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OLD LADIES' HOUS [underlined]

chairs in the kitchen, the only habitable portion of the building. Governor Grant was responsible for a report that the damage done to the Home was slight, and this delayed relief work. After several days, they found quarters in the furnace room of Port Massey Church where, between these furnaces, nineteen beds are crowded. There was 58 old ladies in the Home at the time of the explosion. Two, Mrs. Eagan and Miss Sutherland, have since died. Three have been removed to the N.S. Hospital for the Insane, while the minds of others are affected as a result of shock and fright. Many are being cared for by friends and relatives.

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The janitor was seated in a chair in the cellar at the time of the explosion. He was "bounced" to the ceiling, and dropped to the floor. Apparently uninjured, has worked hard ever since. Night of December 19th, he walked into his house, refused to speak to his wife and family, went upstairs where he packed shaving materials and linen into a bag, and left the house. Mrs. Dr. Ball recognized him on the street car, and followed him to North St., where he was trying to purchase a railway ticket without mentioning any destination. He was taken to the Nova Scotia Hospital for the Insane.

Memo. [underlined] Description.
Mrs Margeson seems capable, reliable and straight-forward. She is large without being fat. Largely built. A kind face. Firm, as head of an institution must be. About 50. Does not over talk.