FIRES IN BOROUGH.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1754, 21 May 1906, Page 3

FIRES IN BOROUGH.

DWELLING HOUSES DESTROYED

A SUNDAY ALARM

About e on Saturday ovoning nil ab.-m of lire was given on account of ai outbreak in tho rofidoooo of Mis M.Alaiin, a four-rormod house m Derby street, lho fir" had obtained a good hold when discovered, and tho house was do- rojml before tho water was turned ou. I or unatily tho wind was in a quarter which leasono,] any danger to Mr A. J. Mass y a house, tho mw Baptist lihurcb, and otbor build £gV iu tbo P vioinity. The house was owned as v oil as occupied by Mr * and was insured in tho Northern Olffie for £l5O, tho furnituro bomg 11 ”“ te " m 1 Norwich Union for £l2O. There one in ibo house at tho tune of tho lire, Mrs Barry having loft about an hour earlier, a small fiio being left burning in

b A?'7j,“».k 0» roomed oottsga in tbo upper pat o Childers road, owned by Mr J. and occupied by Mr F. Rhode., was destroyed bv tire. Tbe glare was observed souse time before tho bell rang, but there was difficulty from tho town in locating tho position. When tho filar. increased tho night watchman deemed it sifor to R 1 alarm. Mr Rhodes was awakened at 5 o'clock when the house was full of emoke, and tho fire had a good hold, being looatod in the partition near tho sitting-room, in tho open fireplace of which a G co m ou burning tho previous evening. There was only time for his wife and six children to escape from tho burning building in soanty attire. A sewing ranchino and a box w.ro all that was recovered. The furniture was insured for £l5O in tho Manoheater Otlioe, aod there was a policy for £loo over tho house and stables in the simo office. Ahe stables wero not damaged. , A few minutes to s'x last evening the firobolls rang out a vigorous alarm ; a largo crowd was soon scurrying round, without getiing much satisfaction. An lnO'pient firs bad occurred in a bedrorm o the Coronalion Hotel, cceupiod by some of tho girls employed at tho hotel. The fire was quickly soeu and promptly suppressed Apparently a oandle bad been left burning, and the wind had blown the ourtatn against it. The flames charred the wall paper, and woodwork near the window, but the damago would be covered by a couple of pounds. The bolls were kept vigorously ringing some time after the n.e had been suppressed, and semo peop'e in the hotel ran out to ascertan tho oause of the alarm,