The devastated district was the old
er part Of Halifax -and thickly popu
lated. Tt contained, in addition to
Citadel bin, many churches and
schools, the railway station, govern
ment aftck&ard, Wellington brfrracks,
Admiralty House (the official resi
dence of the admiral in command of
the North American British sqund
ron), the military hospital, post office,
provisional parliament building, city
hall, the ordnance department, most of
the department stores, all of the tele
graph and cable offices and a few ho
tels.
The better residence district was al
most unharmed. It lies southward
from tire Queens, and Includes most of
the churches, including St. Mary's Ro
man Catholic cathedral.
In the fire-swept section were the
parliament buildings, post office, three
DESIGNATED BY INDIANS
GREATEST OF HAVENS.
'Halifax Was a Settlement Before the
Dominance of the White Men
in Amerl-*.
Long before the coming of th,e white
man the site of Halifax had been oc
cupied by an Indian settlement. The
pot was filled Chebucto ("greatest
of havuts") b\ the Indians because
thev reomuzed the almost imDreg
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SCENE OF MUNITION EXPLOSION AT HALIFAX
1Appioximate location of collision between the Mont Blanc, French
munitions ship, and the Ioma. a Belgian relief steamer. The Mont Blanc blew
up. 2Richmond, the section of Halifax which was practically wiped out
by the explosion and fire. The darkened districts covers more than two and
one-half square miles. 3Dartmouth, where there also was heavy destruction
of life and property. 4Rockingham, where there was some damage. 5 and
T&e two harbors of Halifax, in which many ships were damaged and mem-
bers of their crews killed or injured.
