This compelling vintage magazine page documents the devastating fire at Hospice Sainte Cunegonde in Montreal, an institution run by the Gray Nuns providing refuge for the aged and orphaned. The striking article, titled "IT WASN'T A FIRE DRILL," recounts the harrowing events where children were led to safety while flames tragically engulfed the aged women's quarters, resulting in 36 fatalities.Featuring multiple powerful photographs, this historical ephemera captures the raw emotion of the disaster: orphans clutching hands after their escape, a trapped woman being rescued by ladder, and praying children led by Sister Desrosiers. The detailed narrative provides a poignant glimpse into a significant Montreal tragedy, making this a unique piece for collectors of historical ephemera, Montreal history, or social history archives. It offers a tangible connection to a somber event involving a religious order and a community's loss.
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