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Esplanade and Universitv. Coming down through the years we note the Grand Opera House lire, where three liws were lost; the fire in The Mail ()ilice, May 2’}, 1885, and the great Esplanade fire of Dec. 8, the same year. This, like most of Toronto’s great blazes, began at night, and had painted a picture of ruin and desolation before the sun lit up the SCUllu' in the morning. The Esplanade fire was a great spectacle. Wood was the iii-:1, iiliether in sheds, wharvcs, or pill-d lumber. For miles about the sky seeizied ablaze, and people in the country thought that surely the Queen City was being wiped out. The money loss was es- timated at $330,000. For many years the famous Esplanade fire held all Toronto records. In only one sense was it insignificantâ€"the archi- tectural loss was nothing. It was on Pet. 14, 1890, when Toronto Uni- versity was laid in ruins, that this [act was recalled. This beautiful building was the pride of all Toronâ€" to, and its loss was perhaps the greatest shock citizi-ns, as a. body, ever received. It is difficult to be- lieve that a. single exploding lamp could be the cause of this magnifi- cent structure's doom. Built as it was of stone and brick, slate and hardwood, it burned like a furnace, and so quickly that those respon- sible for the disaster were hard pressed to escape with their lives. The Hit rated Trio. In 1895, within a couple of months of each other, occurred three fires which destroyed three lives and more than two million dollars’ worth of property. The iirst of these was The Globe are on J an. 6, in which breve Bob Bowery. one of the finest men who ever fought a fire, was killed. The walls of the old Globe building were thin and flimsy. and one of then suddenly collapsed, bearing down under it young Bowery. who was rescued in o dying condition. He passed away in the hospital a few hours later. murmuring, "Boy. I’m going.” Chief Ardagh and Charles Snicdloy. caught in a trap in these- coed building soulli of The Globe. had to leap Ln- lii-‘ii‘ lives. end their injuries wore such that they never re- covered. The MCKlnllQll building was destroyed in this are. helping to bring the monetary loss up to $775.- 000. At this iiru. the inadequacy ol the water prcssui‘o was held respon- sible for the rapid spread of the names. while a high wind made the tin-men's task doubly hard. On the tollowing Thursday the great incen- : diary lire occurred in the Osgoodby i Building. on Melinda street. The memorable feature of this fire was the thrilling leap for life of Mrs. Coven, the invalid wife of the can} taker, who, from a height of ninety feet. sprang through a window, shot downward. striking some telephone wires, and rebounding, fell safely in- to a net. Her nurse slid down a. wire for some distance, and then leaped into the net, as did her husband. Died at Their Post. Raising over the ill-favored John Eaton fire, the fatal Hees fire, the lchendry fire. and that of Gowans, Kent and (30.. We come upon the dis- aster by which the lives of five gal. lant firemen were lost. This blaze occurred on July 10, 1902, in the old street railway barns on Front street, occupied at the time by P. Hclntosh and Co. As is the almost invariable rule, the men not their death under falling walls. and not by burning or euflocatlonj Adam Kerr. David See, Walter Collard, Harry Clarke. and Fred. G. Russell wished. This is a record, in 'o tough way. of Toronto’s greet and mom. Inthenmountofpro- party destroyed they sink into noth- mummummm its pretensions. The non provcu nu better than wood, for it curled up and cracked under the extreme heat, aflording no protection at all for the contents. Aft/2r sch-ral costly exâ€" periments, the last of which cost dry that was abiaze. This firm made the narrow gauge cars for the old Toronto. Grey and Bruce, and it was a. common sight for the passer- by'to obJerve these cars standing on Phoebe and Soho streets. In the early days the old Iron Block, as it was known, was the scene of several fires. This row of buildings, stand- lng just west of the Customs House on Front street, was supposed to be fireproof. In its construction iron had been substituted for wood wher- ever possible, and the builder beâ€" lieved that the place was no more likely to be burned than a stove. It was declared fireproof, and was view- ed with awe and respect until the first fire. Others followed, and soon the celebrated Iron Block had be- come a. hissing and a. byword for Bel-o Early Fires. Among the earlier fires in this city '88 that o! Good's foundry, situated on the north-east corner of Queen and Yong: streets, says The Mail and Empire. The structure was al- most completely destroyed, and many citizens must recall how, on that oc- casion, the work of the firemen was hampered by the condition of Yonge ltreet at the time, the thoroughfare being torn up {or the laying of a drain; It was at Good's foundry that the first Canadian steam en- gine was builtâ€"the famous Lady Elfin. The Dickie and Neil fire was much to be a was lost. no: injured. Torwto ha. been struck many a staggering blow by the Fire King, but the pride of her merchant prin- ce. was never so humbled as in the Ire of the 19th April, 1904. A hrs! part of the wholesale district. has been destroyed as only fire can “troy, millions of dollars’ worth of goods have gone up in smoke or lie crumbled ruins behind the skeleton walls; but even in the face of this mam: the wars. in our civic hisâ€" TORONTO’S FAMOUS FIRES. I E '09.: £01!“ a: «0 3E. .03.... In. union 6“ «I. “Dal-Inga!" HID. r conscious that we have thankful for. Notialifc 1»: iron proved no for it curled up the extreme heat, tion at all for the seriously we have The king arrived at the end of the prayers, and on the candidate ascend- ing the pulpit he wag presented with a sealed paper by one of his majesty's aids-decamp. The preacher opened 'it and found nothing written. He did not, however, lose his presence of mind, but, turning the paper on both sides, he said: ' “My brethren, hero is nothing. and there to nothing. Out of nothing God created on things.” And he proceeded to deliver a most eloquent discourse on the wooden ot the crenflon. him with a text the following Sun- day,‘ when he was to preach at the royal chapel. The morning came, and the chapel was crowded to excess. 7 Notable Instance o! Pee-one. 0! Mind In the Pulpit. Frederick the Great, being informed of the death of one of his chaplains, a man of considerable learning and pi. ety. determined to select a successor with the same qualifications and._toqk the following method of ascertaining the merit of one of the numerous can- didates for the appointment: He told the applicant that he would furnish â€"J-__ some foundation), an explanation may be given thus: When on the warm September day the roam was ‘ found oppressive the members ad- . journed to the open air, and as the town itself was then a plain and none of the beautiful trees now seen in every direction was. to be ' seen (on the map of 1835 the oak J grove is called Young Oak), perhaps the only large tree near was the oak : tree lately destroyed, and our early ‘ legislators walked across the space i between to take shelter in its shade. The Government House was not built for some time. The Duke of : Rochefoucault de Laincourt, who vis- ited Simcoe for eighteen days in 1795, describes his residence as a miserable low building. In Miss Sim- coe’s picture, drawn from the en- trance to the river, there are seen four small buildings at King's Wharf. Some assert that the long low building, now in ruins, cannot be Navy Hall, or part of New Hall, but much evidence can be adâ€" duced in favor of the statement- In a map of 1818, copied from the ar- chives at OttaWa, there is one long, low building slanting to the water, marked Navy Hall. In the map of 1835 the same building is also marked NaVy Hall. In the Harbor 6': Dock Co.’e map of 1831 the same is seen. In 1853 this building is mark- ed Red Barracks, as it had been used for troops; the two doors have yet the words “28 men” on them. The same building now stands in Fort George enclosure, partly turned round with front to the water instead of the end, which is thus explained: About 1862 the late W. A. Thomson made a cutting to have the trains enter on the other side of the pre- sent wharf instead of going through the town, and as thus cut- ting would run almost through New Hall he obtained permission to move the building back, which was care- fully done. To the statement that ev- ery building was burned on 18th De- cember, 1813, we reply that the American troops left in such haste that though the town was burned very effectually, the soldiers' tents were left standing and cannon, etc., at Fort George. We do not assert that the building was the residence of Gov. Simcoe, or that the Parlia- ment first met here, but that it is one of the four buildings forming‘ Navy Hall, and that it may be the very one in which so many import-1 ant events took place. The testi-‘ many of many old residents points in this direction. Old Mrs. Quads. daughter of Dominic Henry, the lighthouse-keeper. who was born here in 1804. and present at the burning of the town. always said to her children when visiting the old home. landing at the ferry and passing Navy "all: “There is the old Parliament.“ Others always call- ed it old Navy llnll. 'l‘he tavern near was called in advertisements of 1830 Navy Hall tavern. Rev. Mr. McEwan. born here in 1809. spoke of both it and the Indian Council House as the places where the early IOCIIldw. ”A. agara. Now, as Parliament met in Newark five years, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795 and 1796, it is possible it may have met in each and all of the. places. Many libraries have been visited and many books '01 travel consulted, the archives of Often. the Educational, Parliamentary, Military and city library of Toron- 3 to, to obtain the following facts: In 1787 there were four buildings at King’s Wharf, West Niagara, call:- 1 ed Navy Hall,’ used for naval store- and by naval ofiiccrs. 0n the arrival of Governor Simcoe, in 1792, one of these were cleared out, repaired and put in order for the residence of the Govarnor. Mrs. Simcoo's diary, 26th July, 1792, mentions that “Thea. ’ building: are undergoing repairs for our residence, but are still so unfin- ‘ ished that the Governor has ordered three marquees to be pitched on the ‘ hill above the house," and we have in the public accounts the full bill of expenses given. Col. Clarko‘l diary, in possession of his son, Dr. Clarke of St. Catharina, says: "The first Parliament met in the Council chamber between Butler’s Barracks and Navy Hall." This is tho build- ing burned down some years ago, the Military Hospital, formerly the Indian Council House. Whether there is any truth in the story of the Par- liament Oak or not, or whether it is a myth (but these generally have h,L:-‘ Iis- gr: sure. Severn .- WHERE PARLIAV 5:? FIRST A READY PREACHER. II the other “HOW. find 11 we hgv. «up than. Chm- It 3. tin 0th” [0].. Life is croWded with other fellow; When we stand in front of the street, ‘car, the motorman ie the other 1e1- _low, and if we are on the rear, the conductor and the chaps who smoke are all other fellows. When We lunch, it is the waiter and those at the table with us who are the other lg]. laws. In the church, it is the m in the same peW. end at the club the other “How may sit ecrose from you at the eerd table. .How would you like him toheve. e card up_ m. sleeve, or stuck the pack? I! we buy e paper, the newey {or the mom,“ I. the other fellow. end}! we my. Does this other fellow compete with you in business, or is he oppos- ed to you as a salesman, covering your ground? Remember you are the other fellow to him, and how would 'you like him to treat you? Perhepe he in 5 business man. Well. what each? He in only the oth- er follow to come banker or some other business head. He has hie Anxious hours of buying and selling, of meeting balancing days at the bank. and of keeping his account Favored to the satisfaction of the ‘manager. Don't forget the other fellow. Did he do a nice bit 0! work, tell him, it will do him good. and he will be more likely to repeat the per. lormanco to-morrow. You remember when some one told you, and you were glad. Pass it on. Did he hold you up on the street, and ask you 'for a. nickel? Slip him a dime. He. at that moment, is the other lellow to you. You approciato a. kind word, don't you? You feel down nnd out once in a while. and a bit of encour mom is a great tonic. This other to low in just likc you. He hon hit on down. the days that are dark with tho dawn. days that Commence wrong und keep wrong till tho night ha. come. and the weary head is rested in sleep. The other follow has hi. days of planning. even as you. Ha ha. ma bém‘d to pair. an: an new clothes to buy. and Mo ulna-y isn't much. Be kind 10 the other (allow, whor- over you and him. Vivid Description of a Civil “or lot“. Brought Sudden Response. Do you ever give the other fellol a thought? He is aIWays near you, for the world is made up of other 'ellows, who are muéh like ourselves. Phat chap who has the seat next to you at the boarding house table, he is the other fellow to you, and you, my friend, are the other fellow to him. The man who sits next to you in the street car to-night, the per- son who Works near you in the of- fice, shop, store, or bank, he is the other fellow, and you bear the some relationship to him. LIFE'S OTHER FELLOWS. Applications to state price expected for self and team. for man and team of horses to en- gage in sprinkling certain streets in the/Town of Lindsay, and when not. engaged in street apt-inkling to devote his time to gem: colporntion work as directed. Applications will be received at Town Clerk's office up to tw o’clock on Monday, the 11th day of July, 1904- lien, and Durham streets, and to as- $058 the final cost. thereof upun ‘the pxoperty abutting thereon and to be benefitted therein and that a state- !ment showing the lands liable to pay the said assessment. and the name. of the owners thereof so far as they can be asceitained from the last Re- vised Assessment Roll. is now filed in the ofilL‘u oi the l‘lcrk oinhe Munici- pality and (3 open fur inspection dur- ing ofllm hours. The estimated cost of the work in $950.00. or which $73.00 is in he provided out at the general hand. at the municipality. at tho (‘onncii (‘hmnl‘cr in tho Town of Lindsay. at w o'clock in tho toro- noon. for the confirmation oi‘ tho said assassmont and tor the pnrpooo ui‘ hearing complaints ngainat the proposed assessment or accuracy of the frontage measurements or any other complaint which persons inter- ested may desire to make. and which is by law cog-nimble by the Court. Dated this 5th day 0! July. 1901. F. KNOWLSON â€"-27â€"2. Town Clerk. A Court of Revision wfll be hold 0 Monday. the 25th dty or July. 1904. 011 Albert. street from a point 415 feet south of Durham street thence northerly to connect with the sewer and drain at the intersection of Al- bert, and Durham streets, and to us- That the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of Lindsay intend to pass a. by-law providing for the construction of a Sanitary Sewer and Cellar Drain Applications for Street Sprinkling’. TAKE NOTICE ved at the to twelve day ‘_"' â€"""."."' '- ot Intern-t. ‘1va and from 5 to 10 000. nu- “Wt-abut: prom .12 a mt “00 000 mm hm In“ $30,000 get restless and fidgety in an tipholâ€" stared church pew, if the sermon ex- ceeds 20 minutes; 1T MUST BE A PROBLEM FOR THE PREACHER (An 33W) Strange isn’t it, that a man who can sit, patiently for hours on a'. wet log waiting for a. fish to bite, will A: to Iowa. “The man who wants to be popular must be a cheerful liar." “I don't see why.” , _“Becauunomnannmmalarlty by telling the peqplo the truth about mwngmmrm * name“ The no and. to lunch any thud. of hair. They aw a i the Inn and I. two (or chronic cold in the head and calm“) perfectly fitted to no bad and bou- no trace of utiflclulity. wand w 11 at. maimemmu and demonotnte the merits of h: -A---_ _A_ _, “Av Finals ami \\ p th Prof. Daren“ 0nd -.\ hM‘e with him. 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