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Transcribed by Anne Brooks - [email protected]

The following is a transcription of a list of fires as recorded in the diary of Lauretta (Machon) Brooks of Murray Harbour, PEI. (1882-1964).

Fires

1931
Mar 19: Preston Buell�s house
July 31: Both Hazen Moore and John Robert Bull lost their barns to fire on the same night.
Nov 2: Stanley Bull�s store, High Bank
Nov 14: Arbott Bull�s house (Will Haberlin�s)
Dec 14: Falconwood Hospital (eight lives lost)

1932
Feb 2: Rustico convent ?
Feb 6: Prince of Wales College
Sept 7: Lorne Jim Bull�s barn

1937
Mar 23: Our house caught fire from the kitchen stove
July 6: Luther Jordan�s barn

1938
June 22: H.E. Brehaut�s barn and outbuildings
July 5: Jim Richard�s house

1939
Jan 13: John Martin�s barn (Wood Island), outbuildings, horses, cattle and himself

1940
June 18: Jim O�Connor�s house and barn
July 24: Jim White�s house (our old house)
July 15: Old Stavert residence; Wilmot Valley
Sept 25: John M. Stewart�s barn, Murray Harbour

1943
Nov 17: Presbyterian church, Wood Islands

1944
Sept 22: Ernest Bull�s house (John Bull�s)

1950
Aug 8: Jim White�s barn (our old barn)
Oct 19: Roy Nicolle�s barn

1951
July 11: Tom Gosbee�s barn struck by lightning; not burned but 5 pigs killed

1952
Feb 7: Fred Herring�s house ( P. Robertson�s farm)

1954
Mar 19: Stella Maris school
May 16: Murray River fire, Cook�s store and house combined occupied by Mrs T. L. Cook, Mrs May MacLeod and Mrs Percy Sharam, Harold (Roddie) Keenan�s house, shop and outbuildings, Will Moore�s (Campbells) house and shop, Millburn Buell�s restaurant and house combined and Cook�s barn and outbuildings.

1955
Jan 13: Raymond MacAuley�s barns, Peter�s Rd.
April 4: Alex Buell�s store, White Sands.
June 21: Clarey�s house on Whim Rd. burned from an exploding oil stove, Mrs Clary killed and he in hospital.

1956
Feb 7: John Earl Jenkins� restaurant and bake shop burned
Aug 21: Joe Bell�s factory at Fish Alley (formerly Will MacDonald�s ) burned.
Oct 8: George Campbell�s store, Murray River burned.
Nov 20 : Clow�s store, Murray Harbour North burned

1957
April 18: Isaac Bull�s barn
May 9: Grass and bush fire Murray River, John Moore�s Jr. barn burned
May 19: Rollie White�s house (Reuben Penny�s) gutted by fire
Sept 1: Building housing "Patriot" office completely destroyed by fire
Dec 2: Hazlebrook Dairying company�s building

1958
Jan 11: Murray Harbour starch factory caught fire but extinguished by fire Brigade
Jan 12: Completely destroyed by fire
April 29:Old Market building, Charlottetown completely destroyed
Sept 20: S.S. Prince Edward Island ferry boar gutted by fire at dock at Borden.
Oct 16: Joe Osbournes�s house at cape (George MacLeod�s old house)
Nov 12: Roland LeLacheur�s house and all its contents except chesterfield and piano

1959
May 12: Andrew O�Connor�s vacant house at Wilmot Corner
July 6: Four million dollar fire at Pictou Waterfront; old ferry boat "Prince Nova"
Oct 30: George D? Whiteway�s barn (Edgar Giddings)

1960
June 11: Lester Richard�s barn (Willie Bell�s) burned and another building
Nov 27: Alan Cameron�s barn, crop and stock burned

1961
March 27: George MacLean�s (White Sands) barn, crop, stock and machinery burned

1964
April 21: John Beck�s house on Commercial Rd, occupied by Elwood, completely destroyed.