Show FIRE FIE IN VICTORIA Victoria lei orIn B n C Tuly July 23 Tho great greAl cst Cit fire fro In Victorias history occurred this afternoon destroying live blocks and many buildings Involving u at I 1051 of ot a quarter of ot n a I million dollars dolar Starting lu In the boiler boier shop of o otho tho the defunct Albion works tine the lire wiped out tho the shacks of tho tile tender tenderloin tenderloin loin From Store Storo street to Qun 11 four tour blocks eastward and lot Herald Int Chatham and Pioneer streets scarcely anything escaped rile fhe of ot handl poor water wel greatly ed the who wino aided alde by y tho thu soldiers of the thu garrison and a host Lt volunteers fought desperately pulling down many ninny buildings In lul the thu path hall ut lt tho the flue fire which wits was WIS brought under con control cOntrol at 7 j p I m at Dynamite was brought In hut automobiles to hiow up UI buildings hut but Fire Chief Watson would not tuot use usa It 1 Tho The water rater pressure watt poor greatly greal tho the firemen Men Ien wo we women 0 men inlet and children were car carrying carrying out their belongings front from the tho houses In the Shun section In hit many man Instances the thc furniture brought to the street WIS hurtled burned bure be bo before before to fore tore conveyances could bo be secured carry cairy It II away Several narrow escapes took look place The women who wanted to 10 get back Into burning burIng buildings to save their valuables ere vere dragged out by firemen as os the root roof toil fell fel In One woman on Green street became crazed anti and tried to rush ruh Lack back Into a burning building being prevented by hy a I police policeman polee man atOll who ho grabbed her anti and an hurried her hoc struggling from tho scene |