The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-28
SEVEN LIVES
LOST in THE
HULL FIRE
Seven Thousand Men, Women and
Children are Homeless, PEN
niless and without Work.
THE LOSS SEyENTEENMlLLIONS
An Appeal Made for Relief-NOthing
is Left in the Business Sec
tion Of the City.

OTTAWA, ont. April 27.-over FIVE
square miles of territory burned over;
more than 1000 buildings destroyed.
seven lives lost; 1000 men, women and
children homeless and property loss Of
Si7,OOO,OOO, according to the latest estl-
mate, insured for about half its value,
are the results as viewed tonight Of
the destructive fire which swept this
city and Hull yesterday and to-day.
Although under control for many hours,
the flames were not entirely extinguIsh-
ed until about noon to-day,
The list of dead is as follows:
Miss Minnie Cook, aged 40 years. cree
mated in her own house.
John Pumple, car repaIrer, GIG somer-
set, sufTocaed in Canadian Pacific rail-
road yards.
George Peeley shoemaker, 124 Queen
street. west, suffocated.
John Dare, Hull. fireman for 2. Z.
Eddy & Company.
Unknown man, found dead In Meyers
house, wellington street, Hull
Mrs. CnrrQn, Wellington street. died
from fright, aged 80 years.
A. Baudin,S years old, son Of Charles
BaudIn. Duke street, Huh.
Relief Committee Formed.
A relief committee was formed by thu
citizens and this togeth4r with .he
Catholic archbishops of Ottawa AMI
Montreal, will make an appeal FOR relief
to the country. The most serious prob
lem that confronts Hull is that of work.
The majority of householders that were
burned out arc poor and have large
families. 1t is not expected there will
be employment for considerable per-
iod 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 Dalhousie ward is devas-
tated and an estimate by residents OF
the district place the number who were
without roofs of their own last night In
this district at 5000. The destroyed
property in this district included some
of the finest residences in Ottawa as
well as n great many of the humblest.
In this section were the fine houses Of
the Hon. George E. Foster. DR.. Scott, ],
R. Booth, A. W. Fleck, Levi Crannell,
Mr.. McLaurln, Martin & Warnock's big
flour mill, Ersklne Presbyterian churcn,
Somerset street bridge, the immense
lumber piles along Division, Preston
and Rochester streets; John Pinkey,
James Murphy. Mrs. Catherine Pinkey,
Alexander Coulter, Mrs. A. Rochester,
Thomas A. Cook. French Presbyterian
church, Edward Fexton, A. ]. warnock
and Victoria Brewery, all of which have
disappeared.
Electric Company Largo Loser.
The Ottawa electric company will be
n very heavy loser. An approximate
value Of their property destroyed is
placed at 100000. The Ottawa Electric
Light Company had six power houses.
There was one central o. distributing
power house and the other five were
auxiliary or sub-statlons. OF these sub
stations only one, that operated by
steam remains, the other four being de-
stroyed. The central power house and
the steam auxiliary station were only
saved after n hard fight by the dlrcc-
tors and employees.
The fire area was viewed by hundreds
of people this afternoon and evening.
one of the most remarkable things
about the sad scene was that no smoke
was to be seen. There were no half
burned buildings or smoulderlng logs
anywhere Everything was the fire
touched was burned to ashes. All OF
HulIs principal buildings with the eS-
ceptlon OF the Catholic church are
things of the past. The buildings and
land in the place are valued ut S2,7OO,O9O
and of this amount over 10000 900 may
be put down as n loss. Then in stocks,
fixtures, equipments, household effects
and wearing apparel, there Is a loss Of
nearly 100000, The vast piles of lum-
Der which went up in smoke may be
reckoncd at 100000 mora.
The Homeless Pitiable Sight.
All night In Ottawa the homeless ones
have been going about looking for
places in which to take up their abode.
and in some Instances esarching for
members of their families.
The Il. L. Eddy house. which was de-
stroyed, was n historical building.
When the Duke Of Connaught visited
this district thirty years ago, a grand
ball was given him. The Castle" as 1t
was familiarly known, was selected as
the scene. a large marquee was erect
ed on the lawn and here the dancing
took place, supper being served in the
house, with the house several magni-
flcent pictures, Imported from England,
have been consumed in the flames,
FOREST FIRES.