Deseret Evening News | 1903-05-11 | Page 1 | The Fire at Ottawa

THE TiE Fim AT OTTAWA It I lA lIa Haq Hen Two Thousand leople leopie Homeless Ottawa Ota Ont Oit May o houses destroyed d ed probably 00 O people homeless and a 1 financial loss of or fully tully Is la the result resul of or the conflagration ton tion ton whIch wim h yesterday devastated the tho area between the Ottawa and Parry Sound railroad tracks on tho the east Al AI Albert Albert bert on 01 the north and the tracks of ot the tho Canadian ParlOr Pacific Prescott line lin and Third avenue on the tho west et The money mony loss Is Ie about loUt oleal coveted covered by in insurance insurance While It was generally believed last I belee night that an nn Incendiary had hall started start tho time fire lre doubts were thrown upon this timia theory today It I was said Mid today tol that the tho blaze biazO was Wt seen In the grass grau gru before It I seized the lumber There wan eat Wil from to 1500 feet r t of or lumber burned Time The buildings destroyed d were dwell dwelling lel ing house and anti stores No Xo lives are nr known to have been ben lost lost While the buildings welt Wel all 11 pretty well wel Insured Insure tome some of or the tenants had nothing on their furniture A good Ion many of ot those these th however succeeded In saving their ef of effects Through an accident Clent to the th water ateI pipes pipe It t was wal nearly nearl an hour after the tue lire Ire was discovered before bror water vater lter was wan WAI thrown on the lames flames anti and an In that tha time Ine Inet t th made mi greet great The military was fn called cale out oUI to 10 aid tho the civil eMI power Il In In the lire fire