The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-17
A GREAT FIRE.
Over 5000 People Made Homeless.
A Conflagration Breaks Out in q
Quebec Suburb.
Tho Flames Spread With Appalling
Rapidity.
More Than 700 Houses Are Swept
From the Earth.
The Fire Docs Not Cease to Burn Until
The Fire Docs Not Cease to Burn Until
1t Reaches the opsn Fields-Two
Army oficers Lose Their Lives
While Fighting the Fire.

QuEnEc, May l6.-A disastrous fire
broke out early this morning in 81. Sau-
veur in the house OF Mrs. McCann, on
Waiter street. The flames spread with
great rapidity through the wooden district
which surrounded the place where the fire
originated. A number Of houses on Vat
ier, Chencl, St. Peter aud 81. Marie streets
were burned. The total losses so far in
prospective may be $4,000. At o'clock
the fire was still raging, and it was impos-
sibo to guess its limits,
Tho people were dsmayod at the rapid
ity with which the flames jumped from
one wooden building to another. 81.
Sauveur had but poor fire department,
and il could make no Roadway against the
flames. Help was asked from this city and
Quebec engines were quickly sent, but
owing TO a lack OF water their efforts were
crippled. Battery d was finally called out,
aud rendered valuable assistance in fight.
ing the flames At Z O'Clock this morning
the fire had about burned itself out, hav-
ing destroyed over hundred buildings.
W hilo NAt hlliiNHl NtlN Ii'ldiths W
blow mp some houses 10 check the spread
Of the flames, n premature explosion took
place in one Of the houses, killing Mai.
Short aud Scrgt. WallIck, OF Battery h.
Both werc buried in the ruins, aud at 0
o'clock their bodies had not been recoy-
cred.
The body Of Scrgi. walick has been re-
covered. IL IL horribly manglcd.
al l..a AZ IA
| side, but Is still burning furiously toward
the northwest aud will probably stop only
when there Is nothing LETT 10 feed II. The
insurance Is comparatively small The prin-
| cipul properties burned arc those OF DR..
| Fisct, on Waiter street, valued at 5000
and insured fur - 900. that oi Mr.. Tin.
gros, occupied by Mr.. lcpnc, undertaken,
insured ior $1,000, and those Of Mrs. Nc.
Cam, insured la the North British aud
Mercantile Company. The larger number
| OF the houses destroyed were smaA wooden
structures. There Is strong castcrly
| Wind blowing aud rain has been falling
steadily inr the last three huurs
Al o'clock pm. the Gre II SIN burning
and no hopes are entertained OF stoppin.
IL until the open coun.ry Is reached. AT
ready about 800 buildings, mostly wooden
tcncnrnls have been burned and over
1000 people rendered homeless. Tho
greater portion OF them aW cilmpcd ont on
the fields with what icW effects they wcrc
able to save while few have found shell
ter with friends ~ this cty.
Mai. Shorts body was recovered about
noon. One lcg aud one arm had been torn
from the body 10y ihr explosion AMI were
found at some Ills ancc from the trunk.
81. Sauycur Is a separate municipality
from Quebec, bat Is separated from this
city only by the width OF q street. 1t has a
population OF about 1900 Only lust night
the ~. Sauycur officials refused an offer
of this city to supply them with water.
i3O pm. fire has burned itself
out after reaching the limits Of - slu-
vcur. the toll-gitc keepers house in Nalcif
street being about the last 10 "a. Tho dis
lric, north aud west Of Alasuo aud s. Am
hrDsc streets has been swept clean, with
the exception Of portion oi Waller street.
| About 700 houses were burned. As many
! OF them were tcncnenls. the number OF
| families homeless IA not loss than |, 200,
comprising 300 or 600 persons Tho
| Hon. Mr.. MERCER aud ohcr prominent
men are interesting themselves In behalf
Of the homeless people. Application has
| been made To Sir A. l.. Caron for tho use
OF drill shed aud other Government
! buildings Ia shelter those Who arc yet
campcd out In the fields. The clergy are
distributing food. and steps arc being
taken to organic, q regular system Of re-
| lief The majority Of the people burned
out are Of the laborins class, and, rs insur-
ancc rates arc very high, few have any
thing to fall back upon.
The total loss by fire is estimated at
5000. 900. The insurance IL ~ follows
Queen, $1,000; Lancashire. $1,000; Guar
dian, sl,2OO Hartford, $500; British
| Amcrica, 5000, Scottish Union, S., 900;
London aud lancanshlrc, 81. OO0 Citizens
| $1,000, Agriculture, OF Walcfluwn, y. Y,
s3i. 500; North British and Mercantile,
$1,000; London and Liverpool aud Globe,
| 50, 100 Quebec. $1,000. Western, $4,000;
Glasgow aud London, $4,000; Imperial,
$4,000.
II tho wind had been from any other
quarter all ST. Rochcs might have gone.
As IL was st. S.,uyier 10 badly swept up to
ils iurihost end
II was generally supposed that Sergt
Wallick died Immediately after being
taken from the ruins, but IL has since
been learned that he Is still alive at the
Marine Hospital. lie is very seriously
Injured and Is not likely 10 recover.
IL iH expected that the remains OF Maj
Short will be- taken to Kingston tomorrow
for burial. There will be q military iune-
raj 10 the train.
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