Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-27

clear and bright. changing The inky
blackness OF amber, way up In the SKY,
10 the appearance OF @ summer cloud
while beneath was a long line OF flame,
fierce and irresponsible. All night the
city was NO up by the glare
The Dominion government Is among
the heavy losers the Chaudiere bridge
having toppled into the river from the
warplng effect OF The heat.
LIST THE DEAD,
Fireman John Watkins Of No sta
ton was smothcrod In a house Ia Queen
street west
Mrs. Bessie Cook. au invalid was
suflocated In her bed before help could
reach her.
An unknown man found on Broad
street, charred beyond recognition.
John Matthews, reported dead
-- Da0uest, Waterman for u. b..
Eddy Company reported dead.
John Temple. Fireman Damn and En-
glneer Peter Hamilton of HUI missing.
The wind continues from the north
east and unless % changes the city is
safe as the fire has about burned Itself
out towards the country. Should the
/ wind turn and blow some OF the debris
toward the burning city, there would
DE great danger of IL breaking out
again, as everything is as dry as match
[ wood
A man unknown was found dead on
the Canadian Pacific railway track, in
RochJsteryille.
John Navan. builder was taken to
ST. Luke's hospital badly burned and
hurt. james Merrideld was taken TO
the hospital seriously injured By fall
ing building.
MARROW ESCAPES,
There were some narrow escapes Mr..
Glasshan public school Inspector, was
mg.lv engaged On trying 90 save the
Wellington street school. and was SUI
perIntending The removal Of the furni-
ture. lie remained DO the building too
long und was rescued just as the roof
collapsed.
Most of the lumber piles In ottawa
and HUI have disappeared and now
moe heaps VI charred wood and ashes
mark their sites. Half q dozen church,
cs and schools have been burned the
/ Eddy companys paper and pulp mills
and match factory and +. p. Eddys
| rl si1enCe have been destroyed.
Br0ns0ns and Weston's mill; the Hull
Lumber company's mill. one Of Booths
mills and the Mckay cOmpany's prem
Uses: one Of the power houses OF the
Ottawa Electric Co.; tire Hull water
works. the Hull court house and jail,
ana the postodice; the convent, almost
every business place. and about 1000
dwellings and shops ln Hull have been
destroyed
NOTHING LEFT or HULL,
Indeed. practically nothing of Hull
| IS left but a church and q few houses
| beyond 10. The only lumber mills
standing In Hull are the Gilmour &
Huston mills at the extreme east end,
| The steel suspension bridge which C.n-
/ nccted the city OF Ottawa with Hull
/ was also destroyed
on the Ottawa side many fine resi-
/ denccs We're included ln the fire area,
/ including that Of j. $. Booth, which
/ alone was estimated at 100000.
The residence Of his son-in-law, a. +.
Fleck. close beside. and Hon. Geo. Eos
| ter's residence IN the same locallty.were
| burned. Levi CranneN manager for
/ Mr. Bronson, and Mr.. Parr OF the Parr s
mills. had two beautiful houses out Of
| which they We're not able 90 take any,
/ thing, so quickly did the flames ex-
tend
The Canadian Pacific railway depot
on Chaudiere fats burned quickly.
HOW THE FIRE STARTED.
The IRE broke out IN the house Of
| Mr.. kirousc, on Chaudiere street. HUI
| il Is said tkat Mrs Kir0uac was light
| ing her fire TO get the family dinner and
set the chimney on fire The flames
spread 20 the roof, quickly communi-
Gated 90 adjoining houses and there
! Nas O heavy gale blowing 40 the time,
! and the fire was soon beyond control
! Hundreds Of homeless persons slept In
| the open air last night or wandered
! about the streets OF Ottawa and Hull
! although many houses were Nely
/ thrown open TO the homeless. Many
/ people were accommodated ia the drill
hall the Salvation Army barracks and
] other places