| September 1918, No. 247 | Canadian Railway and Marine World (Toronto) | Page 390, col. 1 |
Railway development, projected lines, surveys, construction, betterments, etc.
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Grand Trunk Ry.—The freight sheds at the central station, Ottawa, were destroyed by fire started by an explosion of a tank of gasoline, Aug. 16. The loss is placed at: freight shed, $15,000; twenty-eight freight cars, $20,000; contents of freight shed and cars, $50,000. The freight sheds were 800×40 ft.
The station at Mitchell, Ont., was destroyed by fire, Aug. 14. The building, which was 100 ft.×30 ft., was a frame structure erected about 45 years ago to replace the original station, which also was burned. It was shown that the fire originated through H. Daoust, a former employee, lighting a match over a little pool of alcohol which had leaked from a barrel. It was reported Aug. 21 that criminal proceedings were likely to be taken against him.
The new freight shed on Sandwich St., Windsor, Ont., is reported completed and in use. (May, pg. 337.)
Railways: G.T.Ry.