The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-04
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1851 b. his brother. King Edward.
WIN! then Prince OF Wa1eg.
Sirl Robert u Borde len made the JOE
loving announcement at midnight:
l.@@Thes House of 5Co Commons viii meet
Friday afternoon at three clock. The
place will be announced later
sked as to sswheth er the session
would be adj ourned l; the premier re:
piled that he and his colleagues had
not yet consid the question.
M The two women who persisted in the
FIRE have been identified as Nine.
Brayey OF Montreal and Nine. NORM OF
Bouce. XII
"IIwas on my way from the cham
her to my room, which is near the II.
ibrary," said Mayor Martin, OF Mon:
treal in describing his experiences In
the fire, when heard an explosion.
Instantly flames shot out from the
reading room. MY first thought was
OF the fire extingisher, which was
nearby, but policemen we're then en-.
deayoring TO press it into service and.
i turned, running into the chamber.
Deputy Speaker Rhodes was in the
chair and everything there was tran
ouil until l dashed through the door
and shouted 'fire-and a big one. I
turned toward my room again but by
that time the corridor was filled with
smoke and flames were beginning to
shoot toward the chamber. ] escaped
without q scratch.
II reached my hotel about 9.15 o.
cock, and Immediately put in an or
der fcl the Montreal fire brigade. l
realized then that little OF the build.
ing could be saved, but fenred that
other fires would break out. These
are serious times and the unexpected
has happened so often that wished
to have every protection possible. |
believe that all the members escap sd.
There were only about so in the cham
Der at the time. Flames shot along the.
corridor at an awful rate and 1t seem-
ed just few seconds until the whole
place was black with smoke, making
it impossible to see. There was not
much confusion on the floor OF the
house and to this many OF the mem
bers owe their escape"
W. Bradbury was standing in the
main corridor Of the house near tho
postofttce when he heard crash.
"Then / turned and saw several of the
policemen and messengers hurrytng
along the CORRIDOR he said. went
into room 16 where many OF the con-
seryative members were and shouted
fire. Before reaching that room there
was another explosion of some kind
which knocked me on my feet"
Major Gerald White confirmed the
statement OF Mr.. Bradbury with regard
to the separate explosions.
The Canadian parliamentary build
fngs were situated on q BLUM 100 feet
high, and overlooked the Ottawa river.
They were erected from 1853 TO 1860
and the cornerstone was laid by the
then Prince OF Wales, later King Ed.
ward VIII in 1860. The cost OF con-
struction was 100000 and several
wings have since been added. The
style OF architecture was 18th century
Gothic and the parliament building
was said to be one OF the finest ex-
amples of Gothic architecture on the
continent. Cream colored sandstone,
layishly buttressed, was used IN the
construction.
The central building, which has two
wings, was GOT feet in length and had
a tower 220 feet high. To the rear OF
the central building was the library
of parliament, a poiygsnial structure
with dome. -.
The senate chamber was at the
right Of the entrance and the house
81 commons to the left. Some carvings
and paintings of prominent Canadians
embellished the halls and corridors.
The library contained 100000 volumes.
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