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MMWMQOQMOOM“WW“ Firemen Respond Quickly The five deaths occurred in an alâ€" most incorceivably short time. It could not have been more than a minute from the time the stave explodsd that a passâ€" erby ran to the correr of Maple and Sixth and pulled Box 15. That was at 7.25 o‘clock. °A minute and a half later, the fire truck, well loaded with reâ€" gulars, was at the fire. Flames were shooting out of the doors and windows of the downstairs ten or fifteen feet, Fire Chief Borland said afterwards. The heat was so intense that close approach to the place was impossible. Hoist Ladder to Rear Window Immediately after a water line had been laid, a ladder was hcisted up to the rear window and the bodies of the thrse children taken from the smoke and fireâ€"filled house. They were reâ€" moved to the home next door of M. L. Studor where medical attention and resuscitation was at once begun. As soon as Fre Chief Borland had learned there were children in the building, he telenhoned "central‘"‘ to end "four or five doctors" down to the address imâ€" mediatély. Thse response of the medical men was prompt. Coroner Dr. Hâ€"L. Minthorn was also called and was there in a few minutes. $ Fire Out in 10 Minutes The was out in ten minutes from the time the firemen were called. Even at that the whole inside of the front room is charred and blackened. The table on which the baby died and the reinains of the feather pillow on which his mother had laid him only a few minutes before were still to be seen. The stove near the corner, its lid blown Off, contained charred slabs of wood which smelled of coal oil. Police Make Enguiries The can in which the coal oil had (Continued from Page One) nard Ash, Thomas H. Richards and Fred Jackson, used. all their efforts vwithout avail. Disastrous Fire by Explosion of Coal O e t e Want Reg. $10 Wave Now ........s..... Reg. $5 Wave for a Short Time Only MJ. Remus has again succeeded in bringing to Timmins a collection #A Fine Art. Last year so many people expressed appreciation at the opportunity to view truly fine paintings that an even larger collection is displayed this year. The beauty of the Canadian rural scene is captured by the brush of such prominent painters as Manly Macdonald and J. W. Beatty. â€"Â¥aried subjects by other noted artists comptement the showing of Oils. These works range from $15 to $22%5. A number of etchings of unusual merit will, we feel sure, draw your favouraiic comment. "Ann Hatheway‘s Cottage" by the taleuted Maria Eaton witi, no doubt, find favour as it has in English circles. Framed etchings are priced from $2.50. A great number of popularâ€"priced Prints round out the showing in an infinite number of subjects â€" quaint, ol6éâ€"world scenes, small floral studies, marines, snowscapes, landscapes and tranâ€" quil rural scenes. All will hold your interest. Whether you are interestâ€" ed in buving or not you are cordially invited to view this unusual collection. JEWELLERS AND OPTICIAN®S 17 Pine Street North Specials On Our Two Popular Over Yolles Store de Graff Oils Etchings ~Prints Erbibitinn Came Here Six Years Ago The Charbonneau family had come to Timmins six years ago from Cobalt and had lived first of all on Sixth avenue, moving to the Elm street north home four years ago. They had had seven children, the eldest of whom died as a baby. The ccuple had been married in Cobalt 12 years ago.â€" The mother, forâ€" merly Aurise Poisson, is well known both here and in the silver town. Mr. Charbonneau went to Cozalt some years ago from Point Gatineau, Quebec, near Ottawa. His mother, Mrs. Godfois Charbonneau, still lives there. Mr. and Mrs. Henri Poisson, father and mother of Mrs. Arthur Charbonneau, came here from Cobalt a few years after their daughter. Four daughters, aunts of the dead children, live here: Ruby (Mrs. Walsh), Rebecca, Fernande, Gertie, and Clarice (Mrs. Al Smith). Two sons, uncles of the children, Emery and Ovide, ars also here. Sale of Meat at the Public Market Here The sale of meat at the Timmins farâ€" mers‘ market continues, despite the cold weather. It was believed that afâ€" ter the first of +November the stalls would be closed for the winter but sevâ€" eral vendors were anxious to continue seclling so arrangements have been made to keep the market open just as long as vendors and buyers want to use it. One woman at Saturday‘s market sQld=90 pounds of blcod sausage, almost all of two hogs and a good quantity of other meat. Two octher vendors had sold out by noon. A fourth remained until carly afterncon, when buyers beâ€" came scarce. More details appear elsewhere in toâ€" day‘s Advance. Sco cold was it at the outdsor market on Saturday that the caretaker found some wood ard lighted a fire so that the farmers could get warm once in a while. been contain@d had been blown out alâ€" most flat. That ard other things that may be useful to the cornoner‘s jury that will be impanelled to inquire into the deaths, are now in the posssssion of the police. ‘Chief Ralph Pavxrl. Detecâ€" tive Sergeant Leo Gagnon, Sergsant Olâ€" sor:, and Constables Gariepy and Downey responded to the alarm, effecâ€" tively controlled the crowd that gatherâ€" ed within a few moments, made inâ€" quiries of eyeâ€"witnesses, and gathered the bits of mute evidence of the traâ€" gedy. bers of the congregation,. wh» are searching for it, declare its disappearâ€" ance was the "devil‘s work." in which they are right, more than likely. Huntingdon CGleaner:â€"Members of the ~Holiness church in Suffolk, Va.. were amazed cne morning to find their church gone. It was standing in its place the day before with no sign that anything out of the ordinary would happen to it over night. Next mornâ€" ing it had disappeared with no clue as to what had happened to it. Memâ€" Several Nettlers had Meat on Sale Here Saturday. Refrigeration presents no difficulties these days at the openâ€"air markets. Abcut 9.30 in the morning on Jan. 15th, 1929, fire was discovered in the upstairs section of the King Edward Cafe and a number of the occupants of the rooms had narrow escapss from the burning ‘building. Miss Georgina Laâ€" porte, of South Porcupine, who had stayed at the hotel overnight after atâ€" tending a hockey match here was sufâ€" focated by smoke on the stairway while apparently attempting to get away from the burning building. The fire appeared to have started from the s°câ€" cnd storey but the origin of the blaze was never definitely settled. Two in the building at the time of the fire had to be taken to the hospital for treatment for burns and injuries susâ€" tained while escaping from the building. The fire on Saturday evening, Nov. Tth, 1936, will ze long and regretfully remembered as the most tragic fire in the history of Timmins, taking as it did, the lives of five dear little childâ€" ren. While the record of Timminsâ€"eleven lives lost in fires in 20 yearsâ€"is a reâ€" markable one in comparison to other Northern towns, it is only fair to say that the toll of life taken would have besen much greater had it not been for the great work done by the Timmins fire brigade. In lcoking up in the fyles of The Advance particulars of the fires referred to in this article, more than once was the heading encountâ€" ered "Children Rescued from Burning Building," ‘"Firemen Saved Lives." or headings of similar import. <d on the floor of the house. Attemp was made at resuscitation, but all ef: forts to revive the man were vain. Thi: fire was thought to have started from i cigarette stub setting fire to some curâ€" tains, Langlad being overcome by th« smoke before he regalized thers wa: danger. Langlad was 27 years of agt and was a barber by trade, being at the time of his dsath in the employ of A Belanger. The nrext loss of life by fire was or Aug. 31st, 1928, when Henry Langlac was suffocated by smoke from a at his home at 75 Bannerman avenut Somcone passing the house hearc groans and on investigation found : fire in progress in the house. A speed; response was made by the fire brigad( who found Henry Langlad, fully dressâ€" Huntingdon Gleaner:â€"Since t h e establishment of the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison, in 1891, 397 human lives have been snuffied out in it, five of them women. Every one of these victims has paid the szpreme penalty for murder, 240 of them since Lewis E. Lawes has served as warden of the prison. Lawes is a bitter opponent of capital punishment. The fire at the Reid block on Sunday evening, June 12th, at 11.50 p.m., was the next fire to cause loss of life. The cnly wonder in this case was that mors lives were not taken. The fire apparâ€" ently started in the lower part of the building, but before the alarm was givâ€" en the whole place seemed in flames. Many in apartments in the block had narrow <sscapes. Wm. Oke, a popular oldâ€"time r:sident of the camp, died from suffocation in his room. Miss Mary Mckeown, a popular and highlyâ€"esteemâ€" ed member of the Moneta school teachâ€" ing staff, also met death as a result of the at the Reid block. She fell from the window of her apartment on the third storey, either fainting or beâ€" inz overcome by smoke while seeking to sscape from the building. In her fall she struck the pavement beneath and suffered fatal injuries. She died on the following Thursday morning, livâ€" ing over three days in St. Mary‘s hosâ€" pital the terrible injuries receivâ€" ed in the fall. (Continued from Page One) to get out of the burning house with two of his five children, while Mrs Clouthier also made her escape with her baby in her arms. Mr. Clouthier returned to rescue the other two childâ€" ren but could not reach them through the flames then sweeping the house. He had to be dragged from the curnâ€" ing house and was found to be badly burn«ed about the face and hands, but later recovered. Pather, mother and the three children saved were all hurâ€" ried to St. Mary‘s hospital for treatâ€" Eleven Deaths in Fires in Timmins THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE. TIMMINS, ONTARIO "Lack of good roads has lofng besn a sore point with citizens of the North and much of the recent talk of secesâ€" sion is reported to have sprung from this situation. The balancing of the budget has been the primary objective of the Government but once that has been accomplished, the cabinet vill loosen up in its expenditures. The Dominion Government will coâ€"operate with the province in sharing the cost and this matter will likely be discussed when Premier Hepburn and Chester Walters, chief watchdog of the treasury, attend the interâ€"provincial conference at December 9. "In order to mend some of the poliâ€" tical fences in Northern Ontario and to satisfy the Liberal members from that nart of the province, the Hepâ€" burn Government is preparirg to emâ€" bark on a roads imprcvement camâ€" paign in various sections of the North country. The construction Oof new roads and the kbetterment of existing ones will be independsnt of the proâ€" gramme now underway of building new arteries into the mining areas. New Road Plan Now Promised for North That the persistent demand for atâ€" tention to the roads in the North has had effect is fully proven by reports from Toronto. It is evident that the proposal coming from New Liskeard that the North boyceott the South until such time as the North receives a fair deal has had its effect on the business interests of the South. The South apâ€" parently is awake now to the fact that the North has a genuine grievance and does not intend to take it meekly. FProm an article in last Friday‘s«eMail and Empire it woulckappear that Hon. Mr. Hepburn is roused over the matter and that immediats acticn is to be taken to meet some of the needs of the North. The article in Friday‘s Mail and Emâ€" pire is as follows:â€" Magistrate Atkinson criticized de=â€" ‘endant sharply in giving his verdict, jeclaring that to him the worst feature the case was Vinkle‘s bringing his son to court to perjure himself to clear the father from the charge. The bench ugrected to the Crown Attorney that might be taken with regard to Gordon Vinkle‘s driving. _ After this accident, it is alleged the horse stopped and subsequently was run into a short distance down the street, allegedly by i car driven by William Conroy, who is n bail to appear at Temiskaming Genâ€" sral Sessions next month on a charge f criminal negligence. In this second mishap. Zanin was hurt and the horse killed. Two other minor charges arisâ€" ing out of the same series of events have been disposed of already. Programme Now Being Preâ€" pared for Ontario Cabinet, it is Reported. Cobalt, Nov. 92â€"(Special \t> The Adâ€" vance>â€"Fourth defendant to be chargâ€" ed following the multiple ascident near Ste. Therese‘s separats school here in the evening of Octozser 17, when Fiorâ€" indo Zanin, Cobalt hockey player. sufâ€" fered a brcken lsg and the horse he was driving was killed, Clarence Vinkle, of Kirkland Lake, was convicted on Satâ€" urday by Magistrate Atkinson of a charge of failing to returr to the scene of an and fined $50 and costs. His license was suspended for 60 days. A charge of having been drunk in charge of a car was withdrawn by Crown Attorney Robinson. ® Fifty Dollar Fine for Leaving Scene Vinkle‘s car, found therse and then ailso, had been damaged in front and n it were found traces of rsd and yelâ€" ow paint corresponding to the colours f the baker‘s rig. Lemire and Fauvelle swore the car had nost stopped after hitting the rig, but both Vinkles claimed it had,. the boy saying he pullâ€" :d up in six feet, while the father deâ€" :lared he got out and looked at the wagon, which, he said, was not damâ€" iged. Crown witnesses, whos> testimony the magistrate said he had no hesiâ€" ‘ancy in accepting, swwre the horse bolted and the rig turn@d over. The case had several unusual feaâ€" ures. Vinckle swore, and his 15â€"ysarâ€" »xAd son corrcborated him, that the boy was driving at the time the car ran into the bakery rig in charge of Zanin, ut the bench held that, under section i1 of the Highway Traffic Act, the ownâ€" er was responsible in the circumstanzses. Thenr, Leo Lemire, garags owner, and Lionel Fauvelle, 14 years of age, who to having seen a car strike the wagon, had not ssen the driver, but Lemire had noted the make of the car ind shortly afterwards Provintial Conâ€" stable R. O. Stromberg located Vinkls it North Co‘balt. One of Four Defendants in Complicated Case at Coâ€" A can of coal oll was handy and the father threw some of this cn the stubâ€" born wet slabs, already a little charred from the first start of the fire. Nothâ€" mz happened for a few seconds. Then with a roar, the gases that had been formed from the oil exploded. throwing fire all over the rcom. Father Attempted Rescue . The frantic father, no doubt someâ€" what dazed by the suddenness of the fire, thought first of all of his children and forced back from the place where the explositon ‘had taken place, tried to get up the stairway to the three sleepâ€" ing girls. His clothing caught fire and he had to run from the home. (Continued froam Page One) Wellâ€"marnered, lively and obedient; they won the hearts of all those in the district who krew theim. this, it is believed, is to give the North the thing they want most of allâ€"good roads." On Saturday evening, the kiddies were sent to bed early. as vusual. The twins and Patsy were asleep in the upstairs bedrocom before 7.20. Kate, the twoâ€" yearâ€"old was downstairs; the baby had been laid ‘n a vpillow on a ta‘le in the sitting room. Reginald, 11 years old, had been out playing with his chums and had returned to the house a little while after seven. Front Stove Not Used All Day The family had used the kitchen range all day to warm the house, one of the relatives told The Advance the next day. The range had beon allowed to go ‘out and the father had started the fire in the living room Quebec heater. Mrs. Charbonneau, seeing that her famâ€" ily was in for the eveng left to do some shopping at the corner store, half a Block away. Then the front of the house began to caol. The fire had apparently gone out. 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Phones 300â€" e3 ANTLFREEZE SPECIAL Instant Starting Plus More Power at No Extra Cost Battery Specials "It didn‘t last more than ten minâ€" utes," said Chief Alex Borland yesterâ€" day. "The bodies were all out ten minutes after we got the alarm." The five were taken to the home of Mrs. Studor next door where doctors and first aid men work over them for more than an Ghour and a half. Mrs. Studor had been a neighbour of the Charbonneaus for four months, she told The Advance. She did all she could to help in the resuscitation efforts and was troubled mainly by the numâ€" ber of people who crowded around the overcoat and put out the flames. Was Not Gasoline When Chief Borland was allowed to see the injured man yesterday at the hospital, the Chief asked how the fire had started. "He said he was putting coal cil in the fire to make it burn up quickly. It went up. That‘s all he knows," said the Chief. Mr. Charbonâ€" neau was certain the liquid he used was rct gasoline. There was none of that in the house. A sample of what is supâ€" posed to be coal oil from the same lot sold to Mr. Charbonneau is now in the possession of the police. 17 Plate Extra Heavy 24 mons. guarantee. $24.20 value ................ 17 Plate Heavy Duty. 18 mons. guarantee. $22.20 value ............... 15 Plate Extra Heavy 24 mons. guarantee. $22.20 value ................. 19 Plate Extra Heavy 24‘mons. guarantee. $30.20 value ................ Try The Advance Want Advertisements door of her home trying to watch the doctors work. She knew all the childâ€" ren well, she said, and likse everyone else in <the neighzsourhood, she was nearly prostrated with grief. Weather Now to be Milder, with Snow "Cloudy with snow. Somewhat mildâ€" er," was the weatherman‘s forecast for the Porcupine‘s next day or so. Temperatures hit new lows this weekâ€" end. On Saturday the mercury went to four degrees above zero. Other temâ€" peratures: Thursday max. 30, min. 16 Friday max. 35, min.; Saturday min. 4; Sunday max. 24, min. 5; eight o‘clock this morning 25. More degails appear elsewhere in toâ€" days Advance. At Least, That is What the Weatherman Says This Morning. Timmins MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH. 1936 -' 4.00 15°