Fires

The city has had more than its fair share.

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Map of the Downtown Businesses Destroyed by the 1933 Fire, Cornwall, Ontario

A Map of the Downtown Businesses Destroyed by the 1933 Fire

This diagram shows the buildings (colored gray) which were destroyed in the Great Fire of August 7, ...
Prior to the Great Fire of 1933, Cornwall, Ontario

The Great Fire of 1933

Starting with the F.W. Woolworth’s store (next to the red/brown brick Royal Bank) all of the stores, ...
The great fire of 1933, The fire started behind Fursey’s Garage, Cornwall, Ontario

The Great Fire of 1933, started behind Fursey’s Garage.

Someone, (schoolboys are suspected) started a fire along the board fence behind Cornwall Motor Sales. ...
Firefighters With Their Hoses are Seen Here at the Front of the Buildings, Cornwall, Ontario, 1933

Firefighters with their hoses at the front of the buildings

The photographer (at left, wearing suspenders) is using a tripod with his camera to photograph the fire. ...
Firefighters with their hoses are seen here at the front of the buildings, Cornwall, Ontario 1933

Firefighters with their hoses at the front of the buildings

The few hoses available, seem to have little impact on the fire’s progress. ...
Firemen Direct Their Hoses on Active Flames, Cornwall, Ontario 1933

Firemen Direct Their Hoses on Active Flames

A devastating day for businesses and for the families who made their homes in apartments above the ...
Cornwall, Ontario downtown fires of 1933. Crowd Control

Crowd Control

Crowds were kept away from the scene–at Second Street and Third Street. ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Fires of 1933. Only the Brick Chimneys Were Left Standing

Only the Brick Chimneys Were Left Standing

Crowds were kept away from the scene–at Second Street and Third Street. ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Fires of 1933. Crowds Grew As News of the Fire Spread

Crowds Grew As News of the Fire Spread

The day of the fire was also the August Civic Holiday, that, and the fact that it was a daytime fire, kept ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Fires of 1933. Many volunteered to help

Many volunteered to help

This photo is taken from the clock tower of the Post Office. Visible through the smoke is St. Columban’s ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Fires in 1933. Many volunteered to help

Many volunteered to help

Another view shows only brick chimneys remained standing. At the bottom left, firemen ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Fires of 1933. An earlier view before the fire.

An earlier view before the fire

Here is an earlier glimpse of Pitt Street looking south towards the river. On the right is the Post Office ...
Cornwall Ontario. Fires of 1933. View behind the businesses

View behind the businesses

A man with a dog is perched on some lumber to stay out of the water at the back of the buildings. ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Fires of 1933. Tragedy for many

Tragedy for many

Notice the woman at left, wrapped in a blanket. ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Fires of 1933. The west side of Pitt Street before the fire

The west side of Pitt Street before the fire

Following the fire only the Post Office and Royal Bank (the first two buildings on the left) remained. ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Fires of 1933. Cornwall Collegiate Institute cadets on parade

Cornwall Collegiate Institute cadets on parade

This postcard is postmarked 17 Oct 1912. The dresses and hats of the ladies in this colorized ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Fires of 1933. The fire hall, police station, town hall and music hall.

The fire hall, police station, town hall and music hall

The City Hall, Police Station, and Fire Hall were all located in this landmark building on Pitt Street ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Another view of the many shops lost in the great.

Another view of the many shops lost in the great fire

Cornwall, Ontario, City Hall.

City Hall

Cornwall’s City Hall, Fire Hall, and Police Station. The large doors were for fire vehicles. The upstairs was ...
Cornwall, Ontario. City Hall.

City Hall

A later photo showing the Fire Department still located in the building. The top portion of ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Automobile has arrived

The automobile has arrived

Rebuilding the block during the depression years of the 1930s took considerable time. ...
Cornwall, Ontario. This “long shot” view shows the rebuilt streetscape.

Rebuilt streetscape

Many of these early postcards lacked the trolley rails and electrical wires that filled the view. The ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Rebuilt streetscape after fires of 1933.

Rebuilt streetscape

An interesting view post-1933 which includes the East side of Pitt Street. Kyte’s Stationers ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Windsor Hotel Fire March 1909.

The Windsor Hotel fire March 1909

The hotel was situated on Water Street west of the Court House. The artist has sketched a bit of the ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Fires in 1933. The remaining shell of Windsor Hotel fire March 1909.

The remaining shell of Windsor Hotel fire March 1909

This photo was probably taken the day after the Windsor Hotel fire. A small crowd has gathered to view ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Fires in 1933

Twelve lives were lost when Rossmore House caught fire in 1910

Located on the East side of Pitt Street between First & Second Streets (where the new Arts Centre is ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Close-up View of the Rossmore House.

Close-up View of the Rossmore House

Notice the four men standing in the doorway. The large window on the right is painted “Drug Store” and ...
Cornwall, Ontario. Rossmore House fire.

Artist’s impression of the Rossmore House fire

Rossmore House Fire—Friday, April 29, 1910, was the night Halley’s Comet was expected to appear in ...
Cornwall, Ontario. 76rossmorefire

Rossmore House Annex Faced Second Street

The Rossmore faced Pitt Street but "cornered" to Second Street. This may be the “rear” of the Hotel on
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