New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-12
The ConhagratIOn in Montreal-Oyer Eight
Hundred Houses Burnt-Three or -Four
Thousand People Homeless.

thousand People Homeless.
BURLINGTON, VI, July 100 P. M.
The following is extracted from one of
this mornings Montreal papers:
Yesterday morning between nine and ton o'clock,
sre broke in ST. Catharine street, ST. Lawrence sub
urbs originating we are infor ned, 10 the outbudlngs
Of the houses occupied by Mr. Waugh, baker. From
this twas carried by the wind in a northeasterly srec-
aOp, to tse adjoining houses which were all rooted
with wood and generally built OF the material.
helae cry weather having rendered them as dry as
ntdsr, the flames spread with astonishing rapidty.
There was again. no water In the reservoir when 1t
commenced. Whist madness or blindness, or neglect
could have permitted this to be the case, after the late
hightul calamity which visited themi Blame must res.
omeshere-where, We do not pretend to ssy-butthis
Wieel sssured o. that the people of Montreal will with
one voice demand investigation into the cause Of the
ossier and justice against those who are cuipable.
Within bali an hour after the commencement hun
cied houses were on hre. They were generally the
dwelling poor srlizsns and soorers aud IL was the
most heartIeoding spectacle TO the poor people
gathering their household goods together aud carrying
men perhaps 10 some place where the ranes would
ioAeh nenl Ia lew minutes, after carrying them, as
lney nonght 70 place Of safety Frequently by the
une they bad removed the load, Il was two late 70
return for more. In many instances the poor mother
gag us time to grasp her infant from the flames, aad
pairing and exhausted upon the ine remnant Of proper
y which Der husband children had be en- able 10 ling
here Inc despair aud agony written on their fea.
lures we're most saddebiug
From the Main or s. Lawrence.st the Ore burned
everything before along Caiharns and orche,ter
and widening iis pathway up 10 ward Coca Baron and
down Eaid toward CfO-st
As IL along in - Dennis st. notwithstanding the
meet strenuous eXeTlJns 70 them the spls na,d
buildings known as Cornwall Terrace were cJnsu ned
TIE ire having caught IN Elshe's wood yard aud
to;lIg but wooden hJldi3gs Intervening between /,
mo tv MOalresl General Hospital, max iasulalon was
In Imminent dagger from ABOUT O'clock uD1 3ie, and
zoe moi strenuous eXeruOns were required 70 keep
hie irom reaching IL.
The Union Con- pany did good service here, and drew
shrge 9earty Of water from the large osiera on the
hospital gfoOSd Some buildings eGd fences we ais
toh Gown here, and the ire checked 10 s. ID nin
-est On The eastern side OF the hospital tue nre al
svHh oei0w DoTchesier So 10 near Lagaucbetefe-,L-
AooFe Ibis h made a clean weep up TO the vacant
souhd which skirts COte-a Baron, aad extended east
"s!o hong Dorches'or, C1thari and Mgnone.sts.
hhsoe clean sweep 10 ST. Dennis st which wa
'uhed nom one end q he other
e .ne b'seops Church snd palace feil prey TO the
enss lie greater part OF the palace had been newly
tec.eo, and was splendid cut stone balding, with
fnnt 'O'Ni' '"' -
Ihe IRE ran down st catharine-st 70 the houae Of
IT, Scnn, Joint prothoroshry, which consumed
:. ,L,Iy opposite was saved, though the tire ragged
" tnfee tdes Of A.
me buildings On viger.place including The cs,tl.
,,.,ss ~s,were destroyed, and here the ire was ar
on Tie lower SIDE at Elizabethss aud from ihA. Il
cnsst $50 '"'''' 'SAN' "''''i' 0'' u -" "'N''
vser SIX hundred houses have been destroyed aus
s u IRE real proYesty will be probably from on,
Ca w thd twenty-five thousand 70 one hundred anC
'AIo pounds sterling; not any more than nal