FIRES.

Evening Star, Issue 4086, 31 March 1876, Page 2

FIRES.

Mr Blah*, of Caveraham, .estimates losa to stock in ther store at ■LGOGj.- tP. the furniture at L2ooj effects LIDO, -cash. ih rdeak. and store L2OO, acceptances in desk amounting to over L7OO. 1 > The bakehouse nnin;-; iured, ■ the plant and • utensils in it were valued at L 34, and the stock at 815. ■ The.; store was also "used ‘as a' .post all the letters were destroyed. The stock, fittings, and utensils inthe shop and bakehouse and the furniture in the house were insured f off L2OO ih the South British, and for L4OO ip the Victoria Company. The building belonged to Mr Patterson, merchant, of Port' Mblynenx, and was insured in the. Standard* office. Mr Blair says he shut up the shop at 9.30 on Wednesday night and put out all.the lights except a kerbs ene lamp which was oh the counter. ;He had hardly got up stems when his wife called out that there was a strong nmp.ll of kerosene. and discovering the beds, wnile Mra Blair gave the alarm. y; We : regret to. say that beer, &c.,had been stolen l from Mr Cochrane’s brewery yesterday .to such an extent that 1 a constable had to be stationed on the scene of the fire.

At 9.5.p.m. yesterday a fire broke out ilia plumber’s shop in George street,' opposite. Messrs A. , and T. Inglis’s premises, and occupied by Benjamin Brown, of the, firm of Brown and Thompson, The fife originated hear the bench at the bottom of the stairs, and was first discovered by Sergfc, Hanloh, who observed -a strong reflection of light through the shop door.: Having given, the alarm and despatched a lad to. the northern station, he burst open the door, and, with the assistance ,of a young man . named Brieu, succeeded' in extinguishing the fife by,the aid of, a few buckets of water,.which were easUy.procurable. It appears that Mr Brown and his family left the premises about . 8.15 p.m., leaving a fire burning Upstairs and the gas also burning. He \yas insured for L4OO on the stock ; and tools, and L2OO on the fumftiire the loss was trifling. The: fire was-supposed to ‘have been caused by; a 1 gaspipe from the bench setting fire to some paper. But for Sergeant Hanlon’s prompt-; ness and decisive action the block of. buildings must have been destroyed. This is hot the first-time that we have had to report similar vigihmce v on this officer’s part. ■ : The Coroner’s inquiry into .the origin of! the fire atl’okomamrO, on Friday evening, resulted in an open Verdict being , returned. Mr .M'Laren estimates his loss at L 1,050, the insurances on Jus .property being—LloQ in ' the -Victoria Company, L3OO in the Norwich ‘ Union, and L3OO in the National. The jury made a recommendation that tbe ; insurance companies should recognise the efforts of some of' the townspeople *in staying the progress of the fire. /•!>::