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In aeoordmee with the custom which

it obaervas aa in u c h as possible '1`he Guardian to-day places before its readers a aet of pictures in order that the des- truction wrought by the fin; in Snmmer- idt onthe night of October roth may be fudgtd better than any written descrip- tion can convey any itlen nf.

Iisithia regard The Gtinrdintt has ln-cn

fortunate in securing a series of snap shots

N, SUMMERSIDF..

‘ing of years that night took wings and disappeared in the cruel tlamea, who suf- fered the destruction of objects that were nenr and dear to them, the knowledge of their complete Ioaahu not yet apparently been borne in upon their minds. To many it has brought actual want; to a number keen suB'hriug, and others aese ruined aa far aa their business is concern-

ed,n,nd have been forced to begin, humbly`

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taken hy W. S. Louaou,one of the leading amateur photographera in Canada.

Thia_ tire wala terrible visitation for

Slltlltraitla, lecauae of its suddeuess fglggdgnlgtldn and loss which followed iu il' wake apparently has not yet been fully fgglized. Eapecially to those who lost homes and household goods \\'Iwf~t' SM'

to again reach Da conditions of comfort which aurrolmded tlshtiz before the Era swept away alllhlnt they owned.

It has been alreadytnld how the Ere

cut a swnthe right through the City.

Picture number one depicts very clearly

thc starting place of the Are--the site of the destroyed railway 'ihed where the

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were First discovered. It will be at one time that this building would no

remembered thntastrong wind wnshlow- have bet-n tlestroyt-d, but the woodt-u. `ing. It awépt the flames and burning ft-use surrounding it caught and the ciuderl atmas the street, and comninui flunes spread to the Court House, cated the tire to other buildings. The The third picture brings before the t-yt'

'Contlagration then ,<ofvu :issutncd propur-;n large suction of the burned portion of' tions wliiéh made vain all efforts to sub- the town, It shows very clearly the rom-. due it. It is thought thnt l1ere,before the plelenem of the destruction effected.

Ere crossed the street,the only opportunityl The object standing in the fort-groutul is. occurred for controlling it. ln its later on iron pump which conveyed unter to

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atagaiit burned so furiously that tht- fire- men were unable to make any iinpn-_\~uni_

TIIC leC0liti picture slit»\\'s tht- ruint-tl

Courthouse, standing hlenk und hlnnt- in the centreof a scene of tlcsolatimi. the groarul eaeumbered with nu- mins of other buildings. This brit-ls l»°uiltlinP nbttflletkl the p rog ross nf tht- fm further in thot direction. It \v:-4. tlion_t;h

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,nhigher than ground level. ln the rear

muy be seen tht: chimney ot the lilcctric Light Plant.

The next picture shows all that remain-

ed ot the plant of the Electric Light Co.. -tfttr the fire. Here thousands ot dollars worth of property was destroyed and the 'ight supply of Sumruersidefextinguiahed or a while. Thus one of the consc-

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ueucea of the firt- is tlrit on rlnrk people are coxnpt-llt-tl to I-.wry ln

nights It has been a severe blow to ax City whirh nlt-rns possessed n prop(-rfttnl worthycivic spirit,

when traversing thc streets, , That spirit has been dismayed but not

. The next illustration sliowf; tht- .\¢-cnt-'tlisco\1ragetl. Atlnrirulion lor the pluck < of doatruction surveyed from the top ofIwitl\ which Sumuxersule faces its misfor-

fhe rllinl of the electric light plant, look- fortune should not blot out recognition

‘ ing t0l'll'til the Methodist Church, tht- tif tht- fact lhnt it is the duty of all to ` apireufwhidl may bc- .».:-on in tht- dis- _-|s.~i,~»t llmst: uho lost their homes and

y tance, A large number of l»t».i|rtifli1I1>i~<»;»-itynntiuitniglitoftlit-ure. i ,tliadctreoawere tlestrnyctl in llli-. dirt-t- lit-lit-f fnnd.~. linvc lwcti stztrtt-d and

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tion, as well :is nn\n_\' t~tnn.'ux'LaI»It- Ittunt-s,

The sixth :mil Inst pivtnit- tif llit'

_series shows the tint- l‘t».t ollit-c l»nildin_'.; which su fortittmtt-l_v intt-rpn.~t-tl to suv- rcssfully stop the fire, nnd save tht- nixuny liartdsomc residents-s Iir-_vriml il. In tht- l`urc~front of this picture n|;\_\' ln- .\:t-u tht' rnills uf buildings not in:\||_.' It-tt .l\\u\v from the Post office, whivli It-ll it ;»\c_\- tn the flnmcri.

Sutnnrerside has s\\lTt~r<-tl |»\- il.:~ int-,

nmnt-y suI>.<CriI>t‘tI. lint .'|fl<‘r :ill when tht- gn-'it loss is t-onsidt-red how iuadt- ||u.'1tr- st-r-Ins lI\t‘ nnuicy rt‘cci\'L‘tI losupply the nt-t-ds whit-l\ n\u~t rt-|t.'x\|\I_y' exist in thc twist- of runny nl llit- stifit-rt-rs.

'l`I|t< pt-uplr of tiuiiitm-r\iflc :tru proud.

II lsnul liLt-l_\‘ tlmt they nn- going lu nmkt- .| I\»'.r#I rrv \l.tu\' uftliosc who I|:t\'\- Iwi :ill nrt- _».\\iu; nt~\'t-r n vtmd. Ilut tItr~\- :nv in tmrfl.

'l`l\|~ ~l\~ulil t»t\'\:p) tht* lhouglils of all.

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