ME AT THE TIMARU WOOLLEN FACTORY

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1592, 24 June 1887, Page 2

ME AT THE TIMARU WOOLLEN FACTORY

(To-day's "Timarn Herald.")

At 10.35 last night the fit obeli rang out an alarm, and the news soon spread that the Timarn Woollen Faotory Build- j lugs weia on fire. Early arrivals found j thit the south western corner of the building was" ell ab'aze, and the flames soon burst through the windows. In the ! portion of the bu Id tags named are! sli'iVc i thi officea and storeroom, and the Fire Brigade, the member « of whloh were ea usual very quickly on the spot,| cor*?, aid tr>T fir.i to r-nem, and m three or four rrlnu'-;s every trace of fire was extin&jlnhcd. The end door was then fo: jed, and an insppotlon showed tnat the storeroom and office were quite gutted. Ah M" Thomas Loc^'e, the lessee of the m"l, Hyes out of town It was impossible to as< ?rtaln (he exact valne of the goods on hand, or to what extent they and tbe contents of the ofibo were insured. It wp.i f aely said that the goods m stook were valued at £2030, and tbey are all pretty well destroyed, As to the origin of the fire, it is shrouded la mystery Some of the employees were about the faatory op to 9 o'clock, and they allege tHt rll wsi left safe before they retired for the night A further inspestlon is to I i made this morning, and the damaged stock overhauled.

[PitESS ASSOCIATION.] Timaru, June 24. The ow ter of the mill had Insured the building for £4003, divided aa follows :— Equi'ible £2250, Viotorla £500, New Z. .land £SCO, Colonial £750. The lersee h- 1 Hour i his goods and propetty In the M^ncbestor Fire Association for £500 . The goods destroyed wore blanket, rugs, undeulotb'ng, etc,, the contents of the worn belrg valued at £10(0. The machinery, etc, was untouched, the fire being confined to the store and office.