The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-05-04
BY FLAME AND FLOOD
Enormous Destruction of Property
and Heavy Loss of Life in
Canada and Texas.
HAVOC BY THE CANADIAN FIRE
Waco, Tex, Deluged with Rain That
browns Eight Persons, Some of
Whom Were Caught ON
Collapsed Bridge.

Ottawa, Ont, April 2S.-Over five
square miles of territory, burned over,
more than 1000 buildings destroyed,
seven lives lost, 1000 men, women and
children homeless, and property loss
of $17,000,O00, according to the latest
estimate, insured for about half it's
value, are the results as viewed now
of the destructive fire which swept
this city and Hull Thursday and yes
terday. Although under control for
many hours the flames were not entire
ly extinguished until about noon yes
terday.
List of the Fatal Casualties.
The list of dead is as follows: Miss
Minnie Cook, aged 40 years, cremated
in her own house; John Pumple, car
repairer, suffocated in the Canadian
Pacific railroad yards; George Peeley,
shoemaker, suffocated; John Dare,
Hull, fireman for e. B. Eddy & Co.;
unknown man, found dead in Meyers
house, Wellington street, Hull; Mrs.
Carron, Wellington street Hull, died
from fright, aged so yeas; A Baudin,
years old, son of Charles Baudin,
Duke street, Hull.
Relief Committee organized
A relief committee has been formed
by the citizens, and this together with
the Roman Catholic archbishOps of OF
tawa and Montreal will make an ap-
pea1'fOr relief to the country. The most
serious problem that confrOnts Hull is
that of work. The majority of house
holders who were burned out are poor
and have large families. 1t is not eX
pected there will be employment for
considerable period and the way in
which many of the poor are going to
live in the meantime is doubtful. On
the Ottawa side fully two-thirds Of
DalhOusie ward is devastated. The de-
stroyed property in this district in
Guided some of the finest residences in
Ottawa as well as a great many Of
the humblest.
Some of the losses are: Booth Lum-
Der company, $3,00O,000; Eddy COM
| pany, $3,000,O00; Mckay Milling COM
pany, $55O0,OOO; Hull Lumber
| company, $700,000; Electric Light COM
| pany, $3.50 900; Dominion carbide
| works, $15O,O0O.
Scene Is Desert Of Ashes.
The scene of the Hull fire presents a
! vast desert Of mere ashes, out of which
! the porch of Notre Dame du Grace, the
! property of the Oblates of Mary the
| immaculate; the st. Mary's school, re-
| Gently built at a cost of $4,000, and q
| cluster Of residences round the church,
alone are intact. Among the ruins Of
house on Washington street, Hull,
has been found the corpse Of the man
named Bernaby Myers. All Thursday
night in Ottawa the homeless ones
were were going about looking for
places in which to take up their abode,
and in some instances searching for
members of their families. The e. B.
Eddy House, which was destroyed,
was a historical building. When the
Duke Of COnnaught visited this dis
Itrict thirty years ago a grand ball was
given him. ''The Castle" as it was ia
military known, was selected as the
scene. A large marquee was erected
on the lawn and here the dancing took
| place, supper being served in the
house. With the house several mag
nifcent pictures, imported from Eng
| land have been consumed