, 1881-06-11
Tic Tirc Snitl to Have Originated
iii q House Of Ill.
1kcputo.
The Calamity Followed the Up
setting Of coaI.oi'
Lamp.
Narrations Of an Eye. Witness Of the
Progress Of the Flames.
Rcuts Rising and Houses scarcc-1)cp
relntfohs OF Thieves ant1
sHobhers.
Smaller Blasea Occurring in Various Por-
tions Of the Country Yes
terday.


terday.
QUEBEC.
Sptetal Dt,paieh 10 1hs Chicago Tribune.
QCEI.E1; June t0.-f'lte mora that Is heard
OF tic fire the niore terrible the disaster at-
i,e.lrs. Tho UrKf1, Of tho fire was first locat-
cd In the dwelling Of Mr.. l.a Pierre. near the
corner Of Ste. Marie aud Oliver streets. 1t
appears now that II occurred iii house Of
bud rcpllta 1u front Of Mr.. LII plerrc's resi-
dcnce. 4 number Of young rnkes hal been
intluIginE ii, night of reycfry, and III tlloir
slevlItry 0iie gf them upset Il c0nl-0il lamp, |
nnd then, when tile oil took fire, they tried to
save the liol,se BY throwing tbs furniture
ont of tile window, As there wns goof
deai Of loose strsw lying around the ynrd,
Tits took fire, and Ike Il trail Of gnpowdcr
lc,l the way with lightning specd TO the |
stable and other buildings, which werc OF /
wood antl easily igntted. II did mot take |
long for tho winnie Of tile stables to bec6mc !
enyclotcd In tlasnts, aud l,y the ttnu the lire
engines arrived on the spot several houses
were III ilatlics. Then there WIS no water to
le had, rs by some peculiar Arrangement Of
Tic Water-Works the otller enu of tie city !
was tliei, being supplied, Quebec not having
enough water To supply both ends at the
same time. BY the tEule the water. came 1t
WAS of Ito use, as tile liremen wcrp powerless
to stny tllo devouring element. From all ac-
counts thus fnr furnished, It Is to Col. Vohf.
of 4 Battery, and SUNG Nf Ills melt. that
III ,lcl, Ut tho credit Is due Of the fire having
been at leugth stopped. According to re-
tur,s III possession of tic authorities. up to
thts morning nine persons arc missing.
Seven bodies liaye been recovered. Mr.
l1nrley, on Oliver gtrcet, saved llis six
children and returned for Ills wife. WHO was
sick In bed, but both pcrislled In tho llail1cs.
The inquest nponed to-day. Rents Of houses
arc rising, anil nearly MI those which hive
been cl,ipty slllce tho lst Of Afay and long be-
fore arc benl, taken possession Of by the suf-
| frrers. Those less fortunate nre glad to tnKe
| shelter In olttltouscs, barns, or Stables. The
! question of insufficient supply OF water Is
strongly agitated tn letters to tin press. and
1t Is thought tho corporation will this time
put inside ali other questions and give the
watcr-worl;s nil and every consideration ncc-
cssary to mako It moro etllcLent.
Str. L. Reynolds, conductor on the North
| Shorp line, wuS present ut tho scene OF tho
/ fire from Hear Its commencement to Its close.
md, IN conversation to-day, gave sumo of his
Impressions of the great disaster. lie cor
roboratetl thu statements tint the iirclncn
werc completely tlemornllzed, but adds that
is no wonder, as many receive us clRss but
30 cents day. Tho people also. mcn a1lsl
women, seemed to i,aya entirely lost their
heads, MS ho saw some running nbout most
aimIes1y, others making attempts to
sayo their property BY carrying
some triiilng article n long tlistance and DE-
,usiting 1t carefully, and leaving valuable
gooss behind to bo destroyed. 4. II. Boyle
aud other gentlemen, propsfetors of trucks
and cnrts, brought thoni upon tic scene and
gavc people their nso tfee' tmts help,ne %
save Ercat Quantities Of household gooas ma
so' st joj'n street Mr.. iteynolds saw ths
a. A. o0 ~ 10 n-,,o;tnr tr,,ictm., o,nnr w III,
Hon y: a: I; teuG1,er ,fuas.ne asons M WIN
= feather.oed on Ills shoulder, ,; and t;, Jaase
tlro,,rl, tha mud. IIo also saw gen.
g .ras 1vins res'v n lin pnyc1ncut boforo the a,l
ywG,,clna wn iirc =. 1t lad Icen placed ti.ero by it,
mother, al,ti In lcr hurry md anxiety to save
her furniture, forgotten. A number of
Thieves M from 81. sauyeur swarmed over to
tho .sec'c Of Tue fire null stole everything
they could get their llaluls oil. Tic saw plel,'
, ty ot them with boxes Of cigars and bottles Of
whisky ',aeF nel' as n, r,nax ax,y wa,s IT,
/, KY o''t ot pltchess' 20 polcenlen Metc ~
/ DO secn. The wind, which wns from tht
i northwest, was, at the hight Ut fire, mos
te1rlf ~ vas nn1f ad cfs MI u icayIes NJ s'r
,,,t,t III m nae"d II, tlia clear spccs were scen L
n m'i tl1a T t|ra nt ts iglit was 60 eroat tlit
nitv Sef S Wnms II naraar<i' t. Of taa French tro1,pc
S.Gs s.tra s i'avo3 efnnsrcaI Inns tnioarnul!t,t
], TX Siavor n ajushca that le viii Ut oncs
i eiye d Kramt benefit performance tor th'
'e''''s i ~ IL ~ III ;,<,. As,oetasea pn...
: ouEncc. june N,-rU0 excitement intend