THE BUSH FIRES
Sir,—Your account of the Haetiliij tire ui Thursday's, issue makes it to; appear time me only man to remain. iu the township was the bank manager. Wlulst too much praise cannot bo given Jinn for tlio way lie stuck to iris post, it is unfair to the dozens of others, both men and women, who did exactly the same thing. Many of the men wore young fellows with no personal interest iu. the buildings whatever, but still worked from the first* alarm until safety was assured. The. scliool teacher, Mr. Haydon, left his own house out of danger, as he thought, and whilst he was saving Dalgety's store, hie residence was completely burned. Mr. Hendry, the baker (•who balce-'l his bread as usual), returned from assisting to save Dauphin's Hotel, to find his bakery just starting: to blaze. Luckily, it was easily puts out. Many others could be quoted, but. I think 1 have stated sufficient to showthat the men of Raetihi did their bit.. —I am, etc., BURNED OUT. Raetihi, March 23. [We axe pleased to publish our correspondent's amplification of our report. It was, of course, impossible for our representative in the time at hia disposal to obtain the names, of all who assisted so splendidly in saving life and properti'.jn tlio hush fires.J
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 161, 27 March 1918, Page 8
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219THE BUSH FIRES Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 161, 27 March 1918, Page 8
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