The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-10
DESTRUCTIVE r,RE QUrsE,
Eight Hundred Buildings DESTROYED
"'er fifteen Hundred, Families
Rendered HOmeless--Loss E,timn,.
cd at $4,000, 900

re" h"Nutngs Destroyed
oSer Fifteen Hundred, Families
Rendered Homeless--Loss Estima,.
cd at $4,000, 900
FIRST DISPATCH.
Quebec, Ont, June 0, m.-An e,ten.
sive iireis raging ia the suburbs. Itis i'm.
possible at present to give an estimate of the
losses. The police and fire departments sro
demoralzed, Half of St. Johns Is already
destroyed. The less will exceed over
$4,000. w
SECOND DISPATCH.
One OF the most DISASTROUS fires tbis unfor.
'unate ely has been hillcted with commenc.
ed last night and was only got under con,rol
al six O'Clock this morning. The first alarm
was. from the corner OF Oliver and St Olsir
streets, at ton minutes of eleven o'clock A
lew minutes later bells from st. Johns ana
81. Koachss churches rang out second
alarm, and The whole force of the tlro
0rlgade was upon the erounds
Tho reflection of the flames was
SO terrible that In short time half thu nor-
ulauoh appeared 10 DO attracted 10 tho
scene, and by ll.30 o'clock all avenuos
around and leading to the fire. wero so com.
pletely packed with people that il wa. nav,
70 70 Nmpossioie 10 force way through them.
me scene IN the vicinity of the colfacra,ion
WAS one OF utter confusion. Half of
those present seemed panic stricken, and
three'iourlhs OF tho Others only added
10 the confusion BY running against each
other ana really contributing to the dn
struction OF property, while believing they
were helping to save ii. Parents, hardly
clolhed, hurried slong in ege.v direction
with lntanls, wrapped in bed clothes. in
their arms. Cows aud horses. let loose from
burning stables, rushed half madden.
ed through the crowd, or stood dszed by Inc
uproar and confusion surrounding Them.
The lire originated on Oliver street. near
ST. Mary street. The flames ouckl,
spread 10 surrounding wooden buildings
and to streets above and helnw
Oliver and st. Mary and Rcheleu s,ree,s
were qulcklya mass Of fire. for some one
hundred fec! on each side. Tho exlsnt or
the flames from the other sde of the streets
overlapping in the middle completely clo,ed
them 10 all traffic. Scenes common to ali
great fires were really indiscribablo. Fire
"''h "oiV W. Stoab extent demorAliZed
great ROBBERY was carried out freely in
iuil s,snt q everybody, Liquor slores and
private dwellings attacked by the flames
we're ransAeked for liquor, which was openly
urAEk py low characters which iniest the
LOCALITY. The sparks which everywhere fl.w
from the burning wooden houses, were them.
selves terrible source Of danger to tho rest
o' .ho c'sy. " was no uncommon sight TO see
'neh WIN coats and hats ablsza from burn.
hs pieces OIL sparks, which lighted upon
'uou. o
lug n,e or'gs's nliPg' llat Tho four ~ d.
eh ou,llluss were i0u,d on fire by them
M @neh 'ney ar ''' ~ W" come, land that with
,mau, Masu, "o'Va; ,,,o 49,, ,,'''' Die Tor some
twenty minutes IL was impossible
~, .non 70 ses mastery Nothing
was aa saveu . o. oI. JOINS church, but the
sSe,ou ,,,e, vessss anu some inost valuable OF The
aies .a hsd SIa .a. ausnmure OF lhe sanctuary Tho
,n', u,o nSu possession ol inc NOBLE structure -"
less sPSgc ol t'me lhsn II takes 4,
isau VI y, ahu the largest church In the
u.y was tov1eu 20 destruction. suo c The church
Mas woi.u ~ leas. . l'VoV,ooV on wbieh the
insa,ahoe h,,I nii,oun's 70 only SlUoVCo.
o,,a, ,i .uv hoV' y, Sup,ser street. oelow Berth
ef@' a". nalse, mar sne 9smes nad cAssed from the
~, ,oSe, ,h S.ao VI S'. oonn street. and from this
,h", 't su sn's aau '"Plniy progressed west along
tnA. ihe aVehue keeping pace with other
u'D'SiIns NV a.n y, 'Se names opposite; nor was
.no I.o,, h.o n'w conhhen 10 o. John street
W gup's1r ppp,Si s'ree'. " spread southwark
W s,ou,s,' ns,snlo' h halkes places, destroying
p,opeesN on eaoi,e' ana os' ra'rlck streets,
as ias ous ~ 'nere were houses
w. ~ 70 ." oesnoyed' .ne lower he'd alone stayed
'n1 PfVsress Sae,, ., , .ne i'te.
49, n ovU.s s'teet toe nro ran upwards
,Swarbs IOWA ul"sa aiiy az terrible rate speed
snerr snn,;.s oe,ns no wa.er' meo' nose nor other
aPpi,snccs hsa ~. 70 s.ay.h. Only ,gsr' eaus,,
,Io 90 oy py Inc iecent CONDENSATION stopped
;uo so'a' .i, Iys',ue,ion oI 'ne whoie street. 1t
Is ',npossiele 70 % describe lne spread OF flames
Oh every s'do. bti.iy summed up The streets