The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-17

THE QUEBEC FIRE.
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SPECIAL rElfeaAn re- me Isw yaak ReRAls,

Twesry.rhrse Hsudrcd Rwsudlxss DESTROYED.
six Pers0ss KNOWN to Have Been BuPneA
10 Death-Seversl Osters Missisg--Psbi1s
Mcesina In Qscbcc-C essr1bssfsns solicses4
ocrrc Oct 10, 1884
The Mayor Of Quebec issued PROCLAMATION yesterday
morning for mass meeting be held last evening, -
devss means assist the sufferers by the great Ars
numerous and influential assembly mover con
vcned In This city The eitizcns whose property
escaped injury doing everything In nsh
power 10 provide relief for those Who have bess
rendered houselcss and pennies by The greatest are
that has ever occurred in America The sunerngs -
Portland cannot be compared endured 9, QaebsA
The people In the province have TO rey on rns
phabian Of Lower Canada being poor cannot assist The
sufferers AZ they would wsh
A committee vss appointed who win immediately ap-
peal the chsrtaby disposed persons throughout The
continent for funds help rebuild the city and provids
Vs The .a and ns!Hus .m
appointed for tho relief fund by the Mayor
iiesn thousand dollars vv subscribed at the meeting
last night and about % 900 during the day.
Coroner Prendergrssf held inquest the fou
bodies taken from the ruins ihe INT body taken one
was that OF a named Margaret wesrd-lthe wits
Of Jean Baptse OF a. Isrearcur-whoss hush and uas
killed by the explosion n Arsgo street
Ib. rsmsin, q three -omen ware discovered alter
BRICK building near the lower end Of Asgo street Ihss
werv ANGELA yadeosnour aged shIry-six yoArsi
iss third hes NOT vet r.ssplrea ins ,nosaer q no
vsdebenoun taken from beneath . u rapbssA
such ssaie ~ N be nnreooenixabk.
A clerk In the Grctsry siow of Mr. Gansrovx nameS
Bisooullsr II missing, ana " ~ feared ne pci,sn9
while attempting 10 save the furniture from he inhss
house on vatrr street few mnutes oeisro -
house was bosn ~ several ether persons NO a.
repcrted Nursing.
The number Of toasss DESTROYED grsaer man ~
supposed. ] thnk tney viii exceed zIv tnis"'As
over Is 600 rsnor, on he charity Of the woria -
on ~. fsuvrs aud Stone streets on' o' 1cNo nous1
only I76 are Jeff standing The families living W 49,
were All OF ire rco,ess ciass. and very ies o' mem
saved from the fsmss any clothing except ~">e Vas os
their persons - 49,. alma, =.
In the snburhs az abe c,y the only toNrh ~. ~
dsrness OF chnrsys Ard RUNS o. -nsa -" wv @s
popular rsecyt darlng the snmmer months :. -
Inc de-rert scs,sses OF the city have PLACED az me
s,,,.si ~ ,hs authorities their balls fos the families
wa, wee ,sss 10 procure tents. The skating Eoand
,bs f,,v nall two drill sheds and The Marine hospfAi
Tss Governor General nmsdissely amer beng noss.
aea of ihe rad cassuphe, ordered zen thousand ssn
~ ~ forwarded Qrsbse for she aocommodshn OF Ne
ss.ys on Charity Hospital are two hundred asA
49,. s~~cns np6sr the charge The Sisters have besd
y shc rcoy hous~lss creatures furnishing food and
~anshsss and administering TO the wounded
yns telegraph poles Of the Montreal Company vefS
burned down for over mile
me weashes during the day very rlcsAns, but -
p,sbs the sirfis very chilly Those living 70 ien" con-
main bitterly Of the cold
A mass meeting u 70 be held IN Montreal so-usu0u
AMI 70 vsiss subscriv,ious cw Vac sggscn