The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-03
CRISIS In EAST
IS AVERTED
Biz Catholic Institution In Ottawa
Wholly Destroyed.
THREE PRIESTS ARE INJURED
one Likely to Die-Many students
Had to jump From Fourth ana
Fifth story Windows, but
None Was Hurt.

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 3.-OttaWa uni
versity IN this city has been totally de-
stroyed by Gre All that remains Of the
magnificent stone building, which was
one of the sights of the eastern part OF
the city, are pieces of the walls.
The loss is estimated at $250,OoO
partly covered by insurance, 1t VIII
be two years before it can be rebuilt
and meantime it will be impossible to
get a place suitable to carry on the
work Of the institution. There were
450 students at the university, which
was a Roman Catholic institution and
was carried on under the charge of the
clergy. OF the students, about 800
were boarders and the remainder day
scholars. Nearly all Of the boarders
were from the United States prin-
clpally from the New England district.
The usual hour for arising is O'Clock.
The greater number arose at that hour.
but some who took part in French
play in the academy hall Of the insti-
tuition were not due to rise till o'clock,
While the students were at breakfast
in the refectory about o'clock some
of them saw smoke escaping from
around the pipes. About 1880 the fire
made its appearance, and soon after
ward the whole institution was in a
blaze. The students and others who
had risen at 6 o'clock escaped from the
burning building easily Those who
were due to rise at I o'clock had to take
the fire escapes in their nightshirts or
jump from the building into blankets
held out by the firemen below
Many Forced to Jump.
The fire escapes were on one side Of
the building and those who slept on
the other side could not reach them
They had TO jump, some Of them from
the fourth and fifth stories. All of the
students, however, escaped with very
slight injuries, no one being seriously
hurt. Two of the priests were seri-
ously injured, and one, Father Boyon,
is in the General hospital, not expected
to live Father Boyon was IN the fifth
story He could not reach the escapes
and had to jump. He fell on a veranda
below, landing on his shoulder and aft
erward rolling to the ground, his head
striking it first,
Father Fulham was on the fourth
story when caught by the fire He
leaped into a blanket held out for him
by those on the ground He sustained
some injuries to his side, but will re-
cover Father McGurty, who comes
from Worcester, Mass, was badly
burned on the head and arms, but not
seriously injured. An old woman. en-.
gagged as a servant, jumped from the
fifth story and was badly injured S.
Harvey, a student from Brunswick.
Me, hung on TO a window on the fifth
floor by the arms for nearly fifteen
minutes until rescued by the fremcn.
When he awoke the sheets Of his bed
were burning, and he jumped 10 the
window In his nightshlrt, throwing his
body outside and hanging on to the
sill until he was taken down safely by
the fremen.
The fire Il supposed to have resulted
from q burning cigarette which was
thrown away after the play in the
academy hall. Information from the
hospital Is to the effect that Father
Fulham is more seriously injured than
at first stated. A library of 10000 vol
tunes was destroyed