St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-06-17
Terrible Fire in Quebec.

known as the lower town, and ragged
until about 600 houses were DESTROYED
and hundreds of families rendered
homeless. The fire department was
sadly deficient, and could do little
toward controlling the ravages of the
flames. A wild scene of disorder pre-
vailed during the fire, and there was
much plundering by thieves. Among
other buildings destroyed was st.
Johns church, the largest in the city,
having cost SlO0,0OO. A full list of
| parties burned out shows that some
GOO are sufferers To the extent of ahout
$1,000 each, including all classes of
small traders, wOrking-men, clerks,
working and laborcrs. 1t is
supposed the fire originated in a stable.
by accident. A subscription has been
made for the relief of the sufferers,
the Governor General heading it with
$500. The suffering is not so intense,
| however, as to warrant an appeal for
outside help. General loss about ST.
100000.
The Canada Accident"
Capt. Rankin and Manager George
| Parish of the Sunkcn steamer Victoria
were arrested ut London, Ont, on a
charge of man slaughter. Bail was ac-
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nUn : I"iH , "' .' .I w. S''''',ipi was
boiler was not fastened securely; that
the engineer was negligent in not keep
ing water ont of the hold and not tel
ling the captain of the boats peril
that the captain is to blame for taking
the double duty of captain and wheel
man and for IpDNinr SnrinUhnnL. with
ont eyomininr his hort ~ thnrc u,as
wafer in if Then. that the ,n,noc,,.
ourbt to have had moro hands and
shouId have had fine boot insnccted and
taken 4 certificate. tbot thr ,,nvnru-
mcnt insncctor deserves blaine fnr
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Loss of life and Tr"perty.
Terrific storms have orrurrrd i'm tbc
West within 4 few DAYS. doin~ a GREAT
,mount of d,momr Ia nroncrtv and
cousino fine loss of many lives In
Western Iowa ON sunday , wind and
EL,iI storm made wild havoc In dos
Noincs Risinr SIM Grant t,u-n.I,in
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d,momc was dnnr IN rrnnnrt, and
several lives lost
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and cIntbin,, vLinnnJ into ra"s and
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bluc county; IN Iilc '"Nh "l p'ilNIl'e
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In Northwest Missouri there were
Iour cyclones on sunday, ANA some 90
lives were lost. one OF them started
near Savannah IN Andrew county. The
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w. ac iic' Ill.,. '';ni;.S Iii ,.i'p
LIv Inc 50 mon women and children
The public school building in King
| CITY = LARGO brick structure was
RACED to its foundation. Hundreds of
horses, cattle, hogs and sheep were
killed, one man losing eighty cattle,
another sixty sheep, another seven
hoiSeS.
announcer cyclone starred III " 'hSi"W,
re Nam county announcer SG'T'od i"'r
ihlleH S"u'n west Oh h"S'hdaiI' Ah"lcW
county, anu l'iSSr" cioS'"itI" one i,iiu
south oi h"Schdiile. Inc course oil All
lic an"Vc cyclones was east ny h"rll-
east; Ah"lhcf started clSht lhiIeS
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the destruction TO nroncrtv, which can