FIRE AT MILTON.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 94, 30 April 1901, Page 3

FIRE AT MILTON.

WOOLLEN MILLS DESTROYED. DAMAGE ,£27,000. [By Telegraph—Press Association.] v Dunedin, last night. The fire which destroyed the Bruce Woollen Mills at Milton originated either in the engine room or stoke house. Hud there been a tire.brigade and sufficient supply of water the flames could easily have' been confined to the engine and boiler house, and the destruction of the main building and machinery, which was considered by experts equal to any in the colony averted. When the _ engineer visited the mill about five o'clock on Saturday afternoon everything was all right. , When the fire was discovered early yesterday morning a telephone message was sent' to the Dunedin Fire Brigade, who would have proceeded to Milton with some of the brigade’s appliances had any of the railway engines had steam up. The insurances total £24,800, the Victoria and Alliance each holding £12,400, but re-insurances are spread practically over all the Otago offices, and those are unasccrtainable at present. The loss over insurance is substantial. The re-insurances on the Milton fire are : Alliance’s risk, £12,400, of which the New Zealand, South British, North British, Manchester, and North German have £IOOO each, the London and Lancashire £I4OO, Liverpool, Globe, Commercial Union, Norwich Union £SOO each. Victotia’s risk, £10,400, of which the Royal holds £5500, National, Standard, New Zealand, Commercial Union, South British, Northern, Phoenix £IOOO, United £750, Sun £SOO, Liverpool and London and Globe £650.