STILL ANOTHER FLRE.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 53, 20 December 1882, Page 3

STILL ANOTHER FLRE.

[PEB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION-.] j FOXTON, This Day. j The remarkable immunity from fiiv > which has so long prevailed at Foxfon . was unfortunately broken on Monday night, when the well-known general store kept by Mr T. P. Williams in Main street was in a short time was consumed t>y the ■devouring element. The fire was first noticed by Mr B. Dawson, who lives in the Government cottage on the section adjoining the burned premises. Mr Dawson then ran to the street and called out r ' Fire!" and then went and roused Mr Quinn. In the meantime Mr Jones, ~-w Manager of "Whyte's Hotel, had been > Vwakened by one of bis children, an I he WOticfd Ihe glare on his window. If is Itrst thought Was of Mr o<>orge Wil- ! liamx, who sleeps on the premises, and j v he rushed over to (be burning building ' and broke in the door, and let out Mr Williams. Mr Jones sta'es that the firo appeared to be in the centre portion of the building, used for ironmongery "and hardware. When lie got orer tlie fire Was bursting through the roof, and was spreading over on each side to flic grocery and drapery department. The ; Primitive Methodist Church was only a j Tew feet away on the northern side of | Ihe burning building, and this was in j great danger for some time. Willing ' liands, amongst whom Messrs London, i Lightbourne, Brown, Patterson and others were conspicuous, kept a constant .' stream of water on the building, and after the Most strenuous efforts, they were j rewarded by seeing that the Church was safe. The house occupied by Mr Qninn, { had ft narrow escape but was saved by I the efforts of the bystanders. It was apparent at the beginning of the conflagration (hat nothing could be saved from Ihe store, as the fire spread so rapidly. TThe building is a very old one and burnt 3ike matchwood. The only stock saved from the flames was a few pounds of tobacco. Mr Williams was one of Foxton's mont ■enterprising and public- spirited residents, and general regret is expressed at his misfortune. 'Mr Williams will be a heavy loser by the fire. The insurances on the stock and building amount to only £1750, whilst the stock alone was valued at considerably over £2000. His brother George «I*o loses all he possessed by the conflagration. The origin of the fire is a mystery.