Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-18
ST. SAuVEUR'S BAD FIRE
OYERSEHENHUNDRED HOUSES LAID
INsAEHESs

Il :
| Seeking Refuge on the Hillsides-Two
Lives Lost-Recovery of the Bodies.
Unfortunate Refusal of Quebec's Water
| Service.
QUEBEC, May 16.-A disastrous fire
broke out early. this morning, in st. Sau-
veur. The flames spread with great rap
idity through the wooded district, and the
houses on Waller, Chenel, st. Peter and St.
Marie streets were burned. Help was
asked from this city and Quebec, and en-
gines were quickly sent, but owing to a lack
Of water, their efforts were crippled. A
battery was finally called out and rem
dered valuable assistance in fighting the
flames.
| At o'clock the fire bad about burned
itself out, having destroyed over 100
| buildings.
While the military was preparing to blow
| up houses to check the flames. prema-
ture explosion took place, killing Mayor
Short and Sergeant Wallick OF battery B.
Their bodies were buried in the ruins, ard
at o'clock the bodies had not been recov.
cred. Loss, $4,000
QUEBEC, 1890 a. m.-The body OF Ser
geant Wallack was recovered, terribly man.
gled. The fire has been checked on the city
side, but is still burning furiously toward
the northwest, and will probably stop only
when nothing is left to feed it. The loss is
comparatively small. The larger number
of houses destroyed were small wooden
| structures. A strong easterly wind is blow
ing. Rain has been falling steadily for three
| hours.
THE LOSS STILL GREATER-HoMELEss FAM.
LIES. ...
/ o. m.-The fire is still burning and no
hopes are entertained OF it's stopping until
the open country is reached. Already 500
buildings, mostly wooden tenements, have
been burned. Over 1000 people rendered
homeless, q greater portion OF whom are
camped in the fields with what few effects
they were able to save, while few found
shelter with friends in the city.
Major Shorts body was recovered at
noon. One leg and arm had been torn
from the body by the explosion, and were
found some distance from the trunk.
st. Sauveur is separate municipality
from Quebec, but separated from the city
by only the width of q street. 1t has q
population of $4,000. Only last night st.
Sauveur officials refused the offer of the
city to supply them with water.
EXHAUSTED FLAMES.
QUEBEC, May 16.-The fire burnt itself
out at about O'Clock, after reaching the
limits of the st. Xavier district, north and
west of Nassau and Stambose. The streets
have been swept clear, with the exception
of a portion of Waller street. About 700
houses were burned. As many of them are
tenements the number of families homeless
is not less than 1900, comprising 5000 or
5000 persons.
Prominent men are interesting them
selves in behalf OF the homeless people.
Application has been made to Sir A. II.
Caron for the use of the drill shed and
other government buildings to shelter
those who are yet camped out in the fields.
The clergy are distributing food, and steps
are being taken to organize a regular sys-
tenn of relief. The majority OF the people
burned out are Of the laboring class.
THE TOTAL LOSS.
The total loss is estimated at $500, 900;
insurance $131 900.
II the wind had been from any other
quarter all Strocks might have gone. As it
was, st. Auvere is badly swept up to it's
furthest end.
It was generally supposed Sergeant Wal
lick died after being taken from the ruins,
but it has since been learned that he is still
alive in the hospital. He is very seriously