28 APRIL 1900, Page 17

We record with great regret the outbreak of a terrible

fire at Ottawa, which is still raging as we write. The fire began in the immense lumber yards and sawmills, soon spread to the houses, and it is believed that the total loss in the capital and the adjacent city of Hull will be over £1,000,000, while two thousand families are homeless. The splendid public buildings of the Dominion have, we are glad to see, escaped. The pressure on English purses just now is very heavy, but we trust, nay, we feel certain, that in spite of that a fond will be raised here to help the people of Ottawa in their distress. Canada may not actually need the money, but she must not miss the sympathy of which subscriptions will be the symbol.