The Fire af Quebec.
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Immense destruction ofproperty-Loss
of Life. The fire which we stated yes
terday had occurred at Quebec, destroy
ed from 1900 to 1000 houses, leaving
$4,000 persons without home, and re-
suting in The death of about 100 by ac-
cident and otherwise, the bodies of II of
whom had been recovered at the latest
advices. No less than Is SCI ooners were
burnt al the wharves. The scene of the
conhagra'ion is described by eyewitness
es as having been perfectly awful; men,
women and children, absolutely bewil-
dered by tbe almost instantaneous CON-
bustion Of their dwellings, ard in their
efforts 10 escape from the flames, as often
rushing into the midst Of danger and
destruction as obtaining sa(ety.-One
painful incident was the destruction OF
the hospital, to which, as being consider
ed entirely out of the reach of the conha-
grafton, numbers of sick persons of all
classes were carried, when melancholy to
relate the building became ignited by the
flakes of fire carried from the distance by
the wind, and the unfortunate inmates un-
able to help themselves, perished misera.
bly,. The total loss has been variously
estimated, from $4,000 to $3,000,~
600.