Horatio Carwell, dry goods observation-disclosures aged
q, and Ann, aged 1, his children
Joseph Tardif and Olivia Fisct, his wife.
Sarah Darah wife of John Calvin, carter.
James OLeary, aged ~ apprentice TO his brother
John plasterer ST Rochs-Mary oLeary, aged 49, hi,
J. J. Sims Esq, druggis-Rebecca, aged %, and Ken.
NTH, aged 10, his children.
Mary O'Brien, aged %, wife OF John Lilly tailor
Jean Bite. Vezina aged 30
Maria Louise Levaee wife of Ronald MDonald, editor
Eugene N'Donald wife of Rigobert Anger, merchant
Edward X, Hogs, book. keeper Montreal Bank-John.
aged 8, and Edward, aged 8 his children :,
Thomas c. Harrison, aged 81 from Hamilton, G. W..
brother to the Of the Diorama.
Harriet Gackmeyer, wife of T. +. Molt, aged 45-Fre
derrick, aged 10, and Adolphus aged 10, her children
Helen Murphy, an orphan, aged 20.
Emene WORTH aged Q, daughter of Edward Worth,
this city.
Flavien sauvageau aged IA, son of Mr. Charles sau.
Elizabeth Lindsay, aged So, wife of Mr.. T. Atkins
Clerk of Upper Town Market-Richard Atkins aged ~.
Stewart Scott ESD Clerk of the Court Of Appeals and
Jane, his daughter.
Thomas Hamilton Esq, Lieut.: Iath regiment,
Mrs John Glib, widow, and Jane, her daughter
Arthur Lane son of Mr.. Elisha Lane, Of the firm OF
Glib, Lane 4 Co.
Marianne Brown, aged IS, schoolmistress at Wood 4
Joseph Msrcoux, balia.
Colin Ross, aged 80 years paserer native Of Inver
Scotland and Agnes Black, his wife, aged 10.
daughter of widow Black, of Montreal.
Isaac Devln, matchmaker Lower Town
John Berry. from Aberdeen, late in the employ Of
Messrs w Price Co.. arrived in Quebec, from Chicou
son. from his brother, James Berry, instrucng him
address hm-'James Berry, gardener and matchmaker,
North Broadiord Aberdeen"
Ammo Tafe late servant with - Denhom, Esq,
Cape
John Smith Kane, of Mr. John Kane, tinsmith of
Mr. John whcatley. statoner Lower Town
Julia Ray, daughter of Assistant Commissariat Gene
r. $50 o'clock,r-46 bodies have been recovered.
All but two have been recognized Mile Emile Poncy,
aunt of Miss Poncy of the Lower Town. misaing the
remains Of body said to be female supposed to be
hers.
The second is a Mr.. McKeogh, Of Malbaie a school
MASTER who was in the theatre in company with Miss
Poncy.
the several effects taken from the bodies, and found
them parties whose relations missing, may identify
the property on application to him.
Al the moment Of writing we can do but inadequate
ustce to the parties present, who SO noby exerted
themselves TO their fellow beings from fghul
death. We cannot however. refrain from expressing
passing Of praise upon the unweared labors Of the
Mayor the military the police magistrate and the po
lice force under Mr. Russell the Inspector of the Fire
Department and the several fire companies. Nor can
we omit deserved tribute to the ndefatgabe Mr..
Symes, who since daylight this morning. has been pre-
sent at the Of the disaster experimenting the
covering and removal of the dead bodies, &c
The theatre, and stables adjoining we should add
burnt to the round
The ruins st smoking; and as in the time Of Lon
don's great plague the dcadcart plies to and fro from
fhQ fhn rtfw.
eyng its CHASTITY load of charred remains followed
by weeping relatives and the gaping crowd which
attends such dread scenes
TeRNADo-The tornado which recently passed