Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-16
The Little Town Of Vancouver at ihs
Terminus Of the Canadian
Pacific AmihiIated.
rive Hundred ilouscs Burned, one
Thousand People IIemeIess, the
Loss a Million Dollars.
fne Number OF Dead Estimassd at rserv,,
hOwdies ana Rcushs Loot the rown
White tho Flames are ssAsnr.

'"N y lawn lSSNNIual &ternOUn
the wind rose 10 gale aud CAUSED grass
burning ON the Canadian Pacific railway
TO spread toward The city. A house on
the extreme west end caught fire ead tho
flames spread rapidly to the ad;acou,
BUILDINGS AZ O'Clock the last honse m
town was In ashes, Five persons are
reported dead, and several serloualv n
not fatally injured The total loss il ~.
tlmated ats lO0O, 900; Insurance 300 200
one thousand people are homeless.
quick WORK
NEw WESTMINSTER, Il. G., Juno III IL
The city OF Vancouver, situated on The
Pacific end OF the Canadian Pacific rail.
4 way, Is IN ashes. Not a half do1en
houses out of i've hundred remain, and
worst OF all there Is large loss of lie
Ten bodies have thus far teen recoyere !,
ana Tho large number OF persons mlssing
are supposed 70 have persisted. one short
hour did the whole work. Tho property
saved Is Insignificant clean sweep dc.
sctl0ea the, situation. A thousand men
are ut work cleaning up the debris Tor the
railroau company, Twenty contracts for
rebuilding have already been let, MANY
lost their all, but are determined To starr
ia egain. The loss falls directly ON
TiiE rroNERR ELRMENr
OF tae city, Hundreds OF pbople are
oamped out and there are nearer facili.
Ties for the relief OF the sufferers, but the
1 people of this city especially arc oppn.
handed Ia their Efforts 60 relieve the dis
tressed. Prompt aid from the Canadian
/ Pacific railroad ~ expected. Families
/ were compelled 60 abandon their homes
I az moments warning and lice for their
/ lives Business men IN search OF vain.
ahles were forced TO rush through flames
and smoke or perish The whole Dnpu.
| lace We're panic-strlckon aud numbers of
persons sought refuge In The water. one
1 man was found IN well, whore he had
lowered himself 10 escape the names
I Few people have more than the clothes
they stand In. OF tho ten bodies rocoy.
cred three have been Identified Most OF
the burned buildings will b. replaced
with prick structures, Contracts Tor
large hotel aud other extensive buildings,
representing hall million dollafe, we're
let just before the IRE
PARTICULARS on TnE YiRn
VICTORIA, -. c., .Igne Ib-At ilay
there had been u steady wind from Ind
northwest, and the Misunderstanding ares
on the Canadian Pacific railway lots were
famed TO such an extent ss to nh the ,er
mlnal town Of Vancouver with smoke.
Nobody had an idea OF danger, Soon a
stable near the Colonial hotel was seen
70 DC on ilre. An alarm was given, hnt
so skepiloal were The people that they
paid no attention for some time. The |
wind by this time had increased to a gale |
and famed the ilames TO n mass OF raping |
IRE. One Of the tirst buildings TO 90 was |
McCaner's drug store, followed by the |
ctii .e ~ tho Vancouver News. Tho flames
shut across Abbott street with astonlsh.
Ing rapidly, and almost before the PEG.
pie could realize Il the whole western
porsion WAS ablGHs The excitement was
Intense. Water street WAS iilled with
dense smoke and flying cinders, and the
people were hurrying with what effects
they could gatherin their haste
10 PLACE or SAFETY.
They who eudeayored 10 save their goods
were 80 wrapped In their object as not 20
apprehend the danger, and IL was nocrs.
sary TO compel many women TO relin-
quish their effects 10 save their lives. In
some cases there was only just time TO
place them on lmproyised RATS, which
pushed out from toe shore beyond reach
OF the danes, which literally seemed 70
iill the air. Some merchants engaged In
carrying goods 10 place Of safety were
obliged 10 fec for their lives. All hopesl
of saving any were abandoned. Flying
timbers and steps on each side OF the
road were glowing With nre and proyLg
as serious u menace to the fngitiyes az
the burning houses OF the doomed city I
During the confusion which prevailed
when the roWdies and r0ughs saw that
every one vas leaving, they entered tina !
saloons which had been abandoned aud
commenced drinking. Many q one wss
seen staggering across the streets with /
keg OF beer on his shoulders, or carrying ,
as many bottles Of liqaor as he could op
propTlate. The men were sitting con-
pletely hemined ia by fire, apparently
obliylous Of their surroundings, drinking
liquor. a large number d fagtlyes col.
lected at tho Hastings NH company's
building, but large minority COLLECTED
NJ the False creek bridge. Nothing was tO
be seen from either OF the poiuts blt
lurld, rolling bank OF smoke hanging
over the city, from which etraggltrs
could be seen occasionally fleeing The
steamer Dunsmire was 40 her wharf q
receive the people and with several other
steamers carried large numbers over TO
The dropping Of the flames !
was :
As SUDDEN ~ THgIB RISE, Il
aud By D. m. some adventurous spirits 4
bad already made their way along the :
roads Of the destroyed city, and before
dark The work Of searching Tor the bodies J
of those ogoltaken by the fiery elements !
had begun. 10 q short iine,t remains Of I
several persons had been discovered 4
burned UP 70 10 a. m. Monday nine )
bodies, some Of which were burned beyond
had been found There Il
some uncertainty about the exact number
rIsa L.. T..
/ human life being lost. one Of the I
searcbers said he thought the number /
could be trnthfuliy estimated at twelve, J
The general sentiment Of the people ap- !
pears 70 be one Of bopetnlnesa and deter q
70 AZ once begin the reconsuuc- /