FIRES AT AUCKLAND.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1464, 24 January 1887, Page 3

FIRES AT AUCKLAND.

Auckland, January 24 Two fireo took plaoe at Archill yeßtorday, resulting la damage over £2000. The first was at 2 p m., when a four-roomed cottage m Russell street, owned by Monaghan and occupied by W. H. Ohappell, was burnt down with contents. The house was (mured for £150 m tho London and Lancashire, and the furniture waß uninsured. Tha fire originated m a cocking oven. The Bocond outbreak wbb at 8 p.m. nn the new north road, when five Bhopa with dwellings attaohed were dest-oyed. It originated m Warren's grocery shop m the wing. A young man named Light* foot made an unsuccessful « ff jrt to aur» press the fire, but he fell forward m the burning mass whioh appeared to him to be burning m tea cheats, and burned h 8 hand and wbb compelled to retire. Be states that had a couple of buckets been handy at the out-ot tho fire might easily havo boen put out. The fire pro oeeded nnchooked owing to a delay m the arrival of the salvage corps 'from town.' Four shop 3 bad gone befoie effective measure could be taken, and then it was found impossible to nave the fifth, the whole block boing burned to tie ground. The following is a list of insurances :— -Flttt three thopp, tffo-ittritc 1 owned by Young and Warren, who had them insured m the Union for £60 J, re-insured. Iheo he 1 two shops, owned by fctelleaby, w»re insured m the Dew Zealand for £375. Th > westward shop of the blook was occupied by W, D. Warren as a grocery. The stick was Insured for £'50 m the South British ; Furniture £100, the loss being total. The second shop wbb occupied by Warden, hoctmaker, and was insured m the New Zanland for £203. The third shop was ocoaptad by MoKellar, oonfeoioner, an'l was un-innured. The fourth shop was occupied by Lambert, and was insured for £50 m the Imperial. The last shop of the blook was occupied by Nellingham, bootmaker, and insured for £60 m the NorwiokfeUnion. The damage to Tavih's dwelllmr h^uso and Neale's stores Is very ll'tle principally by water. The|r»Bks are hold by the Union and <olonlal offioea.