Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-05-02
AWFUL FIRE IN CANADA,
Hull, Que, is Totally Destroyed, and
Ottawa, Ont, is Partly Burn:d.
THOUSANDS ARE MADE HOMELESS
The Firo Started in HulI-Thc FLAMES.
Famed by II Gale, Leapcd the Ottawa
Kiver-Bclievcd to lie the Work of
Observation-Disclosures Run UP Iuto tho
Miilions-Helief For the Sufferers


MillIons-ReIief For the Sunerers
OTTAWA, Ont. Especially One fourth OF
tho city OF Ottawa, the portion of it in.
cludinG the famous mills which cut the
bulk OF the lumber output OF Eastern on
tario and gave employment to Ave thou.
sand men, Is in ashes. Just across the
river in tho province OF Quebec the civ OF
HUI, with " population of fifteen thou.
sand. is practically wiped out of existence
In all almost 1--WE square miles OF territory
ARE burned over and 5l5 600 900 of property
destroyed
't = estimated that the number OF pcr.
sons made homeless in cho two cities i.
1900. Tho Government has civon tbe
drill hall and tho city the lnrse exhibition
buildings to accommodate the sufferers
All the institutions in the city which hnvr
any accommodations ut all have lent II
hand To MD the distressed
Tho fire was at first said to have or
iSinated from u detective chimney. but not
an hour after IL had gained Il foothold on
the Ottawa stdo flames appeared i'm throe
different places In this city two miles from
the riverside. Another suspicions circun,
stance was the outbreak OF the lire at GIL.
mour : lumber mills. two miles down thn
river, ON the Hall side. aud To windwarl OF
tho main fire. TEis was undoubtedly tho
work of an incendiary rs it is believed
mat other iireS in ottawa. which durina.
me dnF started in unexpected places, were
also duo to !lrebugs
Tho conNagration is one or the most ox
traordlnary known in tho history OF Can
ada. The spot whore tho ilre originated il
ABOUT quarter of mile from tho mnin
street OF HUI, and, ~ n gale was blo,,;,.,
from TIA" northwest right In the direction
ol the lumber piles end mills on both the
nun ana Ottawa shores OF tho Ottrya
River and Chuulicro Falls, it was soon
seen thNI the lrr was almost certain TO be
"a large one. From the flats in O,tn,yn
proper the fire extended ncross thc Ri,h
mond road ON 10 KochestervIlIe. and n. far
as the experimental farm. Westerly ths
uro took in Huntouburg and Mpchanics-
VIE so that on the Ottawa sidc OF tho
river there was a larger area covered by nro
than on the Hull side.
30 |srce WAS tho conilacation and so
swirl its progress. that the small fro Do
partmont, with its piSmy streams might As
well have tried to smother Il volcano Re.
torc > o'clock p. IN. the llrs crossrd ths
ever, alto through tho lumber plies on the
banks ANA eNtoncd to that part OF Ottnwn
known ns the Chuudirrc nat aud surrounI-
ing the Canadian Pacific Railway station
Calls for aid were flashed to Montreal
Peterboro and BrockvilIe, aud. althourL
mo response was prompt, the flames could
not be stnyod.
Nothing hut the great cliff which extends
IOpnbStprNIllR
saved the city OF Ottawa from complete de-
struction. The wind had been blowln.,
brIsEiy from the northwest, and had 1t cou-
;.nued In that direction there can he no
doubt that the capital OF the Dominion
would have been laid in ruins But there
came sudden change, and the clifr nc,
ing as II barrier, turned the flames, and
only part OF tho city was destroyed
Dynnmite wns use to blow up buildings
IN tho path OF the fumes, but this heroic
measure was OF little or no avail
so great WAS the menace to tho Capitol
tselt that Parliament went iato consultu.
ton and took measures for protection
BuGlcrs on bicycles scorched through tbo
city streets sounding the assembly and
therc was quick mastering OF every bat
talon OF mIlitiu. by q O'Clock tho men
were mRssed and under orders They were
armed aud provided with ball cartridge.
"A soon ns darkness fell guards were
placed in the Government buildinvs Tim
houses OF Parliament were closed ana srr.
rounded bv u guard
Among the many peculiar incidents at
iendhnt upon the excitement and destru,.-
iiou was thR' of u Chinamnu who was o..
-rrNci rushing along loudly hewnilinc with
his siGnboHri huEged to his breast. tho
ONLY thing hs had saved
IT, loss OF life, co 1sidering the extent
ana !uien>ity OF tho Are, was iucon5idrr-
able. Ia Ottawa Il railway cmployc and an
|GeI woman, who returned to her burning
cottage to rescue some belongings. wcro
burned to death. In all seven persons
log their lives.
Ihe suffering in that city is severe. Ever,
church Standing in the mcfghhorhool o
Iluiland all sorts OF bui dinys have been r..
QUESTIONED for barracks ahd the govern.
ment had the mili,in at work erecting tents
IN both cities for tho accommodation ot Ga,
homeless. Good order was maintained AMI
provisions and other nece-sarles were ~.
rrniy on ihc way from other cities for re.
lief OF the sufferers.
lilo heaviest losses so far nra aDprovi-
mateiy tho Booth Lumber Company. -
UoO OOOO; thr Ediy'PHper Company 81 $40
600; the Mex " Milling Company. 5000.
0)O Hull Lumber Comnnnv. 500 0Ol: th,
toriitc Company, $3.50 0)0 nul pubiia
buildings ia Iinli 925O.0)D one :hOu-anI
private residences We're burned aud mora
inah hVe thousand people are ont OF cm.
ployment In that city. Every Insurance.
'omr'hy OF nny consequence dpins busi-
AesS IN Canada has lost heavily
Ottawa. the capital o; the Dominion ol
Canadn, IL situated on tho south bank ot
tho OTTAWA River. ut the mouth OF the III.
de0u. Incr" d, an upper and lower town.
separated hy tive Rideuu Canal. vii. .ch con.
meets 1t with Kingston, on Lake Ontario.
In tho lower town there were many lnryo
business concerns, more or less intimately
connected with similar ones in the subur-
ban town o. Hall. located lust across the
river. AT Hull very large lumber bu.i-
ness was done. Tho Government build
ings, which aro tho cuief feature OF OF
tawa, occupy an cmiucnce known as Bar
rack Hin, lJO feet above tho river aud east
OF the ilre-swclt portion. Tne bridge con.
Meeting the city with HUH was located ut
the western end, near the Chaudiere Falls
whero tho Ottawa River plunges over
ragged lodge forty feet high and 200 feel
wide.