The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-10-20
Fire at Windsor.
Loss Exceeds $I5O.OOO-Tke fncen-
diary Seen at His WOrk. hut Es-


as colored man named John Evans
was pessing up Ouillette street in Wind.
sor, be saw tall, well dressed man,
wearing silk hat, with a full. black
beard, skulklng in the alley just back OF
Sandwich street, aud after going u few
PAGES further Evans concluded that the
man was there for 80 good, and retr aced
his steps TO the entrance in the alley.
The man was still there, aud Evans
started coward him for the purpose of
ascertaioiug who be was, aud his busi-
Ness in such a suspicious place, at such
iate hour. The mao commenced
walking up the alley, aud Evans quick
enea his pace TO overiake him, when
the miscreant drew Il revolver ard lev.
eei it at Evans head This warike
movement caused swans 90 foIego his
original intention, aud when he stopped
following, the man run up the alley and
disappeared Two minutes later, and
almost before the retreating Steps of tnc
incendiory had died utou Ills oai, l. -.
aus discovered flames in the smal wool
en- harness shop OF Daniel UuilIette,
which was located b! The corner OF Dull.
lette street and the alley.
] He Immediately gave The alarm add
il soon became general. II WIS at once
evident that the general terror that has
prevailed all municipal communities
was also felt a, Wind>Qr People
rushed from their beds in the widest
alarm, and the confusion became almost
deaieuins An attempt was made 10
extinguish the flames before they should
extend 10 the buildings adjacent to the
harness shop, and this would readily
have been accomplished in De rot with
uul powerful steamers that are always
ready al moments warning, but
although they have a steam fire engine
at Windsor, yet even steamers are use
less until steam is generated in them,
and by that ime the volunteer freme en-
could tumble from their beds, dress,
run to their engine.house, drag the
machine to the dock, and commence
working, the flames had communicated
TO McGregor & Fulmer's livery aud
boarding. stable, and Daniel Reaume's
grocery store, the former being on the
south side of the alley and extending
to Pitt street, and the latter was on
Ouillette street to the north of the shop
where the fire originated.
But a very few minutes were required
10 convince the authorities Of Windsor
that the fire would prove an extensive
one, for the livery stable, from the
nature of its contents, WAS almost In
stan,Iy wrapded in flames which row
extended from Sandwich to PITT street
The sheds, stables, etc., in the rear o
the burning buildings were also il
flames, and the heat was intense, The
structures being old and Of wood
The Windsor engine was at the ferry
dock and working 10 her utmost capac
ity, but the stream she threw upon The
burning pile was not of the slightcs
avail The ferry Union was then dis
patched to this city for assistance, anC
about 6 o'clock steamer No. 4 reached
the scene, but meantime the flames haC
communicated to The buildings on tn,
west side Of Ouil!ottc stree: and wcr,
extending along Saud~ch street botl
east and west. 10 the west OF Quill
letto street were but three brick build
ings fronting on Sandwich street, anC
two Of these were uow on fire, the on,
on the corner being the postotiice, ant
the seco nd being Edward and JOSEPH
, Neueux' hardware store. The thir(
was the grocery and provision store o
h. & j Lapalois, aud this was in i'm
minent danger. la fact no one immag
ined that it could be saved
To the westward of this were mum
T Der of frame buildings, the first bein:
occupied by George Shipley as a tailo
, shop, and this was pulled down 9Th
E goods bcitg first rcmoved), 10 hope
that the flames could here be stayed
q The store of Langlois Bros. was ais
cleared of its contents. bat fortunatel
the steamers were here enabled to chec
the fire and this store was saved. 4
the eastward the flames spread rapidly
: consuming the dry good store of Cam
{ eron Il Thorburn, Mrs. Gregor's miIln
cry establishment, j. w. Webster
0 furnishing store, Arnold Il Richlieu'
e dry goods store, the National and Cou
r mercial Hotels, Allison & Bros. DR.
|. gaods store, besides a number saloon'
G shops, etc.
t The postofice building, on the south
@ east corner of Sandwich and Outlet,
n streets, was also occupied by teegrap
d Office, news depot, and Prest Il Co.
IL exchange Office. Above these Office
70 which were on the ground floor, wei
If insurance aud law Offices, aud the offit
&c of the Windsor Record Ocly pc
n ton of the contents of this office W,
saved, and the reports of the CouDc
W for the past year were consumed.
r. NeveHx Brothers had recently bui
II a large brick addition to the rear of the
s, store, and lad also just lately add(
le greatly to their stock OF goods. UpC