The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-04-30


The lee Finally breaks Away and the w.
ters Reccde = a Costly summing w %
damages - Nearly Two million Dollars
worth of Property Destroyed
FROM the Home 0ovcrnment = hss'e'
Operations.
MONTREAL, Can. April Ala few min
utex before noon yesterday slight move'
ment 81 the Ice was visible from the tow
er Of the City hall, and shortly afterward
the entire Held. which for the last six
DAYS has remained steadfast IN front Of
The city, moved out. The movement be-
came general, and a. the huge fields Of
lake Ice forced themselves into the chan
mel opposite Tongue Isle, passage was
quickly opened which by one O'Clock had
almost cleared the river In front Of the
city. The water commenced rccciing
with extraordinary rapidity, and In less
than an hour the register At the harbor
commissioners showed q fall Of eighteen
inches. Nuns island once more com
mcnccd 70 rcassert itself. The houses
on the Lachinc road, st. Gabriel, on the
south side. were again free from water.
and the country beyond and in the rear OF
La Prairie was almost free from the mum
dalton. All along ST. Lombard shore,
and extending far back into the fields, the
| country Il white with Ice deposited by the
| water This Is easily disccrnihle rs Tar
| As Brosseus and on the other side OF The
! Grand Trunk track.
| The shove which cleared the harbor APP
| pcared to block again just at the head OF
| Bouchervillc Island, snd for about hall
| an hour the water rose very rapidly In
| the vicinity OF Tongue Isle.
| About ? p. m. the Ice moved again,
| and appeared to be clear as Tar a. the
| other end Of Boucheville Island IN both
| channels. BY midnight the city was
| free from water except the sewage ana
| back water.
| The following Is fair estimate Of dam
| ages: Wholesale dry goods, e25o,0oo:
| retail iry goods. $4,000; wholesale gro
| GERS. $3.50 900; retail grocers, 100000;
wholesale hatters, 100000; Wholesale
| furriers. el50.0Oo: wholesale clothiers.
| SiO0. 900; retail clothiers. s2oo, 900; sugar
| rcfineries. 5000. 00C; various factories,
| el5O, 900: furniture dealers, 81, 900; pro-
| vision dealers. SIS 900; millinery. whole-
| sale. s25. 900: boot and shoe manufacto-
| ries. a55. 600: warehouse goods In bond,
| s25. 900; saloons and liquors, S2o.ooo;
| Grand Trunk workshops, go. 900;
| Grand Trunk track and cars. $4,000;
Central Vermont track and cars. $500;
total, Sl.745,o0o. To this should be add
ed nj least 500. 900 damage 10 small
stocks. 1t will cost $50. 900 20 repair the
streets, while the gas company sand the
electric light company arc losers 10 the
amount of si0.o 900 each.
The following telegram was received
yesterday:
To his Worsks2. the MGHcr n Montreal ~
ms Exceliency has received the following
cabiegram from the secretary OF state TOT
the Colonies.
the floods IN Montreal trust the damage
4 not 40 serious a. represented. greatly
sympathiz~ with the sufferers.
signed GRANVILLE
Lord Granvlile's quest ons 20 the extent
OF the ininry2
>ignedl H. tNtArftNIn.
Governor Generals secretary.
In answer the GLOWING was dis
patched:
Mo~TRrAL. April 20.
HIS ExcrIIEScr, TIM Msnvr's ~ Ls> :,
property = serious. am happy 70 ray tina
the water u receding and the n"oi W prnc
ticaiiy over. Montreal thanks Her Majesty
Government for sympathies extended unae
=" signedl II. BKArcnsSr.
Mayor.
The relief committee has been busy al
day. and has alleviaicd all suffering by
generous distribution ~ food. The Cit
Council gave $4,000 for this purpos'
Monday night. The streets are now fire.
from water.