Episode 3 of 3

Contemporary Newspaper Reporting

When: June 15-16, 1886
Where: North American newspapers
Part of: Event of 1886: The Great Vancouver Fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Newspapers in Quebec, Connecticut, Michigan, and Ontario reported the fire in mid-June 1886 with varying details.

The Quebec Daily Telegraph and The Day in New London reported on June 15, 1886. The Manistee Weekly Times attributed the blaze to the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Toronto World reported 12 lives lost on June 16, 1886.

Sources

Great Vancouver Fire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-01

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