Show CANADIAN capitol DESTROYED by FIRE GAS BOMB OR INFERNAL MA CHINE DECLARED TO HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE two women a member of parliament and four others perish when building valued at Is lies destroyed troyed ottawa the historic canadian parliament building was destroyed thursday night by a fire declared unofficially to have been caused by tho the explosion of a gas bomb or an infernal machine two women guests of the wife of speaker Be vigny were overcome by smoke and perished B B law a member of parliament deputy clerk laplante dominion constable desjardins alphone destardins a plumber and randolph fanning a waiter also lost their lives it has been established that the first burst of flames in the reading room of tho the house ot of commons was preceded by lit at least one explosion and probably by two the force of tile concussion was so severe that peri per dl stanco away were berei hurled burled to thello thi loor orr WAlK ld ans to determine the cause of tho the fire already has been undertaken by the dominion authorities the flames spread with such amazing rapidity that the ottawa fire brigade was helpless to cope with them aid was sent from montreal on a special train the loss cannot le be estimated in money the building was valued at about but the contents are of inestimable value there wits waa no insurance members of the parlia parliament meat spectators in the gallery of the lower house government employed emp loyes andoch and other era who were in tho the building narrowly escaped death or injury within a few minutes after the fire alre began corridors were filled with smoke and at many points walls of name flame barred progress |