New-York tribune., 1900-04-28

Ottawa. April 27.-The great fire. which swept
ssver Hull and Ottawa yesterday, destroying
practically al the buildings in the former city
ard A large part Of the Dominion capital, is out
I northeast wind continued to-day, driving the
flames in the direction opposite to the un-
scsthed portion of the city, and the confiagra-
zion came 70 an end for lack Of fuel upon which
"a feed summary of the situation is as fol-
lows
ottawa buildings destroyed. 1900; Hull build
ings destroyed 1900 total loss both cities, esti-
nsted S17.O0ooo0; total insurance. both cities
estimated s. s0O0 ooo. lives lost seven; missing
eglr More thau seven thousand persons are
home-ess
The list Of dead now stands as follows:
1Arrl a. -,e.sAt years old, son Of Charles Bauain
cARR3x N-s. eighty years old. weIIIngeon-s,. Hull;
COOK 2inr.e. forty old, unmarried. cremaed in
Aogse
DARE John. Of Hull fireman for Z b EDDY Co.
FEgET. George shoemaker. No - Queen-st.. West
7tsarI- --H7 ear repairer No sac somerset-st; zuf
f--ste5 n canadian Pacific Railroad yards.
un4aav- -as- found dead IN Meyers house, yelling
Ie--s. Hs-
This makes seven deaths in all Joseph Rob
ert o., Ann-st.. Hull married with family of
ruo IS not expected TO live He severely
crushed while trying TO remove piano from a
turning building. There are others more or less
injured ou- not seriously
The IRE area was viewed by hundreds of people
mis- afternoon and evening. one Of the most re-
1narkahle things about the sad scene was that
~ smoke was 70 he seen There half
burned buildings or smouldering logs anywhere
Everything that the FIRE touched was burned TO
ashes.
THE AREA SWEPT BY FIRE.
Al n Hu-Ts principal buildings with the ex-
osption II the Roman Catholic Church are things
y The past The burned part Of the city from
east 70 west. that is from the Ottawa River TO
B-ev=ry-st.. extends over Laurier-ave. Alma
Inkernan Britannia, Main Albion. Kent, Lake
Duke. Church. Chaudiere, Brewery and Front
SIS From south 10 north going from Charles
s. 70 The sus7ensioa Bridge. which warped by
the hea- fell into the river. the streets that were
FIRE swept were Charles. Albert. Philonen
Wright. Wellington and Main Among the prir-
ctpal buildings which We're destroyed and their
estimated values are
z 2 E6dy's paper mill. match factories etc
100000 low estimate Hull Lumber Com
pany- 100000; courthouse and jail. $4,000; the
Faulkner. Graham. Marston. Pharand Poulu
Aubry. Goyette and DuhameI business blocks
$4,000; the pumphouse. with machinery, S35.-
o}a, postofice, S25.0oo; City Hall. $4,000: Z g
Edcy residence, $4,000; Christian Brothers
school. $4,000; St Antoine Convent. $4,000;
1re and police station. $4,000; St Joseph's
Hall $1,000; St. James's Anglican Church
sI1O09
The one thousand families who met with dis
aster VIII probably number considerably over
seven thousand persons. II is said that over
100000 feet OF lumber was destroyed
MANY OUT OF EMPLOYMENT.
The most serious problem that confronts Hull
is that q work The majority OF householders
who were burned out are poor and have large
families. Il is not expected there viii be en-
Payment for & considerable period. and the wav
il which many Of the poor ara going TO live in
the mean time is doubtful. Coming TO the OF
tawa side, fully tvvo-thirds Of DaIhousie Ward is
devastated. and estimate by residents Of the
district places the number who were without
roofs Of their own last night in this district AT
I've thousand. The destroyed property 3, this
district included some Of the finest residences
II Ottawa as well as great many Of the
hurnbIest
In this section were the houses Of George E
Foster, DR. Scott, J. r. Booth. A W FIeck, Levi
Crannel, Mr. McLaurin. Martin & warnock's
big -four mill. Erskine Presbyterian Church
somerset-st bridge. the immense lumber piles
along Division, Preston and Rochester SITS, the
homes Of John Pinhey. James Murphy, Mrs
Catherine Ptahey Alexander Coulter Mrs A
Rochester, Thomas A Cook, Edward Foxton
4. J. Wsrnock and the Victoria brewery and the
French Presbyterian Church. all Of which have
disappeared.
TIE Ottawa Electric Company viii be a heavy
loser An approximate value Of its property
6estr0yed is placed al S3o0oOO. The company
had SIX power houses. There was one central
or distributing. power house, and the other five
we're sCb-statlons. OF these sub-stations only
ore remains. The company is furnishing most
o. The residence section with lEcandescent light
ana Il IS expected that il will be able 10 furnish
al customers by Saturday night. The motor
service VIII 5e uninterrupted The arcIight sta
tons being destroyed, II viii be some days be-
fore Ire street service viii be resumed. a large
star 1f men IS al work to-day repairing lines
aAd setting Up poles. There is considerable in
kuTarce, but the directors place the value OF
heir property destroyed al S300,00G.
e n. Spencer, General Superintendent Of the
Canadian Pacific Railway. places the company's
-1ss approximately as follows: 10 freight cars
SiSagaso; loss Of freight. $4,000; loss Of build
inss. $4,000; Total. S25OO0O The Canadian
Pacific IS running trains out from the crossing
al the Richmond road.
ESTIMATES OF THE LOSSES
The following are some estimates of losses by
the various COMPANIES
The Guardian Insurance Company 100000:
London Insurance Company. 100000; Royal In
ssraace Company. S2O0eDO
The Atlas Insurance Company. National Of
Ireland. Waterloo Mutual. sun Fire Insurance
0fce, wiH lose. roughly speaking over s2Jo,oO0.
Their risks were on all classes Of property.
The Hartford 141tna, Scottish Union and Ma
nona- companies viii lose over S200oo0. Their
risks were principally or the property Of the Ex-
erv
The losses Of the Queen Fire Insurance Com
eAaTr VHFrt