At 3 a.m., the spire of the first St. James Cathedral at Church Street caught fire and fire spread to the south side of King Street and the'old' (1831) Toronto City Hall and market building.
At 3 a.m., the spire of the first St. James Cathedral at Church Street caught fire and the cathedral was soon destroyed. The fire spread to the south side of King Street and the'old' (1831) Toronto City Hall and market building.