El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-04
PARLIAMENT HOUSE
AT OTTAWA BURNS
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many doors to the great building INIT .Ince
the outbreak Of the war. all except the main
portals have been closed TO safeguard the
legislators This PERCEPTION made escape
more difficult, and probably was responsible
J for the deaths Of Nine. Bray, OF Montreal
and Nine NORM OF Beauce IN one OF the
rooms OF the speakers suite
Drops Children and Jumps
NINE Seyigny saved her two children by
cropping them into a firemen's safety net
and then leaped to safety herself Another
OF her guests, Nine. Dussault saved herself in
the same way
Among those severely burned was minister
OF agriculture Burrell. who fell unconscious
after plunging through a curtain Of fire and
cropping his way along a smoke-filled corri-
Smoke Fills Building.
i was on my way from the chamber TO
my room. which is near the library" said
mayor Martin. Of Montreal. IN describing his
experiences in the fire. when I heard an
explosion Instantly flames shot out from
the reading room.
There were only about so in the chamber
at the time Flames shot along the corri-
doris at an awful rate, and II seemed just a
Few seconds until the whole place was black
with smoke making II impossible to see"
Says Two Explosions.
W. r. Bradbury standing in the main
corridor Of the house Of commons near the
postoffice when he heard a crash.
1T appeared to break out in an Instant q"
he said I was standing near the postoffice
saw several OF the policemen and messen-
gers hurrying along toward the reading room.
l went into room 16 where many Of the
conservative members were, and shouted
nreH Before reaching that room there was
another explosion Of some kind which
knocked me off my feet"
Maj. Gerald White confirmed the state
ment Of Mr.. Bradbury with regard to the
separate explosions.
Spectacular Rescues Made.
Some OF the most spectacular rescues were
made in the southwest wing OF the building.
There were many employees in the restaurant
at the time and the lower corridors filled
with smoke quickly that they were IN
able TO get down the stairs They made
their way along the southwest corner and
reached the windows looking down on the
front. They were soon noticed there and
from hundreds rose the cry, don't jump,
ladders coming"
A few minutes after the fire broke out II
was found that the press room was cut off
There were several correspondents there and
they were compelled TO climb to safety down
ladders which firemen raised to the windows.
Sir Wilfred Laurier the former premier was
at home when the fire broke out He wit
messed from his motor car the destruction OF
the building in which he had fought many
political battles
Roof Crashes Down.
Two Dominion policemen and two commit
tee attendants who were working In rescue
parties, in the chamber below the speakers
quarters when the roof fell, are declared to
have been killed. The main tower fell at
80 o'clock this morning. IT was believed
at that hour there still was slight hope Of
saving the library.
At o'clock this morning the firemen
said they believed the flames were under
control and that they would be able to pre-
The fire was then raging on the senate side
OF the building. There were hopes that the
library might be saved.
Three OF the four men killed when the
roof fell were Identified as Robert Tanning,
a walter: Alph Des Jardines. policeman,
and A. Des Jardines. plumber.