The evening times., 1900-04-30

OTTAWA, April 3O.-The work CT re-
lieying the fire. sufferers is now thorough
Iy organized and systematized- The Re-
lief Committee has been nobly aidsd by
number of ladies. who have volunteered
their services. and greatly assisted by the
generous and spontaneous contributions
of food from Montreal. Toronto. and other
places. Ii is believed that there is Ect
in either Ottawa or Hull a single sdf-
ferer by the recent fire who has had to go
TO sleep hungry, or VINO has not a shelter
of some kind over his or her head
In the drill hall alone there were be-
tween 500 ard coo men, women, and chill
dren last night. All have been well cared
for, but the place is p1orly ventilated. and
unless some means are taken TO get fresh
air into It, there is probability OF silk
ness. especially among the children. Every
house left habitabIe in Hull has one or
more of the burned-out families accommO-
dated in it. The sufferers in Ottawa have
been equally well looked after.
The first shock OF the great disaster may
be considered &c be over, and the suffer-
ers by the fire are beginning TO get ready
for a new start in life, but it will be many
years before Ottawa and Hull can fully re-
cover from the effects of Thursdays con-
fagration.
The stream Of money. food, and clothing
which has set il toward Ottawa for the
relief of the sufferers is growing as it
flows, and almost every hour brings addt-
tional supplies. Yesterday cablegrams
were received by the Bank Of Montreal
from Lord SuathcOna and Mount Royal
and Lord Mount Stephen. donating S25 coo
and SIC, 600, respeS IiV ely, to the relief fund
and Mayor Payment is constantly receiv-
ing letters and kilograms announcing sub
scriptions varying in amount from a dollar
20 thousands. Local subscriptions con-
tinue TO flow in steadily The newspa-
per funds are mounting high up into the
thousands, and the sums paid into the re-
lief committee aggregate nearly $50 600.
Large amounts like the SIS. 600 from the
Ontario Government and the $25 600 from
the city Of Toronto are almost as good as
IN hand, since the necessary legislation
authorizing the payments has passed the
Ontario Legislature. Nor is Ottawa S
100000 very far behind as Mr. Lumsden.
n. l. A., who went TO Toronto Friday
night for the purpose of presenting the pc
utlOh praying IOr power 10 issue ueDen-
lures, telegraphed Mayor Payment yes
terday that he he'd received assurances
from Premier Ross. Mr.. Whitney. leader
of the opposition. and a majority of the
members that the necessary legisIa tion
would be passed before the House is pro-
rosued next Monday.
Quite a number Of contributions are
coming in from the United States DIT
Seward Webb ard Mrs Webb. Of New
York, have contributed $500 through
Thomas TAFT. of the Canadian Pacific Rail
way? George Z. Thomas. Of Chicago Ia.
sent in a check for S2O0 through J Null
len. and dozens Of smaller sums have bee
received Mr.. Shirley. agent OF the OIgivi
Milling Company has been instructed {
deliver one car Of -four to the relief com
mittee.
The Allied Trades and Labor Association
at its regular meeting Friday night. vote
S25 for the relief OF the fire sufferers an
also decided 10 ask help from all the trade
councils and unions in Canada.
In Rochesterviile there is scarcely
house standing and the b-unt Of the loss
this section Will be borne by the workin
class. the ones who we're least able 10 stan
the strain Of such a general and unexpecte
loss.
4 careful estimate by a prominent lum
Der man places the value OF the lumbe
destroyed at s.. 800 eco