| CPR Braeside Station and Gilles Bros. Mill Destroyed by Fire 23 June 1919 |
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Ottawa Citizen 24 June 1919 GILLIES BROS.' MILLS AT BRAESIDE BURNED Loss of $150,000 Occurs When Fire Breaks Out in Big Plant. ARNPRIOR. June 23. The lumber mill of Gillies Brothers. Limited, at Braeside, Ont., three miles west of here, was destroyed by fire this afternoon, as well as the C.P.R. station and a harness shop belonginging to Gillies Brothers. The mill was one of the most modern of Its kind in the Ottawa Valley and the loss is estimated at $150,000, which is mostly covered by insurance. The electric plant in the mill supplied light to the town of Braeside, which is in darkness tonight. The fire started at 5.50 o'clock this afternoon, probably from the friction of one of the belts under the resaw. There was considerable oil on the floors and in a few moments the entire place was a mass of flames. The building was a two-storey structure and in a short time was burned to the ground. Fire fighting apparatus from here hurried to the scene, but was too late to save the mill or the station which was just across the C.P.R. bracks. There was very little lumber in the mill, but the loss in machinery, sorting tables, etc., was heavy. Between 300 and 400 men were employed in the mill, which is the chief industry in the town. However, these will not be all thrown out of work, as the firm has a mill standing idle near by which will be used to cut timber to build a new plant. Gillies Brothers had a fire about two years ago when a great deal of lumber was destroyed. The tire held the trans-Canada train going west for two hours ,md the Pembroke local was also delayed. Eganville Leader 22 June 1919 Gillies Bros. Mills At Braeside Burned Arnprior, June 22. The lumber mill of Gillies Brothers Limited, at Braeside, three miles west of here, was destroyed by fire this afternoon, as well as the C. P. R. station and a harness shop belonging to Gillies Brothers. The mill was one of the most modern of its kind in the Ottawa Valley and the loss is estimated at $150,000. The electric plant in the mill supplied light to the town of Braeside, which is in darkness tonight. Between 300 and 400 men were employed in the mill, which is the chief industry in the town. Discrepancy with the date |
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