FOOTNOTES:
[1] January 24, 1858, St. Jean Baptiste Festival was kept as a national fête in Toronto by French-Canadians
[2] This hotel was finally burnt on March 17, 1873.
[3] This plate with the documents contained in the box of the corner-stone, was taken out of the ruins of St. Patrick’s Hall by Mr. B. Tansey in 1872 and is now in his possession.
CHAPTER XXXI
PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES
FIGHTING FIRE—DARKNESS—FLOODS—DROUGHT