FIRES—CITY AND ELSEWHERE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1127, 15 May 1911, Page 2

FIRES—CITY AND ELSEWHERE.

BLAZE AT JOHNSONVILLE... : A fire at Jolinsonvillo in the small hours of Saturday morning, resulted in tlic total destruction of a six-roomed dwelling, owned by Mr. 1\ Simeon, and occupied by Sir. Wostwood, The inmates had to make a Lurried exit from tho burning building, and they lost practically everything. The building was covered by a policy for JMSO in the United Office, and the contents were insured for <£225 in>-the-Royal'- Insurance Co. CITY DWELLING DAMAGED. A firo in a five-roomed dwelling, at 49 Roxburgh Street,-claimed the' attention of the tiro Brigade at, "half-past 8 o'clock' on Saturday night. Tho dining-room and contents were damaged, and the rest of tho houso. suffered by heat and smoke. Tho contents aro insured in tho State Firo Department, but ,tho amount was not ascertained, and the insurance.on tho building (if any) is not known. The building is owned by Mr. Downic, and occupied by Mrs. Smith, wlio was absent from home at the time of tho outbreak. OTHER, OUTBREAKS. A small outbreak of firo on Saturday night on a vacant section at tho corner of Victoria Street and Cuba Street Extension was suppressed by tho constable on duty on tho ueat. At 11.43 p.m. on Saturday the brigade received a call to suppress a gorse firo at Busaco Road, Kilbirnie. LOCAL ACCIDENTS. * ■ FALL FIIOM A THAMCAR. A man named — Vice, a resident of Paraparaumu, fell off a tram in the city on Saturday night, and was removed to the Hospital suffering from concussion of the brain. PAINFUL OCCURRENCE. • A lad, named Arthur Harding, tight years of age, was admitted to tlio Hospital, on Saturday evening suffering from severe injuries to his hands, 'tho result of having them cunglit in machinery. Part of three lingers on the left hand, and ono finger on the right hand, wcto amputated. SEVERE SCALP. WOUND. A porter, named David Grinton, 47 years of age, and a resident of Dixon Street, was overtaken by a fit yesterday, and, falling, sustained a severe scalp wound, irhicli necessitated his removal to tho Hopital. TENDONS OF HAND CUT. William Clarke, cabinetmaker, of 4S Mein Street, was admitted to the Hospital yesterday suffering trom severe injuries to his left hand, some of the tendons being cut. LEG BROKEN AT FOOTBALL. While playing football in the St. John's Athletic match at the Miramar polo ground on Saturday, a young man, named Thomas Crawford, sustained a broken leg, and is now an iumato of tho Hos-