Huron Record, 1881-06-17, Page 3c
WIEBES'S GREAT ME.
Between Five aro Bix .i/noted
Houses Destroyed,
Five 'Hundred Families homeless..
Loss Over a'tilillion loan maw of
Dollars.
•
c,t•t.iatc, June 9.—One of the most
disastrous fires with "which this uttiot
tuUtak` city has been aifiieted cont-
tneneeel last night, is only under con-
trol, at (1 a. u►. The first alarm was
from Che corner of St. Oliver tt::trc), Si,
Claire streets, at tett minutes before
elewell o'clock. Considerable delay
need have occurred in gigging this
alarm, for on turtai 1g the eye in the
direction
indivoteeti by the number of
the box, the lurid glare of the flares
was read ly discernable and LI a mio-
este later the bells front the Basilica;
St. John's,. aanci. St. Iteclt's churches
pang out the second alarm. The Whole
force of, the brigade was soou me the
ground,. with foot -hardy speed. The
hook and ladder waggon, passing, down
St (ienevieae street, *mocked elow.n
and rue ever :1[r. Talbot, of Ifsautcl cC
d' 0., lot, notwithstanding that this iti'
the heaviest vehicle in the depart went;
.lir. Thlbot escaped ivith slight injury.
The reflection of the llamas was so
vivid that i.n short' time half the city
:appearedl attracted to the scene, attd by
11.30 ail the avenues around and. lead-.
. fug to the tire were completely packed
with people that it was nest to iiu-
possible to force a way through thein.
The scene of utter confusion that met
the gaze in the vicinity of the canna-
Siratiott lel; rags description.. Half the
t'nple seeele 1 panic-stricken, and
thrt e-four'titt of the others were only
add.iug ui the general confusion by run-
niog against each otheser and assisting
in the destruction of property in the
!solemn belief that they i9ere rendering
assistance its saving it.. Parents • par,
Bally• clothed hurried along in every,
direction with infants in their arutlt
wrapped la bedclothes, and leading
others by the hand. Cows and -horses
let loose from burning'stables. rushed
half maddened through the crowd., or
stood dazed with the scenes by which
they were surrounded. C('roclrery, bed--
:li•ng, trunks; clothing,. stoves, sofas,
pleiures, and .every conceivable articklt
, of furniture were theown or dragge*
about, often into places•of a en greater
danger than where they, v ere: - taken'
from. The origin of the fire was in a.
�ta'ele
ell St. Oliver street; . near •St.
_Marie street. The flames immediately
spread to the surttounding wooden,.
buildings and to the streets. above and
-Lelow. St: Oliver;: Labeurelle, St.
tLarie- and Richelieu streets • were
quickly • .
•
• A MASS OF FIRE,
f.•rr some hundred 'feet of each. in ex-
tent, the flames from other sides of the
streets overlapping in the middle and
completely closing theut to all traffic.
'Clic scenes common to all great fires
wore readily discernable at this stage--
,w•en the police and firemen• Were • to a
great -extent deetoralieed;: Daxang tol.a-.
fiery was carried • on freeltr in: .the. full
,fight of everybody. •Lirlu.or stores and
private dwellings attacked by the.
dames were ransacked for liquor, which.
-vas openly drunk by the specinu•ns of
.y rite lowest class who "are common to
the locality in question, and- who fre-
eluent the low hovels whosfe-destruction
is one of the leaa,ta regrettable features'
of the.disaster. • There were, of course,.
• striking_ contrasts to the above, and
'rune rous instances of generous lfunian-
ity. The sparks• wl.ich everywhere,
flew from tate burning wooden build-
Tinge were themselves a terrible source
ofdangerto the rest of the city, • It
was •no uncommon sight to see Mee's
iti
its and iats ablaze from the burning
pii,cc•s of shingles which fell upon them.
The wind being from- the north drove
the fire, rapidly in the direction of St.
John's church.
The rush of cohl air caused by the
rapid spread and large volume .of the
flames seemed to divide the wind into
local currents, which scattered the fire
nrnand itt every direction. The bei-.
eerie found it snore uninetingetLlr• Ihtan
ever. They allege that four woexten
110rs's `Vere -found on lire by theta
when they arrived upon the scene, tared
that, with the water.absent and .unat-
t,,ainable for some twenty tninutek, it
was found impossible •f(r thein to oh-
tnsn the mast( _rn. The hydrants throw
nn') streams when the water came intra
t ward, lett too .late to be of• much
r«•rvice. 'i' fb Capp tC Jones stem* fire
engine was tint to w -rk ns early aft
ttnssiit1e at tiia` well et Berthelot mar-
k •r, i,ut it :aeetnpd to Have but little
efileit' in saying the su'roundin i! pro-
perty-. When tl e,•firo Qpreacl, as allove
described, the men of t,,e brigtole lost,
all enntrnl over anv portion rbf it.
Their necessary sul &vision into sq
mut pftrxicis.awasw,eakaess indeed, .
r
TUE FLAMES SWUM' •QNWAUD
with almost lightning rapidity. The
fury of the devouring element knew no
bounds but those of the city out•sh,irts,
anti. none who failed to :see then] would
be inclined is credit the rate at wliioh
trey swepca all before them. A great
part of D',tiguiilon street, west of Flt.
(aenevieve,• had been destroyed,, when
the flames appeared in St, John street,
- a little farther out than Iletherin ;ton's
bakery. At one o'clock the claeging
of the bells of lit. John's churcht-
rapid and alarming tonal told of the
.danger of that property, and summoned
assistance from, all who were. able to
give ft, TIIe whole efforts of the ;ire
brigade were immediately bent on say-
ing the sacred edifice but to no •avail.
Hundreds of willing hands belonging
to all classes of citizens were also
`stretched out, but in vain. Nothing
was. saved .but the sacred •vessels and
HOMO of the most valuable of the plate
and furniture of the sanctuary. The
tire bad possession of. the noble struc-
ture in an almost less space of time
than it takes to relate, and.
TIII: FI\E$T AND LAItG tST CIIt1CI>:i
in the. city was tloontetl+ to ilestructionr
It was a grand `sight to witness the
angry thrives' climbing the steeples of
the Choi+ch, and to see the fall of the
towers a feva ,•Minutes later. The more:
northerly of the two was the fli'st to go,
It gradually tottered over,. and then
fell right over into the roof of the strue-
tue, Tho. other steeple gradually sunk
and telescoped, Nest after the church
ea►ne' •
' TaU FRXARS' SMIIOOT,
oppesite, and still irresistibly the Are
swept on. As • if confident that so
n►ajkstic an edifice could never- fall a
prey to any of the elements, the neigh-
bors around had carried their house-
hold'.goods to the front of the church,
and there piled diem at the very :door
of the sanctuary: Alt was irretrievate
ly los,: The church' was worth at least
$100,000, Mtge] the insurance .awounts
only -to $1000.. At the•i rot of Jupi=.
ter street, .:below T3ertbelott mat ket, the
flames from the. loci• tide of St. John,
'street,- and from this potnt.rhiey •rapidly
flew west along that lino, avenue, keep-
leg:pace With theotheztAyision of the
•conflagration, "opposite:: Nor "`Was' :flip
fire confined now to 4Phn -street, At
Jupiter .-it-•spread seetitwnt4l-•:t.o-••-Hair_
Berthelot Market -place, destroying Gab-
riel „and
`xab-riel„and St.• Patricl., street as far Out as.
there were buildings to be' destroyed.
The lower :field -alone stayed the pro-
gress of the fire fiend.: At Seett street
the fire: ran upwards towards the Grand
.•Alec at a terrible rate of speed, there
beim; neithe r water, hien, ]lose, 'nor
;other appliances to. stop it. Only:tl:e
;:£.tiara• caustrcl by the recent • conflagration
Il'ere stopped the total':destrnction of
the whole street.' It is iuipossihle`tey
describe the: spread • of slate: Haines on
every;side, and it wil.l.perhaps he noire.
satisfactory to give.an idea of the boun-
daries of the bur„t district. ..
fi]ITs )tAMAt;x..
It is ,ten'stcel that this fire is egiial,
if: not wet sP, in -every point to that of
•1S79. • Itis certana that it • ecteds•it
in that the a•eis iti gt eater.atneunt ell t al
uahle'ptioperty.desti oyctl;; Tile ratan i er:.
of lionses-burnt itt estiinfated at froin'700`
to bOO, a al the total loss is in the vu,nlity,
of one -and a half ntillotl.dollars. Sev-
eral minor aeeidents are reportcd, and
pile vvouian i$letiowit to have been Itut'nt
A• relief,ciotnmittee will 'be formed•aaid-
subscription lists started for the aid of
thesufferera,,..mos.t of whomare of the
•poorer classes..
WItTGIIEI)'lyATin SL`1?PL1,
�Vlien the -firewas first'd►ecevered,ne
water was to be ]std; as' it was turned,
on 'iia the Lotter 1'oavn. In Quebec fife
upper part of the ' city is supplied
during ane part of the (ley, andthe
lower-d-iring another portion„and even.
then the water is is not 'evenly distrib-
uted, artin some .is as•ds it is turned.on..
at difl7.rent hours • front• others. tdne
owing :to defi'Ctive system.; It tabs
e
.about half 'an pour to turn the water
from cine partof the city,; .to the other
and doting this half hour the 'flairose
ha<1 full. play and trade terrible lie fid
All attention wit's cl reeted to thespot where the cnnflagtation started,.
anti, none was paid fors, few minutes•
to.tlin•fact the S,tron windwasearrp
ifig, the shingles of th;r'roef of the burn
int; hol't
use'to'other.qua(rk, Thus the
roof of a 1nrg brickk l viidi.ligalam t 220eft was yards eft in: a Mate lx'fore anv part•-
ticular notice was •paid•to it; and by the:
tinle•the' Water -was tutncd on the ern]-.
flafi•ation linin assumed proportions that.
defied all efforts to sullidue,
e
avis
HARDWARE NRCRANT,,
• Mts.been appointed Agent for the justify
celebrated -
FIGURE
�i
We'cnntnt speck ten'ltigirly of its rater- •
its,ais'1'csti►nontals from alt ]Ierts of the
conno'y speak for themselves, of its succe's-.
Gt at ad' others. Also _Agentlor .the
Empfre. Horsy
CgieF�od
This Fond has been used ill Erigbtnd, end
found superior to all others maitnlacttired:
Ott A TRIAL SOLICITED,”*.%
Builders' Supplies, Nails, Paints,
Glass and Oils, .
' Constantly'on. band.
'Regal Canadian. Clothes Wring -
rigs;
Cheaper than ever offered before:
ZULUOuNs ZutueCUNS,.
LawnIlowers. Lawn Mowers.
S.• 1),1`' S. Phoenix Block, (Tinton
• THOSRIN
,: sa
Iiosires to £Morn his' potions rand f •feeds -that he 1tt -
QVE
—ins—
afilorini •Establis.
out
to the rooms.'
Over'. I,awreiice & : GAte y's:
'Furniture Store,
Nunibers' of lettere of 'sympathy and `
rendering assistance 111Pve, been received it
from all parts of the Dominion., • It
now supposed that nine persons have
perished- ]ii . the £lanes. Only seven
bodies so, far have. been recovered. It
is estimated that over 1,500 families
are homeless, of these the a►aj t ty are
ofethe •pporer, chases, ,
Whore 1r?•w111bepletteed'tt5 promptly attend to nay
orders 1 cedar. be farorcd with. -
LInTON
o11llca-Hills
Are running full blast, and are preiy teed,
eS usual,- to' do -
ALL KIND& OF •WORK
iii the IVonl:tiln Line,' - -
(1)I(,"SJ'I:,"N I1vTG,
nds i' -line '
and 11►a1l itiflCtlll'iilg- of.�8 tki
on short ntr'titee.
1;LANicorrs, &e., kepteeinstiuttly. cin
'ganef,- either to --exchange - for %Veal et' sill
for cash, at
Brioes Lowor4han Ever,.
E. C W RB ETT
Qlintor,. Matl;-19„1811...
tw
Thos: Stei'enscn
UN.D.ERTAKER,.
AND pnnt,asa 15 -
UR ITURE.
Rcmo�cd DYF�c.
Special Iliscount Fiala
F011.30 DAYS.. -
NEW, FURNITURE ARRiViNG`,
and more expected -also, a fine lot of new
COMM, •Slirou''t , & 'Undertaking
Goods..
Como and see, In •
R.AC EY•'S OLD STAND
labcll' occupied by Shepherd and 'Cooper;:.
Albert
Cooper;-
Albert Street, Clinton.
IIAI LOO 1
Whore Aro You ,.. Goin�jIs?
V
lent going to -
D. . V ()wale l. e 1 o- �� • ►.7
OROCERYa •Att•D
Provision Store
Opposite Fair's MM.
.4 Pays rite to -get nty Graccries there ; the
goods are so cheap, and the quality. --
is 1 d o, 17 .L1 o old Goods ; •
all Iteto and -fi'esh'l
[ - His Sugars,;., Teas, Coffees,
Prunes, ; Raisins, Currants, .13oneless
Codfish, Cold flake_and, Fine Out
Chewing Tobaccos, cannot be excelled..
Some new, designs iii 'crockery and.
Glassware, Wooden Ware, and n fact
everything you want.
APPLES 35 CENTS. PER • OAC.
Farm P ocInce taken in exchange. •
C A. NTEW
CLINTON,
•
CREAT
Clearing Sale
44
Girt 48 S tlx.:irtuit
kale: to tt;op,
Ceders C lai+sea.
J rtiitPntt-lo,'teith •
:CLers.
French,. Eureka',
Bt'rlio, compact
Potter Disks and
"Jnd(victual Pot -
tens. ' -
C'abbinel ,Y(tyties,
C:obleta
1 uniNers, .
Oil EA
to'clera• nut the -
• StoJ.: . .
LAMPS
eou�p (Yr', Carate
idze 4.1e. tae/,
/till A moll:
loe.)It.ar Grncea'i 4'6�
Yyttf1, (c,
('nit?'' Ilimtitte'
:•i•' 17,4 11rrelr-
u `h eptcudid.
rq
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0
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g o
g
LYTH
S&df oilis
These Works are ndw, in full • opera •
-
tion,, and the -undersigned are enabled
to offer any grade of : - -
Salt of •Finest Q,iality for 84le
The necessity.of iSalt, for
AGRICULTURAL .PURPOSA
Is:now so fully established that every
farnlar will neglect his OW11 interest
wife fails to use abbut five ton's antro
ally: •
0,42r This Trade will recotveeur best'
attention,
Cordwood, Pim Stave Bolts and
Basswood, ileliveped at the. Works, for
Which Clash will'lie paid.
ray, Yau.8Starl g;
Gran
CLEARING
S. MORL.EY'
CHAP`'To
,.
(t iso>tt's )[dock,)
•GrcitStInducements In
W J -
Spleudildl Suits from $11O,00
Upwards,
•
Boots and. Si.
AT ROCK BQ'rTWM PRICES.. -
Cone one, cnni'e all. I and 'some
B AIR�G' A I N 'S :
Sr, IVI O RLEY.
A. HouseholdMord'
To Cooper's
GROCERY
F]as '1k'c:n,Y'e n^ I'tt,usehold Word a tl,t.
BEST and CH i.IU?EST plaice for
•
Groceries, -
,'Ir'lour,
Feed, - •. . '
Crockery,
Glassware,
cC•a,, tf•c.
A SPECIALTY. IN -
60 Cent Tea.
"'Cosh piiicl, for'Eggs 1� rug I't:o-. •-
duce taken to exchange. • .•
.... T1IOS, COOPLit,.
Corner Albert and 13attenbnry
CLINTON ONT..
IS COM IN P
mT1Tlmanj' invitations that we' are receivinit. frefin
,_I, our. nttttterous customers; and the ting sh ars of
I'ublfc
patronage that we have received in the pavt,
has induced us, again to obtainthe;lpoes,u; ,u tiffs
cations to bring out before the pehtie,'as too'! bampiei
-u1 .
fresh and
.00111*.e'• "'-
STAPLE'.•
As was ever before offered fir this section of cotintr; .
and at prices .that will ensure It continuanceofthe
• favor's bestowed on us in tho•jtast. in nor
50*,
"Cent 8ug-ci;
We have made a spccttilty, which will be Sound 't:
ouunination, cannot' be bent tri this part of tha
• - ' • Donini(Ytt. We 4,1).114,
1,. . . •:
CENTRAL OU
• - IN 'CLINTON
•
and conegettetitly can nffitd to; pity- the very %11(,11 -
•f+.ST PRICE; either 111
OOsh : or Trade.,
N, W". -We - are receiving • 0711l.cr'
otroitrkno;4q of CROCKliniX amt
GLASS\VARE, in New Designs,, ex
actly suiteci to the wants of the people,
and cannot fail to • give satisfaction,
both es to Quality autl -1' ie .
Iiispeetioit Cordially Solfeitedr.:
itomontbt-x• the piece -t '
Sheppaxd°S ;Old Stand,' Albert!'
Street, Clinton. •
.1
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