Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-27
S20,OOO,0OO WORTH OF
PROPERTY DESTROYED.
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vincial bridge, which connects the city
of Ottawa with Hull.
On the Ottawa side of the river the
loss is still greater. There are III ashes
the Bronson &c Weston Lumber Com
pany mills, the ]. r. Booth lumber
mills, the Mckay Milling Company, the
Ottawa Electric Railway power house,
the Martin & Warnock mills, he Vic
toria foundry, the Ottawa Saw Works,
the Ottawa Speciality Company, the
Paine planning mills and several other
industries. There are also some fine
residences included in this area.
Among them are that of ]. H. Booth,
which was valued at 500, 600; the resi-
dence of his son-in-law, A. w. Flock;
that of Hon. George Foster, Lewis
Runnell, manager for Mr.. Bronson, and
MIR. Pain, of the Pain mills, the lat
ter two beautiful houses, out of which
their owners were not able to take
anything, so quick did the flames eX-
tend to them.
As soon as the members of the gov
eminent saw that the fire was to sbe a
disastrous one the Canadian Minister
of Public Works telegraphed to Mon
treal, Peterboro and Brockville for fire
appliances and all assistance that could
be sent. But although they arrived
speedily they were of no avail. Moth
ing could stop the ravages of the fire,
which leaped over whole blocks and
broke out in all directions.
In Hull the fire has about burned
out. The business portion is all gone
and over half of the residences. The
Roman Catholic Cathedral has been
saved, together with C.. H. Eddy's sui
phite works, Gilmour & Hughson's
mills are also standing. The only
means of communication between Otta-
wa and Hull is by boat. From two
O'Clock the only water to be had in
Hull is from the river.
Chief BENEFIT, of the Hull fire brigade,
was injured and taken to the general
hospital in Ottawa.
The fire originated through a fire in
a dirty chimney and the high wind
caused the flames to spread rapidly,
coming to the Ottawa side of the river,
and that portion of the city east of
Division street, the old boundary line
of the city before Rochesterville was
annexed, was almost entirely burned
down. Here and there a building re-
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still further east in close proximity to
the city, has not been destroyed as re-
ported. The greater part remains.
Mechanicsville, too, which was report
ed to have been entirely swept away,
still remains.
The fire at midnight was largely
confined to that part of Rochesterville
lying near the St Louis dam in the
southeast part of the city. Unless a
heavy wind rises the remainder of the
city is safe.
The bucket brigades of the military
and the Montreal firemen with their
engine, did yeoman service at this
point.
In addition to the losses mentioned
there is that of the Export Lumber
Company, limited, whose establishment
was at the Chaudiere. Their loss will
be very heavy, but is covered by in
surance in American and English COM
panies. A prominent lumber man told
your correspondent that the price of
lumber would certainly be raised on
account of the fire.
The casualties so far reported are
Miss Cook, an old woman VII lived on
Wellington street, near French