Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-27

$3.50 HOUSES GONE

a5men and children homeless la
,,pr uD OF the havoc wrought
III dr which has been raging az
sr8 ln Ottawa since il % tl0eN
p. .lev morning and at midnight
!a.- completely under control.
vi.of ne lumber piles in ottawa
l.n have disappeared and are
-. heaps of chaUed wood ana
HaN O. dozen churches ana
r+'s a number of mills, the Hun
~a-ks the Hull courthouse ana
N. p6stoHre the conyent--al-
.rsry business place and about
n irsG'rgs and shops In Hull have
5sgr6yei Indeed. practically
I'm. 0i Hun is left but "a church
raIw houses beyond IT,
TOOK EVERY HOUSE.
no ,p5t where the fire originated Is
Am quarter Of a mile from the
IN rrsst Of Hull, and as a gale was
r-rg ff0n the northwest, right IN
y fegion OF the lumber piles and
~. an b5th the Hull and Ottawa
..-s 90 th4 Ottawa river and Cham
l,s alie It was soon seen that the
n ras almost certain tO Doe a large
- By half past eleven The fire had
ra r0l hold of Main street and the
nm street With dozens OF cross
800 has burning. Practically there
s-ra house LEFT In the street
im1t ibis time The fire made q
srs d nearly hif a mile and ignited
II Ey, woodward. near the match fac
III lt was soon ln flames and the
4 strn.a.au-h0ur gale which was
+ rrg drove a hIsh column OF flame
Il tr B'dss street and set fire 20 the
EE upsr mIll and the other build
. tu % DE company
Il b fv Of this time also sprang
tfS he Ottawa river and caught
p tels % tfe rear OF the Mackay
gl,g company on Victoria island,
. l3hafW minutes the lumber piles
@ Urra. Chauliere Islands. one OF
n wr houses OF the ottawa Elec-
@ sn5any the Victoria foundry
i,l hi tho buildings on the two Is
h.' vrl In flames.
SWEPT OVER OTTAWA.
~ result Is that the whole Of that
III % Ottawa known as the Chau-
tH flts HT0und.ug the Canadian
PIT railway station where the lum-
. u rl.s are all located. is fire swept
a m Uy building standing IN the
li area Is that Of the Ottawa Car
hc.ory which was newly erected
d -e!r00f
. Hm The fats the fire extended
ra ihs Richmond road on 20 Roch.
Seville and ms far as the expert
E1. farm Westerly the fire took
n a1 % Huni0nburg and Mechanics
4 50 hat on the ottawa side of the
t here Us larger area covered by
p tar on the HuIl side. II IS estl-
& That 40 the present time the
. af % people homeless In the two
DIS and Suburban towns IS not less
AZ l-m ana % may reach $1,000
R h-l has population of about 10000
and more than half OF them are
tonight The entire business
y Of me c.ty Including the court
rosiofce public buildings and
" ialai Offices IS one mass Of ruins
& ,D s9'sInmert has given the drill
snl lht city the large exhibition
ihgs % Accommodate the sufferers
ua Institutions in the city which
any RECOMMENDATIONS at an have
II M e -.'l 70 ava the distressed.
IN, ~, IN lnll'lIl l,tt standing In
az ~, ..'s lou'In'I d. houston Lumber
.ug extreme ana beyond the city
. ~ I y uaine9u point
,,. ,'-I L'.loer g9mpanys mills
h ~ ,F a.5 works of p B. Eddy, both
II -s5sr,l s, ' .., ~. PCS. as wen as y,
meets N. , 5,,.'a'eI bridge which
In "' Guy OF Ottawa with
Loss Is TpENFNDOr-s
H On e. o,,.... w.. ~ '-'' ',o'
IN ,m q Weston Lumber CONF
ihs Mckay Milling compapV he
a Electric mIVag u S'l, r" b,n we
E, INV q Marnaek mills, the Vic
+ otsvr-5' s,.' %, Ottawa saw works,