FIRES IN THE CITY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 925, 19 September 1910, Page 4

FIRES IN THE CITY.

BIG BLAZE ON THORNDON QUAY,

Loud cries of "Fire!" heard through the gale shortly before 2 a.m.. yesterday ''•' / awakened Mr. Dealy, of the 'Railway. ~. Hotel; Thdrndon Quayj When .he looked -, put to investigate, he found that a fiveroomed, one-storied wooden cottage,', two' doors removed from the hoteljbn. ..the - south Side, was' in : flames. He at. once ~ telephoned to the brigade, but;, before :- they reached' ; the .spot, the flames:had. ; : spread to the two-storied . :nine : roomed.. ■ dwelling-(unoccupied) known as the Rose-'■■;.'.-neath . Boardinghouse, and this building : 'was - soon _ blazing away, merrily. 'As -it "'- was blowing a north-westerly- gale, with .. pelting rain, ■' the ; brigade-had tneir work :; cut (out. to check the spread, of'the flames,', whioh !threatened to develop"into' ;\. a serious, conflagration. To this end they ,y concentrated ; their energies in'- confining' ; the' fire . to- the; two buildings- ' already.-v----doomed, and . by» strenuous:-' efforts!man-' aged to accomplish that-much:' .On the"; south", side the six-roomed dwelling ad- / . joining the one.in which-the,outbreak oc- ; .'y curred:had;the outer wall.damaged,.'and,,.:. the.fire managed, to get.into .one ofvthe.'-.: bedrooms. On the .other side the, southern, wall of.-the-Railway'Hotel- escaped-,v ■■: "with a,''scorching and/some little,' damage', ■ was.done-to the'stable at the!.rear.>: .:'

The house': in 'which ; the outbreak'ooV:;: curred was occupied by Mr.' John ,o'Neil,': .who : lost everything. save a? chest:-'.':■-.of;;; .'clothes ..and. a- few' odds' and; ends.;. The:'."; .building;" was totally;..:destroyed;'-; '.The''■;, :cause:of;.the'outbreak,is 'unknown:,- It ia- ■) stated thafc:the: occupants retired for.-.'.the": ' night'at .about'll.Bo p.m., : : and,'.were ' . awakened at 'I.4s,a.m.;.yesterday by> the*;: noise caused' by the. fire, ;which" then'had'l ' : agbod hold on.-the building.Miy. O'Neil's < : furniture .was insured for '.£100:-"■ The.- de-.'.' 'stroyed buildings 'are said;to, be:the .pro-; perty of Mr. ;He'n'ry J Hall,-solicitor."/ _-'-.; ; . The boardinghouse. adjoining, which .'■■ has; been unoccupied for 6ome'time,;yaa ;.:-.- ;also 'totally,' destroyed.'i!-. : .; ;.V v : ;. .; The dwelling:oh the; south; side of ;Mr. ■•''.; O'Neil's. premises was ■ occupied by:.Mr* - John Oliver..; The .were: insured for-J8125 in the Victoria' Office.:':!" •';'.'•'';;..-;

;;\.:;■;'■■";■ : .pCIPIENT.;FIEES.-K^'J? ) ■: NA't 1.27. p.m./on- Saturtay./tKe Kre Bri- f .'Bade:'.received\a call 1/.. Peters ■..-: Str,eet (off,/ Vivian Street),:a .four-roomed."; •dwelling,'".occupied: by .Mrs.; Mary Coffey, ';'■ where ;a..spa'rk hadYignUed some.rubbish,/ and ('.damaged. a, mantelpiece.'■-.... '■'■£'>:''. 7' ■. A''fire broke' out-at 6.30.p.in; on.Satur-j■.-day in tie: bakehouse 'of Mr. P. S..Tay-V -; lor;■.pastrycook, of 234:"Cuba : Street./:; A• . -spark ' had ■ ignited j some'- rubbish; ,which h : 'took fire; and :burht;a ■hple:':.through:;th6 p: between 'mentioned''.y'and'V. those occupied; by G : . :Clark v .next ;,;.,■ door -was. .and.;'spme- : little\;.'.; damage -through 'heat' and' smoke.: /.was; >/; ■caused .upstairs.'// Both buildings; wero ;/" owned/by Hr./.JV';C.;Butle'r;'.y-. ; Y; ■>&/:/ ■-'■.-

GORSE FEE. Between 8 and 9 o'clock last night a % clump of gorso caugllt fire on the hillbehind Doctors Commons, off Hanker Street. An empty house rn the vicinity appeared to be in danger, but the Fire Brigade arrived and extinguished the flames before they leached the house.

The Minima* hand fire extinguisher is just tho thing to put out a- fire. A boy or girl can use it. A. T. Bate. t Nathan's Buildings,-* will tell you all about it.—Advt. >