Volume 23 - Section XII - ElectricCanadian.com

362 HISTORICAL TABLES1875 Telegraph, Quebec. 1884 La Preese, Montreal (Oct. 15).Herald, Halifax.Fredericton Gleaner.1877 Examiner, Charlottetown, P.E.I. 1885 Evening Journal, Ottawa (Dec. 10)1878 Saskatchewan Herald, Battleford. 1887 Saturday Night, Toronto.Sun, St John, N.B. 1888 Gazette, St John.(Name changed to Le Canada, Oct. 20,Vancouver World.18791879.) 1889 Moosejaw Times.La Gazette d Ottawa (Jan. 8). 1890 Winnipeg Tribune.La Patrie, Montreal. 1891 Toronto Star.1880 Toronto World. 1894 Winnipeg Telegram.Toronto News.Le Temps, Ottawa (Nov. 3).1881Bulletin, Edmonton, Alta. 1896 Le Soleil, Quebec.La V6rite, Quebec. 1393 The Province, Vancouver.1882 Patriot, Charlottetown, P.E.I. 1910 Le Devoir, Montreal (Jan. 10).1883 The Week, Toronto. 1913 Le Droit, Ottawa (Mar. 27).L Etendard, Montreal (Jan. 23).Montreal Daily Mail (Oct. 8).Leader, Kegina. 1914 Montreal Daily News (May 27).Herald, Calgary.1780 C6teau-du-Lac.1782 Cascades.1797-1801 Sault Ste Marie ; built by North-WestCompany.(Rebuilt and re-opened June 18, 1855 ;again rebuilt and re-opened Sept. 9,1895.)1826 Lachine ; first vessel passed through.1829 Welland : Port Dalhousie to Port Robinson (Nov. 27).(Port Dalhousie to Port Colborne,1833 ; enlarged, 1850).1830 Burlington Bay opened.(Completed, 1832.)1832 Rideau ; steamboat Pumper passedthrough (May 30).CANALS OPENED1832 Chute a Blondeau.1833 Grenville.Carillon.1837 Trent River Navigation; improvementsbegun (June).1843 Ste Anne s Lock (June).Chambly.Cornwall (June).1845 Beauharnois.1847 Williamsburg.1849 St Ours Lock (Sept.).1854 St Peter s begun.(Enlarged, 1875-81.)1890 Murray Bay opened (April 14).1900 Soulanges opened.RAILWAY BRIDGES COMPLETED1855 Niagara, Suspension (Mar. 9).1859 Montreal, Victoria (Sept. 17).(Rebuilt 1887.)1873 Fort Erie, International (Nov. 3).1881 Ottawa, Interprovincial (C.P.R.), Jan. 17.1887 Lachine, St Lawrence (July 30).1883 Niagara (Canada Southern), Dec. 20.1885 St John, N.B. (Oct. 1).1888 Sault Ste Marie (Jan. 9).1890 C6teau-du-Lac (Canada Atlantic RailwayCompany), Mar.1897 Cornwall.Niagara Arch bridge (Sept. 24).1905 Alexandra, Ottawa to Hull.1915 Quebec (under construction).DISASTERSGENERAL16-38 First earthquake recorded in Canada 1841(June 11).1663 Earthquakes in Canada and New England.1689 Massacre at Lachine (Aug. 5).18471690 Massacre at Corlaer (Schenectady), Feb. 8. 18561757-58 Famine in Quebec.1788 Scarce Year in Upper Canada.1857*1816 Year without a Summer in the MaritimeProvinces.18611832, 1834, 1849, 1851, 1854. Cholera.1837 Fall of Suspension Bridge at St John, N.B.;7 lives lost (Aug. 7).1864Fall of rock from Cape Diamond ; 25 liveslost (May 17).Ship fever.Fall of Montmorency Suspension Bridge(Apr. 30).Desjardins Canal ; train broke throughbridge , 70 lives lost (Mar. 12).Great inundation at Montreal ; quarter ofcity under water (Aug. 14).St Hilaire, P.Q. ; cars ran through opendrawbridge ; 90 lives lost (June 29).