The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-14
CITIZENS DEEPLY GRATEFUL
PREPARATORY WORK FOR RE-
BUILDING.
Losses Increased by the Latest Es-
timates-Arrest of Man Who
Is Said to Have Sworn
to EDO" the Town. q.
Special Dispatch to The Call

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. c., Sept.
13.-It is generally believed that Sun
days fire was of incendiary origin.
The police have arrested Jack Shepard
a farmer. who has stated that he knew.
the fire would happen. Shepard is con-;
sidered mentally unbalanced. He was
recently in jail for a trivial offense and
when released swore to do" the town.
Shepard, who was arrested on the
charge of incendiarism, was released
on his own recognizances. ]. H. Stein,
who was held as witness, ha salso
been released on a similar condition.
This action shows that the police have
little faith in the incendiary story.
The work of tearing down the ruins,
clearing away the debris and preparing
to replace the lost buildings goes in
dustriously on at all hours and there
is every Indication that the royal city
will soon be on its way to recovery
from the awful blow which it was dealt
last Sunday
Many substantial contributions to the
relief fund have already reached New
Westminster. and assurances Of still
more have been received. At present
1t is hard to get complete list of the
amount subscribed up to date, but the
principal donations are as follows:
- Ca Canadian Pacific Railway Company,
5000 Toronto BoaSf Of Con. G9ntrqI, $1,000;
City Council, $500; Hamilton City COun-
Gil, $500; Victoria Board of Trade, $500;
Seattle Post Intelligencer, 500; Okanogah'
Flour Mills, $50; Nanaimo City, $500; Sem.
ator Templeman, 500; Tuckett & Son, 800;
Hamilton, 500; Eaton & Co., Toronto
Trade, $500; St. John nm H. B.. $1,000; TurneT
Beeton Co., $3.50; Lord Aberdeen. $780,.
1t is estimated that over $4,000 worth
Of goods have already reached New
Westminster for relief purposes. To-
night Premier Semlin received the fol-
lowing telegram from Hon. r. Har-
court, Treasurer of Ontario: 1.-THE.
province of Ontario deeply sympathizes.
with the citizens of New Westminster
AS its contribution to the relief fund
you may draw on me for $780,"
The Victoria City Council sent SYM
pathetic message and $1,000 to invest in
food.
The people Of New Westminster are
deeply grateful for all these kind to-
kens from the different Dominion cities.
VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept bit is
now estimated that the property loss Of
the New Westminster fire Is greater
than first announced. Major Ovens
and committee have gone over the
burned district, and they estimate the
loss at SO, 400,0 00 The insurance aggre&
gates $1,500,000. The following are the
heaviest losers: -.
Sinclair Canning Company. with stock.
Company, with stock, $50 900, Insurance
1000; Wing Woo, Chinese supplies, $bO,-
900, insurance. $50 900; Douglas elliot sfS0',.
900, insurance $50, 900; Pushby block, $35 ,0O0
insurance $4,000; Armstrong block. $50, 000
insurance s10 900; Tobb block, $4,000, in
surance, $4,000; Cunningham block, $50
OO0 insurance $4,000; Wintermute Fi4rni-
ture Factory, $35 900, no insurance; Mccall
block, $35 900, insurance SIS, 900; Colonial Ho-
s125,O00, insurance $4,000; Curtis block, $50
0O0 insurance $25, 900; Masonic and Odd
Fellows Temples, each $40 900, insurance
surance $4,000; courthouse 100000, no in
surance; Baptist Church, $4,000, insur-
ance $50, 900: Cunningham, residence, $50, 900;
insurance $4,000; telephone company, $25,-
900, no insurance