Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-12
THIRD EDITION.
sATuDAY EVENING. AUG. IA. ,ssa
GREAT FIRE in QUEBEC
FLAmEs rHkEArENlNo DESTRUCTION

A suburb OF tho CITY Abiaze. aud tho Flame'
Spreading With Terrible kapidisy-
scenes That Bseg.r Description.
QUEBEC, Aug. 12.-ShOrtly after one
o'clock this morning, a fro broke out IL
St. Sanvier, suburb of this city. Al
$50 .. M. twenty houses had been dc
stroyed. There are no water works here,
the supply of water being derived from
cisterns, many of which have already
given out. The wind is blowing in the
direction of the city, and it is feared il
the fire crosses into the suburbs of st.
Sanvier third of the city will be destroy
ed.
The fire originated in stable attached
to Dion's sell. raising flour establishment
and was caused by the careless handling OF
a candle. The fire had burned for long
time before an alarm was sounded. St.
Sauvier has no water supply but that de-
rived from cisterns and wells and some of
them were quickly pumped dry. Old
fashioned hand engines were worked at
the wells. Notwithstanding all their
efforts the flames spread rapidly and defied
for time all efforts to restrain their fury.
The situation Of the starting point Of the
fire is about 200 yards from the city courts
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Whatever wind was stirring blew in the
direction of the fire.
This fire beggars description. On ar
irving from the city visitors found the
streets densely packed with people, thous-
ands upon thousands crowding everywhere
and impeding the movements Of the fire
men. The glare was such that at the dis
tance of half mile newspaper could be
distinctly read by the light all around.
At the distance of several blocks from the
fire people were hauling and throwing
their household goods around in all direc-
tiODs and often in tho most ludicrOus man.
ner. Cartmen Piled lucrative traffic,
assisting in removing the property from
the scene of danger. A number of mis-
creants thronged the back streets, dis
honestly prOfitlDg by the misfOrtunts Of
their neighbOrs and making away in the
most barefaced fashion with everything
they could lay their hands on.
By 2:3O o'clock the following properties
on Sauvier street had fallen prey to the
flames MIR. McIIugh, labOrer, loss 700
BlOuia, butcher, 81, 200 Dion self raising
flour, loss $4,000; Lapointe, pilot. two
houses. $1,000; Labrecher, milkmaD,
1000. Most of the above properties
were of w0rkmen. The fire stopped on
this street at Mr.. Tanguay's residence. a
few small houses are burned on Demars
and Bagot streets. The fire quickly broke
through from the back of St. VALERIE
street, taking possession firstly of the car.
riage factory Of Mr.. Prosper GirOux.
This was a wooden shop and factory
which burned for considerable length Of
time. On either side of it were two i'm
mense brick blocks, among the finest in
St. Sauvier, which were destroyed. They
were owned by p. Giroux. Journey and
Mr.. Leckline, shoemaker, and ono other,
the property of J. Plamond, dry goods
merchant, was also burned. All Of these
are insured, principally in the
Royal, Queen end other English cOmpa-
MES. Each block must lave been worth
$12, 900.