Eric Moss
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Sorry, attached SooToday story is from the Library, not the Museum! 😇
Bill Nash
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This event plays a big role in my families history. The event happened on the evening when my mother came to the Sault from her home in Blind River. When she told the story of the day she first arrived in the Sault as a young 13 year old girl sent to the Sault to help with a family medical emergency, she told of seeing the blaze atop the hill from her rail car that was the Clergue Mansion fire. She knew nothing of Clergue's place in Sault
90 years ago today, on October 20th 1934, the Great Clergue Estate, a beautiful georgian mansion, burned to the ground starting around 7:30pm.
Montfermier sat atop Moffley Hill, which is between Langdon Cres. and Clergue St., just south of Fort Creek. Clergue moved into the house Christmas 1902.
The fire lasted a few hours and was said to have drawn 10,000 spectators. The attached story from the Sault Museum has more photos and details.