Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-17
The Great Fire at Quebec.

Ala O'Clock Sunday morning fire began in
the honte OF Mr.. Trpdel grocer. on ~. Joseph
str..i near Jacques. Cartier MARKET, Qneoec,
ranaos. Owing 20 the esrly hoar of the morn
ing bpt lew people were out Tue wind, whTch
hAo biowna q fae from the East. had slEhtly
nhateo, eut stiii continued with such violence
a. 10 Capse s"rious sppre tensions. witch vss
aiferwnrd unfortunately realizsd. by the
time The nre brigade bad reached the
s5.ne, Trudels house was On yeloped IN flames.
The sappers were ALREADY there. but there
was some Delay in lsyihg The hose and getunR
SUFFICIENT water, vhich wss not rrmedled for
nearly an hour, In the msanume The IRE
twelve HOUSES were on fire. and the wooden
sheds on all sioes were ignited By half-past
S o'c'ock, eighty houses, all Of which were
built of wood, were in n blaze. The flames,
driven by the wind. wers spreading m an di-
r'cuons- AT 6S O'Clock. over one hundred
and ni'y houses were consumed. The fire by
this time had run along 81 Joseph and Notre
Dame de Bnees strsete, carrying everything
before a. The church OF Ia Congregstion
STOOD m great danger, but the sudden veerlng
of the wind ssvedit Crossing ~ Waller street.
the IRE soon afterward spread ~ 20 81 SanNeur,
and among its hundreds Of wooden houses
rsged with defiant fury. House after house
isn prey 70 me names Ii was thoaght inst
the bouses 10 the eastward would be saved,
but The fre crtpt back. continuing its work OF
destruction. At eleven O'Clock tue whole
center OF the district lying between
ST Sauyeur and the lower streets run
ming parallel with The river. was n
chArred and barren waste. and having nothing
70 ltto on tntre. the COuEaEratOn distributed
itself IN opposite direcuoDs. Tue wind in-
creasing sgain, and blowing ia gusts from
every direction, three separate confasratons
were observable AZ one time. At st Sauyeur
Churcb. Dunn's soap and candle factory
heeses rope-wsik, and other large buildings
were In flames Along ST. Waller street To-
ward the toll gate and streets surrounding the
general hospital and convent. another terrible
lire was raging, with even greater fury: while
at The back Of Crown street, along Prince Ed
wards. jesuit and RilaTd streets, the flames
were creeping back and en- yeloping street after
street, in spite OF the almost superhuman ea-
eriloBs OF the soldiers and the seamen Of the
aurora. The confiaCration ceased nj about
O'Clock. when there was nothing more for the
names 10 feed on. Sergeant Hughes, OF the
Royal artillery, was blown mp, and badly,
though not dangerously, injured. Lieutenant
Douglass, OF the Aurora, was badly hurt by
the falllHg OF building. Several OF the sea-
men received contusions, but, so far as is
Known. none were seriously injured IIeut
Benn, OF one OF the regiments. had his arm
broken by a falling beam.
QUEBKC, Oct. lO.-At a meeting called 20 de-
wise relief for the sufferers by the Iate fire.
$500 were subscribed. treasurer was an
pointed TO receive contributions. The number
OF lives lost was six. and the number of houses
burned 2.aO being a larger number than al
first estimated. Nearly n, 600 persons are with
out shelter. The weather is very mild.