The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-04

in front Of the postoGice. He was
picked up by Robert Rogers. minister
OF public works, J. o. Reid. minister
OF customs. and Pierre Blondin, sec
rotary Of state. 1t was found that
/ while his injuries were serious. he
will recover
Mr.. Burrell had been working in his
private Office adjoining the reading
room, when the fire started
He had to plunge through a wall Of
flames IN the corridor and then grope
his way fifty yards 10 gain safety.
4 Or. Clark was burned while at
/ tempting TO obtain his coat from a
small locker in one Of the corridors
outside the chamber. These lockers
were hidden behind "A curtain Of
smoke.
one OF the first men TO make his
way out Of the chamber was Colonel
John Currie. who commanded the
/ Fourteenth regiment Of the Canadian
/ first division through the battle of 81.
Julien. where he was overcome with
/ asphyNiating gas. Colonel Currie at
once organized into "A bucket brigade
/ members Of the house. telegraph op-
orators and police attendants. who
manned several lines OF emergency
hose. They played streams on the
tlamel. but without apparent effect,
and soon We're driven back by the ter.
rife heat
Colonel George Bradbury. a member
for Manitoba: Medric Martin. MAYOR
l OF Montreal and member from that
city. and Constable Helmer. "a guard.
were az the entrance 10 the reading
room when the fire started. All three
n a IS sgrfgI fHuf
sion which hlled - reading room
with flames and burst opeu the swing
I ing doors
The force Of the explosion was 50
great that an of them We're thrown
/ - on The floor. In their opinion an
explosive bomb or am Internal machine
was responsible for the FIRE
Women Trapped.
Nine. SeNigney, wife OF the speaker,
her two children and three women
guests. were ia the speakers private
quarters ON the same floor a. the
chamber and reading room. They
were cut of from safety by wall Of
flame
When hremeu reached Parliament
hall they saw Mime. Seyigney standing
90 "a window with her children IN her
arms. 4 life met was spread and into
. o. INV .HNNf.I aIf. NNHN|N|N'N UfE GILL
cren. Then she lcdpoi safely into the
net.
Mime. Seyipney'- guests were Nine
Bray. Of Montreal Nine NORM OF
Bouce and Nine Dussault OF Quebec
The only one NJ the three 90 escape
was Nine DussauI. who Ieaped into
Oh" hrcmen'~ net When hrcmsn
reached The speakers room they found
Nine. Braycy and Nine MORN uncon-
ecious. They were taken from the
building and physicians applied pull
motors 600 vain After half hour the
women were pronounced dead
Ih" flames from the burning par
lament building were seen two miles
away az Bideau hall. the residence of
thc Duk" of Connaught. governor gen
crll of Canada The duke summoned
hi- household aides. an of whom are
wounded officers irylldOd from The
front a1l they mhtored swiftly into
fhn city. but were unable fo give any
distance the governor general elt|
u hi- closed car and watched thr dc.
structiou of fhc historic building the
corner .0n" oft which was laid in 1867
hN hIe brother King Edward VII.
then Prince off Wales
Sir Robert o.. Borden made fhr fol-
lowing announcement rf m.Iriaht
lnr house o' commons viii meet
Friday 1nrrnuon af o'clock Tho
place win he announced nf,r"
Asked a- In whether fN. .f..Inn
WOULD lo adjourned i.e premier Co.
piled 'haf O. and Dos colleagues bad
not Fnt con .dDrDi f.e question
Tho Two women HHo persisted Ir ffc
fr' have N..H .frNfI a. MIN Urtt
of Montreal and Nine NORM. OF