FIRES

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 497, 3 May 1909, Page 7

FIRES

OUTBREAK .IN WILLIS STREET. ; ; ';',' One .of the oldest■ landmarks in:Willis .'■' Street, Messrs. Dwan Bros, premises* but- , -vived an'outbreak of .fir© early yesterday 7 morning. Tlie lower floor of tho building is occupied ■ by Mr.,•James/Woodward as a luncheon and fruit cafe, and the top floor ia Used by Messrs: Dwan Bros. as.offices. The 7 outbreak occurred at' 5.37 a.m., 1 and was con. fined to.tho dining-room and rear part of tht . bottom floor, the rest of tho building; and it?\ ■ contents being damaged by smoke and, heat, ; Tho wall dividing tho building from "Th« : Talkories" was i also slightly damaged. .A quantity of fruit and confectionery belonging ■;.•■' to Mr.Woodward; was smoked beyond use.' When. Mr;. Woodward left his premises at'.:. 12:30 a.m. yesterday.; everything, was: snug, ' and when,a constablo'passed the building a. few minutes before the alarm was given thoro was no sign of fire. A'few live embers had been left,in the stove, but in' an apparently safo position. 'Mr:: Woodward had ms'stock,, "■. etc:, insured for £186 in tho.Yorkshiro office. Tho building was also insured, but for what" = sum and with what office was not known yes- . terday. Tho brigade; under Superintendent" O'Brien, must have dono good work to cori- ' finb tho damage'to the gutting of tho cook-.', ! house and'portion of tho dining-room, as tho' building ,is a dry wooden structure. Mr.: Woodward estimates his less at £285. A gorse fire occurred.in the Sydney Street :■'• cemetery reservo. at 7.15 on Saturday s ovon- . ing, and did slight damago to some fenping. ■'." - MYSTERIOUS. ■ (BY TEIUGUAI'II — TOKSS ASSOCIATION.) ',:.•; •'"..■ '-' . Oamaru, May 2. Another niystorious fifo 'occurred hero on Saturday night nt 11.30, when Mr. A. H. 0. Brown's basket and furniture shop .was discovered to bo on firo. Thoro wore four shops in the block. Mr Brown's stock was almost totallyv destroyed, but tho brigado provonted tho firo ' spreading, ! although: stocks in other shops wore damaged. 'Tho insurances are not yot known.