Telegram-herald., 1886-04-21
WATER EVERYWHERE
But Less Than There Was Ia
Montreal
TIE ClTI Nun 8U8ItO IN HuO.
Thousands OF families Drowned out OF
Their Houses The Damage 6sti-
mated al > 900. OOO--To Re
sumo Business Soon.

MoSrssAi Apr. ~ The water has kept
/ going down all last night and TODAY There
B, a fall of sl least two feet In the level to-
I dav There has been liule ~ no business
I of any importance transacted the past two
dgy- the citizens generally being absorbed
in lhe e9nfs eplation oi ihs calamity that
/ has occurred hundred wholesale aud
/ retail houses were closed being inaccesabie
/ except by boais Ia Gnhntoau
where thv Irish population IS chief
1 ly centered the number of families
/ whose homes are Ho1ded 70 they have bad
+ o. resort to The upper floors j. B lH3 AT au
/ average ot four ~ each family nearly lupo
I persons are co0ped up The number of
/ streets which these person, Reside on Is
/ twenty-t0ur All are covered Hlta water
/ ou an average uf tye feet deep I'm points
az 81. Charlie, and ST. Gabriel adjoining
/ there are tn families or 2Z0vu person,
/ living Ou twenty streets iu similar ,4tier-
/ Ing condition % those iu Guhntown.
! These are prime paily Mexlcans AMI labor
/ e-. employed Ia manufacturing places al
/ ot which are closed on account Of the hood.
/ 10 takes several hours to 80 around the
/ inundated districts in boats
in the eIty proper the principal business
/ streets with i've 10 ten feet of water cover
! ing them are Commissioner. facing the
/ river. -. Paul. the great wholesale center
/ where enormous damage has been rendered
/ MCGlil which has suffered severely Nutre
! Dame, Chaboilek square, Victoria square
where many boot and shoe factories are
| situated and Craig street. where most of the
/ English newspapers are published. The
mercantile losses are both large aud numer-
| Gus. and probably ti.e exact amount 0f
damqge will never be known. 10 j, yari-
| 0usly estimated. however az from one 20
| three millions ot dollars
A few minutes before midday a slight
movement Of ice was visible from the tower
of the city hal and shortly anerward the
/ entire field which for SIX days has remained
steadiast in front Of the city moved out
/ The movement became general and aS huge
| fields of lake ice forced themselves into the
| channel opposite Tongue Isle passage was
| quickly opened which bv I clock had
almost cleared the river in front of the ciry.
/ The water commenced receding with
| extraordinary rapidititv and I'M less than am
| hour the register at the Harbor Commits
/ siOners showed il had fallen eighteen
! inches. Nuns island once more commenced
/ 10 show itself Houses ON the l.aChine
/ road and SJ. Gabriel. on The South side, We're
again free from water, and the country
! beyond and in the rear of LaPr8irie was
/ almost free All along thcSt Lambert shore
extending far back into the fields the Coun-
! try is white with ice deposited by the water.
/ This is easily discernibie as far as BrOssiers
| and on the other side Ol the Grand Trunk
tracks The shove. which cleared the har-
! bOr. appeared 10 block again Just al the
! head OF Boucherville island, and for abos.t
! half an hour the water rose very rapidly IN
the vicinity Of Tongue Isle. About 1 O'Clock
u
10 be clear as far as the
other end of Bouchervile island.
in both channels. BY midnight the city
/ will in all probability be free from water
/ except the swage and back water The
! scene where but few hours ago the water
| was FIVE and six feet deep in the houses and
| streets is one of desOlatiOn. The mud every
/ where Is so deep that walking or driving
| Is impossible Side walks torn up by the
, water have disappeared down che river
over three miles of sidewalks being carried
away
The following is fair estimate of the
damage Wholesale dry goods $4,000 re
tail dry goods 50 0)0. wholesale grocers.
$4,000 retail grocers, 10000 whole
sale hatters $4,000. wholesale furriers.
/ Sl500OO- wholesale clOthiers 10000.
sugar rehneries $4,000, various factories
Sl5O.000. furniture dealers. $4,000. provis-
ION dealers. $4,000. millinery, wholesale,
50 0o0. boot ana shoe manufactures. So
00tg warehouse goods IN bond. $4,000, sa-
looms and liquors. $4,000. Grand Trunk
workshop $4,000. Grand Trunk track and
cars. $1,000. Central Vermont track and
cars. 5000. Total. $1,000 To this should
be added az least 500 go damages 10 smaller
stock IL wiIl cost S20. $50 to repair the streets
while the Gas company and Electric Light
company are lOsers to the amount of $4,000
each
The following telegram was received to-
day from ottawa tO the Mayor Of Montreal
HIS Fxoelency has received the following
cab.cgram from The secretary ot state Tor ''i-
{ have heard with regret tbe account Of the
hUod- iu Montreal. ! TRUST the damage is not
So serious as reported. greatly sympaihyze
with the sufferers NRANfiliE~
Will you kindly enable him 20 answer
Lord Granviile's questions as 90 the extent
OF the injury H. SwEArFEr.
Governor Generals Secretary
ln answer the following WI, dispatched
NoSraFAL April ll.-Hi. Eraeafs Hrrg
I I0asflraf. o8uaa.- Although fhe damage io
water Is recetiHg and The food is practically
over Montrca thanks Hcr Ma.estys govern
meut for che sympathy extended under the cir
c'llEstances kstrftRn.
Mayor
The relief conmitiee las been busy ajl
day and has aueviafei au suffering br a
/ generous distribution 0f fool The city
Council gave $4,000 f1r This purpose last
night The streets are now free from water.
+ Many streets are nov 1rv. and store Eeerer-
are huNlv engaged in putting thinr to
/ rghts Business wiiI probably 20 resumed
tomorrow The Grand Twnk rails trains
are able to r1T0e in as isr A. Chatham m-st
today an1 fomorroN nizht 81 IS expected
they Vi'I he able fo reach tbe depot The
rre department NJ rfls rfF nave ha1 .arEe
fat-horonei boats consfrHr-e1 for u-e
during the faoi It is reported ttis rfsrn-
ing fhst tNo men hsse heen duNn-d s'
Chahcl.e square.
Tsmperea wieS ne Walls