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BLYT}L ONTARIO, THURSDAY FIAT 3, 1:)00.
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,000 CONFLA6RATIO BRITISBO R
LL AND OTTAWA
,WO ARE HOMELESS
away from the orclgtnal fire area many
houses were set &blase by burning
embers.
It wee thought et first that Main'
street, the business portion of the
town, might be saved, but the fire
came down there, destroying all the
stores, ,the Bank of Ottawa building,
the English Church,;be court,houee,
peal-o:toe, residence and office
of'tr. Cbatppsgne, M. P., and every -
thin$ dee ow the street.
The original area of the fire
Persons Known To. ` south aids of I'hlkmen street to
llave Perished tendedaver oar lambs from the
-) Wright street and between Chaudiere
and Bridge streets. A fact that ren-
dered the fire more destructive was,
that moat of the buildings which
In The flames.
RLY 4,000 BUILDINGS fESTROYED.
of Both Cities Laid in Ruins--Brlpdim out All Neighboring
led to tits AW of tit cjttFiW meet Compelled to
fevered Days—The Offilisayolunteers Called to the Ald
01 thta Piremeie.-^•'fits Wti gases the Rlver and Sweeps Through the
Whole Southw s(bf'Attf a_. --Infinite Distress and SufferingC:rsad,
• !It tit* Calamity.
4WABUILDINGS DESTROYED.......
U1N08 DESTROYED
ABIOS BOTH CITIES, ESTIMATED
I$VRANCH BOTH CITIES, ESTIMATED
1ST, SO VAiR KNOWN Rc
2,000
1,800
Oats Sympathy Bud Help,
April 27. -Commenting' on
at Ottawa, the Times de -
that the newer will be reoelved
nehmen throughout the world
tbet deeptt grief and sympathy.
ducks upon the widespread
lied m lloted on in.
0, a:
peen un
come to
her pore% bat
to bear
time when
not merely
the beet ott'
, Bl
BS OW. It meet be privilege to'
what to us 11a for 's relief ot
it(Oleg children. The welt and
.all famine are heavy calms
generosity of the Beath pub -
the 0141m of Canede to not
It ie a claim that we
meelf'1sMly at a'ty time, but
all now 'neet with joy
osreelvee sensible
Ciuvada hal done
S DRitADeitIL 1101,
a 'rhe sweat Homeless
000 Property pestle),
0., April 27. - _
are homeless he
filings have gq, ' Mt
,000,000 worth ..of pee•
bra destroyed.
tonight are enlferrng
of the went -caiam",,
8e history. A ink
Me noon Thurai u
UST.
and
d
to.
from
In
to
nd
this
got under cow
the damage cannot
Ith an^ are','
$20,000,000
$12,000,000
YOUR
Twhich farmed the only oom-
s watered the cit of Ottawa
tie a or in eXt'ent less. Little
ooeld.bt Ab1tp' bot the flames
lead their ay steadily ail diterloon
through th0; rn part of the city.
Fen: ,lrlr 1)i ed as It nothing
wButd oiler capital of the No•
mlulon, dant,
offillastely the wind
kept the the siva?' from meet of the
hne1i tseethost
pretentdeatestt eTose
burned out ars chiefly the working
mated herself to the flames. A -great
,many people were more or lees Will-
ed from remaluing too long In Utah
Ileums or from returning for things
Arad forgotten.
E dy's 01ulp mills, noon which most
of the newspapers In Quebec end
the ItiarttIme Provinces depend for
their supply of paper, were among
the first to succumb to the flames.
Since early In the afternoon the city
has been almost out off froni the
from theexcltement an dthe destruct.
tion of the Canadian Pacific Bail.
way Station, and the ruin of the
track, the ties being sat on faro and
the rails spread by the heat of burn.
Ing piles. Moat of the telegraph wires
are also down.
Every effort le being made to re.
'ileus the distress of the homeless and
ruined thousands who are wandering
In the etroete. The Dominion Govern•
mont authorbtion have taken energetic
shied nd ththe e imbed buildingoblem and s have
hien thrown open as temporary, Ri 1-
hofs. TIM" has net yet permtttt i the
mire ton of any turner relict
The seeds, sat for a fear minutee,
prayers being read by ren. Mr. Allan,
m Chaplain Lawder was away et the
fire,
F+:nn'M Ly almost a gale from the
northwest, the flamer Mart ery
tiring before than to HU.necMedev
large / hone of a wee
were Wilted et Grab were of weed.
People who lived two or three streets i
away, on becoming aware of the fly i
ing cinders, started to pour water on
their houses in tits hope of saving the
buildings. Many more people cone
mono ed to move their household et•
facts, In spite of all these preeeu•I
tions, however, the flames would get
at the houses: and In a few minutes
they were a mass of flames.
A Hopeless Task.
•_ Women and children were to be seen
erring la all places. Many of the men
kilo appeared panic-stricken. At 1.50
(fetlock It was quite apparent to any
ono in Hull that the firemen had a
hopeless task before them. Even the
augmentation of the brigades from '
the mills and some from Ottawa
seamed to be ot no avail. There were
a dawn streams at work, and the '
pressure was good, but seemingly
nothing could withstand the rush of 1,
flames and wind. Tis firemen fought
hard, but with apparently little eye•
tem, and sought to etay the tide of
flame by toughly soaking the
surr0*jnding property. As building by .i
bundle was taken by the flames the
fierce heat forced the firelighters'
*go a larger chole, Tite,v !ought the '
'Ramos hard, bat were driven hack
foot by foot, Mb finally the fire area
was measured by streets and blocks
Instead of buildings,
At haif•paat 1 the far western end
of Main stroat trout Rclmer's corner
east to the bend in the street, was
In flames on both sides.
City of Hull is (Sone.
Tonight the flames In Hall are
working eastward, the city of Hull to
gone, the beautiful Roman Catholicholic
cathedral les standing, but ii by
no means on>kKnger. In places the
tiro suddenly umed such flreceneis
that the firemen were oompe;tel •to
retreat for their lives, leaving their
itn a of hose. Bridge street was the
tint attest which bounded the area
of the flea Then the area between
Bridge and Wrlglit streets, eastward,
was swept, and the fire fiercely fob
lowed on its course over to Church
street and then to Main street.
gcaroely anything In the whole sec•
Mon was eared Families carded their
household effects Into the streets,
threw bedding and largo places of fur-
niture from upper window,/ Bohm
were fortunate enough td have
horses to remove their goods 10 a
Piave of 'safety, but in the large ma•
jority of calms effects were simply
saved from the flames In the build•
lige to be destroyed In the street'.
n, women and even children die•
p the uttuoat tenacity In trying
to their goate• Trip by trlp
was m itu burning bul'dings, even
niter f n had been compelled to
' retreat the flames, and it some.
times as if they could not get
out rgnml lei -cum' s pedated,
• women' 1 that t els children were
i,ereapa reed, obildren r"'M tier
did break into a blase, the heat was
wise -thing unbearable, and the burn-
ing cinders ignited In dolens of places
on the O.Jta'wa side, This camed great
armlety for the buildings a,'ong Wel-
lington airiest, from Lyon street west,
and the Manatee were removed from
the Home for Ihcumablea,
- Lord !(unto Assisted.
The steamer Conqueror, belong`.ng
to the Ottawa corporation, was to•
tally destroyed by fire on Lloyd
street. Engineer Tom Long lost his
head and pearly lost his lite. His
Excellency the Governor•Oeneral ae•
tested to get Long out of his predioa•
treat.
Bir Charles Tupper heads the Cttt•
ten' Relief Fund with a eubsoriptlon
of $100. Messrs. Charles Magee, John
(xtate' and the Clown Company each
contributed a like sem.
The E hlbition be the Con-
vent Alt, 94 nd other
but la Ottawa coed *A-
tha aervtes of the
By the great tire St John, N.
in HITT nearly 20,000 *Mile were
rendered homelea, and "property to
the value of $22,000,000 Was do.
rtroyod.
The Council is Active.
The City Connell met this forenoon
and appointed a special committee to
devise relief meaepree. and a public
meeting of ethane will be held In the
City Hail to -night to consider the
whole question. The Cabinet is also
meeting today, and It is very likely
that some aid will be forthcoming
from the Dominion. The local branch
of the National Council of Women
aro taking etepe to attend to the
women and children who are home.
less. All the public institutions of the
city lutve been thrown open for re-
ceiving the distressed. In fact this
gado work' ham heel) teem hold of with
much promptness and eartteetnese, ro
that no one may Buffer from actual
want. J. N. Champagne; M. P., $ull,
is suffering from a (It of apoplexy to-
day, through the excitement of the
ere. 'He let a $80,000 hoose which
he purchased a few months ago.
The Legislature Acta
Toronto Apra 27. -The L latuee
tit!a morello peeael a eek 6,0('0
to the sufferers from the H -Ottawa
Hrs. It also, seed a Special act , er-
mitting tomenp talltbss to issue do..., -
tarot for the NEM, of sufferers.
Dominion Government Wvee
$100,000.
The Government at a Cabinet meet.
Ing to -tiny decided to glee $100,000
to the relief of the sufferers from the
Ottawa and Hull fires, Ten thousand
dollars will b3 given for Immediate
use. The Cite Council has oleo de-,
elided to give $10,000. A new electric
plant will' be established, apd Parlla•
ment and 'We residences of the city
supplied with tight. t
The Scene in.,Ottewa.
In Ottawa to -day It. Is possible to
traverse the whets burned district, for
thorn Is not an ember left. The die.
trfet Is absolutely rsdt:Rd to ashes
and the destruction is so complete
that In a few places the people are
now re -b utldlog without having to
clear away any tleurls. A careful ex.
amination of the dtatrlet show* that
Ui ;Inky beikting, saved In the Chau-
dier3 or Victoria I.'a.nd district tiro
J. It, Booth.* large saw mlib which
IB dire: fly over the Chaudlere Falls;
the raiser 'team pleat of the Cda.:-
trio Light Cowpapv. Which le amp-
p;}1ng peeler nor %a cam8Uatiwao•
General blunter to liar
lietof-Mafeki
WILL SLAT FROM K
Two of thetanadian Monnt
sported Missing.
The Fatal *evident to Private Bradley, of the Second Continge0f Food
Deal of Sickness --U. S. Senate Rejects Boer' Motion -4N
Ordered Frosu theTranavaal.-Mafeking's Troubles -Boers
age-Ambit/4W by Boers. +
Loa,u_an, M•y I,-'Ihlene La ao effieiul
newts from the Orange 'tree State,
and no unofficial tiewe d tater date
than Sunday, when (len ch wee
repante•1 .to be hoideneibe Naha
and nezonno:itriug the hi;.e to the
east of that place. The R'lertt, accord.,
lag oto one report, are to greet
strength the ne.ighth-mhcloi, t hi.r•,
according t3 another, they ere aloe-,
ing sorely uorahw'and, :eav'ittg Linty
matt' guard, without tranil..e, in ,he
The JJoiuy Newel ccriresp.lnient nt
Thalia INchu reports that the Re, kb
hawse .unpturel a iter convey, but he
girl:a .no detalila4
Lt is noppaurted tbulat CaipCa Town that
Geneen li disinter, whose 1 visiati was
In.tr:y tneported iii ole ar:rung at
Kwell: tdtiy, 'will etanrt Wan that place
.n comment of a atrmg column to
nek,eve Mateking. The operation, it is
sail, will pprobftbliy `rho seecnhed
11 (leneatul Methuen hat General
Bunter Wit by itu chief mitre.
A tifesfpiAoh from K:Thpr1oy states
that the Boers yesterday (Monday)
wcupied' to *truing (orae the town tit
\VArnaaortctwn, which is aterat Eli attee
Giznetu Methuen's. beedf4ttartete
abet,
scenery in the lt,ehof die-
trmi aro grateful. for the apetiSit+
servile') u,: the Anteirivaa Beall hcepite
iMr:ng thu merest aperutteua.
A igist outpost actions take placo
daily Loyieui Kerma ttldhtg, where
the hal of the British invasion 1a
•eant,ii tl. African hots? vi•knese has
brukeu out in General Buller's army.
It proves especially fatal atuoug
fieehly arrived animals. Th3 Sloane
lonteln correapondeti15 point out
that the defIclenctes to the veterinary
department cause thousands of !ogee.
.t despatch from Thalia Nohn gays
bond f,glnthtg took placesast of there
ynudny. D• Wet tried to taro the
British right with the aid tit artll
ler,., bat was beaten off.
Cronin Was Cheered.
Jamestown, St. Helena, ape 00. -
(lateral Crone) aid li's alta soma
panted by the General's Prtvnts See•
eatery, were permitted to (sicced re•
*eye reweloe Yesterday ot Dna
wood camp, after wOlelt they' lea
their Wit Weise the open.y y,
antic wtltah premed to arse
.,mere' Era,., ... ' 'Flute.
have reoevupted tit
which they were Hite
They have,.'been per
women children
offet d,"
a
el
un, ., ; r
T,,,,.da y.
entplrig
nwing ratioun
Uw.. leery.
rriiq ctz. April 2%, - The
erzog arah id to -day w'itlt Iwo
had and lint pnHsenQers (01111(1;
nnl
v, iurImbnt: forty Red C
tend lir. t lune, director of the'
Its r napmne. The vessel haw
o. it res 1IuxtH.utd tons, Tires
uo, litmus an extraordln•
et u, imtchittery.
og needs watching.
Meyer's Reply to Roberts.
London, May 1. -General Lucas
Meyer, replying to General Roberts'
complaint that spur of the British
prisoners at Pretoria are lodged in the
town Jail, says that only those aro, yu
treated wtto "ave *led or who are
suspected of ttgr ko psakt,,ipe. Ile re-
torts, moreover, that Boer prisoners
are conftttedArt the town jail at t b'ter-
marltsburg with natives,
With the Oecuad Conti
Van 'GV VI C
r , f 1
par
w
4,vbt L A
Q1 0pat
dath In the second ooutln-
gen't averred to -day.. i , : Bradley
of Ottawa, had ridden hie horse to tit
river In order that the animal might
drink. The horse suddenly threw lint,
and he sank into a deep hole, Brad-
ley' could not swim. Privets Walters, of
Ottawa, and a dozen others lumped
Into the water to rescue Mut, and one
of the number, tin. Firsts, a Nest ,lus-
trallan, brought him to the surface,
Lisch. Morrison threw, it rope to the
pair, who were theft pulled ashore.
Bradley was anconsefone, but utter
prolonged effort lir. Stewart and
Hospital Fergeaatt Whitton succeeded
for they fedi
Commnident
ed of the mat
neeburg, end b
Rash Yeo
cape Town, 1
emery scouts
'Imhof owing t'
once to danger
Their Renaud
oat kind, and'
climbed 0 kopje
at the foot.
Authentic lett
Draghoeuder pot
Thirty-eight of
('apt. Green, wet
into tar leo lnm
• whoa tit^y t -
the ern opening til
the eentre, '.
mg z ed a position ou our
^Id by a few of
et and wounding one.
they found thanaehaa
g fire from oat 'Irate
hastily retired with
During the night they
ing nhont with a light
err wounded. Next dep..;
re found, ono with the
a rrle•l miller -upon
enwnv wore Trinevaat;. ti
ref, State uniforms.
posit
e01110
were
collect
two tit
ntamO C
Some o
and Or
Ho(f eyy
anew:
Light
came 1
lathe
Elan
log
uately
moot
tired
!h
111 restoring animation. Tho end had,
hewers., stn inittrcd hts lungs that
pneumonia set In, anti ho deed the
same night. The body was burled here
with military honors.
Fearful rains, nimoat Impaseahl.'
routht and a threatened therms. -
visions end foresee ^
noltthe m^•
beglneie
I men
ar
unit Some Troopers.
aril ::U. -,i patrol, eon.
1 nu,1 of the African
undrr Lieut. MulrheadS
with a largo patrol of
even miles to the left of
te.
were In ambush sand welt -
men tb ndvaiaco. fort•
w, of too seedy wer
a kopje, and our 1
a vluw of .near
.re ndvantageowt
y, however, Hent
ng them, woutelli (
trooper was unhorsed,
ore feigned death and
The Boers passed by
wied through a puce. Val
#lY. its movements
nal four Beers w
prta000r. He sic t••w.
longe, and .tl hie pgr;ttera' _
wb t
tab enabled n a
na Ind li
h
oto•, )vlte direction and w•atk
(.1'1111111.1M
Hobe' Crttlnlem to be Dlieasard•
London. April 80. -In the Rous' of
('omntone to•drty Mr. John Oordoa
swift meeNeta, Irish Natleirdst, t"
eumed the interrogation of the I',''
Ilatueutary Secret try of the War (if
(lee, Mr. Goorga Wyndham, in regal,'
to the Struts African war, but
'ittla satt•faettor, The trek
William Court Gully, celled
Neill to cedar for demand'
whether the operatic*
temente were exr.•^ '
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