Oil Fire Threatens a Town
One of the most destructive fires in the history of Katoomba, and one which threatened the whole of the main part of the town, broke out at 5 a.m. on Sunday…
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Bush Fires in Canada. Ottawa
The town of Cochrane, in the Porcupine milling district, has been destroyed by bush fires, which are spreading. The settlers are fleeing from their homes. Rain only…
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For At least five years Cyrus Laird had resided at the exclusive Beauchamp Hotel, and had any one demanded of the hotel employers an account of his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Serious Forest Fires in Canada Hundreds of Casualties. Toronto
Great configurations are in progress in the forests of Northern Ontario. Thirty people have perished and the towns of Cochrane, South Por[?]pine, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Coolgardie Town Hall. Coolgardie
An attempt was made early this morning to set the local town hall on fire. A night watchman discovered the back door blazing. The fire was put out with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fearful Forest Fires in America. Towns Wiped out in Canada and the United States. Great Loss of Life. Thousands Homeless. LONDON
Forest fares have wiped out the town of Cochrane, in the Porcupine district, of Canada. Oscada, a small town in Michigan, has also been wiped out by a fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Appalling Forest Fires 500 People Perish. 20,000 Homeliness. Vancouver
The forest fires in Northern Ontario are now under control. It is estimated that 500 people perished and 20,000 others have been rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wall of Fire with Eight-mile Frontage. Ami[?]rst (Nova Scotia)
Serious forest fires with a frontage of eight miles are sweeping across the country. As far as is known, no lives have been lost…
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A committee meeting was held at Mr. H. Weiss[?]s residence on Monday night. There were present: Messrs. G. P. Frere (in the chair). F. Wells. B. P. Bell, J. R…
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The disastrous forest fires which occurred in the Porcupine district last week have been ascribed to the carelessness of prospectors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cable News. Forest Fires. Towns Wiped Out. Settlers Refuge in Streams. Chicago, July 12
The long spell of hot dry weather has caused forest fires in Northern Michigan which, have assumed terrifying dimensions. The twin towns of Ansable and…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →News From America Great Forest Fires
HALIFAX (Nova Scotia), Sunday. Great forest fires are now raging in Nova Scotia. Two towns are in grave danger, and so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Porcupine Fire Caused by Cigarette. Toronto
The disastrous fire at Porcupine is believed to have originated owing to the careless casting away of a lighted cigarete. The number of deaths accounted for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Longnose Point Damage Estimated at £10,000. SYDNEY
Yesterday morning the timber yard and mill of A. W. M'Cormack and Co., at Long Nose Point were destroyed by fire. The inadequate , water supply greatly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Heat Wave Health Fires in England. London
A severe heat wave is being experienced in the south-east of England, the temperature rising to 92 ami 94 decrees in the shade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stambol on Fire Hundreds of Houses Destroyed. Constantinople
The celebrations of the anniversary of the establishment of the new Turkish constitution have been marred, by a disastrous conflagration at Stambol. Hundreds of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire at Fontainebleau. Paris
The intense heat has caused serious fires in some parts of the country. Fontaineblean, long a favorite residence of the French kings. was the scene of a big…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Constantinople Fire the Public Perturbed. Constantinople
The great conflagrations in Constantinople, which are believed to have been storied by incendiaries, have greatly perturbed public feeling in the city…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stamboul in Flames. Great Fire in Constantinople. Work of Incendiaries. Constantinople, July 24
The celebrations of the anniversary of the granting of a constitution to Turkey were marred by a conflagration in Constantinople…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Fiends of Fire and Cholera Abroad in Constantinople. Constantinople
Bills have been posted about Pera, the quarter of Constantinople in which are situated the residences of the Ambassadors and of the principal Europeans…
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