The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-10-18
Teribe Fire IN Nearly 2,500
Houses Destroyed, and 1S,OC0 PetsOns
Rendered Homeless.

TeYibe Fire IN Quebec Nearly 2,50O
Houses Destroyed, and 1S,CCO Petsons
Rendered Homeless.
QUEBEC Monday, Oct, Is, 1866
At "A o'clock yesterday morning fire
began in the house of NJ. Trudol, grocer,
on St. Joseph-st., near the Jacques Car
ter Market. Owing to the early hour Of
the morning few people were about. The
wind which had blown half a gale from
the east all night had slightly abated, but
still continued with such violence as 10
cause serious apprehensions, which were
arterward unfortunately realized. BY the
time the fire brigade reached the scene
Trudels house was enyeloped in flames.
The sappers were already there, but there,
was some delay in laying the hoes and
getting sufficient water, which was net re-
medied for nearly an hour. Meantime
the fire made rapid progress; no less than
| 10 or II houses were on fire, and the lum-
Der and wooden sheds on all sides were
| ignitsd BY 81 o'clock 80 houses, all
built of wood, were in blaze. The
aames, driven by the wind, were spread
ing in all directions. At Gt over 100
houses were consumed.
The fire by this time had run along St.Jo
seph and Notre Dame dcs Angcs sts to
the junction of St. Waller ST., carrying every
thing before it. The church of La Congre-
CATION stood in great danger, but sudden
veering of the wind saved 1t. Crossing
ST. Valier-st. the fire soon alterward spread
into St Saviour, and among its hand
reds of wooden houses ragged with defiant
fury. House after house fell prey to
the flames 1t was thought that the
houses to the eastward would be saved,
but the fire crept back, continuing its
work of destruction. At IL O'Clock the
whole center of the district lying between
St. Saviour and the lower streets running
parallel with river was eharred and bar
rem waste, and having nothing to feed on
there, the confagratiOn distributed itself
| in opposite directions, the wind increas-
ing again, and blowing in gusts from ev-
cry direction. Three separate conhagra-
tions we're observable at one time. St.
Saviour Church, Dnnu's soap and can
die factory, Ries's rope walk and other
large buildings were in flames. Along
St. Valier-st toward the toll gate and the
streets surrounding the General Hospita,
and Convent, another terrible fire VISA rag
ing with even greater fury, while at the
back Of Croun-st., along Prince Edward 5
Jesuit and Rilard sts., the flames were
creeping back and envclopng street after
street in spite of the almost superhuman
exertions Of the soldiers and the seame q
Of the Aurora The conhagration ceased
at about 5 oclock, when there was noth
ing more for it to feed on. A moderate
computation places the number of houses
destroyed at $500, and the loss Of real
property at from $4,000 to $1,000,
600 The number Of persons rendered
homeless is estimated at $4,000. The
body of man, burned almost to crisp
was dragged out Of house in St. Sau
YOUR, near St. Yalior ST. 1t could not bc
identified. Sergeant Hughes ofthe Roya
al Artillery was blown up and badly
though not dangerously, burned. Lieut.
Douglas of the Aurora was severely hurt
by falling building. Several of the sea
men received coutusious, but so far as j:
known, no one was seriously injured
Leiut. BENIN of one of the regiments hat
his arm broken by falling beam.