FIRES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 61, 5 December 1907, Page 6

FIRES.

-, .. —- >. ... . EXTENSIVE OUTBREAK -AT • MARTON. (DT. TELIQEArH—SrECU-li, COItItESPOHDENT.) Marton, December 4.. . A firo broke out' at T'Marton' 'yesterday at about 2 o]clock, and demolished a block.;of buildings .in the middle of Main' Street. The .^tbrenlc' .'at. Mr; -Jy-M.;'<Nicol?s refreshment' room.'.' It was •discovered ■in ah incipient (stage* but' the .-'watkr supply, was out..of! temporarily-and bfcfor'o'.the'brigado could do anything, the building was a seething mass of flames. Only a miscrablo supply bf yivhter could bo .played on the burning building,' and it was soen apparent- that nothing could save' it. : As 'a sharp brcezo fanned tho flanios from tbe back, the brigade had a most trying time, and their anxiety was' 1 greatly • increased : 'when -it was seen that there was little'liope". of saving •sevcßi-l' shops'and dwellings'adjoining.' ' The flames- soon swept' through Nicol's shop and rofreshii'ehb roomj'Slid when the walls,fell, Mr. B: G. Goebel's shop (fruiterer and general produce, dealer) was. seen to bo ablaze.; 4 ' >It was impossible to do anything to save this building, as-flames had roached tho top story, and the pressure of water was scarcely /sufficient ,to reachf'tho 1 verandah. This shop was quickly.'demolished, and Mr. J. Milligan's crockery shop .was soon a mass of flames. . ... . •Wall;.after-wall gave way, and .this fire defied, the 'efforts:of the.:brigade,arid a band of 'willingworkers for .. nearly- Wo hours. Milligan's ■ was the third 'buil.ding.'destroycjd, . and'.tlie, firfl then caught,. NicoPs bakehouse in the yard, .which soon., disappeared.. Mr. Max BornholdV prompts, .a - two-storied dwelling .and jeweller's ;-sh'opj w;oro the .next td,-fake'.fire, and the remaining- buildings, a3 far as M'Eldowncy's,-bricltj- b'uildi'iig,. seemed doomed, but, fortunately, a better pressure of water was secured, and, everybody working ill 'a 'praiseworthy manner, tho fire was got under, but not before Mr. Bornhold's building was completely gutted. ;. ..This is the. second seridus fire within a fortnight. Mr.. Nieol is'.' the heaviest loser, all his stock and books being burned. -The stock and furnituro ■of the other buildings' wero. removed, but were considerably damaged; ■ ', 1 .. ; • The insurances are: ■— .Mr..Nicol's stock, £200 in_ tho Alliance; the shop, owned by Mrs. Nicol, sen., .£3OO in tho . Liverpool, London, and Globe; Mr. Goebel's stock, £50 in the Nfow Zealand Office; the shop: owned • by. Mr. A.' H. Sutcliffo, £300':in the Liverpool, London, and Globe; Mr. Milligan's stock, £250 in the Commercial Union; the shop,, owned .by Mr. :SutclHfe,::£soo .ini'.tho Liverpool, Londbn, aiuL.Gldbe;. Mr! Bornhold's stock and furniture, £530. in the.State Offico; Mr. Borrihokl's* shop and dwelling, £400 in the New ZcalahajO/See'.' l - . '■ ■ • ■ ■ FIRE AT NAPiER.: : ; .. (BT'TELEGIUrH—PRESSk\g'BOOaTION.)'. v ' ; Napier, December 4. i A fire-broke out about 9.30 this evening, in tile upstairs, portion .of the, : promises :of -M. Phillips,-.confectioner,' Hastings Street. The •fire-liad. : a'.-good .hold .when;:discovered, and Mr., Phillips's place ..was gifted',. and lot- his furniture.'aiid: stock- very' jittle- Vas- saved. Mr. Rice "(confectioner),.' Mr.'; Prfrbble' (fr.uit-ol-or),- and .Mr: Hannah' r (bob't'importer) all had;,theirstocks dafiiaged'' 'bywater,., w-lifle x the upper.vportign • of, .Mr':';. Kice.'s shop.' wis also .gutted.... Mr. Phiiljps'-s '.furmture, stock,' shop fit-tings,' etc./weroms'tirod for £400,• and his household, furniture- fot ;£100j: but' his Joss will 'bo about £700' over . that amount; Mr. Pfrilltys, and . his,-, family wore afray .-':at--an' entertainment "when.'the' fire.btoke but. .' The cause of. the''fire is uhknowii'.'- ■" (bt- association.) ' ' '•!'Ashbiirton, D'e6em6er-'4."' '• A new live ; roomed;; bouse in ' Hampstead, valued at'£2Bo, owned ;by Mrs. Susannah Tasfcer;* and occupied; by. Mr. J. Reddington, was .completely destroyed by fire last: night. Nothing was saved.' The house was insured for.£l63,in tho Stato Offico, and tho furriiture' for £75 'hi .the' Norwich' Union.' '-