Stroke of Midnight in Mythic Ottawa

This magic bell was taken from the ruins of the clock tower destroyed by fire on February 3rd, 1916 ...

"The fire raged fiercely for hours.  The main Tower was not touched until about 11 PM, and one of the most pathetic incidents of the night, which moved the spectators, was the striking of the midnight hour by the old tower clock.  There seemed almost a human touch as its familiar tones boomed out from the mass of flames."

- From the 1916 Report of the Deputy Minister of Public Works