The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-09-14
Thc Great Coaii3gra..io -
Canada.

4 LARGE :;UI3E2 OF LIVES LOST
MILLIONS cE FEET oJ LUMBER
SUc.TED-E.aH.I5 EEcIGELY GIT
TED-IHE PEOPLE NAKED AID
IOMELESS.
The G:ss that have ragged in the
bush during The past three weeks
approached tho seltlsmcnt il the
vicinity CT Ottawa: !ast night, 81
most wholly do3:yc y;", ::.e.:l
driving Ike i::ii;st;t;s2t3 e ;:o:. their
..o,:es, end in tho :a:: c::'jty cf
cases almost without c:othing.-
Several lives were reported to
bAye been lost, and about one
ilandred and twonty persons n,is-
slug: they Gro probably hiding i
the creeks aid r:voHs. -ito1t ;ii:-
ty persons arrived n tiis city TO-
day, tuHncl 4ni otherwise Der
sos,t:iv j.: ;:t:cd. Fires aro ii some
spots 70 t;.o extent Of forty or
fifty mile, lon: Is twelve Or Fl:
teen wi';o. raaH ;e5 vest $a& East,
parallel to ;!.ia c:tY: mostly on the
otbcr oc North side Of the riyor.
Those spots are noH: almost oy-
cry vi go jo;a 81. mating two Or
tacce itoG3o cen nI;.yGations Of the
mos:s Artsdia! character evor
.:uo"n "a :!.s i.o"2c Valley @: the
Ottawa. II v:$i!;cg lLo i:a.fso:;i-
ate scenes tA;; ai:o-aouo, e";cHy
enc Ioi:id he could not gst ::oIo
than sorc2 ::,;!!v$ rom the city in
ary direr>:3.s. North CT the ely,
fame milo sad :. haii' from tie
suburbs oi' Hail: continuing al :!.e
saw mills an! 21,j0O,2 ,2Gg !ect of
sawed !an: be-, were pl:;uiy VIII
tio, o. tho staoiia boing t!own
cis sewiao away. in so@lo pisces
the flames ware quite 1916 feet
high, aul everywhere ;hirty-ace
feet high: aui Hoenaod oae Gonao
sheet OF flame. E1crytAing this
fire has encountered has been u
:er!y de$trcvcd. Crops: stock and
houses ara 30: r.en&cet,. snI tlc
ll,nber at Hull. aalI i that takes
t;:o there is no hope O. s:.ciry Ct-
;Gwa from ut:cG dest:l@.ioG.
All the GAaudic:3 mills gro
stepped, Gid ne a.on ard tiro j.i-
eaGe 4a&: oat 10 this fire, Tut Did
Hct c!.av6 il. IAc sya:e engines Q:
the city evo being rcp&;"2G anu
.aafo ready. 2fauy families are
packing ;.,c:T aost valuable arti-
cies for escspo. IA tAo Vest the
flames arc enc mile frosa Rockies
ter's brewery, il the suburbs, a;!d
advancing On Tie city at tie rate
q mile an hour. In tho S5uth
flames are advancing on the city
st tao rate Of two miles aa hour.
having burned almost overy fence,
49, .so: ~ -no, .'ou Cn i:; 3;chn'onJ I 'o Po,a , "
coming into Ottawa, past Bells
t:,,.n -. a.on t,.o fan f. S,,,,n, n,;ias
yTnnI,,o,,s | w. nsca1a,, m ..,r;r.- Eva
,.;rh+ Nv aoc,,,;t.t - tt'o ,.;;.oramG
:.I;a ~ ~ ,>,,,,, :, 49,
u"t,.r ,-..'..ii.in,cr,. 49, rrat:;nn. ,...:,.
ha@fs ,1r~, 5Ia,o ,vsra o,y,nI
Sr,nns "a,,~,s Of Eor:cs erl; c,t.
,II nrn .,s.c~;S~1 cr :,o,,:~ Laan
,;r;rn,, ;~..I IL, ,hs .,nnl.o t.;o.yr.s
nn4 ba.+ nrG rIYn..,.l :.>.n .hn
s,a. Co. r,l. , H.. .;,,.n,,." I~ ~. ..,,,
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Inc most wc.!;hv il the district.
III" p..ci,en!:a:a stage diver could
no. not see ,ne ro:.d On accom-: Of
the smoke. lie drove ahead ;or
tie sar;: E;:!,, b::t 4via,?c nc could
rrt 'iiera li:c Hrol:D ont half 2
mile ahead. Iii! luckily 5arnel in
another direction OF i,c road!
citisvi;,c j. a;mos: whn;:r fa.
s,rovca, ,Mr. Grant, . farmer
thor;., bcj5,p burned alive Near
,i.,t n!acc. Also F.Aarick Richard.
.<,,, ,rl NJ, l,,,,, ,,., ;.,x,.,
to l,avs b,,a Killed, There xrc
o.bcr Ga.,hs but nat ~o+ k,o,yn
T,a ;n,1,r,ant v;l;a'r. Of s,,cs.
;,,,!,,:,, ~ sid - y, u,n?Iv do
:, ,",..ol s.or, <.r,.lnr ,.;i..,,,s
a,I sr,,,aron.s n:.r,hnr !sr;, nro
rnn,~tc, 20 ho aI,rn.t hnrrr,, 70
c;r,lar bnt ,ts Jrtai;s ara not oh,
.a;n.i,i,
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