Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-11
1000 HON ELESS.
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,, done So nothing would have saved the
city.
At 80 tonight, the fire was tilof-
| ouShly under control and was colilliie'l
to the following area: The ottawa ailu
Parry Sound railway-on the south' II
vision street on the east; First avenue
on the west: and the Richmond ROAD
on the north From the Parry Sound
road to the Richmond road is about
one mile and from First to DIVISION
street is about one-Quarter of a mlle.
While the fire Was burning 1lerceiy
among the lumber pile the Whole DIT
gade of the city had been summoned
was forced to remain idle. FOR an
hour not drop of water was thrown
| into the flames. A stiff southwest
wind was blowing and by the time the
water main had been repaired the lum-
Der yards were a mass of glowing
| Goals.
From the lumber yards the flames
| spread to group of frame houses on
| the outskirts of the city formerly
known as ChesterVile, but Whlch Is
| now united with the city. Every house
| in the little settlement was destroyed,
Another lumber yard in thinly sec
ton, northeast of Chesterville. was
| reached by the fire in an incredibly
short time. This brought the fire to
the more thickly settled sections.
After leaving the lumber piles the
flames swept over Pine street which
runs east and west, down Willow,
Poplar and Anderson, EXles, Somerset,
Sprude, Elm, Mable, Albert and then
on the Richmond road properly speak
ing, to Wellington street, where it was
stopped, short distance from the
Canadian Pacific Railway depot.
At p. NJ, it was feared that the fire
would get over the cliff, on the top of
which is st. Jeanne Baptist church. In
the rear and q short distance back of
the church is the residence of the late
David Mills. The family began moving
out at 6 L. NJ, and the hearse was III
readiness to move the remains of the
DISTINGUISHED Canadian, should the
necessity arise. The fremcn, however,
succeeded in keeping back the flames.
Fifteen million feet of lumber We're
destroyed. 1t belonged chiefly to J. r.
Booth and was sold. The loss on the
lttInJ'l VIII ne ABOUT fovU,UOO. ! ne
buildings burned were principally
dwelling houses and stores. They We're
al built since the last great fire ana
were either sohd brick or brick veneer
cd, as the city would not permit of any
other kind being erected.
The loss on the buildings is estimated
1t various figures, tonight. Mayor
Cook said that there were from 500 to
500 families homeless or about 2G00 in
dividuals. All the parties are supposed
to be well insured.
The mayor said the city would oppose
any aid being asked from outside
Canada and personally he thought that
the city should grapplc with the situa-
ticn without amy appeal for outside
help.
Mayor Cook estimated the loss on the
buildings at 100000, making a total loss
of $6OO,O0O
Mayor Cook tclcgraphed to Montreal
for assistance when the fire threa tened
the whole city At II o'clock tonight,
- fircmcn with two engines and two
hose wagons arrived from Montreal.
The hose and engines were not unload
ed. but the men were used to relieve the
Ottawa brigade. With a view Of as
siStinG at the fire the mayor requested
| the assistance of the militia, which the
department at once granted They
rendered valuable aid i'll stopping the
progress of the fire at the critical stage.
When the fire started there was d
stiff southwest breeze, but fortunately
it vcered around to the east which aid
d in saving the city.
At midnight, the fire was still
tnoudcring but with no danger of ex-
tending outside the burned area.
Alderman Poulfcre, who represents
he ward in which the fire occurred,
| places the families burned out at from
500 to 600