New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-19
TIL QUEBEC FIRE.

QUEBEC Oct lS.1nother person died last night 10 the
hospital from the injuries be received IN the sie erme
fire Bread ard provisions are beng regularly
among the sufferers by the Catholic Priests ald Sisters OF
CHARITY who are working night and day. ILere was
theatrical performance given last 2Sb in d o; those WHO
have lost everything they possessed by the hIe' Inc
weather is pleasant.
LOSSES OF INSURANCE CoMPAStES-THB CITY GoVIRN-
MEST DENOUNCED
In addition to the LOSE OF property by tho IRE heIe vii
fall an immense loss Oh the stockholders OF local insurance
companies the stock % which hes largely dopreciarG
Nearly all the English companies have withdrawn sncc
the FIRE AT a public meeting the City Government was
denounced for the criminal elect and folly which led 20
so much loss of life and property
HOW THE FIRE oRIGISATRD-EAMES OF THE STREETS
BURNED DOWN.
From tie Quebec papers ofTas.dsy.
Since the memorable fires Of l-i5 no more awful
disaster has occurred in Quebec and il melancholy 70 con
close business unparalleled fo is dnncs wan tndc
in state Of nearly utter sasna.O ana IrJ coc ~
iendant upon oarousng Tar into the night IL 0he 09t M
house in st. Josephs facing the western angle u the Jacques
Cartier Market Han the upper Cat 81 which ooped w
man named Leiarte and the lower by one 1Tud sort o. M
cv whore numbers of low characters were IN the habit Of
fesorting and card playing On Saturday night number o.
,.nI fr tbe cpsing of such places AZ midnight Trudc
allowed them 10 continue their far into the morning
There is but little doubt therefore that the awful calamity
between hapast and five O'Clock Yesterday morning the
flames burning the door Of Irus bail In
the lower Eat The police raised the alarm the door
burst in and an atieHp, sae the FIRE Int proved in
eecua the opening Of The door only served To give vent 70
terror house which Il wooden IN blaze
The inmates having only time to save themselves
the FIRE had made rapid headway having
muncated 10 the adjoining house on the westerly side ana was
burning with great fyheped by north'easieily gale
blowing time and the total absence Of water Water
was moi be had For hour did not and by that
time driven before the heavy wind had spread 10 the
wooden buildings IN the rear OF 1Tudels and was moving
with lightning rapdy IN south eas,ery direction ST.
bodybuilding after building Of the small wooden rncgres
showers d burning cindes s al sides shingled
ngs II had also communicated IN nonhery direction to The
houses opposite side Of St JOepbs fronting Trude
rapidly Vornc It's way toward the district laid waste
by the disastrous re In the same quarter asi year and aer
Oward the river side When the water did arrive the anne
had obtained strong Roadway any Of the buildings
already attacked and The attention Of the Fire Brigade and
SGyeuJs and the other FIRE companies turned 10 the pre-
Of spread the deyourng element by pulling dow
houses ahead and dencLng others with water IN rear tLe
Cartier Hall their efforts eectuay frustrated for
time by the acts Of unknown rufans who deliberately
CUT the nose Win AXE ueH HehtIph Deine uouput W
hinder attempt check the Of the FIRE In order 10
The continued rapidly advance the south, west the
naInmabe material which everywhere met in the small
until diagOnnly through 81 koch deboucnR upon ST.
Waller at is intersection with Caronst- about y o'clock
On the other side toward the river had worked IL with
equal rapdiy far 81 Ansemcst atery md far
Kngt sweeping everything before II the burned dis
ci year. which several and substantial brick
houses had been erected and which IN front Of the Con
regaona Church large quantity OF hrewood was also piled
the bndng remaining untouched In this quarter being
the church which for hours stood IN the geaesi
danger being surrounded on all sides by the flaming houses
but escaped II by miracle
About " O'Clock valuable reinforcement 10 The Fire Rig
in the persons Of detachment Of the Royal Ar
tillcry The Artillery brought Il quantity Of powder with
them and an attempt made TO cheek the flames at the
request Of the Mayor by blowing up the direction Of CarOn
Carost raging violently in the district beyond
sweeping sheet Of fame from the General Hospital on
ward the cliff following the west side OF CarOn aud pung
ing into the dense packed mass OF houses that spread through
st. Sauyeur and Boissesuve 10 the swamp known the Bas
BO BY this time extensive was the conhngraOn and 30
utterly inadequate the means OF checking in any way
doing almost completely abandoned
being believed that nothing could stop the fire in the dec
ton ST. and Bosseauye until burned itself
b0nses along the south side of VGers stout
distance to the flame; but thy Were overcome and soon
now eaten the heart of 81 San.eu which swept along
both sides TO The 81 sauyeur Church for considerable
time the Church wibstOOd the attacks of the fiery element hut
ike the rest il was forced last also TO succnb notwh
standing the extraordinary efforts made 70 save T.
The fine new Prcsbytcy the Rev Ob Fathers and the
FraIs schoohouse and the NunneIy building next followed
the continued to spread Ia the direction Of oiseau
Vile without slightest abatement On the other side OF ST.
VAers ire after crossing CarOnst directed ate dcsoa
ting course westerly direction sweeping The whole space
within stone throw Of the toll bar where again iIa eIsed
81 Yaierst heading the lire around the ST. sayc Church
noon there slight ul in the gale aud the wind shifted
round TO the southwest bringing the fire back Ia The direction
Smitb I'm tho Immediate vicinity Of the Marine Hospital
for the safety which fears Fefe entertained burning some SIX
Migration had gained hight and NJ that time The whole dis
tet nom Crowu.sthe latter not included howeteR Nh
a small angle untouched From Iart 10 Waller st. as r D.
"a intersection With Caonfq down % The wafer edge on The
otLer as r BjOu swamp and the toll bar 70 TN wesa
distance Of about mile and half was one complete
About elSck the wind again fortunately saed back to
The north cast driving The hre back nom Cro"Eft over he
burned district once more Where the damage already done
ag4 ~ 2elock j bad eS@ley ssnea i.fi oa as5ihs
1T Vacf 81 and te BjOn swamp the other beyond Bois
seet,1o aud ~ SaHeur-ap area Of aDont me uu ~
ef ths large space being tie Congregation Church IN 81