The Lamar register., 1900-05-02

pBt April 2T.-Ftve square
,rrifurv burned over; more
dwellings. factories, mills,
gther buildings destroyed,
lTss estimated TO reach 500
!, between 1900 and b.
rucn and children homeless.
he Up of the havoc wrought
which has been raging at
In OTTAWA since II O'clock
,Bnrulng. and nt midnight
mplr;sly under control
~ lumber piles In ottawa
bave disappeared, and are
hears Of charred wood and
I'm a dozen churches and
rufuter OF mills, the Hull
The Hull court house and
s,oficc. the convent. almost
pess place and about LOO
rd shops In Hull have been
Indeed, practically nothing
ieff but a church and . few
0ud i.
where the fire originated Is
uarter OF a mile from the
q Hull. and as a gale was
pm IN. northwest. right in
n " the lumber piles and
M the Hull and ottawa
h. Dttawa river aud Chau-
Il was ahon seen that the
luast certain TO b. n large
D. the iire had got a good
ln street and the entire
dozens or cru~s STREETS was
Practically there is not =
H the street.
lime the ilrs made q jump
ar a mile and iEnlied Ed
BAL ncaF the match factory.
a 10 DANES and the ngty-
b. Eale which WAS blowing
Eh column Of fame acrusS
y, and SET firc to the Eddy
anil the other Buildings 0f
b.
~ !hGs time also sp-aaE
Ottawa river and caught
10 fhg gy1r nf the 2taekRy
urany on Victoria island,
U minutes the iunl-sr piles
aHi Cbautli"ue lslnBds, one
Frr houses 81 the OTTAWA
1 ngNuv. the Victoria loun-
ll TE~ buildings ou the two
b. Ia flames.
u i that the whole or that
ffawa known ~ ChaB,ilerr
adding tho Canadian Pact
station. whsrc the iunhsr
y Incatpd. : firr-swept, The
n standing IN the whole
u tho Ottawa Carbide fac
i newly erected and hre-
m tho fats the fire extended
Richmond Rad on 20 Ro,sh.
aud ~ far as the expert.
Fm Westerly the FIRE took
bars and Mechanicsvilic. 50
ottawa side of iha river
arser arsa covered by the
Q the Hull ziSi. II II esu-
a the present time th"
/ people homeless 10 the two
suhuFtan towns 4 not less
and II may rwach tS,Onr
a population of about i2.eD
Dou' thhu half % them are
sELgut The enilrc business
city. including the court
poe, public buildings and
0ttccs. Is one mass of ruins.
rumeut has given the frIil
e city the iarer exhibition
accommodate ih. sufferers.
utrtlnns ia THE city which
ceommosiattous at all have
70 aid the distressed. The
fry left standing In Hull Is
r & Houston lumber mill.
'ems ~ad beyond the city
Garineau Point.
as the mefnters Of the gov
w that the fire was 20 b. a
one, the acting minister OF
Is relesraphed to Montreal.
ni Brockviiie for fire applE-
oil assistance that could b.
although they arrived
~ were OF no avail.
The fire has about burned
only means Of communica-
u ottawa and Hull Is by
r. = o'clock yesterday the
4 10 be hHd IN Hull Is from
lrnct Of the Hull fire brigade
and taken 10 the general
Ottawa.
originated through a fire in
mncy, and the high wind
flames TO spread rapidly.
HE Ottawa side OF the river,
RftSnn of the city east OF d.
p. the old boundary line OF
pore Rochestervillc was an
Il almost entirely burned
herc a building remains. The
hlntonburg, still further
ose proximity 10 the city.
p destroyed as rapidly. The
part remains. Mechanics
pas supposed to have been
FePt away. hut still remains.
p midnight was largely con
r. part OF Rochestervills ly-
n" 81. Louis dam, In the
lart Of the city.
heavy wind r-Isac tho 20,