The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-05-03
SWEPT BY FIRE.
News of. the Great Canadian Dis
aster.
$500 BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED.
A Belt of Flames Fully Four Miles
in Length and Half a Mile Wide Al
fords Terrible Spectacle.

Toronto, Special. Dispatches from OF
tawa summarize the situation at OF
tawa and Hull as follows: Ottawa
buildings destroyed, 1000; Hull, bull
dings destroyed, 1900: total loss, both
cities, $4,000, 900; lives lost as far al
known, four.
A special to the Montreal Star from
Ottawa says: "The greatest fire in his
tory of Canada was that which visited
Hull and the western district of Otta-
wa Thursday. The loss is roughly es-
timated at from SIG, 900 to SIT 7,00O,-
900. Over 5000 families have been rem
dered homeless. The major part of
Hull, with it's immense industrial es-
Establishments and the home of their op-
eratives, was swept clean, as we'll as
Victoria and Dalhousie wards, in OF
tawa. The loss on lumber alone can
not be less than 100000. The fire
broke out in the center of Hull, early
in the forenoon. That is common
occurrence there, and attracted little
etttChtlOI. DClolc HUH IL udu ucNdS-
tated great part of Hull, and spread
towards the river, famed by strong
wind; ultimately destroying five mills
Nothing more grand could be imag-
ined as spectacle. Considered as to
it's consequences no greater calamity
has visited Canada in years. There
| was a belt of flame fully four
miles in length and at least half a
| mile wide. Dark clouds of smoke
streamed southwestward from the bur
ming district all day, while beneath It
was long line of flame, fierce and ir-
repressible. ALI night long the city
was lit up by the glare. The Dominion
! government is among the heavy losers
the Chaudiere bridge having toppled
into the river from the warping effects
! Of the heat.
Fireman John Watkins, of No. 1 sta
! ton, was smothered in a house in
| Queen street, west; Mrs. Bessie Cook
an invalid, was suffocated in her bed
! before help arrived; a man unknown
! was found dead on the Canadian Pa
! cific railroad track in Rochesterville;
john Navan builder, was taken tC
! hurt; an unknown man was found in
Broad street, charred beyond recognI-
ton; John Matthews is reported dead;
James Merryfeld was seriously in jur-
! cd 1>yr = fo1 G,yiJ1inn. O
watchman, is reported dead; Johr
Temple, fireman of Hull is missing
and Engineer Peter Hamilton, O.
Hull, is also missing.
The Export Lumber Company hat
all it's big stock destroyed and it is es
timated that their loss will foot u,
nearly $1,000 900, covered by insurance
It is estimated that 25OOOO,O0O feet O.
lumber has been burned in Hull ant
Ottawa. Half a dozen churches ant
schools have been burned the Eddy
COmpany's paper and pulp mills an(
match factory. and e. B. Eddy's resi-
dence have been destroyed. Bronzon,
and Weston's mill, the Hull Lumber
Company's Mill, one Of Booths mills
and the Mckay Company's premises
one of the power houses of the Ottaw;
Electric Company, the Hull waite
works and the Hull court house ant
jail, the postoffice, the convent, almos
every business place, and about LOO
dwellings and shops have been de
stroyed. Indeed, practically nothing
| Gf Hull IC loft hJt 1nJ1rcn and fo
| houses beyond it. The steel suspension
bridge which connected the city of OF
tawa with Hull was also destroyed. Oh
the Ottawa side many fine residence
were destroyed.