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Show LOSS OF $300,000 IN FIRE AT MONTREAL Montreal, Que , Jan 1. Three hundred hun-dred thousand dollars is the estimated damages caused In a fire in St. Louis square which imperilled a fashionable fashion-able French section of the city for many hours today. Having no water available the firemen were forced at first to use snow and chemicals, but tho .Montreal Wafer and Power com-pany, com-pany, through shutting off private consumers, con-sumers, gave a supply of water sufficient suf-ficient to protect the adjoining property. prop-erty. Twelve families are homeless, four of the most expensive three story buildings in the east end of the city having been consumed. A sugges tion to bring water from the river by means of relays of fire engines was found to be impracticable. Two Philadelphia Phila-delphia visitors, Mr and Mrs. McCal-lum McCal-lum were among those trapped in the third story. The man Jumped and was badly injured, but a fireman saved sav-ed the woman as she was about to follow Several heroic rescues occurred. oc-curred. Fire Chief Tremblay was fortunate enough to save his own son. By tomorrow afternoon it is hoped the water will be turned on. oo |