Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-05-05
SEVEN LIVES LOST
IN The OTTAWA FIRE
At Least hat Many Persons Perished
and Many More May Be
Buried in the Ruins.
LOSS NOW PUT AT Sl7, 1000, 900
Latest Estimates Reduce the Total
Sonewhat---Scvcn Thousand
Homclcss---Appcal for
Relief.

Ottawa, Ont, April 30.-Over five
square miles of territory was burned
over and more than 1000 buildings de-
stroyed, seven lives lost, 1000 men,
women and children homeless and "A
~psoperty loss of $l7, 600, 900, according
10 the latest estimates-insured for
about half its value-are the results
as viewed today of the destructive fire
which swept this city and Hull Thurs
day and Friday. Although under con
troll for many hours the flames were
not entirely eXtinguishcd until about
noon yesterday.
The list of the dead is as follows:
MISS MINNIE COOK, aged 40 years,
cremated in her own house.
JOIN PUMPLE, car repairer, suf-
located III Canadian Pacific railroad
yards.
GEORGE PEELEY, shoemaker, suf-
located.
JOHN DARE, Hull, fireman for L. i.
Eddy d Go.
UNKNOWN MAN, found dead in
Meyers house, Hull.
MRS. CARBON, Hull, died from
fright, aged so years.
4. BAUDlN, 8 years old, Hull.
\ relief committee has bccn formed
by the citizens and this, together with
the Catholic archbiShops of Ottawa
and Montreal, will make an appeal for
relief TO the country. The most Sc
riouS problem that confrontS Hull is
that of work. The majority of the
h~ouscholders who were burned out
are poor and have large families. 1t is
not expected there will be employ
ment for a 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 DalhouSic ward is devastated and
an estimate by residents Of the district
places the number who were without
roofs Of their own last night in this
district nj 5000.
The destroyed property in this dis
trict included some of the finest resi-
denccS in Ottawa as we'll as a great
many of the humblcst. In this sec
ton were the fine houses Of Hon. Geo.
f. Foster, DR.. Scott, j. II. Booth, a. w
Flcck, Levi Crannell, Mr.. McLaurcn,
James Murphy, Mrs. Ctharine Pinkcy,
Alexander Coulter, Mrs. \. Rochester,
Thomas A. Cook, Edward FoXton, \,
j. Warwick and Martin & Warnick's
big -four mill, Erskine Presbyterian
church, Somerset street bridge,
French Presbyterian church and Vie.
toria brewery, all of which have dis
appeared.
The Ottawa Electric company vii
be a very heavy loser. An approNi'
mate value of their property destroyed
is placed at $780, O0.
The fire area was viewed by hun.
drcds of people yesterday afternoon
and last evening. One of the most re-
markable things about the sad scene
was that no smoke was to be seen
There were no half burned buildings
or sm%ouldcring logs anywhere. Ev-
erything that the fire touched was
burned to ashes. All of Huli's princi-
pal buildings with the exception OF
the Catholic church are things of the
past. The buildings alone were valued
at about So, 100000 and of this amount
over 81 1000, 900 may he put down as q
loss. Then in stocks, fixtures, equip
ment, household effects and wearing
apparel there is q loss of nearly 81, 900,
600. The vast pile Of lumber which
went up in smoke may be recokned al
$4,000, 900 more.
For Flee Sufferers.
Ottawa, April 27.-The government
at q cabinet meeting today decided
to give 100000 for the relief of suf
ferers by the fire. The city council
gives $4,000.