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Pa.‘ ‘ m STRUCTURE SIR mm mm ms IN RUINS. 01...“ ”15m A chapter of supreme tragedy has been added to Canadian history. The Parlianv-nt Buildings, at Ottawa. one of the greatest gothic structures in the world, and the supreme triumph of the achitects’ skill is now a mass of crumbling ruins Fire oringinating (ram a cause at present unknown, frohe out at 8.50 on Thursday even- ng and with incredible swittness spread through the structure caus- ing death to two women and five men. and doing damage to the ex. tent of several millions of dollars. “any theories have been uttered as to the cause. but just how or where the fire originated may never be actually learned. The only thing that is known Is that five minutes after the fire was discovered. the building inside was like a roaring inferno in which no human body could exist. It was not until ilve o’clock Friday morning that the iiremen got the tire under control. The main building of the Houses of Parliament are doomed to total de- Mcmna The loss cannot be esti- mated in money but probably it ex- eeeds four million dollars. The build- lng was valued at about $1,500,000, but the contents are of inestimable value. There is no insurance as the Govern- ment carries its own insurance on its buildings. At midnight the Com. Inc 5 us "dings. At midnight the vom- mo and Senate Chambers had been destroyed, and as the great clock boomed out the hour fiames were swirling up the magnificent tower and! licking their way to its top. The Par r- Iiamentary library at the rear end of the building was saved from the names after a desperate effort by the firemen. The library itself, which contains volumes unable to replace‘ owing to their value. was damaged by water and smoke in“ ““ka to the beams and mortar became louder and heroic efforts of the fire fighters, it is 1 louder and by nine~thirty it was gauzmintgfit 0’" 3:3. 9312:: 321:;‘23' . realized that the historic structure An automatic fire alarm brought the city's fire brigade and in a few min- utes all Ottawa’s fire fighting equip- ment was on the. Hill a- i pouring tons of water into the building. Out- iside a monster crowd had gathered. The gallant fire fighters were on the scene, and men never struggled more heroically than they to stem the con- fiagration. But in vain. The tongues of ruddy red fiame leaped higher and higher, the din and crash of falling rest of the building and soldiers on guard started to remove the priceless volumes. but the desperate tenacity of the firemen drove back the fiames and saved the building. 11111 hating, view is that it was the 1 work of the enemy. As far as can be 1 311112 ined at present there were 1 only 11-11) persons in the reading room 2.1.1 1211 ::11e. 111' Frank Glass, \i, P. for Membern’ Narrow Empo- g.'1i111111:1x .1111 31:111. \erville wife of Members of the House of Commons,§ 12' .1111 w for Maisonneuve, QUO- |n the (‘hamber and in the vmoug‘ilr... 1111111119 story is that she was Parliamentary offices, had to fight' 011.1 ‘52:; rr-;.(li11g a newspaper when their way to safety People in the up- 1‘. ii1_. iy 11111? new a sheet of flame w storeys of the building had nay-11:.) 11 along ti. whole length of one row escapes, many having to be taken 1:1.» 01 the room. in an instant the out by ladders. The names started in'. l‘ .1111 2117'. 1.1r1-1i to be a mass of flame .0 reading room between the Com- .1111 s" :~1 11311101! through the door into .ong Chamber and the “bray Thilli 11) c irr.i.)r which surroumis or sur- room is sheathed in wood very otd olumled the (‘ommcns (.‘hamber. Mr. .nd very dry and thin, with the nun. . s SJW the fires start in a corner of dreds of newspapers. fed the fire until‘ " 1 rev. .111; r10111He rushed to the It was a roaring furnace Hon Martini 1101' to tell the Dominion policeman, Burrell Minister of Agriculture, wasi‘V‘M \‘ .11. 0: gum there between it I! his oflice of! the fending room when .2111 the door of Sir Thomas White s he found himself confronted madenly room. It did not take more than three “h e wall of flnmn and 3 out-tun of wounds to do this, yet when Dominion black. 1.111111111111113 smoke. no rushed 1011511111111. 11111111111 and Mr Glass tum- Ihrough the fire and in mnking ht. f'fi to 100k batk into the room it was escape was badly burned about the 1'1? 1-19.35 of flame into which there head and face. He was taken to the 11 1 no possible entry for unequipped basement and treated by [1-, 0113311111111 to hope to extinguish the fire. In Stewart. of liunenburg. and other :hese three seconds at most it had members. His face was scorched and Ironn to extraordinary dimensions. tinged and his hands out and bleeding, How then did this extraordinary blaze The House. was in session when the llarm of tlre was given. Deputy Speaker E. N. Rhodes was in the chair and Mr. W. S. Louie was a king. Suddenly a member appea at the entrance to the chamber and excited- ly announced. “The building is on are." The members at once left their Ilealu without waiting for the Speaker to leave the chair. They were appar- ently not impressed at the moment with the seriousness of the fire and while they hurried from the chamber they «.121 no: succumb to panic. Dense smc'.;n was beginning to flow from the corridors north of the chamber con- necting the reading rooman d the west wing, erected in 1908. was already flowing int” Hue lobbies and soon filled them and 1‘ a main corridors of the building. ’i“. . fire and smoke spread thl'uiigh ti)“ t‘Ol‘l’ldOIé Willi amazing ray? i '5‘ 3;. itii'nre. clerks. and visit- ors 1i ' mat tliffimzicy in escap- lmr ' . {H} denw. suffocating c;.-'. . 911111 the lobbies and bu Xe £29151? LIVES WEBB LOST ‘7‘ “1210113 Building: at on: L - iroyod by Fire Thundsy Night dirg a Member of Parliament, Mr. 8. Lawâ€"The Enemy is 800mb edof Starting the Fire WE February 10. 1910 had thrilling ac rim spectre. :- of the Speak need to leave 11 e of the windo stop the rush ' the Home om er Just in Time 1'6 >rd or left his apartment furough and within a it a shameless mass. thrilling adventures I spectre. Madame f the Speaker of the :d to leave imr apart- I the windows. The up the rush of flame: .e House officials and lice, who are contain- the corridors. rm led from their ruck: eams or water were H1183. Simultaneously . 2;r.-'. lets opened, but 3 equipment could do n: the our-mm In H whose omce to corner of the ms escape. Ho no ndeavored before making was through a escape as he 8V Sir Wilfrid at the assemblng of the it was a saddened but stern Parlia- Commons in Victoria Museum said,§ment that assembled in the Victoria in part: “I rc-echo every word that has! Museum. The deep feeling manifest- been spoken by the Prime Minister:ed at the first war session was shown an (tlhis calakinitou‘scoccaaon. Sadédiéip in an even greater degree, and what ee , are e cr ums nces u I “ which we meet toâ€"day. The old Parlia- ’ made the pioceedings more 80101311 ment Building in which we sat yester- was the prevailing sadness 3t the, day, and which has been identified i great loss the nation had sustained in' with the life of the Canadian peopleflnnocent human life and national his' since Confederation, is a mass outoric monuments. Whether accident, ruins. Great though the material loss or crime, had Spread the ruin and deso- is to every member of Parliament, to, lation, the awful W” results were, those of the present day and to those ', “0‘18“. home t0 all. There on Parliaq of a generation still living, the loss is ment H111 W33 Canada’s “Cloth Hall 0‘: still more appalling, something like a Ypres” and the ‘teabbedimmed 39““ personal one. But what can we say er, the deep emotion of Sir Wllffld.‘ about the loss of life? We har'; yester-ithe deep feeling of the Premier our: day in the full vigor of almost youth a ried home to all that an even greater: one whom we are not likely to geelloss had been sustained than the dis-; again in this life, and who gave ltisitinction of the famous edificeâ€"the; views on an important question a few birthplace Of the nation, the halls' hours before, now we know his bodygwhere our statesmen had declared fori is in that [mass of ruins. We had at ' national honor and imperial unity for; the table an officer who had been for all nd fortâ€""vet: Sir Robert Borden. on”. very nearly twenty years a faithful rising, said in part: “We are meeting servant of the House of Commons, a;here to-day under most unusual cir- man whom every one had learned to;cumstances, and in the shadow of a, appreciate, whose courtesy, ability, ao- T great calamity when we think of the j tivity and kindness, every member had ' appalling and most unfortunate event 5 learned to appreciate. How he dis. of last evening. We are apparently. appeared we do not know, but unfor. called upon to mourn the death of a7 tunately there is no hope that we will brother member whose voice had been I be able to see him again in life. And In the House of Commons only a few . what have we to say. sir, of the loss ; hours before the event occurred which ; of these two young ladies, young hap- drove us from the piecincts of the} py wives and mothers, visiting old building. I have been associated for. friends in their present high station, is number of years with Mr. Law as is{ and now no more. I have nothing E fellow member of the .If_use of Comr more to say than to endorse what has : mons, and it is with the greatest pos- been said by the Prime Minister that Isible regret that I voice the appreheno we should go on at once with the sion that he may have perished in the business of the country. When we look :destruction of the Parliament Build- at the mass of ruins there on theflngs. hills, and when we know that it is‘ “But it is not alone his death which the result of an accident, we are re-;we have to mourn. Two ladies, who minded of the ruins of Louvain and of | were the guests of the Speaker of this the ruins of Rheims, caused not by'House, unfortunately perished in the accident, but by the wickedness of a , same disaster. And this does not end cruel foe. If there is anything theithe toll, because it is apparent from present calamity should impress upon ' all that we can lern, that a very high- us, it is the desirability of going on ly esteemed officer of the House also with our work and doing everything lost his life. Mr. Laplante became an to bring the murderers to justice." lassistant - clerk of the liouse very Eloquont Leader of the Opposition Speak: of the Flee as Canadafl Louvain films saw the fires start in a corner of the reahng room. He rushed to the ”100:" to tell the Dominion policeman, who was on guard there between it and the door of Sir Thomas White’s room. It did not take more than three seconds to do this, yet when Dominion Lionstable Helmer and Mr. Glass turn- ed to look back into the room it was me mess of farms into which there \‘..‘.3 no possible entry for unequipped men to hope to extinguish the fire. In :hese three seconds at most it had zrmxn to extraordinary dimensions. How then did this extraordinary blaze get up so quickly? It had gone away with a great roar which heard through- :mt the corridor nearby. Hon. Martin QUITE“ was one of the members who did not get off so lightly. He was in .me of the rooms leading off the read- ing room. Both Mr. Burrell and Mr. lde. when they reached safety, were suffering extreme pain and found it difficult to tell in detail the story of their escape. Mr. Burreil had appar- ently suffered worse than Mr. Ide. The .‘n‘in has peeled off a large por- er. of his head and face and hands. j Ir-Stlames Morin and Bray, the former, Life 02‘ Mr. Louis Morin of Joseph-de- :: '.Lt‘x-:‘. Que. was 30 years of age, and in.» ?_._:c1'. wife of Mr. H. A. Bray of L' was twenty-seven. Both leave The death of these unfor- Eudies was due, according to '.\-,‘Z‘.S wife. Madame Sevigny, t..at they went back to try :. .:::' :i‘s. were forced to retire. The 254111;" in the Cameroons has ended, mums: to .‘nadrid despatches, the s on ing Ll my across the ;.:t :r ) Spaniel: Giinea. In France, 1.1» Brit: six report the occupation of neural mine craters and an air vic- wry, shooting down six of the German pic. 2118. he Skoda gunworks, second 01.!) in importance to Krupps, has been partially destroyed by a dynamite explosion. while the Johannisthal nerodrome near Berlin has been de- stroyed by fire. Rumors constantly arise that Germnny and Belgium are to sign a sepmte peace and Lord (‘urzon has left London to see the King of Roldan on “important buli- WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE ? were forced eir furs. ‘658 has been reported in leatl‘es of war during the According to Christiana rge German battleship e and immediately sank. onfirmation of this report The Italian troops had a e Bulgars in Albania and enemy being superior In HOUSE NOW MEEI'S EH VICTORIA MUSEUM Slr Robert Borden Speak. on the Tar» rible Calamityâ€"Tribute to the Dead “But it is not alone his death which we have to mourn. Two ladies, who were the guests of the Speaker of this House, unfortunately perished in the same disaster. And this does not end the toll, because it is apparent from all that we can lern, that a very high- ly esteemed officer of the House also lost his life. Mr. Laplante became an assistant clerk of the House very shortly after I became a Member of Parliament, and it is not too much to say that the House of Commons never had a more capable, a more indus- trious officer. It appears, further, that some of the employes of the House have lost their lives in the disaster of last evening. They lost their lives in the disaster in the discharge of their duty in striving to do what they could to stay the progress of the flames and to take every possible pro. caution for the safety of the members of the House and to the families of these men, also, I am sure every mem- ber of the House will extend his iheart- felt sympathy. ’ “As to this historic building itself, my own association witl. it has now extended over a period of nearly twen- ty years. My Right Honorable friend on the other side of the House has been associated with it for more than twice that period. The building dates from the very earliest years of (‘on- federation, or even before Confedera- tion, or even before Confederation. In that chamber the great policies were debated and development of our counâ€" try and its future destiny. The de- struction of the building is the loss of a great historic monument. I believe that the Chamber of the old clock tower was prepared for the reception of the clock in 1877. When the tower fell, a monument which has been c011- spicuous in Ottawa and the surround- ing country for many years fell also, and something seemed to pass away from the life of Parliament which I know we shall all miss in the future. I desire to present to the House a telegram from His Majesty. the King, which was received by H.R.H. the Governor-General this morning as fol. lows: ‘The Duke of Connaught, Otta- wazâ€"I am grieved to hear of the1 deplorable destruction for many years the Home of the Dominion Parliament. and which I know so well. Please convey to your Ministers and the , people of Canada my sincere sympathy *in their great loss. (Signed) George R. I.’ I have also a letter from H.R.H. .the Governor General, which it is an. propriate that I should read to the PHouse: ‘My Dear Sir Robert: â€"I de- 'sire to express through you ‘my v. arm isympathy to both Houses of LML-aiiia :ment on the terrible calamity of las “night, by which these historical build tings were almost destroyed by fire. I !know how universal vill be the regret ifelt‘ not only in the Dominion itS1 . but through out the Empire. I de“;loxe the loss of life, which has, I fear, oz:- scurred, and desire to express my (111,1 sympathy with the families of t‘.1:_; «11 who have so unfouunatel) pca‘h- h 1. Believe me yours moat sine-may. 111- thur.’ “It is, I am sure, a very great 37133- faction to all the members to LTIJW that so little damage has been «"::.;e to the LibrarV. ’l‘he appa ‘ii: ,1: 3111.1: ‘1 ness of the calamity mint 1 n; 543:. haVe imprc sed it Llf mg, . '_ . her who was within t} a .:--.-A?:; a 12' the House at tile titre tizg 11.; 1,1," red. Those who were not 3.111;. 11; resent within the building wili Arr-.113: elieve with 1 hat startli..;; sadd- of the voiu‘ai (S of smoke 11:. usts of flat :~ ..1:;e into ‘13:? C’. ’hen I I:’1,V'._._t went down tic: , _ (101' leading List the press remit the smoke and flame were re? through the corridor which led in g reading room in appalling volune, z. .‘1 the fire and smoke seemcd to he ' companied by a series of shor . r explosions. indicating the flew-cw 'i with which the fire was making its headway, I sure we have every reason to be .ratetul that the loss of life was not greater. I think it will stand‘out as a good example of the Candian spirit of determination it we proceed at once with the pu7 iic busi- ness and carry on our work without any unnecessary delay. What we may do by another session we do not yet know. but I conMiend to the consider- ation of the House our proposals to proceed with firm hearts and renewed resolve to discharge :.r duties as re- . mentatires of the people at Canada in this Parliament.” _ Library Little Damaged House of Parliament THE DURHAM CHRONICLE 8". me Lined in ‘ .nal his- Lccident rid deso- ts were I Parlla- : Hall of ' . Speak- Wilfrid, .ier ear. greater the dis- lceâ€"the 3 16 balls 'w ihenbride was ably attended hv Hunt, of Oxford the groom’s sister, Miss Myrtle MiChigan, While the. groom was sustained in the trying ordeal by Mr. Ernest Allen. a personal friend, 3 The ceremony was performed bv the bride’s pastor, Rev. Mr. Whaley land the young of McGee, Sask. cou ple. reahzmg ;the serious nature of the contract 3answered the questions and took .the vows with all due solemnity. f dress of pale blue The bride looked charming in a silk ninon over sred for a lace. trimmed with cream roselmds. aware it Wreath of pink and white rden, on sweet peas,‘ and a pearl necklac‘ nity for HUNT-ARROWMTH A very pretty wedding took blace yesterday, at half past twelve at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Arrowsmith when their only jaughter, Maggie May, was united in marriage to Mr. Percy Hunt, of Mc‘Gee, Sask. At the appointed time, to the strains of Lohengrin’s Wedding March. ably executed by Mrs. (Reva Whaley, the bride entered the parlor on the arm of her father, who gracefully gave her away in the presence of only immediate friends and relatives. The bridesmaid was dressed in pink satin with over lace trimming and the floral decorations were the choicest carnations. The bride’s travelliig suit Was of black Duchess satin. trimmed with gold lace. Her hat was of black velvet trimmed with French roses. Over all Was a riCh Persian lamb coat and muff, the gift of H!" groom. The gift to' the bridesmaid was an amethyst and pearl pendant, to the groomsman, a signet ring. and to the pianist an envelope with its contents. The ceremony over, and con- gratulations extended. all sat down to two tastily spread tables beautifully decorated and lighted. with wax candles. The bride’s cake Was a [mu stOrey structure, the work of the bride, a real worlt of art in its outer adornment, and outwardly and inwardly a strong evidence of her culinary attain- m-ents. The happy young couple left by the C. P. R. train, and: intend to- spend the next ten days in Toron- to. Hamilton, Buffalo, Detroit anj other places. They Will then re- turn for a couple of weeks, ani early in March start to- their home in the west. Guests from a distance were;-~ Mr. John Hunt, grandfather of the groom, Mrs. McKinnon, of Brampton, grandmother of the. bride, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hunt. of Sask.. the groom’s parents, Mr. George Tucker. and daughter. of (irimsby, 'uncle and cousin of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. George Ismond of Norval, and Mrs. Albert Arrow.- smith of Stamford, The bride was the recipient of a number of useful and valuable pre- sents. amongst them being cheques amounting to nearly two hundred dollars. It was the twenty-ninth anniver- sary of the wedding day of the groom’s parents, and herein is the opportunity to tender our double congratulagions. _ “One day a keeper was out walking with a number of harm- less inmates, and the party met a pedestrian not far from the rail- way tracks. With a nod towards the tracks the traveller asked one of the lunatics; ' A LOGICAL LUNATIC “Lunatics frequently return amusing answers,” says the super- intendent of a great insane asylum ' “Ndwhere. We keep it here to run trains o-n.”-â€"Youth’s Compan- ion. “Where does this, railroad go t0?” \ The lunatic Surveyed him scorn- fully for a moment and then re- plied; The Orato'râ€"“I tell you, mv friends,” roared the patriot on the stump, “our navy may not be the biggest and finest thing of its kind afloat, but we have two of the fin- est oceans lapping our shores to sail on that the history of the world has ever known.”â€"Topeka Journal. La. i=3 H H: ME We still have afew room lots left. in Sonw nice patterns to choose 1mm. Wall Paper Bargains Sitting Room Dining Room Parlors and Bed Rooms at (immiue Bargains HYMENEAL Macfarlane’s Drug Store ‘PLEASED NOBODY The pmprietor of a fish star? had a new sign; “Fresh Fish for Sale Here.” “Why say ‘here’?” said the first customer. “It’s unnecessary.” He painted “here” out. Said the second customer. “Why ‘for sale"? Of course they’re for sale.” He painted out two word; more. “why ‘freah’?” and a third cus- tomer. “You wouldn’t sell them Avoid bad after fiffects of La. Grippe by taking one of them» tasted rem edies: Nyal’s Cod Liver Oil Compd. 50e,$l Nyal’s Beef. Iron and Wine $l Nyal’s Nutritive flypophos 3| Rexall Celery and Iron - 8| Rexnll Olive Oil Emulsion 3| Rexallflypophosphltes 50c and $l The ONTARIO WIND ENGINE and PUMP COMPANY After Grippe Tonics The one dominating note that runs all through the making of Sunlight Soap is Purity. The $5,000 Guar- antee you get with every single bar is not a mere advertisement. It marks a standard set for the buyers who select the choice Sunlight Soap materialsâ€"for the soap boilerâ€"for the expert chemistsâ€"for the girls, even, who wrap and pack Sunlight. All are mindful of the Guarantee â€"it is a source of gratification to all the Sunlight workers. W. D. Connor Durham - On Manufacture the Cheapest and the Best P u m pin g Outfit on the Market. it they weren’t {ream would vou?’ At last the sign read just “Fish. ” Alo-_n_g came a fourth customer Pratt‘s Poultry and] Animal Medicines “WTmat’s the use 0! having that sign,” he alked, “when you can smell them a block away?” Salesmanâ€"“Why not try one of our Rip Van Winkle rugs, madam. Prospective Purchaser â€" “'hat kigd_ am they!’_{ Salesman-“They have an unus- ually long nap.” NYQI’S ()«md {U Excelsior (Ynndi Zennlemu Tick and V ormi n Dee-ttm wer Kresn Din Sald by 0 Powder Ontario .10 indel 50 N! “traction of "W ‘ at Ottawa nu propem- 1 ~ U . ud subjm or] .v The cause 1 ‘ y never be I “trlxrtion Was y, bLt (hvr = t the official "5" . 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James Atkn Dell his farm and .1 tojoronto, m In. Pte. Ed. H;i\ r: hum). Stratford M’I lean: U1 0‘ lickness. V‘ "â€"7 a tell anduits ever Iilenced. . pugeqc 60m ‘1'. George Tn Whiting in (out; “We _l_l‘9 plea Sr 3% be {e't by t’: flfltll. Think n" “d the Old Clock 1 been. It strm-k : an. it struck vim. f. it! dying ngunn complete the huur 'hflejtruggling n I!" Edna Pa lary’l and Min fiver: Vere gum ‘1‘. James \Vul 5 'II I SURE! (b! Wraith. ()Vm 5‘ Lance Corpum “It. Battalion. (3 Illly here, and In in town. Era-Inns and .ul' IW the “’Urld ( u . matter ml the walls \K‘ii Mia; I? y n y‘aLIAM E \' DES'I R0 IRWIN. um, FEBR a. nd Iged T ALI CI‘SOI OD! Editor I890 MCN