BIG FIRE AT MARTON.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1598, 15 November 1912, Page 5

BIG FIRE AT MARTON.

HOTEL DESTROYED. SOME CALLANT RESCUES. AND NARROW ESCAPES. The White Hart. Hotel at .Marten wje-'-. entirely destroyed by fire at three o'cl'pcli , ; yißtcr-uay iiioniing. SoiHe.of the .pecupants . liad a very Harrow esci\pe>'.,;aiid',tf, nura- , ..' bcr of gallant rescues rfere ofEeptod. , The- ■■ White. Hart Hotel was. the princ.ipal-.i-li-, ' censed house in il-attoiu Jormtirly it was owned by tho (Jiblions Estate, :bufc ■' .it was recently purehasftl.by Messrs: .%&#:. rick and Giblionsi of- Wangaimi;.. , ' - ■-.-■ I'lm following particular's are fallen frbni < ■ the Feilding ''Star's" report'of this fire:^.; : - The liarton Eire &igade was ; :6n th?.. : ' spot shortly after the .alarm. The. flna- : -' hiid. -such a tremendoUß hold that -npthinfj.;';..■ could.bo done to save the hotel, but some ■..:.■. splendid work was. accomplished. , : at the '":■', premises close by. The pressure of water... ; . was-not gveit at fifst, but'the/'damaged ■'"'■ '■ reservoir Was connected ivith the mains, ! ■■'■■ and this enabled some splendid-.-eavinß--''...-? wprk to be done, the narrow-stf-eeis.male-. : ing the work ,V£ry arduous and-daniep '.-.'; ous. ' ■ ■' ■ ■ ■ ' '■'■■"■'■'■ ■■■■ The' Town Sail oppissite "was badlj ■;.■:■■•: •scorched and blistered., and the .windows " : % cracked, the While -Hai-t etables ■guttedi the offices occupied' by Messrs.- -' ; Burgess and Co. and the Marfan Jockey■■-■■ Glub gutted, vhilo Dalgety and Co/sflf•-'■'.■ nces adjoining the hotel were "destroyed; - ■:■ only the outer walls being left -standiiiK. T i Sensational Experiences, - '. .'..:" ! The occumnts of the hotelhad an aw. .:■■.■'■ fiil tiffie, all -escape being cut off escepf- ■■■■' from the balcony. '.■'.■'■'■:': Mr. H, F. Oimcro;n, the licensee,, wa'i ,:;:: badly burned and put about the., face ,aiid'-.- '■■ hands, and at 9 p'clbek this iiiOrning so b,i(J that no ififoKnution cpuld' , b<)'" , (;ot' , -*. from him, his daughter i!v.adue:svas.- ; burh-;?': : ed on the face and hands, and his-little:', ; .- Sftn was rescued by someone who found '■■ ■' him lying-on the floor in ait insensible , ■' ■'statß< ■ : : ' ■;■:'-..' ,-.; Mr. J, Bart {Hbropito) had his.armband hands burned, and is suffering from • ■shock . •'■-'.■■'': :!';' '. Mi. J. H. Carter sustained; a ' severe '■ : Shaking in his fall from the balcony;:, '..,' . Mi, J. Carter sprained his ahklo-'-' -through jiimpin* from tho balcony, ; "- ' Air, Corkill, inspector of the Bank of New Zealand, escaped in his pyjamas;'' ' tying a sheet to : tho balcony and letting ■ himself down. ■•:■■■ " ■■"■'.■ , V Mr. and Mrs. % Scott, the foriner a r: contractor for the sewerage works, escap- , cd with difficulty. . It was Mi. Scott who -~■ jriado tl«6 sensational rescue ,af ..yiJußg , . ; Cameron,, a bpy.p'£ seven years; ,, ■' He; hiid.' an idoaj somefioWi that the boy 'was!in' ■. ' !i Uedropm which was lull of aiipke.. Groping liia way about, he fdiind thp boy ' ' insensible oji tlio floor, and carried hiiii ' ! , out. ~ . ■' ~. •.•' ■' ■.' :-..■;'O'-y '-.'. Absolutely nothing.yas saved;frbm'th.e;;.-' hotel, and. the' boarders lost severely; '..' ." ■' A inotor-cycTo was th> only 'liiHg s.iyed from DalgetyV but the,contents of th<>..:\ ofliGes occupied by Messrs, Bureess end ■. Co. and the Mafton Jockey Curb •' ' ■saved. .' . • ...■.- •■■ •■■ ".'• ■.'■ ' , : : Thestock in the stabl?S wijs-damii|ed...',. •(■.' The insurances on the liuildiiiff -are JSI2OQ in the 'Alliance,. JESOO' ia- :.ooeari: .'- ■: Accident,..£2so in the Ifew. Zealuha,''JiSOO -~ ■: in-the South Bj'iti.slu siid £ii,o in- :the\:Giiar'dian : p.ffice.-- The White:Harfc;s!;ablcß: ■ ' wem insufed for wEpOO in , 2.ear'V. : ,. land; an : d.>the\f6dder.ffip- ;fiißs-'i.n''.tlio : Csm-' ■'', niercval ..Union-. • Hi - . iCamer-tff-s ■ iusiir-...- " ances'are Hot available,' . ■!..».-.■,• ■.; '.'•'..■■>. AN EYE.Wi:TN ; ESS*S StpRV. : • . BMIC INSI?I!al!?OE > $ ; i!SCAi , C| ',-..••' . -Mr. T. E. Corkill-, the-inspector of. the Bank of ...New Zealand,,.who :is imeritionecl ;..-... in. the foregoing accounts, returned , , t0... V!vl- ' Ungtcm '.yesterday, and, in conye.rsation with a '-UoifiSjoJ! reporter, supplied a graphic narrative 6f his own. .experiences, and'observations at tlie lire, "1 can. .really tell you very little- about jt," he remark- ' ed, "because- the whole thing.w.as'Bp surjprisiiigly sudden., I,was sldoping in my ip.o;mj.tighit...aWay at the backot the house, and' woke -up, I'kippose at about a auarter to threSi. ..Af.once'l. wasxcdnscioiis.of; the ■smbll of Smoke; Getting .Mjy anirunuitig to the bedroom I opened. ~it and. ■found the: passage full of. fire, and; ; .shi.qkeV Thchouse .was perfectly .qjuefe tltf flames . iihaljijie no'sound., I ran-tack, and got out ■■■ '. throngh th 6 windoiv oh to S liltle b?lcoiiy., .yiames were shopting frpirl tho jvindowe two rooms away Iroin rne,. I tied my sheets,to the balcony-and let myself- down, saviui Mth'inß^iceptty , pyjamas: .-.;. ': : r :!','■ Apparehiiy 'fvio A'lann Givem:. "Most of the;; oth.erV.gptout.-inthe ; .6..ame 'way; .' each; pehson wPke Up- siiddenly vand .found. ■ ■■ ■th«t , h,e ,^r, 'vThf,others igoi'; ■ It'eeeined-tb'-toe..that;.l- was/ptteapfj-ithe -. yeiy Insfe.-The C>.merohs:'.and..the;>Scdttis. .; ! .frere ■ sleeping at,'the-froiit .ol'the'-lottse;. •.- ,;■■ Mr."Scott;.:g6t His.*Wtt:wife:"ajid ; :; :child; :;;: ren ; but" by vwsy ■ ofv--tb.#:.':,f«6nfr--baiebny; .Oil-',- :I>eiils - v .told: ; .:■ ilmt f : ,|he % eameron.,was,Btill .inside, Mr. ' : Scott : wcnt back, ■ Getting -ini»'.the. Mm': :: iioy's rooin he found. it. full of''siriolte. ;., ;■■ Jir. Scott crawled, in on .Ms'hjinds and : k-nees-.an.d-'.heard the-bpy,- who , was -uncon.- : v 'scibus, ■grocmi.hg-. , .. Without loss of. tiro? „ , Mr, Scott caiigUt him up, and C4itiecl ; him. ....-- ° One of'the servants, Mr : '.eoridll. wont,'.'.; on to. rtla'fe, jiimped-frent ■the: , front , b.ttlj-. i ; : c'6ny>. jinA sustained ■seye;rjil;;6prains;:-aiid ; : t .a.sbntilVg.- ■■■■,'"- : 't" v ;/.■>/■.'','•:'.'«. K ; ;si:>'S:;w '..'■. ...A Heribc Rescue;,;- •,, '..,^ ; ,; :; ;^ : Terrifele'injuries ivorking' i»a;u. natiied ,Mulbo,ply, ; , staying in fte ijOteK .&i.go^Wit:^inise«;; ;;; but Went kck'-on. finding, .that,•another:'; ■, man was .missing...MulhGoly got ;hi.s:maii ::; ;, out, but wasirigiafHllyvburaod-abput they ' faco and'hands , iit.,doiiiß:'iH, ; Mr. i Cork!li:,.:;;.. found hiui. in a; pitiable;statpi: ;^β,. wasv:,; holdiiig uplds liaflds, and .'faying:!'-.My ■, God,' lo.«- at my hands, I.dolc ._ at. fliy ; hands," and' th«ii adding \nth-.a, noto ~of ~ triiimpU- "IJuU got .him .'out;' I got him,.. "Vhen Mr.' Corkill 'cnm.e iway i.t M* "■■ yfem shootilig » l!>:e Wherfe at bpth' front "i!nd ,:ba ß k f ;■&s* nnvpiic had brought out mwo than tlieir "ight clothes, but.a icw liad 'oycrcoafe WnuicHy as possiblei'-the- Iwitfelpse. folk ■..: neighbounilg boardinohouses hiid 'dwellings. ■■ ..•-. . ■:> '• hoteo it seemed Hiat the seat of. the fire . was ttndeSath tlienii because ■wlip;.th?y woke the whole place was blazing boneath. th Thi Marton Fire Mr. Corkill elates did'excellent work when, they, gotta the fire, Weri? a .surnnsing-dejay in giving tlie alhnn, births Ijeatobute.. to BT<&» n?glect L and that of the other escapes to whom it did at the • Sent of escape,, to wund. tho alarm, ■mtickly, ahowp'd feroat plucls, and- did. splendid wo:rlc ■■_ '', ■ ..