FIRE AT SAWYER’S BAY.
A very destructive fire* which totally consumed the saw-mill of Messrs Barrowman and Nordloff, at. Sawyer’s Bay, occurred midnight yesterday. It stems ; that Mr* Barrowman visited the mill at lO'p.ttt., ahd found everything safe. He thin went‘hdmh> to bed, and was awoke at midnight by-John Robins, oneof the workmen, who informed him the mill was in flames*; Mr Barrowman at once proceeded to .the spot, and found ear arrival that nothing oonid be done to save the£ building, which in the course of a short time was totally consumed. The hro Was discovered by the mill chimney falling close ’to the hut occupied by Robins And Alexander Fraser,., and .awaking theih.’ 'The' iffiJl was thbn dames. Mr Barrowman no reason 'to suspect the fire, to havebesi other than accidentally caused, butimaginea; that, a spark from the furnace must have been blown oh :to the shavings* and the;; strong'N.E. wind then blowing fanned into flames.- We hear the mill was insur od*’ in the New Zealarid office for L4OO, andin’ the Victoria office for a similar sum. Mr! Barrowman states he will lose beayUy, ' estimates his loss to be at
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Evening Star, Issue 4138, 1 June 1876, Page 2
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193FIRE AT SAWYER’S BAY. Evening Star, Issue 4138, 1 June 1876, Page 2
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