, 1866-10-17
THE GREAT FIRE II QUEBEC.

Detailed Account ot the Pi.ifnl ('alnmity-
rfx Persons sl1il1cd-TwcptY-1yc TAousuud
Icpp1e sbr,ter,eas-Whnt II Beng Daus
with the $uflercrH-A chilling winter
Prospect Earnestly Soltcit-
ed-Los*c* aud INSURANCE.
Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago Tsibnue.l
BEFFAlo. Oc.uter tG.
The Toronto Globe Of this morning con1a!us tho
following:
I'VE learn. with deep regret, that terrible
ccnEagration Las swept awny large portion Of
tic city Of Quebec. Judging from the accounts
rrfc3sea By telegraph yesterday there has not been
parallel 10 II for many ycaze, II we except tho
recent dlsa=t' ons drc at Portland. Commencing
about four oclock on Sunday morning, it srced.
lily assumed proportions which dcicd the most
strenuous cxcIttnl,s If The frcE1en, aud not us.u
nse O'Clock ii the afternoon did II ccaec, Thus last
ins thirteen hours. The number OF houses de-
eirc,.d is thonglt to BE- s.5]tj The loss between
t"oand :a-lsaf sud :llzcc millinns Of dollars, aud
the number ut persons rendered hoasccss 1S.u01.
several lives. moreover. ase reported lost, and
several moic OF less injured.
are already on fout il Montreal III aid Of lie SUI.
fcrcrs. aud public meeting is 70 be held forth
~1t'l W,,A The sans object an example waeh viii
The Toronto L<ader Of ths. morning contatns
.he following tn regard 10 the terrible arc at Que
QGKRrc, October 1o.-Qucbcc has 10 aeplorc
one Of The cteatert calsmiiies that bctel H.
S!a'ls ens-aa1f OF tho suburbs OF the city arc in
ashc>. All c0HEaEraEfon3 tnat haFe takcu place
of atc years pale before this last terrible scoirEe
Even the great fires Of 1915, which destroyed uca1-
Is the whole OF tne St Eoch's and ST. Johns SUBJ
Vi bs cannot bc eon~icrcd caual In cxteut 10 ,he
terrible conlngratton OF ycsterday; whisc from
the circumstances in which the nopnlst,nn then
were placcd compa ed with tho nrrsent. the euf.
tctiuS aud misery viii be far rrea,er.
The tSres Of ISIS lock nice on thr :.sth Of
NAV aud :Sth Of JUNG, a, Tho commencement Of
thc working sea.nn Thr hoo. crraturcs had The
summer before them and prospcc, OF retrieving
thc disaster bcforc The cnla wcaihcf ect H. Now
tic winter being nlmoRt upon u., the poor labor
In: classes WHO ecailed In Tho burnt district. after
dull summer. had little provision made to facc
The drcary wins,r nonlhs +; but This little has In
| less than . ehort day been swept away aud
! ftcy thrown upon the cold charity Of the world.
Unless the beneyolent the rich and humane cont
plou4l1y to their aid, suffering and want and dis
casc from exposure must necessarily be the clsc
In svsy many instances. There arc not leas thau
] 1.saU families who require prompt rc}ief. They
| cannot be LETT to faHsieh for want Of bread and
| shelter.
About fisc o'clock on Sunday morning An alarn,
aud On proec ediuc to lie locality vas Discovered
| to ha,s originated in tic house Of Mr.. Tsudcl,
cyoCer st. Joscph street, three doors bevori lhc
| Sacunce Cuf,,cf markell. The fire o.icinatcd in
/ rouse1pcncc OF The n5olouration OF orrIcs of
carousi1r and drunkenness far into the NIGHT At
| l'rlaclt slore yhert unuDe. OF low Characters
verr in inc hahlt Of rcsort;n~ a, ni-hf f,r IrInt
| inr and card playfnr. On SatnriaT n,.ht a nan,
l.:r oI ilem huI cousrcrs:e,1 ibrrc. ani noi,yifh
f,artfng Inc civil T.niation for the closing Of