The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-10-19
DISASTROUS CONFEDERATION.
IL Churches and Converts and 900
Houses Burned-18.O00 People rem
dered Homeless-Value Of Property
Destroyed, 100000,
FIRST DISPATCH.

Quebec, G. f.. Oct Is.
4 terrible fire occurred yesterday. The
whole district west OF Grown street to st.
Gouyewc toll gate nearly mile, WIS
burnt. Seventeen churches and converts,
and > $50 houses were destroyed. Twenty
thousand people are homeless.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Quebec, c. f., Oct ID.
1t four clock yesterday morning, fire
iegan ii the house Of Mr. Irude, grocer,
st. joseph street, near Jacqne Cortirer
Inar kct. Owing to the early hour Of the
morning, there were but few people about.
The wind, which had blown half a gale
from the eastward all night, had slightly
lhated. still, 1t ragged with Suci: fury, as to
cause serious appreherslons. by the time
the fire brigade reached the sceue, Trudcl 5
house was envcloped in flames. The sap
pcrs were already there, but there was some
delay in laoing the hose and getting force
of water, which was not remedled for near
ly an hour, enabling the fire to make rapid
progress.
No less than ten or twelve houses were
at tili, time on fire. and lumber and wood
en- sheds on all sides ignited. BY ) -
clock. 50 houses, alt wooden, were on a
spreading n all directions. At G:30 over
80 houses were consumed. The fire by
this time run along ST. Joseph and NOtrc
Dame dies Agnes to the junction OF ST.
Waller street, carrying every thing before it.
The church Of lie CongI egotione stood in
great danger but sudden veering Of the
wind saved it. Crossing st. Waller street
he FIRE Soon spread into st Sancour street
and house after house fell a prey to the
flames ii was thought that the houses
eastward would tc saved, but the fire crept
back doing it, work cf destruction.
\ ! 0 clock the whole center Of the dis
trIct lying between St. Sauveur, Lower
street, running parallel with the river, was a
barren waste. Having nothing to feed it,
il distributed Itself IN opposite directions.
Fhe wind increasing again, blowing gusts
from every direction, three separate con-
Hagratons were observable at orc2. st.
Sauveurs church, Rum S soap and candle
factory, Ries rope walk and other large
buildings were in flames. Along st. Va
lior street towards the toll gate, and streets
surrounding the general hospital and con-
vent, another terrible fire was raging with
even greater fury AT the rack of crown
street and along Prince Edward, il suit
nnJ: Ry!and streets, the flames c'eepine
lack, cnycloping street after street. despite
almost supcrhu IAN efforts
The conaagra,ion ceased about ) o clock,
when there was nothing more for it to feed
on. Moderate computation places the
number OF houses destroyed at , 800; loss
II real property between s., 100000 and
ZOO, 00J; number Of persons rendered
homeless IS, 600
The body Of man rurned almost to
rrrIIp was dragged oqt OF house on st.
Nalicr street, bur could not be recognized.
Scrgt. iiughes, of the Royal Artillery,
was bown up and his body burned, though
not dangerously
Lieut. Douglass was severely hurt 10y the
falling Of "a building, aud several seamen
received Commissions, but none seriously that
We could hear Of.
Lieut.. Bcnn, Of one of the regiments,
had his arm broken by falling beam.