This pamphlet examines the causes, spread, and impact of the fire on both the residences and businesses in the cities of Ottawa and of Hull on the Quebec side of the River.
Written by Edward St. John, a member of the Historical Society of Ottawa on the Great Fire of Ottawa in 1900.
For more context about fire fighting in Ottawa in 1900, please check out Bytown Pamphlet No. 38.
File Name: | P9.pdf |
File Size: | 1.3 MB |
File Type: | application/pdf |
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Created Date: | 01-20-2020 |
Last Updated Date: | 01-20-2020 |
Author: | Edward St. John |
Copyright: | November 1983 |
Pages: | 12 pages |
Document history: |
Historical Language Advisory: page 1, paragraph 2, use of fire in land clearing for white settlers; page 3, paragraph 2, a joke is made about the death of plus-size women; general talk of death and homelessness from the fire |