Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1910 — TROOPS FIGHT VICTORIA FIRE [ARTICLE]

TROOPS FIGHT VICTORIA FIRE

British Columbia City Is Swept by a Raging Conflagration. • a Fire in the business section of Victoria, B. C., caused a loss estimated at $2,000,000. Huge firebrands floated on the high wind, which swept toward the waterfront, and it was with great difficulty that the firemen, aided by the militia and the garrison at Work Point barracks, kept the flames from sweeping a broad path to the edge of the water. Many blazing embers were carried out over the bay, endangering the shipping in the harbor. Several unprotected pleasure yachts caught fire and burned like floating beacons. The fire started in the department afore, of David Srencer & Co., limited, one of the largest retail establishments in Victoria. Fanned by a high wind the flames spread with remarkable rapidity. The newly-organized fire brigade found itself unable to cope vpth the conflagration and the troops were ordered out. The soldiers not only aided in keeping order among the frightened crowds but manned the fire apparatus and helped the fire brigade combat the flames. i. -