The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-27

ment saw that the nre was TO be q dis
astrous one. tho acting m s'ef Of nub'io
works ieltgraphed T. Montreal. Peterboro
and Brockvile Cor FIRE apparatus and en
assistance that could bc sent But ul-
though they arrived speedily. they wsco
Of no avail. In Hull the FIRE had about
burned out Tho business portion o. abult
gone and over half the residences Tho
Cathoiis cathedral has been saved gu-
mour and Hughsona mills are also stand-
ing. The only means OF communication
beteen ottawa and trull Is by boat.
From two o'clock the only water to 10
had I'm Hull Is from the river.
Chief Benoit OF tho 1Iun fire brigade.
was injured and taken TO n hospital Ia
Ottawa. The fire originated from lre
IN dirty chimney. and the high winds
caused the flame to spread rapidly COM
Ing 20 the ottawa side OF the siver md
that portion OF tho city east OF Division
street, the old boundary line OF the city
before Rochestervile was annexed. was
almost entirely burned down Here and
there a building remains. The village or
Hintonhurg stan further east, in close
proximity to the city, has not been de-
stroyel as rapidly. The greater part res
mains Mechanicsville too which was ro-
ported ohave been entirely swept away
still remains The fire.. az midnight was
largely confined TO that part OF Rochcs-
terville, lying near the 81. Louis dam, IN
the southeast part Of tho city Unless q,
heavy wind rises the remainder of tho
city Is safe. The bucket br gades OF tho
military and the Montraei hremen with
their engines did yoeman service az ttta
point. liz addition to the losses mentioned
there Is that OF the Export lumber com-
pany, a prominent lumberman told your
correspondent that the price OF lumber
would certainly be raised on account cf
the fire
The casualties 20 FAR reported are Misc
Cook, an old woman who lived on wcl-
lington street. near the French church.
and who was burned IN her house 70 -
crisp. An unknown man was found delA.
James Mabon Is reported 60 be fatally ir-
iured. and some pieces Of timber fen on
James Merryaeld. who was taken 10 tho
hospital. The government Is supplying
blankets and doing oil In It's power for
omforts OF tho sufferers.
The ottawa insurance company. a new
institution, will be o heavy loser IN ,he
AlIt All the AdatnlanA COMPANIES ana
some Of the English ana American CONF
panies are interested.
A prominent lumber man placed the
losses for lumber plies az from four to
FIVE million dollars.
This Is thought 20 he a low estimate.
as the Export lumber company aloEe.
has lost nearly one million dollars THO
same lumberman estimates the entire
loss at about $500 00o
The large elm which extends from tie
ottawa river back By Christ church ara.
st. Johns, the Baptist c&frch, on o
Roches erville was the only thing which
stopped the whole city OF ottawa becor-
ing a prey to the FIRE shortly after noon
the wln1, which was blowing previously
IN northw stery direction, chaneei 20
a southwesterly direction ana IN this
way what remained OF ottawa was saved
ENGLISH CONTRIBUTION.
LONDON, APRIL The Times saws
editorlaliy this morning:
Great Britain must hold Canada, who Is
lavishlng her blood and treasure "a south
Africa, by contributing TO the funds Cor
the victims OF the ottawa FIRE.