2014.003.3736 2nd Comaplix fire, 1915

Accession Num: 2014.003.3736

Negative Code: D12-7

Extent:

Document Date: 1915-04-04 - --

Donors: Calder Soules

Keywords: 1910s, arson, fire, Forest Mills/Dominion Sawmills, forestry, Northeast (Beaton) Arm, sawmill, and Upper Arrow Lake

Locations: Comaplix

Physical Description:
1 b/w negative (35 mm)

Notes:
Smoke emanating from ruins of Forest Mills (Dominion Sawmills) milll following arson, 4 April 1915. Seven fires were started around the mill in an attempt by the owners to destroy the mill and claim the insurance settlement. The fire spread to the townsite, destroying most of the town as well as the SS Revelstoke, and marked the end of Comaplix as a settlement.

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