The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-11
frRTHER pAETICTLARS.


BURLINGTON. Vt, july 10-9 p. NJ.
Tie following is extracted from Of this mornings
Montreal papers -
Yesterday morning between nine and ten O'Clock
fire broke out in st. Catherine street St. Lawrence SUBJ
urls originating, informed in the outbuldings
Of the houses occupied By Mr. Waugh, baker. From
hs it carried by the wind in northeaseriy drec
tion, to the adjoining houses which all rooted with
wood and generally built OF the material The late
dry weather having rendered them dry a tnder the
flames spread with astonishing rapdity There was
again, water in the reservoir when it commenced
What mG dpess, blindness neglect could have per-
med this to be the after the late figtf calamity
which visited them! Blame must rest sorewhere-where
ve DO not pretend to saybut this we feel assured of
that the people OF Montreal viii with one voice demand
investigation into the Of the disaster and justice
against those who are culpabe,
Within half an hour after the commencement a hun
dred houses were on fire They were generally the dwell
ngs Of poor artisans and laborors. and the most
hearendpg spectacle to the the poor people gather
ing their household goods together carrying them
perhaps to place where the flames would reach them
in few minutes, after carrying them, a they thought,
to place q safety Frequently hy the time they had
removed one load it too late return for more
Ia many instances the poor mother had just time to
grasp her infant from the flames and rush to adoin.
ing field garden, and sink down desparng aud ex-
hausted, upon the le remnant Of property which her
husband children had been able to bring there The
despair and agony written their features
saQdeniDC.
From the Main Or st. Lawrence street The Gre burned
everything before along ST. Catharnc and Dorchester
and widening its pathway up towards Cote-a Baron,
and downward towards Craig street
rs II went along in St Dennis street. notwithstanding
the most strenuous excrtions to them the splendid
buildings known a. Cornwall Terrace consumed
The fire having caught in Ellsies wood yard and
noibt but wooden buildings intervening between It and
Tie Montreal General Hospital, that institution was In
eminent danger from about O'Clock until half past
thee ard The most strenuous eeron5 required to
keep the fire from reaching H..
The Union Company did good service here, aud drew
large quantity the large csCrn on the hos.
itai ground Some buildings and fences were also torn
town here. ana the lle checked IN So Dominic
street On The eastern eide OF Inc bopital the fire ran
down below Dorchester street to near Lagauchetere
street Above this 1t made clean sweep up the
ground which skirts Cote-a Baron and extended eastward
along Dorchester. Catherine and Mgnone streets.
II made clean sweep to S. Dennis street, which was
burned nom one emu to the other.
The Bishops church and palace fell prey TO the
flames ihe greater part Of the palace had been newly
erected and was splendid cut stone building, with
beautifully fued columns before the St. Cathaine street
front
The FIRE down st Catharne street to the house Of
MIR. Coffin, joint prohonotsry. which was consumed
The nunney opposite was saved though the FIRE ragged on
| three sides Of it.
| Tho buildings on viger Place including the cattle
market sc, we're destroyed, and here the hire
rested.
ON the lower side Elizabeth street and from that
ygcr Place the flames came within two houses OF
| A4NE street.
Oven TX hundred houses have been destroyed. and the
loss Of The real property viii b. probably from hun
dted and twenty i've thousand to hundred anu NY
thousand pounds sterling; net any than han sis
amount W. believe, is covered by insurance y 90
The loss Of personal property II j mpo3i5s :. S ss
mate. Many poor working mechaniss and mpoIers nsve
lost their little all and few of them, we rear nav hen sen
the pTccaution to nure their furniture sio Loooo
to go COO think moderate valuation o. the ,e losses
exclusive OF what has been lost in anu pace
Tie wood yards and the shops, which VIII probably be
/ 10000. -
The total loss we should set down at f42e 900 This
t will bo seen l. about the amount of the loss by the
Hro OF the 9th june but IL entails consequences upon
| the city far more distressing
Upwards OF three thousand persons must have been
homeless last night, and many OF them have to-day,
means whcrcwiih to procure shelter for them
selves.
Cur citizens have shown themselves nggardly
In giving Let them be ready to give, for now there
are many who need their bounty
dhe fiemen dtd ali that could do who had no
ieas os part Of the TIME ani tor the rest, had TO