TERRIBLE FIRE IN CANADA.
Early-in August bush fires devasted the country in every'"direction. Stewarton Bush (adjoining thecity of Ottawa), Eureka, and Pembroke are amongrthe towns swept out of existerice." '.Arouud' the place .lastnamed "the whole country was in flames, and the settlers .crowded tov/avd the .riyer for -'refuge. ■ ■'•• Several; of ;' the";' most valuable timber limits on the Ottawa River were destroyed, and many wealthy lumber firms are/threatened1 with ruin; On the 16th, they raged fiercely'in the townships of .'Clarendon and Lavsl.V The- damage is nearly half,a; > Tho whole 'section has been devastated and communication has been cv toff*.
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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 218, 15 September 1888, Page 5
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