FIRE IN GISBORNE

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1493, 29 June 1905, Page 3

FIRE IN GISBORNE

HOUSE IN, PALMERSTON ROAI DESTROYED, Tlic Nightw ahchman rung out an alarm of lira ah a quarter to 12 last night, anil the big glare 'that was soon, .visible near the school betokened a soriojusi outbreak. . The lire had started in a 10-room-<£>U ' building in Palmerston road (near the school) owned by Mrs TO. ID. Ly&nar and occupied by blisses Donhellan, FishenHen,’ and McCarthy, and was used as a private jborrd'ing-hoitse. Misses Fisbenden and McCarthy had gone toi To Karaka yesterday to attend a concert and Miss Doimel lan and Mr Olsen [were the only occupants of the | house. Mists Dqnnellan was awakeu- j cd hy She lire, and called out to Mr Olsen, who running out from his •room, fo'dnjd that the flames 1 were bursting .through from .the rear portion of tiio hquse. Egress was available by the iront door, . but there was little ‘ chance of saving nircin The building being an Old one rfche fire soon Wad a firm hold, and burnt furiously. The one house was doomed, as was a small ed huildiiag nepir vtbe: main .‘resrtfcnce. The problem was as to whether the adjoining residences could he saved, and at one time it loo.ked as if two or. three other houses ' must go. in Which case the; .Cftuschl at the Cp.h-

Idea street) dornter would also li'ajve I ixcti in-great danger. Willing li'amds I soon got to work, amt with the aid of buckets of water, a splendid effect.' was produces!. On the school side • I 'tlio house occupied by Sir A\ Steipf I wc-rth > and family was scorching, and the spread or the firo o.u that I side was only tent dowu by buckets lot water vigorously applied. Nearly I all .the furnittuiro was carried ‘ out, and the same was done in tba reI si donee on tlio upper side owned and I occupied by Mr James Brown. .This I hcusc was scordlicd, and the side I windows broken,, and every moment lit seemed litely ,to catch. . Just in the nick of time tlio Eire' Brilgafde got a hoso ip .work/ The pressure wins \ Ipjojoir,, hut tlio effect) was 'immediate.:' ' Mr Olson was of opinion that the firs broke oat in tho back bedroom, whioh bad not boon occupied oinoit Saturday laBt; but Mrs Skipworth, tho next door neighbour, believes it originated in the kitchen. She was awakened by a noise, whioh she soon realised was that of falling pots in tho burning house.

The inmates of Mrs Brown’s house had their attention aroused by smoko in tho houso.

Tho house destroyed was insured, bui tho amount is not available, Tho ocoupants will bo heavy losers.