The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-27


clg which exs,nds from the Ottawa
river back by Christie street and st.
John the Baptist church on TO Roches-
Eervile was the only thing which stop
ped the whole city of Ottawa becom-
ing a prey TO the fire which wiped out
the city of Hull yesterday. Shortly after
noon the wind, which was blowing pre-
viously in "a northwesterly direction.
changed TO southeast. and In this way
what remained OF Ottawa was saved.
III is almost idle 10 talk OF losses yet but
a moderate calculation would be some
where between SIS. .0O0, 900 and $20, 900, 600.
The government had the militia called
out and adjourned the House of Com
mons until Tuesday on account of the
disastrous connagration.
HULL IN ASHES.
The city OF Huh has been burning
since noon. and all that remains is a
small corner in the east end of the city.
There are a few houses standing in the
suburbs of the burned city. Hull has a
population OF about 10000 people, and
more than half OF them ere homeless.
The entire business part OF the city,
including the court house, postofiice
and public buildings, and newspaper
offices, is one mass of ruins. The pop
ulation is almost entirely composed of
people who work in the mills or who
derive their business from those works.
LUMBER DISTRICT IN ASHES.
The. fire crossed the' Ottawa river
fn the afternoon, took hold among the
a nf ha nj
and extended 10 the lumber yards and
mills The result is that the whole of
that part OF Ottawa . known as the
Chaudiere Flats. surrounding the Can
adian Pacific Railway depot, where the
lumber mills are all located. is fire.
swept. The only building standing I'm
the whole area is that OF the ottawa
Carbide factory, which is newly erect
ED and flreproof. From the flats the
fire extended across the Richmond
road on to Rochesterville, and as far
as the experimental farm. Westerly,
the fire took in Hurtonburgh and Me-
chanicville. so that on the Ottawa side
of the river there is larger area COW
cred by fire than on the Hull side,>
TWELVE THOUSAND HOMELESS.
Ii is estimated that at the present
time the number OF people homeless in
the two citdes and suburban towns is
not less than 1900. and 1t may reach
$4,000. The government has given the
drill hall and the city the large ex-
hibition buildings to accommodate
sufferers. All the institutions in the
city which have any accommodation at
all have lent a hand to aid the dis
dressed. The only industry left
standing in Hull is the Goulmer and
Houston lumber mills at the extreme
end beyond the city limits near Cat
ineau Point. The large Roman Catholic
Cathedral is still standing.
The Hull Lumber Company's mills,
the extensive works OF r. B. Eddy, both
match and paper factories. and Mr.. Ed
dy's residence are in ruins, az Sell as
the Interprovincial bridge. which con-
meets the CIV OF Ottawa with Hull.
SOME OF THE OTTAWA LOSSES
ON the Ottawa side of the river the
loss rs still greater There are in ashes
pany's mills, the Mckay Milling com
pany, the ottawa Electric Railway
power house, the Martin and Warnock
mills. the Victoria foundry, the Ottawa
saw works, the ottawa Speciality com
pany, the Pain planning mills and sew
cral other industries. There are also
some fine residences included in this
area. among them are that of j. X.
Booth which was valued at 800, 900.
the residence OF his son-,n-law, A. w.
Fleck. that OF Hon. George Foster.
Lewis Runnell manager for Mr.. Bron-
son. and Mr.. Pain Of the Fssin mills
the latter two beautiful houses, out or
which their owners were not able To
take anything. SO quickly did the flames
extend TO them.
NO BAR TO THE FLAMES.
As soon as the members OF The. gov
ernment saw that the fire was 60 be a
disastrous one, the acting minister Of
public works telegraphed to Montreal.
PetcrborO and Brookvillc for fire ap-
pliances, and all assistance that could
be sent. Hut. although these arrived
speedily, they were OF no avail. Moth
ing could stop the ravages of tie drc.
which leaped over whole blocks and
broke out I'm all directions. The Cana
dan Pacific Railway depot. which IS on
the Chaudiere Flats. was among one of
the first buildings 20 go, as IL was a
wooden structure.
$500 BUILDINGS BURNED.
At 8 a. m. the fire which had ragged
here and i'm Hun since yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock was under control
The total number OF buildings de-
stroyed will probably aggregate Z. 500
enthiling loss OF from fifteen to seven
teen million dollars and between 1000
aud li.0O0 mon women and children are
homeless. and four lives were lost.
a LARGER ESTIMATE.
Toronto. April 27-Dispatches from
OttAwa summarize the situation M or
tawa and HUI as follows. ~.
ottawa buildings destroyed . 900
Hull buildings destroyed I 500. total
lrss both cities estimated at $50 600 =