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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Jani-arv 18, 1898. 



LONDON, ONT. 



A Catastrophe Creates Funeral Work. 



On Mond?.y, Jan. ^nl, municipal elec- 

 tion day, our beautiful 1-orest City suffered 

 one of the worst catastrophes in the an- 

 nals of Canadian liistory. When the final 

 returns were known, tlie mayor and alder- 

 men elect with many thousauil entliusias- 

 tic supporters, resorted to the city hall to 

 celebrate their victory. The enthusiasm 

 had reached a climax, when suddenly a 

 portion of the floor gave way and the 

 speakers, together with several hundred, 

 were precipitated to tlie floor beneath. To 

 add to the horror a large iron safe and 

 heavy .steam coil fell with and amidst tlie 

 maelstrom of human Ijeings. As soon as 

 the debris could be cleared and assistance 

 rendered it was found that twentv-five had 

 been killed outright and several hundred 

 more or less injured. 



A. G. Stephens, one of London's best 

 known florists, gives a very graphic de- 

 scription of his experience wliile pinned 

 under heavy timliers, to see and feel those 

 about him being crushed to death and 

 each moment expecting that to be his 

 last. Fortunately he escaped with a few 

 injuries and a never-to-be-forgotten scene, 

 vividly and indelibly pictured. 



As a con,se(juence there has been a large 

 demand for funeral work. Nothing 

 elaborate lias been made up, but dozens 

 of pieces ranging from $5 to #15 have 

 been turned out. Dates for immediate 

 social events have been cancelled, and we 

 may expect trade to be a little dull for a 

 time at least. W. G. 



OBITUARY. 



Kwai Pahn Lee. 



Mr. Kwai Pahn Lee died at his home 

 near Yonkers last Sundav morning of 

 heart failure, following an operation for 

 appendicitis. Mr. Lee was a Chinaman, 

 and the junior partner of the firm of 

 Henrv 6c Lee, New York City, general 

 bulb importers, better known among the 

 large seed hou.ses than the retailers. He 

 was sent to Annapolis by Li Hung Chang, 

 graduated at Yale and married the daugh- 

 ter of Professor Jewett, of Oberlin Col- 

 lege. 



Mr. Lee was associated with Mr. Henry 

 about five years and was very popular 

 with all who came in contact with him. 

 He was also a man of deep thought and 

 learning, thoroughly Americanized in all 

 senses of the word. He was buried at the 

 home of his wife's family, Norwich, 

 Conn., Tuesday. 



PROPAGATING. 



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 Cineraria tnaritima candidissima and 

 Torenia Fonrnierii. In the propagating 

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 coleus, ageratum, Abutilon Souv. de 

 Bonn, achyranthes, fuch.sias, Vinca 

 elegantissima and Begonias Sandersonii, 

 incarnata, floridus, tchmidtii and Rex 

 varieties. 



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