The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-06
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Investigation in Parliament
House Fire
MUNITIONS PLANTS
DESTROYED By FIRE.
Three Outrages in Twenty
four Hours Stirs All Canada.
Far-Reaching Probe Will Be
Conducted

Ottawa. Ont, Feb. 6.--6aSOnno
instead 0f the usual ffu1d htled
tho hand-oxtingmiahes nrexnAn
used III the grea& nro - PaxiiA-
Encnt Houee. Tlhe cxtinGn1anefn
had tosn tampcecd with durinG
tho txenty -foar hours beforo tne
hlaxe began In the reading rooms
Fire Chief Graham, Charles
Stewart and Dominion Polfco-
men Moore and Holnler all agree
that the flames grew furious tho
moment they used tho extinguiSil-
era. Fireman Graham III now hav-
tho apparatus tested.
The last time they we're inspected
they were found to be In good shape.
The directors of the Dominion police
has set the hidden branch Of hts SER
vice toward finding out the identity
Of three men who purchased hve-
gallon cans OF gasoline In Hull. =
mile away from the Parliament build
ings on "Wednesday morning
One OF these men was seen tho same
day In the vicinity OF the Grant.
Holden q Graham co. Ltd,
This FIRE Regular volcano.
Early this morning the plant was
destroyed by mysterious explosion
and subsequent are. The nre was .
regular volcano
Smoke ana fiagn~ falied the building
almost In an instant. The stx-story
brick structure was we'll nigh de-
molished. Il watchman had passed the
sample room. where the fire began, not
two minutes before the flames burst
out Mr.. Holden. Of the drrn, WAS en-
ployed BY i private detective agency.
H Gays the information came to the
authorities about noon. The xuArd
aAes,< the buiidsnE sas flnnedtatsly
Fssnssc ap,eais wsss mads ~ tns
nuthorities to cali out troops. Ths
neigsborhood or Hespeier Is Inhabited
LARGELY BY ron eigners
General SIR sam Hughes. booted and
spurred. was the busiest man in the
plAce this afternoon. This afternoon
the wires were hummIng In all direc-
tionx
RIdeau Cottage, the once Of the
military secretary TO the Duke OF Com
naught was the center. toe OF huge
actixsfy. The cottage lies very Hear
Rfdeaa Hall. where the Governors
General lives Policemen and detec-
tives patroiied the frozen Rideau
Fear Another Fatality.
There Was fear today that still an
tsNkfyi &t1Asf0WI Va ~ - -" 49, ~ FeS fsFt
In the IRE.
The body OF u. p. r. Ianiant, as
sistant clerk OF the House Of Com
mona. was found frozen to the window
sill He was on his knees In PRAYER
and hfs arm had stuck fast to the
Ice on the sill. He had thrown wide
flaA window, and gaxed ap to the black
sky In desperate appeal
Sir Robert Borden has ordered q
strict Investigation into the circuna:
stances OF the great fre hy q commits
sion OF three Sir Alfred rAurier, the
man who 80 long guided the destiny
Of Canada. will name one Of the mem
bers
a free hand viii be given 10 the
commission. Not only the detective
branch Of the Dominion police Will b
used. but private detectives VIII BE-
And IN addition there WIN be i
third and entirely distinct inquiry. the
nature or which will be guarded xeaf~
ously. Probably no one. except one
member Of the commission will even
know this Il going on. Citizens Of the
United states inay be employed IN
this man-h,rnt In order to divert sus-
ptcfon.
Feeainx Il Bitter.
Feeling Ngnlnst foreigners grows
more bitter each day. Today one of
the Afternoon papers inquired edi-
s'should NE chief snsel,irence oisicer
Ot xh1 Nfaf department of Canada b ) 3
German 0f5lcer, With hrOther~ In the
German army m Canada III war With
Gerrt&nx AZ playinG marbles IN
Hrft1gh Aecref service men viii