THE FIRE.
To the Editor. Siß,—l observe it stated in this morning’s papers that the keg of powder which was in Mr Reid’s store at the time of the fire was removed by an express driver named Graham. Allow me to give that assertion a flat contradiction. Shortly after the fire was discovered I intimated to the Brigade the existence of the keg, and then wished to open the store to remove it, but was not allowed to do so, as it was urged that to open the door would be to feed the flames by allowing the ingress of a current of air. Later, on Mr Reid a arrival on the scene, he instructed me to remove the keg. Ihe door was then burst open by the Brigade, and I went iu and got hold of the keg, which was half-way down the store, handing it to the firemen. 1 am, &c,, T. Hudson, Storeman to 6. F. Keid. Dunedin, June 11.
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Evening Star, Issue 3526, 11 June 1874, Page 3
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163THE FIRE. Evening Star, Issue 3526, 11 June 1874, Page 3
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